Twelve months, side by side
Sling Orange + Blue is advertised at $60.99 per month as of 2026-09-17. Orange or Blue alone is $45.99/mo. Channel line-ups differ between them.
| Route | Advertised | Twelve months | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sling Orange + Blue | $60.99/mo | $731.88 | Month to month, cancel any time |
| This service, 2 connections, 12 months | $129 total | $129 | Paid up front for the term |
| Traditional cable | $100–$120/mo advertised | $1560–$2040 at real bill rates | Often a 12 or 24-month agreement |
What Sling Orange + Blue does better
These are real advantages, and for many households they are worth the price difference. A comparison page that pretends otherwise is selling, not comparing.
- Genuinely the lowest mainstream entry price for live channels.
- Month-to-month, easy to pause between sports seasons.
- Smaller bundles mean less paying for channels you never open.
What you take on by switching
Verify your specific channels before cancelling anything. The failure mode people regret is cancelling a service that carried one regional network, then discovering the replacement does not.
- Flexibility to pause for a month and return with nothing lost.
- A published line-up per tier that you can check before paying.
- DVR as the service implements it, rather than as your player implements it.
Before you cancel Sling Orange + Blue
Work through these in order and write the answers down. Every one of them is cheaper to discover now than in the first week of a season.
- Note which of your channels come from Orange and which from Blue — that split is the real cost of the package.
- Check whether you are using any add-on packs; they are easy to forget and they add up.
- If you pause Sling seasonally, confirm the replacement suits a full term rather than a few months.
- Confirm your locals are covered, since Sling carries them unevenly by market.
- Compare against the combined price you actually pay, not the $45.99 headline.
Sizing the replacement properly
Match the connection count to the screens that run at once in your household. This is the number that decides whether a switch feels like an upgrade or a downgrade, far more than any channel total.
Questions people ask
How much is Sling TV?
Orange or Blue alone is $45.99 per month; Orange + Blue together is $60.99. The two packages carry different channels, which is why many households end up on the combined plan.
Is Sling actually cheap?
For a narrow channel need, yes. Once you need channels from both tiers, the combined price sits much closer to the full-service options.
Can I pause a fixed-term subscription like I pause Sling?
No. A term runs from activation whether or not you watch, which is the direct trade-off for the lower effective monthly rate.
Sources
Third-party prices on this page were checked on . Providers change prices frequently — verify before deciding.