They are not going to give away live programming for everything. ESPN3 is the only free online live programming you will get with any of these devices. People that try and tell you that you can get one of these devices and cancel your cable or dish/directv and expect anywhere near the range of programming are wrong. They are what they are, a device that can get you SOME programming if you don't already have cable/dish. I prefer to just pay the $40-$50 a month or so to get the channels I want so I don't have to go through the hoops needed just to watch TV. I love all the people who drop $10 a month for 4-5 services like Netflix, HBO, Hulu Plus, etc and still can't watch basic cable programming live, and claim they are getting over on not paying for cable.