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there's a new live TV streaming bundle
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cheaper than YouTube TV and it's from
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exfinity today I'm looking at the pros
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and cons of Xfinity Sports and news
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package will it help sports fans like
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Caleb someone who watches only 13
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broadcast and cable TV networks but he
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has been stuck paying for a big bundle
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let's find out I've got five things to
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know starting with the pricing the
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marketing for Xfinity Sports and news
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package says it cost $70 a month that's
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true but it's not quite the full story
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to get that price you will need Xfinity
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Internet and really that's who this
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service is for the fine print says if
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you do not have Xfinity Internet the
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live TV plan is going to jump to $90 a
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month and at that point you might as
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well get a full cable 2.0 bundle pretty
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typical paperless billing and autopay
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those are also required for that $70 a
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month price now there are are some
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add-ons that could increase your bill
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like the more sports and entertainment
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package that has NFL Red Zone but that
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and others including Xfinity streamsaver
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are optional unlike traditional cable TV
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plans there's no contract or long-term
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commitment cancel any time check this
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out from Xfinity's website Xfinity
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compares the sports and news package to
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YouTube TV and other full bundle
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Services it shows you the savings $150 a
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year I don't really think this is a fair
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comparison and you'll understand why as
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we continue number two channels and
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content let's talk now about what you
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actually get for that $70 a month price
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and there are three main components of
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this plan more than 50 broadcast Cable
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Sports and news channels peacock premium
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with advertising and more than 100 free
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streaming channels I will say Xfinity's
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bundle is true to its name
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Sports and news these are the broadcast
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TV networks full local coverage ABC CBS
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FOX and NBC they're all included as well
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as PBS and the CW for sports ESPN and
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Fox's cable networks that's what stood
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out to me first but there's also Golf
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Channel and Tennis Channel in this
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bundle two networks that I get quite a
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few emails about and the package rounds
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out with cable news from Fox CNN and
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MSNBC among others let me take you back
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to our example with Caleb Xfinity's
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bundle gets him nine of his 13 Channels
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with the four not included being TBS TNT
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True TV and USA the biggest Omission
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from this bundle the Warner Brothers
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Discovery networks that carry sports but
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you can get that content if you
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subscribe to Max then that would leave
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USA Network also not included but but
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Xfinity's plan does include peacock
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which has some USA content so really
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similar to Direct TV's mys Sports plan
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exid's plan checks off most but not all
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of what Caleb wants and for about $15 a
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month more at recording time he can just
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stay with a full cable 2.0 bundle and
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not have to compromise on anything leave
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a comment below let me know what you
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would do in his case number three today
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a quick word about features and
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Xfinity's new plan includes 300 hours of
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cloud DVR storage so not unlimited but
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adequate for most households I did check
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in with Xfinity they told me you get
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five simultaneous streams and just a
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warning some of the other features
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listed on the website including multiv
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view require an X1 device that is xinity
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cable box $12 a month I want to pick up
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on that thought with number four
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compatible devices and you do not need
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an X1 device to use xinity Sports and
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news package that is an option though
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and it will get you all the features you
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can stream across all devices TV phone
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and computer I'm going to focus on TV
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sets because without an X1 device you
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can just download the Xfinity Stream app
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on lots of different platforms Apple TV
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Fire TV Roku and Zumo TV I'll link below
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to the full list we're up to to number
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five who should sign up if you're an
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Xfinity TV customer who has not cut the
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cord you may be able to save a little
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money by downgrading to the sports and
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news package Xfinity has confirmed to me
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current TV customers can switch to this
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plan but really I don't think I would
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recommend anyone go back to exfinity
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just for this package it's not that good
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of a value for example at recording time
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YouTube TV's introductory offer actually
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beats Xfinity by a penny the way I see
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it people who've already canell Xfinity
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Service are likely going to save more
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money by rotating among other full cable
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2.0 bundles and maybe some skinny
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bundles as well and if you've decided to
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check out Xfinity Sports and news
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package let me know how you like it
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leave a comment below
