[Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate

Peter pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
Mon Jun 14 13:55:52 UTC 2021


Good morning again everyone,

We'll be ordering the Fubo Elite Plan since it has a few channels the basic
plan does not. Having more than one device on which to run these apps is
another way to over-come accessibility issues. For example we found that we
could run SiriusXM Radio on our Apple TV far better than we can on our Sony
TV however the TV version is our preferred choice. We like the fact that
nonessential graphics faid once a channel is selected to help prevent image
burning something that was an issue with older HDTVS. I'm not sure how much
of a concern that is today. If newer tvs aren't susceptible to image
bvurning we can run SiriusXM on Apple TV without worry.

	It's also possible that some tv apps are more usable on some devices
than on others. This is why we like to install them on multiple devices to
help resolve accessibility issues.

Peter Donahue



-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
Jim Portillo via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:38 PM
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Cc: Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate

Right now, my two top contenders are Fubo and YouTube. Fubo definitely has
the channels I want. Youtube is much easier in the way of accessibility
though.
I decided to pay for a month of Fubo, to really see what works well for me.
I currently have Youtube TV.
Jim


-----Original Message-----
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Tina Sohl via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 8:04 PM
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Cc: Tina Sohl <tinabir80 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate

Peter and Jim, have you been able to decide which plans you would want to go
with? I was looking at them tonight and I'm not sure how to pick the plan
that we want. We want one that has weather channel, possibly AccuWeather,
and lots of news channels as well as sports and history and some of those
types of things, food network, travel, that sort of thing. As well as our
local ABC, NBC, CVS affiliates. Does it seem to you that all of those are in
the basic $65 plan?

On Sun, Jun 13, 2021, 6:45 PM Jim Portillo via Electronics-Talk <
electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Pete.  Yes, I can select channels OK. Sometimes, the TV gets a bit 
> too verbose though, and I don't know if I can do anything about it.
> I need to try it with Apple TV, I guess.
> Let me know about the new list.
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Peter via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: Peter <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate
>
> Hello Jim,
>
>         Are you able to select channels okay? Our TV is a Sony. Google 
> has Fubo available in the Play Store. I'll be able to ttest it on the 
> tv with Google Assistant and on Apple TV using Voiceover and on the 
> desktops with Jaws and Narrator. I expect to have a "Blind Cord 
> Cutters List" up and running in the next few days so we can put these
discussions on steroids.
> Fubo is the only service that has all the channels we watch. We'll 
> have our fingers crossed with this one. All the best.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Jim Portillo via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> I'm also testing out Fubo TV. The accessibility is fair on my smart 
> Samsong TV. I'm still trying to see how to do things like record and 
> access the DVR and such. I don't know if it will be better to use the
Apple TV or not.
> Let's keep talking, because I'm as interested as you.
> Jim
>
>
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> Of Peter via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: Peter <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate
>
> Hello Tina and everyone,
>
> I'll check out the website. Bookshare.org also has a book concerning 
> cable replacement services. The author also reviews many apps offered 
> by various individual channels and networks in addition to video 
> streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video which is our work horse 
> when it comes to streaming video. It works extremely well on many 
> devices and with many screen access systems. We ourselves have used it 
> with Apple's Voiceover, Google Assistant on our Sony TV, and Microsoft 
> Narrator on our Xbox and our desktops. It also works quite well with 
> Jaws. In addition to Prime Video we also use Netflix, Hulu, Disney 
> Plus, Marquee TV, Paramount Plus, Smithsonian Plus, and Peacock TV.
> Other streaming Apps we've used successfully are Apple TV Plus, 
> Discovery Plus, Magellan TV Documentaries, Natgeo TV,Stingray 
> Classica, Quello, and Jazz, Digital Concert Hall, Met Opera On Demand, 
> ESPN Plus,Pluto TV, (With mixed results),  and SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
>
>         In some instances the stand-alone versions of these apps don't 
> work as well with assistive technology but can be accessed as add-ons 
> to your Prime Video Subscription. This is a great work-around should 
> you run into a stand-alone TV app that proves unusable with screen 
> readers but works great on the Prime Video Platform. Happy streaming
everyone.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Tina Sohl via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 6:11 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tina Sohl <tinabir80 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate
>
> There's a website called cord cutters news and I think they have an 
> app and are on social media, but of course they don't discuss 
> accessibility really, but some times other good info is there. If you 
> try it let us know, we're thinking about it too, but an antenna's not 
> an option where we live so we'd like something that offers local 
> stations too. Also a DVR which i think fubo may offer.
>
> On 6/13/21, Peter via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> > Hello Tina and everyone,
> >
> >       Your guess is as good as mine. Where are all the cord cutters 
> > who
> may
> > be using various cable replacement services hiding? Chirping 
> > cricket's become deafening after a while. Your experiences with 
> > these services will be helpful for cord cutters in the rough. Thank you.
> >
> > Peter Donahue
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On 
> > Behalf Of Tina Sohl via Electronics-Talk
> > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 3:57 PM
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> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Tina Sohl <tinabir80 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Fubo TV, A Strong Candidate
> >
> > How well does it work on the fire stick?
> >
> > On 6/13/21, Peter via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >> Hello again everyone,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>                 We believe we found a cable replacement service 
> >> that will work for us Fubo TV. It offers all the channels we watch 
> >> including the local line-up. This service could go a long way to 
> >> putting us down the road to cutting the cord. As always the 
> >> accessibility and usability with assistive technology is the big 
> >> issue. If anyone uses Fubo TV feedback about your experiences will 
> >> be very much appreciated. Otherwise it looks like we'll be the 
> >> Guinea pigs.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Peter Donahue
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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