StreamPlus TV compares live-TV streaming bundles side by side — locals, national sports, kids tiers, DVR hours and the fees nobody advertises — so you can cancel the box without losing the game on Sunday. Availability and lineups vary by address.
Free to compare. Prices shown are illustrative starting points and are subject to change and terms; channel lineups and availability vary by address and are not guaranteed.
Figures above are illustrative examples for this demo listing — not audited metrics, and not a promise of price, channel lineup, speed or availability.
We wrote the guide we wanted the first time we tried this: what a live-TV bundle actually costs after taxes, which channels quietly disappear, how to confirm your regional sports network before you cancel, and the exact order to do things in so you are never without TV for a night.
Genuinely useful even if you never click a quote link. Nothing in it is a promise of price or availability.
Live TV, sports-first, family, or the slim option. Starting prices below are illustrative examples for a promotional period — taxes and any local fees are extra, and pricing is subject to change and terms.
Live TVThe straight cable replacement: local broadcast affiliates where they are carried in your market, national news and entertainment, and a cloud DVR that does not charge you per recording.
Best for households replacing a full cable package
Sports-firstEverything in Essentials plus the national sports tier, multiview on supported devices, and the regional sports add-on in the markets where it is actually offered. We tell you before you sign up if yours is not one of them.
Best for fans in Columbus, Charlotte or Phoenix chasing a specific team
FamilyKids and family networks, up to six viewer profiles, PIN-protected parental controls, and a downloads tier so the tablet keeps working on a flight out of Denver with no Wi-Fi.
Best for two-TV households with kids under 12
BudgetLocals, national news and a slim entertainment tier for people who mostly want the evening broadcast and one drama. Two streams, 50 hours of DVR, and nothing you have to return.
Best for one-TV apartments and second homes
Starting prices are illustrative promotional examples and exclude sales tax and any local fees. Channel counts, DVR hours, stream limits, lineups and availability vary by address and by provider, are not guaranteed, and are subject to change and terms.
The rows people get burned on: regional sports, DVR hours, stream limits, and the fee lines. Carriage is negotiated market by market — confirm your own address before you cancel anything.
| Feature | Live TV Essentialsfrom $46/mo | Sports Firstfrom $58/mo | Family & Kidsfrom $52/mo | Budget Basicfrom $24/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local broadcast affiliatesCarriage varies by market | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| National news networks24-hour news tier | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| National sports networksLeague and college packages | Partial | Included | Partial | Not included |
| Regional sports networks (RSN)Add-on, and only in markets where it is carried | Not included | Add-on | Not included | Not included |
| Kids & family networksProfiles and parental controls | Partial | Partial | Included | Not included |
| Cloud DVRNo per-recording charge | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50 hours |
| Simultaneous streamsIn-home and on the road | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Equipment rentalStream on hardware you already own | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Broadcast surcharge on listed plansNo separate broadcast-fee line item | None | None | None | None |
| ContractMonth to month | None | None | None | None |
Illustrative comparison only. “Included” means the category is typically part of that bundle type; actual channel-by-channel carriage, pricing and availability vary by address, by provider and over time, and are never guaranteed. No affiliation with or endorsement by any network, league or service is implied.
Nobody should be without TV for a night, and nobody should discover the sports problem in October. Scroll — the packet follows the fiber.
Open last month's cable bill next to the worksheet and mark the twelve channels your household really turns on. As an illustrative example, a package billed for 180 channels might really be watched for nine — your own count is the only number that matters.
Live-TV lineups are sold market by market. Local affiliates and regional sports carriage differ between Tacoma and Cape Coral, so availability varies by address and is never guaranteed until the provider confirms it.
Smart TV, streaming stick, phone, laptop, tablet. Nothing to rent, nothing to install, no truck roll. Run both services in parallel for a week before you commit to anything.
Get a receipt for the returned equipment, screenshot the cancellation confirmation, and check the next statement. That last step is the one people skip — and it is where the money is.
How much internet you need
All speeds are “up to” figures. Real throughput varies by address, equipment, in-home wiring and network congestion, and no speed is guaranteed.
A streaming bundle is easy to sell and easy to regret. These five points are the ones that decide whether you are happy in month three.
Every bundle on this page streams on hardware you already own — a smart TV, a $30 streaming stick, a phone or a laptop. There is no set-top box to rent, no DVR box to return, and no monthly gear line on the bill.
The plans compared here are month-to-month with no term agreement and no early-termination fee. Cancel from the account page; service typically runs to the end of the paid period. Terms are set by each provider and can change.
Regional sports networks are the single most common cord-cutting disappointment. RSN carriage is negotiated market by market, it is an add-on where it exists at all, and in plenty of ZIP codes it simply is not offered. We say so up front instead of after you sign up.
The plans shown here do not carry a separate broadcast surcharge or RSN fee on top of the advertised price. Sales tax and any local fees still apply where required, and promotional pricing is illustrative and subject to change and terms.
StreamPlus TV is an independent comparison and referral service. We are not an internet service provider, a cable operator or a programmer, and we cannot activate, bill or troubleshoot service on any network.
The worksheet was the part that got me. I wrote down every channel we watched for a month — it was eleven. We moved to the Essentials-style bundle, kept our locals, and the bill dropped by about $71. No box to return because we never had one.
I asked the sports question first and got a straight answer: the regional network for my team was not carried in my market on the plan I was looking at. That saved me from signing up and being furious in October. I went with the sports tier plus an over-the-air antenna instead.
Two kids, two TVs, and a tablet that has to work on the flight to see my parents in Boise. Profiles and the download tier were the whole reason we picked the family bundle. Setup took under fifteen minutes on the smart TV we already had.
Ratings, review counts and savings figures on this page are illustrative placeholders for a demo listing. Individual results depend on your market, your current bill and the bundle you choose, and no saving or outcome is promised.
Take the guide, run the worksheet against last month’s statement, and check your regional sports network before you touch anything. If you would rather talk it through — which bundle keeps your locals, whether an antenna covers the gap — the phone line is answered by people who have done this switch themselves.
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