DIRECTV Stream offers ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX, unlike other services on this list. On top of that, a subscription gets you access to more than 90 other channels in its base package, including Nickelodeon, MTV, CNN and vh1.

Ty Pendlebury has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about TVs and home entertainment. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has ...

Those interested in ditching their cable TV service may wish to consider Sling TV, a service that streams live TV from the Internet without needing a television or clunky cable box. Rather ...