Spectrum TV Stream Package

Spectrum's newest and cheapest plan, TV Stream is a solid option overall. As you probably guessed from the name, it's a streaming plan that's transmitted over the internet (requires a Spectrum internet bundle). It also doesn't need a TV box and can be watched from anywhere (traditional TV, mobile device, while on the road, etc). TV Stream includes 80 general-interest channels for $39.99/mo. As with all other Spectrum plans, there's no contract involved and you cancel anytime. Let's dig into all the details...

Check out all the channels available below:

TV Stream Channel Lineup

	Questions? Call 1-844-895-6321			Compare to other plans
Channel	Base	Movies	Sports	Local	Spanish	Music
A&E	•
AMC		•
American Heroes Channel	•
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 Music						•
CNN	•
CNNi	•
Comedy Central	•
Cooking Channel	•
Country Music TV (CMT)						•
Crime & Investigation	•
Destination America	•
Discovery Family	•
Discovery Life	•
Food Network	•
FOX Business	•
FOX News Channel	•
Fox Weather	•
FYI	•
GAC Family	•
GSN	•
Hallmark Channel	•
Hallmark Drama	•
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries		•
HDNet Movies		•
Headline News (HLN)	•
HISTORY	•
Home and Garden TV (HGTV)	•
HSN	•
HSN2	•
IFC		•
Inspiration Channel (INSP)	•
Investigation Discovery	•
Jewelry Television	•
Justice Central	•
Lifetime	•
LMN		•
LOGO	•
Magnolia Network	•
Military History	•
MotorTrend Network			•
MTV						•
MTV Classic						•
MTV Live						•
MTV2						•
MTVU						•
Newsmax TV	•
Nick Jr	•
Nick Music						•
Nickelodeon	•
Nicktoons	•
Outdoor Channel	•
OWN TV	•
Paramount Network		•
Pets.TV	•
QVC	•
QVC 2	•
Recipe.TV	•
Science Channel	•
Spectrum News	•
Spectrum Originals		•
SundanceTV	•
TCM		•
TeenNick	•
theGrio	•
TLC	•
Travel Channel	•
truTV	•
TV Land	•
TV One	•
UP	•
VH1						•
Viceland	•
WE tv	•
Weather Channel (TWC)	•

How to order this package:

As of today, get TV Stream at the lowest price available below, with the most savings over the phone...

Actual Costs of the TV Stream Plan

Monthly fees

Some providers don't disclose all your applicable monthly and one-time fees (or make them super difficult to find). Good news is Spectrum is up-front with all their charges. With TV Stream and the lack of sports and local channels, your fees are kept to an absolute minimum. In fact, your only monthly fee outside of the plan's monthly charge is tax. That's it. On average, tax goes for about $1.50/mo (depending on your local gov't regulations).

Last note about local channels. Not having them in this plan saves you $25.75/mo. For a lot of subscribers, that's a worthwhile trade-off.

Spectrum TV Stream fees

Installation: service activation fee

Part of the process of getting a Spectrum TV plan involves paying a one-time activation fee. It's unavoidable and the very last step before enabling the service. Currently, that fee goes for $30 and will show up on your first bill.

Internet bundle required

As discussed above, a Spectrum internet plan is required to get TV Stream. In other words, if you don't select an internet plan first, Spectrum's site won't offer TV Stream as a TV option. Spectrum has internet plans that range from 300 Mpbs to 1 Gbps. To sweeten the deal, when you first sign-up, you'll often qualify for a Visa gift card bonus or similar. Currently, they're offering a $100 Visa Reward card for signing up with any plan.

Spectrum TV Stream discounts

Sample Bill

Compiling all the numbers above, here's a sample bill of TV Stream bundled with the Spectrum Internet 300 plan.

So, you'll take home a net of $70 after you redeem the gift card and get your service activated.

Premium movie add-ons

Dig hollywood or indie flicks? As with other cable providers, you can tack-on a variety of premium movie plans. The options range from the max app (with HBO channels) to the full set of Starz channels. They're all streaming-based plans so they work perfectly with TV Stream.

In contrast, while Spectrum has other add-on channel packs (for sports and general programming), they're not an option as part of TV Stream. If you access to those other channel packs, consider upgrading to the Select plan.

Back to the premium movies, here's a quick look at what you can get:

What exactly does the Xumo device do?

It's basically a streaming device like Apple TV or Roku and will eventually replace all of Spectrum's set-top receivers. It has a program guide that's customized to Spectrum's services so there shouldn't be a learning curve associated with it (Roku's can sometimes be difficult to use for new customers). Additionally, the voice remote is full-featured and has a similar layout to previous Spectrum remotes... so, again, there should be no issue getting used to it. In fact, it has a bunch of new features to help you find and discover programming easier and faster. Just about everyone that uses the Xumo seem to prefer it over older receivers and guides...and we tend to agree.

Cost-wise, the Xumo is also cheaper. It's actually free for your first months, then $5/mo until you payoff the receiver in full ($60 total so 12 months of payments).

One of the only downsides of the Xumo is that it doesn't have a full app library. So, while you can add most popular apps, you're limited to the current scope of the library.