Buckeye Broadband TV Service Review

If you dislike contracts and love the idea of a $25 monthly TV bill, you might want to look into Buckeye cable for your home.

If you live in one of the select cities where Buckeye is available, you get the choice of a cheap package with local channels or a package with more than 90 channels of sports, lifestyle, and news.

Which one is calling your name? Let us help you decide with our review that tells you everything you need to know about this cable TV provider.

When broken down, Buckeye is an expensive option compared to other cable companies. It costs close to $1 per channel, whereas other cable TV providers can get as low as 40¢ per channel.

But Buckeye can be an excellent option for those who live in the Ohio or Michigan area, and for those who just want basic local TV channels.

Although the price per channel is high, the Local 30+ package is probably one of the cheapest packages you’ll find in the industry. That’s why it made our cheapest cable TV providers list.

Buckeye doesn’t require a contract!

Feel free to cancel whenever you move, want to try out a new cable TV provider, or simply want to cut the cord.

The answer, in short, is the HD Cable TV & Starter Internet package. And it’s convenient to bundle, so you get only one bill. (Simplicity is what we need more of in life.)

For $50 per month, we recommend this package because you’ll get 30+ local channels, 200 Mbps internet download speeds with unlimited data, and a two-room TiVo DVR.

The packages that include internet with 25 Mbps download speeds just won’t cut it, especially if you plan on streaming or surfing the web on your devices at home.

You can find more information about Buckeye Broadband’s internet in our review.

A few unclear things you may need to chat with the representative about:

• After six months, you’ll have to pay a monthly internet equipment fee. The price of this fee isn’t listed on their website.
• You can add unlimited data to your plan, but this price is also not listed on their site.

The Local 30+ package is going to be perfect for those who like to be updated on local, national, and international news.

The Popular Standard package is going to be perfect for those who want a combination of channels such as news, kids, sports, and lifestyle.

And a great bonus: more than half of the channels in both of Buckeye’s packages are in HD.

The Local 30+ package includes the following channels:

The Popular Standard package includes the following channels:

Sports fanatics, this is your section! Especially for Detroit Lions or Cleveland Cavaliers fans.

The best package for sports will be the Popular Standard package with over 100 channels to choose from.

This package includes the following sports channels:

• ESPN
• ESPN2
• FS1
• FS2
• FOX Sports Detroit
• FOX Sports Ohio
• NBC Sports Network
• SportsTime Ohio

Think of Buckeye TV Everywhere as an Apple TV on your streaming device.

Buckeye TV Everywhere lets you watch streamed content from cable TV content providers on your laptop, tablet, and smartphones. That is, if you have a subscription to these streaming services.

This Buckeye TV Everywhere feature is an included bonus to your Buckeye Broadband monthly package. There are more than 80 available apps to download and watch while you’re waiting in the grocery store line or waiting at the DMV.

The list of streaming service apps you’ll get on the Buckeye TV Everywhere app include the following:

Buckeye isn’t the cheapest option when it comes to cable television. But at least it has an affordable $25/month package for those who just want their local news and some sports.

If you’re not a fan of contracts but you’re a fan of watching TV and movies on the go, then Buckeye might be the service for you. You’ll get to watch your news and movies anywhere in the world with no commitment!

Check out this availability map to see if Buckeye Broadband is in your area, and use our zip finder below to see if there might be other options for your home. Maybe one of our top cable TV providers will be one of those options.