Consumer
34/60 pts
YouTube TV
On-line review · 34/60 pts
The cable bundle in an app
I cut cable and then I bought cable from Google. The channels are the same. The remote is a phone.
YouTube TV
MINUTECRITIC · Aug 23, 2026
YouTube TV is live television that thinks it is an app. Guide, DVR, a bill that looks like the old bill. I kept it through football and then stared at it in February like a stranger. That is the cycle.
If live sports are why you kept cable, this is the cleaner version of the same marriage. If they are not, you already know what to do.
Worth it in football season if you actually watch live. A luxury tax in March. Cancel in January and see who blinks.
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