If there's one thing that keeps an average person from cutting the cord, it's the fear that some specific channel or certain type of content won't be available once they make the jump. We hear this all the time: “I can't cut the cord because I love baseball,” for instance, or “I can't cut the cord because I need my local news.” But this isn't really true (and if you don't believe me, just click on those links in the last sentence). In the overwhelming majority of cases, your favorite sport or news source or network TV channel is available through cord cutting solutions, too. That's why we're here with another guide to finding a specific channel without having to pay for cable. This is your complete explainer on how to watch the Pac-12 Network without cable. We're covering all of the Pac-12 Networks here, including all the regional feeds.How to Watch the Pac-12 Network Online Without Cable The Pac-12 Network isn't available over the air, so when we talk about how to watch the Pac-12 Network without cable, we're really talking about how to watch the Pac-12 Network online – and when we talk about that, we're talking about skinny bundles.Skinny bundles are services that stream cable-like packages of live network channels over the internet. As the name suggests, these aren't the 200-channel monstrosities that cable and satellite try to sell you. Skinny bundles trim the fat and lower the price. So you won't get The Polka Classics Channel or Home Shopping Network 8, but you will get most of your favorite channels for a lower price than you'd pay cable. And since skinny bundles stream online, you can watch them anywhere – on your TV through a smart TV, Roku, Fire TV, and so on, or through your smartphone, computer, or other supported device.Okay, back to the core question. We asked how to watch the Pac-12 Network without cable, and we've told you the answer is to subscribe to a skinny bundle. But which one? Well, you have a couple of options.Sling TVSling TV is a skinny bundle that offers customers their choice of two base packages, “Sling Orange” and “Sling Blue” (you can also sign up for both together). Beyond that, what your TV package looks like is up to you – which means that you can customize it to include rarer channels like the Pac-12 Network without paying for 200 other unnecessary channels. All six regional Pac-12 Network feeds are available through Sling TV's “Sports Extra” package, which can be added to any of Sling TV's base packages. Sports Extra costs either $5 or $10 per month, depending on which base package you have.That means you can get full Pac-12 coverage for as little as $30 per month (Sling Orange with the Sports Extra package added). In other words, the solution to how to watch the Pac-12 Network without cable is best answered with “sign up for Sling TV!”Try Sling TV for freefuboTVfuboTV was initially interested in a different brand of sports than NCAA athletics: they were a soccer-only skinny bundle for fans of La Liga, Serie A, and some other major foreign leagues. But fuboTV has since reinvented itself as a skinny bundle of a more general sort while taking pains to retain a sports focus and now bill themselves as both a general-interest skinny bundle and a must-have for sports fans.fuboTV now features the Pac-12 Network, making it one of just a few ways to for fans to watch the Pac-12 Network without cable. The national version of the Pac-12 Network comes in fuboTV's cheapest base package, “fubo,” which will cost you $44.99 per month. To get the Pac-12 Network's six different regional feeds, you'll have to sign up for the Sports Plus package, which is an add-on package that builds on the base package. That's $8.99 per month. You can read our review of fuboTV here.Try fuboTV for freeCan I Watch the Pac-12 Network on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Chromecast? You can! The live TV streaming services listed in this article boast broad platform support, meaning they're easy to get and use on any of the major streaming box devices. Sling TV and fuboTV both have apps or channels for each of Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV, and they also have apps that work with Google's Chromecast. On top of that, both Sling TV and fuboTV have mobile apps for both Android and iOS devices (including iPhones and iPads) devices. You can also play live TV through the services on your desktop and laptop.Both Sling TV and fuboTV work with Android TV devices as well. That category includes the popular Nvidia Shield as well as the Air TV, a device from Dish, which is also Sling TV's parent company.Finally, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention the gaming systems. Sling TV works on Xbox One. As of this writing, fuboTV doesn't support any gaming systems.Pac-12 Sports on Other Networks As you can see, your ways to watch the Pac-12 Network without cable are pretty limited. But this post wouldn't be complete if we didn't also give you a quick heads-up about other networks that air Pac-12 games.First, there are the major networks, which air some huge college football and basketball games. The best way to get these is to go with an antenna, because TV's major networks are available for free over the air in many regions. For more tips on how to pick out the right antenna and get free HDTV over the air, check out our how-to guide.Then there are the network TV sports stations, particularly ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, and FS2. These are all available in Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW, which are the three most notably skinny bundles at the moment. FS1 and FS2 are also available on fuboTV. Many of the skinny bundles also include feeds of the major networks in certain regions (use their free trials – linked above – to see if you're in one of the lucky spots).You can get all of the above by opting for Sling Orange + Blue (ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, and FS2) and adding the Sports Extra package (with the Pac-12 Network, all regional feeds).
