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Poorly executed
This had a great proposition. It eliminated the need to schedule an installation with the cable guy, and I already had the device. I have no complaints about the content lineup, either. But the experience was terrible.
Some shows within Sling just show up as "Content Unavailable". There is no good reason why one show on A&E or the History channel would be available and another wouldn't. It's a bug.
Then there's the buffering. I let it buffer for five minutes once and then turned it off. No problem with Netflix, but this has a problem. Same bitrates in, it's just that Sling can't keep up.
Finally, the timeshifting would be helpful, but it's confusing. One false move and you lose your buffer and have to start all over again.
I really wanted this to work, but all these issues led me to cancel.
April 2015 · Unknown · verified purchase