Ready for another new streaming service? T-Mobile, with its uncarrier approach that has turned wireless phone service on its head, thinks it can do the same for cable TV customers

To that end, T-Mobile is launching TVision, a subscription streaming service that promises the channels you want at a lower cost than cable TV like Sling, Hulu, and YouTube TV, which offer live TV streaming for a monthly fee The service is very similar to those services T-Mobile, however, claims their approach is simpler, offering live news and sports for a low price

If TVision sounds familiar, that's because T-Mobile launched a service by the same name in some markets last year that delivers TV over broadband; since we haven't heard much about that service since its April 2019 launch, T-Mobile Suffice it to say that it's back to square one in making this version of TVision more dedicated to streaming to multiple devices

Here are some of the new features of TVision and what subscribers can expect

As T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert explained at today's (October 27) streaming event, TVision actually consists of four different tiers

TVision Live TV starts at $40/month and features over 30 channels with a focus on live news and sports This package includes CNN, Fox News, ESPN, FS1, MSNBC, and more

The $50 Live TV Plus package adds 10 additional channels focused primarily on sports; the $60 TVision Live Zone package adds another 10 channels, including NFL Red Zone

TVision Vibe is a cheaper package from T-Mobile For $10/month, it offers more than 30 entertainment-focused basic cable channels, including Hallmark, HGTV, AMC, and TLC

In an interview with Cnet, Sievert said these prices are only available to T-Mobile customers, suggesting higher prices if you come to TVision while getting cellular service from another wireless carrier Of course, as discussed below, TVision will initially be limited to T-Mobile customers

There is also TVision Channels, T-Mobile's take on services like Apple TV Channel and Amazon Prime Channels TVision Channels allows you to subscribe to all a la carte streaming services in one place and pay a single billTVision Channels starts out with Epix, Showtime, and Starz

It depends on which service you subscribe to; TVision Live features three simultaneous streams and also offers a cloud DVR feature that can record up to 100 hours of programming simultaneously

TVision Vibe gets two simultaneous streams The service also offers on-demand programming

T-Mobile is launching TVision nationwide on both mobile and set-top boxes; users will be able to download the TVision app from Google Play or Apple's iOS App Store and watch on their phones and tablets TVision will also be available on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, and Google TV devices

Yes, Roku is not on the list and is familiar to those who want to watch HBO Max on Roku

T-Mobile sells a $50 TVision Hub, a set-top box that uses Android TV as its interface The box connects to the TV via HDMI and has a remote control with dedicated buttons for Netflix and YouTube Users can use the on-screen guide to find programs, or use Google Assistant for voice search

Initially, yes, TVision will launch on Sunday (November 1), and T-Mobile's postpaid customers will be the first to take advantage of this service Legacy Sprint customers, now part of T-Mobile after the two carriers merged earlier this year, will be able to use TVision on November 13

T-Mobile says it plans to roll out the service next year to prepaid customers and those who do not receive wireless service from T-Mobile Sign up on the TVision website to find out when you can access TVision

If you get TVision before December 31, T-Mobile will offer a one-year subscription to Apple TV Plus; TVision customers can also purchase an Apple TV 4K device for $99, an $80 discount off the 32GB version of the set-top box

T-Mobile's TVision is not that different from services like Sling, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and FuboTV; T-Mobile clearly wants price competition, especially by offering TVision Vibe for $10 per month T-Mobile is clearly hoping for price competition, especially by offering TVision Vibe for $10/month However, customers looking for live news and sports can get Sling packages starting at $30/month, which is cheaper than TVision Live TV's starting price

Other services are much more expensive than TVision, Sievert noted, and many of them have raised their prices within the last year However, like Tvision, these services started charging much less for streaming TV and began to look more and more like the cable providers they hope to disrupt, only adding channels and cost TVision is now the only cable T-Mobile needs to avoid this trap if it intends to challenge both services and streaming services

TVision will not be T-Mobile's last word beyond wireless services; at the end of the TVision rollout, Sievert mentioned T-Mobile's plans to launch 5G home Internet services, another cable TV operator There is no timeframe on when that will happen beyond the pilot program T-Mobile is currently offering to some customers to 90% of the country by 2024

The chart below shows the channel breakdown of TVision's three main packages It is based on TVision's channel lineup guide, and you will notice that TVision Vibe has channels such as AMC and MTV that are not in the more expensive packages It doesn't make much sense, though, and it may be a typo

The $60 TVision Live Zone package includes CNBC World, Longhorn Network, MavTV, NFL RedZone, Outside TV, Boomerang, Universal Kids, and Universo