OT: Xfinity has dropped NFL Network and RedZone channels

[Joey007]

Don't go the dish route. If you have decent internet, do YouTube TV. You can pause the service whenever you want (I turn it off from mid-Feb through August), and it's less invasive.

Prior to that, I had DirectTV. When they came and installed it, they said if I ever moved or canceled, they'd come back and take the dish down and make the roof "like it never happened." They refused to come back when I did cancel, and I had to go up there and deal with it. At least with that, you have control, and you can buy a Roku for each TV for like $60, and it works great, better than the smart TV app. Super easy. And if you want, you can cancel/pause without having to call anyone.

No one in 2026 should be signing up for a dish/satellite unless you have some really oddly specific programming you want to watch year round.

 

[203Pat]

Warning about YouTube TV if you watch the Sox or Bruins you will need to pay through the nose for NESN's garbage app (or sail the high seas).

 

[mgteich]

Don't go the dish route. If you have decent internet, do YouTube TV. You can pause the service whenever you want (I turn it off from mid-Feb through August), and it's less invasive.

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I've done them "all": Comcast, other cable, DISH, DirectTV, and now YoutubeTV.

To me, there is no comparison. I really like YoutubeTV and have a Roku in each room that has a TV set. I have the "usual": Prime, Netfilx and Disney+ as do over 50% of households.
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BTW, to me picture quality is a high requirement. Internet services that accommodate 4K, 4K+ and 8K are important to me.