Then, I started to see evidence that this buffering wasn’t isolated. On Friday night, a friend told me that Sling on their Xbox was buffering and buggy, while watching local channel Fox 5 in New York City. But once the official social media account @SlingAnswers (opens in new tab) tweeted out that it was aware of an issue, a larger problem became clear: That tweet attracted a chorus of frustrated users, as it was not the time for buggy buffering: the NBA playoffs are on! Twitter user Donald Parham / @d_parham (opens in new tab) is practically asking for a refund, quote-tweeting Sling and stating “During the playoffs? We paying y’all money. Y’all gonna repay folks?” More anger came from user Signor Vespa / @LilAustinsDad (opens in new tab), who dropped some profanity on Sling before saying “I’m trying to watch the playoffs bro.” Wonder if your buggy Sling is like my buggy Sling? I’ve got some video of the problem: Then, at 1:15 a.m. ET, the Sling Answers (opens in new tab) account posted the message “UPDATE: We know how frustrating tonight was. Our teams worked urgently to get your service back and we are happy to say they have resolved the issue. We appreciate your patience.”
Analysis: Sling has one job, and its price advantage isn’t quality-proof
Hopefully this means Sling’s woes are gone. Tom’s Guide has reached out for comment and will update this story if we receive it. But this whole incident is a big reminder that no matter how affordable a service is (even if you manage to get a great saving with the likes of a Sling TV promo code), it’s not worth the discount if you can’t see what you’re trying to watch. I’ve been testing YouTube TV for an upcoming article, so I had an easy way to try something else. At $65 per month, it’s $30 more per month than the $35 Sling TV package I pay for, but not everyone else has that option. And I bet some people would be plenty frustrated that they’d have to pay nearly twice as much for a stable feed.
title: “Sling Tv S Buffering Problem Is Getting Really Annoying But There S Good News” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-01” author: “Carol Fernandez”
Then, I started to see evidence that this buffering wasn’t isolated. On Friday night, a friend told me that Sling on their Xbox was buffering and buggy, while watching local channel Fox 5 in New York City. But once the official social media account @SlingAnswers (opens in new tab) tweeted out that it was aware of an issue, a larger problem became clear: That tweet attracted a chorus of frustrated users, as it was not the time for buggy buffering: the NBA playoffs are on! Twitter user Donald Parham / @d_parham (opens in new tab) is practically asking for a refund, quote-tweeting Sling and stating “During the playoffs? We paying y’all money. Y’all gonna repay folks?” More anger came from user Signor Vespa / @LilAustinsDad (opens in new tab), who dropped some profanity on Sling before saying “I’m trying to watch the playoffs bro.” Wonder if your buggy Sling is like my buggy Sling? I’ve got some video of the problem: Then, at 1:15 a.m. ET, the Sling Answers (opens in new tab) account posted the message “UPDATE: We know how frustrating tonight was. Our teams worked urgently to get your service back and we are happy to say they have resolved the issue. We appreciate your patience.”
Analysis: Sling has one job, and its price advantage isn’t quality-proof
Hopefully this means Sling’s woes are gone. Tom’s Guide has reached out for comment and will update this story if we receive it. But this whole incident is a big reminder that no matter how affordable a service is (even if you manage to get a great saving with the likes of a Sling TV promo code), it’s not worth the discount if you can’t see what you’re trying to watch. I’ve been testing YouTube TV for an upcoming article, so I had an easy way to try something else. At $65 per month, it’s $30 more per month than the $35 Sling TV package I pay for, but not everyone else has that option. And I bet some people would be plenty frustrated that they’d have to pay nearly twice as much for a stable feed.
