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FloridaCuse said:
A hidden credit is available to some YTTV subscribers. It is a $60 credit given at $10 a month over 6 months. The article where I found out about this is at the end of this post. I tried it and I got the credit. Apparently it is not available to every subscriber. We don't know who. Maybe I got it because I am a YTTV Sunday Ticket subscriber. If you try to get this credit, please post here whether you were successful or not.

To possibly get the credit you you have to access your YTTV on a desktop (or laptop) computer only. Then do this:
1. Open YTTV on a desktop computer (or laptop which is what I use).
2. Go to the upper right corner where your icon or profile is and click on it.
3. Click on "Settings"
4. Go to your Base Plan and on the right click on "Manage"
5. If you are eligible for the credit, it will show up under "Options". It will show you can have a credit of $10 a month starting on your next bill date and lasting for 6 months. To get the credit, click on "Agree".

I clicked on "Agree" and immediately received an email that my "promotional" offer has been activated.

It is unknown if you get this credit whether you will also get the $20 credit YTTV has said they will give to subscribers if the dispute extends for a period of time.

Good Luck!

https://www.fastcompany.com/91434193/theres-a-hidden-60-savings-buried-in-youtube-tv-if-you-know-where-to-click​

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Took a little digging, but I found it.
Now, will I be around for 6 months to max out the spoils/savings?
Only YYTTV and Mickey Mouse know.

Thank you, FloridaCuse
 
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SU94 said:
Took a little digging, but I found it.
Now, will I be around for 6 months to max out the spoils/savings.
Only YYTTV and Mickey Mouse know.

Thank you, FloridaCuse
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Great! Glad you got it. Do you have (or had) Sunday Ticket?
 
MSOrange said:
I did not have that option. Not a Sunday Ticket subscriber.
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I did not know about this 30 minutes ago, but I do not sense it has anything to do with SundayTicket. I was able to find it (after some digging) and got the $10 savings x 6 months.

Try going to your Membership Tab. The savings button was right next to (a bit right) of the Base Plan icon.
 
New status update by The Athletic. No closer to resolution. But talking. The issue of course is about money. YTTV, with 10 million subs, wants to be treated the same as Comcast and Spectrum, which each have 12 million.

www.nytimes.com

Latest on YouTube TV-ESPN impasse: Can Eagles, Packers bring sides together?

As the YouTube TV-ESPN standoff hurtles toward a second weekend, The Athletic maps out the state of play of the negotiations.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
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FloridaCuse said:
A hidden credit is available to some YTTV subscribers. It is a $60 credit given at $10 a month over 6 months. The article where I found out about this is at the end of this post. I tried it and I got the credit. Apparently it is not available to every subscriber. We don't know who. Maybe I got it because I am a YTTV Sunday Ticket subscriber. If you try to get this credit, please post here whether you were successful or not.

To possibly get the credit you you have to access your YTTV on a desktop (or laptop) computer only. Then do this:
1. Open YTTV on a desktop computer (or laptop which is what I use).
2. Go to the upper right corner where your icon or profile is and click on it.
3. Click on "Settings"
4. Go to your Base Plan and on the right click on "Manage"
5. If you are eligible for the credit, it will show up under "Options". It will show you can have a credit of $10 a month starting on your next bill date and lasting for 6 months. To get the credit, click on "Agree".

I clicked on "Agree" and immediately received an email that my "promotional" offer has been activated.

It is unknown if you get this credit whether you will also get the $20 credit YTTV has said they will give to subscribers if the dispute extends for a period of time.

Good Luck!

https://www.fastcompany.com/91434193/theres-a-hidden-60-savings-buried-in-youtube-tv-if-you-know-where-to-click​

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Good stuff, thanks...I appear to have it. $60, that's like 3 lunches these days!
 
syracuse95 said:
There is a lot I miss about having actual cable, but the cost isn't one of them. Spectrum lost me when they went 100% encrypted digital. They could have provided clear QAM basic cable and I could have left my bedroom/bonus room/office tvs hooked into the wall, and I'd still have cable. But instead they encrypted every channel, raised their package prices for the "digital upgrade", and wanted me to rent boxes for every cable outlet in the house. My $179 cable service was now going to be $475. For no additional channels or services...just to maintain what I already had. Nah. Got YTTV and I'll never look back. Added bonus that I don't need to subscribe to cable at our vacation house, which would be Comcast and another $200/mo bill. Instead I just use the YTTV account there, and get the network affiliates local to that area when I'm there.
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After playing streaming roulette with increasing prices, blackouts, and no option to watch YES for Yankee games I went crawling back to Spectrum. We watch a lot of tv but hated the wires and cable boxes so did their streaming service through Smart TVs and Rokus. I pay a little over $215/month for ultra internet (1gB) and tv package including unlimited cloud DVR plus HBO, Showtime, ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+ , AMC+ and several other streaming services. Includes a free modem and router but no other equipment. Streaming quality has improved markedly in the last couple of years. Can stream live tv from anywhere in the US except for local channels, but even for locals if I record to DVR I can start streaming the recording two minutes after the live program starts.
Lots of criticism directed at Spectrum over the years, much of it deserved, but for us it’s the best option out there right now. And if I wanted to add our phones there are even more attractive deals to be had.
 
This article confirms not everyone is getting the $60 credit. Suggests only those who paused or cancelled in the past. No true, I did neither. Also says this credit is separate from a possible $20 credit to everyone.

 
FloridaCuse said:
This article confirms not everyone is getting the $60 credit. Suggests only those who paused or cancelled in the past. No true, I did neither. Also says this credit is separate from a possible $20 credit to everyone.

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yea, I've never paused or cancelled in the past either
 
Nicknack said:
For me, I love the DVR functionality with YTTV and the ability to login from anywhere I am. As for the DVR, its terrific. Once you set something to record (i.e. college football, basketball, NFL games, etc.), it will record these for you automatically so you never miss a game.

If there is another provider that has similar DVR functionality and allows you to easily access content from outside your home, I'd be willing to jump ship. There wasn't anything a while back but I haven't tried the competitors lately.
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We've had DISH for about 5 or 6 years now and love it. I know some people feel different, but you can access info through their app and there is the website where you can access it through computer, laptop, tablet, etc. Some of the TV shows on Fox, CBS, NBC, and ABC give you an option to automatically skip commercials if you've DVR a program which is great. They had a deal last year we're if you had Netflix they would pick that up for free, only downfall were the ads associated it but it was better than paying the monthly price for it. It maybe now included for new customers.

If you're a sports junkie and get the additional sports package, you can watch up to 2-4 things at one time. It's great for college football and basketball and feel like you're at a sports bar.
 
CuseTroop said:
yea, I've never paused or cancelled in the past either
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I wonder if they're just testing it out and seeing how many people are taking the credit. I don't understand why they wouldn't tell people about it. I think that if this gets out and enough people know about it they'll have to eventually give it to everyone. Subscribers that aren't getting it can't be happy about it.
 
FloridaCuse said:
This article confirms not everyone is getting the $60 credit. Suggests only those who paused or cancelled in the past. No true, I did neither. Also says this credit is separate from a possible $20 credit to everyone.

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CuseTroop said:
yea, I've never paused or cancelled in the past either
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Same for me, and got the discount. Thanks for the tipoff!!!!!
 
FloridaCuse said:
I wonder if they're just testing it out and seeing how many people are taking the credit. I don't understand why they wouldn't tell people about it. I think that if this gets out and enough people know about it they'll have to eventually give it to everyone. Subscribers that aren't getting it can't be happy about it.
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FWIW, I contacted YTTV support via chat was told that the credit was "randomly distributed" and has now been "exhausted." They did offer 2 weeks of "free time" instead. I took that.
 
007 said:
FWIW, I contacted YTTV support via chat was told that the credit was "randomly distributed" and has now been "exhausted." They did offer 2 weeks of "free time" instead. I took that.
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Now did you contact them via chat?
 
007 said:
FWIW, I contacted YTTV support via chat was told that the credit was "randomly distributed" and has now been "exhausted." They did offer 2 weeks of "free time" instead. I took that.
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Found it
 
007 said:
FWIW, I contacted YTTV support via chat was told that the credit was "randomly distributed" and has now been "exhausted." They did offer 2 weeks of "free time" instead. I took that.
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Free time? Not following that. Is that a channel?
 
CuseTG2003 said:
I love YTTV and won't leave. $5 Sling day + $1 sport pass worked great for the Binghamton game. Disney/ESPN can kick rocks.
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I dropped YYTV in Sept...

Went to Sling Orange + Sports Pack. Here's the deets for anyone looking for a cheaper sports option...

The plusses from a sports perspective:
  • Cost: Sling Orange base channel pack $45.99 /mo + $11.00 Sports Pack = $56.99/mo total
  • Includes the ESPNs (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, News, Ocho) and ACCN & ACCNX, SECN & SECN+, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, NHL Network, BeIn Sports
The cons:
  • No Fox Sports, FS1, or FS2
  • No USA network (tho you do get TBS and TNT). I have Peacock for English Prem league so occasionally there is a prem game I can't watch on USA only (replays on Peacock 24 hrs. later)
  • No local network channels (at least in my market of Albany, NY - some major markets DO include local networks on Sling Orange). Issue for NFL games, but I am addicted to NFL RedZone on Sundays, so not a big issue since my team (Giants) suck monkey nuggets anyway
  • No CW network (will be an occasional issue for an occasional b-ball game I think)
You can get Sling Orange + Blue, which will give you Fox Sports channels, USA, NFL Network, & BIG10N and other non-sports networks as well, but that monthly cost with Sports pack puts the monthly total up into YTTV and Hulu+ Live territory...

Also, you can buy day sports passes for select channels/channel groups if you want to do base Orange and pay for additional sport events on a per day basis for $4.99 a day.

The performance of the stream app on my TV Roku devices has been great. They had one day where the app was flaking out on stream... it was 2 weeks ago when AWS had that MAJOR datacenter blackout that was affecting all sorts of big companies (not just Sling), so AWS definitely to blame for that.
 
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In a survey 82% blame Disney. Only 18% blame YTTV.

cordcuttersnews.com

Most Cord Cutters Blame Disney for Its Blackout on YouTube TV | Cord Cutters News

The ongoing blackout of Disney-owned channels on YouTube TV has plunged millions of streaming subscribers into frustration, stripping away access to ESPN, ABC, FX, Freeform, National Geographic, and more since October 30, 2025. What began as a high-stakes contract negotiation between media giant...
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Nicknack said:
Sucks, they're not offering me the $10 discount. This pisses me off now even more with YTTV. Bastards.
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I chatted with them and asked. They told me no soup for you. But thank you for your patience and being a valued customer. Lol
 

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