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With Spectrum scrapping its once-popular Essentials plan, Spectrum TV Stream is now the cheapest cord-cutting plan that the internet provider offers. But with that price comes a few limitations. Unlike Spectrum TV Choice, Spectrum TV Stream has no local and sports channels and very limited DVR options. On the upside, however, it has more than 90 cable channels, many of them popular ones including AMC, TCM, and Disney to cover the entertainment front, CNN and Fox to cover the news front, and MTV and VH1 to cover the music front. Since it's pretty new, there's little known about Spectrum TV Stream, so we called up a sales agent to learn more about the TV plan and listed all of what we know so far below.

Summary:

• Price: $39.99 per month
• Channels: 90 cable channels including Disney, Fox, CNN, and TCM
• How to sign up: You can subscribe via the Spectrum TV app

Who can get Spectrum TV Stream?

Unlike Spectrum TV Choice, which is available to anyone in a serviceable area, Spectrum TV Stream is only available to Spectrum Internet users. If you have a different internet provider, then you have no way of availing TV Stream.

How much does Spectrum TV Stream cost?

Spectrum TV Stream costs $39.99, but that excludes the one-time activation fee, which costs $30, and the tax fee, which can go from $1 to $4 depending on where you live. All in, TV Stream can cost you more than $70 on your first month, then less than $45 every succeeding month. For reference, Philo offers a similar channel lineup for $25/month. Sling Orange also costs the same ($40/month), but it notably has sports channels on top of news and entertainment.

Are local and sports channels available on Spectrum TV Stream?

No, they're not. If you're after local and sports coverage, you should check Spectrum's other plans, like TV Choice. You can also opt to tack on Spectrum Stream Latino for an extra fee to get Spanish-language sports channels like TUDN and beIN Sports. These plans will cost you more, but you prefer the diversity and flexibility they offer. TV Stream's lineup is slimmer, but it prides itself on offering top cable channels.

Channel lineup

With TV Stream, you get news channels like CNN, movie channels like AMC and TMC, and kids' channels like Disney and Nickelodeon, to name a few.

• A&E
• AMC
• American Heroes
• Animal Planet
• Aspire
• AXS TV
• BBC America
• BBC World News
• BET
• BET Her
• BET Jams
• BET Soul
• Bloomberg
• Boomerang
• Cars.TV
• Cartoon Network
• Cheddar News, Cleo
• CMT, CMT Music
• CNN
• CNNi
• Comedy Central
• Cooking Channel
• Crime & Investigation
• Destination America
• Discovery Life
• Disney Channel
• Food Network
• Fox Business
• Fox News
• Fox Weather
• FYI
• FX
• Great American Family
• GSN
• Hallmark Channel
• Hallmark Family
• Hallmark Mystery
• HDNet Movies
• HGTV
• HISTORY
• HLN
• HSN
• HSN2
• IFC
• INSP
• Investigation Discovery
• Jewelry TV
• Justice Central
• Lifetime
• Lifetime Movies
• Logo
• Magnolia
• Military HISTORY
• MotorTrend
• MTV
• MTV Classic
• MTV Life
• MTV2
• MTVu
• National Geographic
• Newsmax TV
• Nick Jr.
• Nickelodeon
• NickMusic Nicktoons
• Outdoor Channel
• OWN
• Paramount Network
• Pets.TV,
• QVC
• QVC2
• Recipe.TV
• Science
• Spectrum News
• Spectrum Originals
• Sundance TV
• TCM
• TeenNick
• The Weather Channel
• theGrio
• TLC
• Travel Channel
• TruTV
• TV Land
• TV One
• UPtv
• VH1
• VICE
• WE tv

Can you change the channels you watch on Spectrum TV Stream?

No. Unlike TV Choice, TV Stream has a fixed set of channels. However, you can bundle Spectrum TV Stream with Spectrum Stream Latino for an extra $25/month. The add-on includes channels like Univision, Telemundo, beIN Sports en Español, TUDN, and Discovery en Español.

How do you subscribe to Spectrum TV Stream?

You can subscribe via the Spectrum Streaming app, or you can also call Spectrum Charter or visit a branch.

What is the difference between Spectrum TV Stream, Spectrum TV Essentials, and Spectrum TV Choice?

At just $30/month, TV Essentials used to be the cheapest TV plan Spectrum offered, until they scrapped it and replaced it with TV Stream. TV Stream and TV Choice are your main options now. The former is cheaper and leaner as it only carries the most popular cable channels, while the latter is costlier but boasts local and sports channels.

Do I need to have Spectrum Internet to get Spectrum TV Stream?

Yes. Spectrum TV Stream is only available to those with an existing Spectrum Internet plan. If Spectrum doesn't cover your area, then you can't get Spectrum TV Stream.

Does Spectrum TV Stream come with cloud DVR?

No, though we suspect you won't need it too much since TV Stream doesn't carry sports channels. If you already have a Xumo device, however, then you could record shows using that.

What is Xumo and do I need it to get Spectrum TV Stream?

Xumo is Spectrum's stream box, and it's offered to Spectrum users who want even more viewing options than what the plans offer. That said, it's not a requirement when subscribing to Spectrum TV Stream.

Is Spectrum TV Stream compatible with all streaming devices?

It works on major streaming devices like Apple TV and Roku, but according to the Spectrum agent we spoke to on the phone, there are a couple of devices Spectrum TV Stream doesn't gel with. Those include old Samsung TVs, Sony TVs, Amazon Fire TVs, and PlayStation 4.

Does Spectrum TV Stream have a trial period?

When asked about a free trial, the Spectrum agent only mentioned Spectrum's 30-day money-back guarantee, which you can read more about here. We recommend reading the terms extra carefully, as customers have reported some difficulties when applying for it.

Remember at the height of the lockdown when Watch Party was a thing, and you could share what you were watching with multiple friends who were miles away? Apple has a version of that called SharePlay, and it works by allowing everyone on a FaceTime call watch whatever film or TV show you play from a supported streaming app. Of course, it works for Apple TV+, but SharePlay is supported across multiple platforms too, including Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, and Paramount+. However, one name you won’t see there is Netflix: the streamer doesn’t have the best working relationship with Apple, which is perhaps why it recently disabled AirPlay too. Still, as you can tell from this article's title, there are many other services to choose from. But before that, two things things to keep in mind: one is that all the participants in SharePlay must have an existing subscription to whatever service you decide to play, and two is that as many as 32 people can join in a call and enjoy this nifty feature. Now, without further ado, here are the best streaming services that allow SharePlay.

The major networks you’ll need to follow for the best college football coverage are ESPN, ESPN2, and Fox Sports 1, as well as local channels like ABC, CBS, and NBC, and college conference networks like SEC, Big Ten, AAC, ACC, and more elusively, Pac-12. The good news is they’re all available across different streaming platforms, so you don’t need cable to watch them live. The not-so-good news is because they’re so scattered, they can get tricky to follow. We’ll try to simplify things in this guide, but generally, the coverage gets better the more expensive a streaming service gets—such is life. Cheaper on-demand services tend to offer limited but exclusive coverages, so Peacock has Big Ten Football for instance, while ESPN+ has more than 25 conference networks, including the Ivy League, though no ESPN channel (yes, there’s a difference). Live TV services have even more football channels, like Sling Orange+Blue, which has ESPN, ESPN2, and FS1. If you add the Sports Extra, you can also watch Pac-12, SEC, ACC, and Big Ten on it. Another notable live TV streaming service is Hulu with Live TV, which apart from carrying major conference networks, also has local channels (including CBS Sports), and all the ESPN essentials, including the live channels and ESPN+. It does not, however, have Pac-12 and Longhorn. You’ll get Pac-12 in the pricier Fubo, which has a more diverse selection of sports channels including NHL Network, if you wanna move up to the bigger leagues. We also included DirecTV here because it’s great at covering local channels, plus its Choice package (though again not the cheapest) has a nice selection of conference networks including ACC, Big Ten, and SEC. Below are all the best streaming services for streaming college football here in the US.