again. Cutting cable but need to *flip* through sports

[sunshineandpinot]

My at&t uverse bill took it's annual hike and after 1 hr on the phone yesterday, they wouldn't get me where I want/need to be. 
I currently pay $142 (after taxes) for cable tv (no premium channels) basic phone, and internet (not super fast at all.) The lowest they offered was $147 before taxes and that's just to damn much. 
TV- We're not big TV watchers at all. I watch the news in the morning and maybe hgtv before I go to bed. There are a few sitcoms we watch but no deal breakers. However- dh likes to watch sports. And he likes to flip between football games. What are my options here? We are a 2 TV household and both tvs are about 5 years old. (HD) 
Phone- it's not mandatory. We both have cell phones... I could give it up if the savings was significant enough. 
Internets- we like the internet. Dh thinks what we have right now is too slow and would like it a touch faster. I'm fine with it. 

So, based on the above, what are my options? Specifically- dh needing to be able to flip through broadcast sporting games? I've looked into the roku, the HD antenna, sling tv.... but I can't find an answer to my sports question. But ultimately, I think I'm paying too damn much and would like to see it lower. 

[beantrees]

Have you looked into Sling TV? I don't personally have it but it looks promising.

ETA: whoops, missed the the part where you said you had looked into it. sorry! I thought they offered sports?

[sunshineandpinot]

Feb 28, 2015 10:37:54 GMT -5 beantrees said:

Have you looked into Sling TV? I don't personally have it but it looks promising.

ETA: whoops, missed the the part where you said you had looked into it. sorry! I thought they offered sports?

Do they? I looked into in briefly but didn't see sports mentioned. 

Thanks, off to look more in depth. 

[niki]

What about getting an antenna? I can get about a dozen channels with mine.

[orangeblossom]

Sling does offer ESPN. I'm not sure if it offers the thousands of ESPN sub-channels though. They have a free one-week trial if you wanted to test it out.

We use Ooma for our home phone. I love it. It's portable and you don't have to do anything when you move from one place to the next. I believe you have to update the address online for 911 access, but that's it. The start up coat is about $130-$150 depending on if it's on sale, and is $4/month for some fee.

Internet we pay about $45 for high-speed.

For tv, we use a Roku, and have Hulu, Netflix and Prime.

In your case, if explore internet only options.

ETA: We also have an antenna. We get about 25 channels.

[redpenmama]

We have delayed cutting cable for the same reason (add in that I want to watch sports too, and we want more than basic ESPN). I've asked this same question to friends, who have told me that they log into the Watch ESPN app (on Apple TV, though I'm sure other devices have it) using the parents' cable log-in. So, that is their workaround to get more than basic ESPN. I also believe Sling TV is going to have a sports package that you can add onto the other channels. I've also read that ESPN is going to offer a la carte services like HBO soon.

So, right now, Sling TV might be the most legit way to get more sports, but I don't know if the sports pack is available yet. Our cable bill is the same as yours (and we don't have home phone), and I am ready to cut it. I am just waiting to see what happens with the Sling TV platform and its sports offerings.