Reviews of Spectrum TV

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List of user reviews and ratings for Spectrum TV

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 559,817)

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Review summary

User reviews consistently praise Spectrum TV for ease of use and on-the-go viewing, with live TV and on-demand access mentioned as benefits. However, the dominant complaints center on instability and bugs, heavy ads that interrupt viewing, limited mobile functionality outside the home, casting problems with Chromecast, and unreliable DVR/on-demand playback. Overall, some users are satisfied, but many report a frustrating experience due to performance, ads, and cross-device issues.

Pros

Easy to use and intuitive interface
Watch live TV and on-demand while traveling or away from home
On-the-go viewing is convenient and frequently cited as a benefit
Some reviews call it an excellent app / enjoyable to use

Cons

Frequent instability: buggy, slow performance, freezes and crashes
Heavy, repetitive ads including on-demand content and startup/ad overlays
Limited functionality outside the home / unreliable mobile experience
Chromecast/casting issues (connection problems and specific errors)
DVR and on-demand playback problems with inconsistent listings and playback

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.90

All time rating average: 4.70

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46% (63)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-06	Pa*****	Not working. Just upgraded. It’s not receiving any video. It freezes and won’t scroll. It seems to be loading a lot of ads for FIFA viewing, and once they load, it will scroll, but even then it’s not smooth. And the video on any channel never comes on. After a couple more days I decided to reboot my modem. Don’t know if Spectrum repaired its glitches, or if it was the modem, but the app works wonderfully. Comes up fully, and quickly. No glitches. Absolutely no complaints!
Not working. Just upgraded. It’s not receiving any video. It freezes and won’t scroll. It seems to be loading a lot of ads for FIFA viewing, and once they load, it will scroll, but even then it’s not smooth. And the video on any channel never comes on. After a couple more days I decided to reboot my modem. Don’t know if Spectrum repaired its glitches, or if it was the modem, but the app works wonderfully. Comes up fully, and quickly. No glitches. Absolutely no complaints!
2026-07-06	Ja*****	App doesn’t work with a VPN connection
App doesn’t work with a VPN connection
2026-07-05	13*****	Spectrum sucks
Spectrum sucks
2026-07-05	Sp*****	Also, way too many restrictions. Need to be able to watch World Cup when not on home wifi!
Also, way too many restrictions. Need to be able to watch World Cup when not on home wifi!
2026-07-02	LF*****	This app is miserable to use when compared to YouTube Tv, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, Disney +, ESPN, or even Tubi. Slow load times. Constantly glitches and pauses itself or closes the video stream. No play/pause button when in the app. App starts content muted if your phone is on silent, even if you have headphones in. Temporarily shows channels as “unavailable” and asks you to contact spectrum if there’s a two-second network issue. Even how they deal with too many devices streaming at once is ridiculous compared to YouTube Tv— forces someone who is already watching to get kicked off instead of not allowing the new person to hop on. Just an all around horrible app experience when compared to the competition. It feels like using windows 98 to watch videos when everyone else is using a Mac from 2026.
This app is miserable to use when compared to YouTube Tv, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, Disney +, ESPN, or even Tubi. Slow load times. Constantly glitches and pauses itself or closes the video stream. No play/pause button when in the app. App starts content muted if your phone is on silent, even if you have headphones in. Temporarily shows channels as “unavailable” and asks you to contact spectrum if there’s a two-second network issue. Even how they deal with too many devices streaming at once is ridiculous compared to YouTube Tv— forces someone who is already watching to get kicked off instead of not allowing the new person to hop on. Just an all around horrible app experience when compared to the competition. It feels like using windows 98 to watch videos when everyone else is using a Mac from 2026.
2026-07-01	11*****	Would give a zero if possible. Gives 0 channels while I’m away. Confusing lay out. Terrible quality, makes everything 100x more difficult than it needs to be. I am 100% convinced they botted their reviews up to 4.5 stars.
Would give a zero if possible. Gives 0 channels while I’m away. Confusing lay out. Terrible quality, makes everything 100x more difficult than it needs to be. I am 100% convinced they botted their reviews up to 4.5 stars.
2026-07-01	Tr*****	Great app but goes down too often hence 3 stars
Great app but goes down too often hence 3 stars
2026-06-30	KA*****	This app is great if you love having to continuously sign in when the app crashes constantly. Three times today in the last half hour.
This app is great if you love having to continuously sign in when the app crashes constantly. Three times today in the last half hour.
2026-06-30	Je*****	The internet is good. This app is hot garbage! It hasn’t worked on any of my devices in 2 weeks. I have deleted and re downloaded numerous times. Such a waste.
The internet is good. This app is hot garbage! It hasn’t worked on any of my devices in 2 weeks. I have deleted and re downloaded numerous times. Such a waste.
2026-06-29	ka*****	For the last few days, the picture has not been synchronized with the audio.
For the last few days, the picture has not been synchronized with the audio.