Sling Orange offers the Disney Channel and other Disney-owned networks like ESPN, several ESPN secondary channels, and Freeform. Meanwhile, Sling Blue omits the Disney-owned networks in favor of more channels overall, including local NBC and Fox stations in select markets.
If neither has all the channels you watch—a likely case for some audiences—you can also subscribe to the combined Sling Orange & Blue plan, which gives you every channel from both plans. The Orange and Blue plan are each $30 per month and the combined Sling Orange & Blue plan costs $45 per month.
Get it all: Big Ten Network, ESPNU, SEC network, ACC Network Plus, NHL Network, NBA TV, beIN Sports & more. Note: SEC Network, SEC+, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Bases Loaded, ESPN Goal Line only avail on 1 device at a time.
For Sling Blue subscribers, the Sling Sports Extra package comes with 11 additional channels – beIN SPORTS, FOX Sports 2, Golf Channel, MLB Network, MLB Strike Zone, NBA TV, NHL Network, Olympic Channel, Outside TV, Pac-12 Network and Tennis Channel.
Customize your channel lineup with Sports Extra. More football, baseball, basketball & hockey coverage on ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC network, NHL network & NBA TV. Plus Outside TV, and soccer on beIN Sports. MTV, truTV, Paramount Network, MTV2, CMT, Logo, Revolt, GSN, TV Land Sling TV is Live TV Only Better.
Sports Extra is $10/month in addition to the cost of your SLING Orange or SLING Blue base service. Note: Sports Extra is $15 when added to a SLING Orange + SLING Blue subscription.
Orange gives you access to 32 live channels, including ESPN, CNN, BBC America, AMC, Lifetime, TNT and TBS. You can stream only one channel at a time, whether you're recording or watching live.
Sling TV offers packages with national networks that televise live NFL games. These networks include ESPN, FOX, and NBC so you can catch all the latest action on Sundays, as well as both Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football.
Freezing and buffering issues are most likely caused by either Sling TV server problems or your internet and wifi connection issues. Now occasional freezing or buffering will still happen from time to time, but restarting Sling should fix temporary streaming hiccups. Close out of the Sling app and then relaunch it.
Simply summed up, Hulu + Live TV costs a little more but delivers a lot, and you get exactly what you pay for with Sling TV—which isn't much, at least in the base packages. When we get into Sling's wild world of add-on options later, though, you'll see more to like.
Best live TV streaming service for cord-cutters: YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu and more compared
- Best live TV streaming service overall. YouTube TV.
- Best TV streaming for the money. Sling TV Blue.
- Best on demand. Hulu Plus Live TV.
- Best for channel flippers, sports fans. AT&T TV.
- Best if you don't need sports or news. Philo.
Best Sports Streaming Services
- fuboTV: Most sports coverage.
- YouTube TV: Best for major sports.
- Hulu + Live TV: Best for bundling sports and entertainment.
- Sling TV: Best budget pick.
- AT&T TV NOW: Best for HBO fans.
While you can save some money with Philo ($20), it's worth spending more on Sling TV Blue. The experience is better overall, zippier and it offers more channels. It's not perfect, but as a cable replacement it's quite decent, and it should save you a chunk of change in the long term.
Starting at $35 per month, Sling TV offers dozens of popular cable and broadcast channels with no long-term contracts, hidden fees or rental equipment.
Sling TV offers a good deal for an affordable price; its add-on packages offer flexibility, and its largest plan is still cheaper than YouTube TV. If you want more channels, including locals and premiums, and unlimited DVR recording, YouTube TV is the way to go.
The 7 Best Free Sports Streaming Sites of 2021
- ESPN.
- Facebook Watch.
- Reddit.
- Stream2Watch.
- SportRAR.TV.
- Bosscast.
- Cricfree.
Sling is one of the most affordable live TV streaming platforms you can subscribe to. It offers two versions of its streaming service — Orange and Blue — each for $35 a month. Bundle both packages and you'll get a bit of a discount at $50 a month.
You can even switch between Orange and Blue whenever you want for no extra cost!
Watch FREE local channels, like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC* and more in your SLING guide. $49 ($149.94 value) when you prepay for 3 months of SLING. Watch & record FREE local channels in your SLING guide. Watch and record FREE local channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC* and more right from your SLING guide.
We recently did an analysis of each streaming services channel lineup with Philo coming in #1 for what you pay vs the channels you get. While Sling TV's Blue package was #2, Philo was 2 times better than Sling Blue when looking at the price you pay for each channel lineup.
To get local channels on Sling TV, you need a subscription to the Sling Blue plan or the Sling Orange + Blue combo. This device connects to your home wireless network and brings you your favorite local channels for free, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and PBS. And you can even use it without a Sling TV subscription.
Supported devices: AirTV Player, AirTV Mini, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Roku, Android, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV. Download the FREE Sling app (No subscription needed for local channels).
The lineup includes more than 50 live channels including A&E, AMC, Bravo, E!, CNN, Fox News, FX, HGTV, HLN, MSNBC and TLC. The service includes free cloud DVR and over 50,000 on-demand titles and allows simultaneous viewing on up to three screens.
On Orange Plan you can only stream [one channel] on [one device] only. You can't use [multiple devices] for that [one channel] at the same time. On Blue Plan you can stream [any channel] on [three devices] at the same time. So if you get Orange + Blue you could potentially get 4 streams!
Sling Free is a way for you to check out Sling and what we have to offer with no commitments. As a Sling Free user, you will have the option to rent movies or purchase Pay-Per-View events. For these, you will need to create an account by adding an email address and password along with billing information.
If you have Sling Orange or Sling Blue, which start at $30 a month, you can watch Sling on one device at any given time.
How to add OTA Channels to My Channels
- Press the Sling button on the remote to launch the My TV screen.
- Scroll down to the "My Channels" ribbon.
- Scroll over to the far right and select "Edit"
- All of the available Local and Sling channels will appear.
Adding Extras In The App
- Launch the SLING app.
- On your My TV page, scroll down until you find the Add Premium Channels & More ribbon.
- Scroll left or right to find the service you'd like to add and select it.
- Select Purchase Now and follow the on-screen instructions to finalize.
- fuboTV (free 7-day trial) has often been billed as the ultimate streaming service for sports fans.
- Hulu Live TV (free 7-day trial) is currently one of our top recommendations for streaming popular channels like ESPN.
- Try Hulu Live free for 7 days and watch ESPN online free all week!
