{
  "slug": "sling-tv",
  "name": "Sling TV",
  "domain": "sling.com",
  "category": "streaming",
  "categoryName": "Streaming",
  "description": "Live TV streaming with recurring base packages and optional short-term Orange passes.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Sling TV from the account page on sling.com: sign in, select Manage for the subscription, choose Cancel and confirm. It takes about 2 minutes and a recurring plan runs until the next regular bill date. Prepaid or partially used service is not refunded except in special circumstances.",
  "price": "$19.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 19.99,
  "planName": "Sling Essentials",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "essentials",
      "name": "Sling Essentials",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 19.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "quarter",
          "priceUsd": 54.99
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans"
    },
    {
      "id": "select",
      "name": "Sling Select",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Starts at $19.99 monthly or $49.99 for three months; local-channel markets can cost more",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans"
    },
    {
      "id": "essentials-select",
      "name": "Sling Essentials & Select",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Starts at $34.99 monthly or $94.99 for three months",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans"
    },
    {
      "id": "orange",
      "name": "Sling Orange",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 45.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "quarter",
          "priceUsd": 114.99
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans"
    },
    {
      "id": "blue",
      "name": "Sling Blue",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Starts at $45.99 monthly or $114.99 for three months; local-channel markets can cost more",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans"
    },
    {
      "id": "orange-blue",
      "name": "Sling Orange & Blue",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Starts at $60.99 monthly or $159.99 for three months",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.3,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://www.sling.com/help/en/account-questions/account-changes/pause-cancel-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Sign in to Sling",
        "body": "Open the account page for the directly billed subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Manage",
        "body": "Select Manage for the subscription, choose Cancel and confirm. Sling sends a confirmation."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "Sling does not refund cancellation of prepaid or partially used service except in special circumstances. Removing an add-on also does not create a refund.",
  "pauseInfo": "Eligible recurring plans can pause for up to six months. Pause Extra offers one, two or three months with a $5 monthly deposit. Passes, promotions and several third-party methods are excluded.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Paid add-ons can be removed and stay active through the billing cycle, with the lower price on the next bill. Cancelled customers can keep Sling Freestream.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Paid recordings become unavailable after cancellation and are held for 90 days. Freestream retains up to 10 hours. Full account deletion was not documented on the checked pages.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "Normally none"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "Next bill date"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, Sling Freestream"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does Sling cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "At the next regular bill date for a recurring plan."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Sling refund the unused month?",
      "answer": "Normally no. Sling says prepaid and partially used service is nonrefundable except in special circumstances."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can Sling be paused?",
      "answer": "Eligible recurring subscriptions can be paused for up to six months."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to Sling recordings?",
      "answer": "Paid recordings become unavailable and are held for 90 days; Freestream retains up to 10 hours."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Compare Sling plans",
      "url": "https://www.sling.com/service/compare-plans",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pause or cancel Sling",
      "url": "https://www.sling.com/help/en/account-questions/account-changes/pause-cancel-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Edit a Sling subscription",
      "url": "https://www.sling.com/help/en/account-questions/account-changes",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-08",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-07",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/sling-tv",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/sling-tv.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/sling-tv.md"
  }
}