How To Watch Nat Geo Wild Without Cable

As with most content on cable today, there are alternate ways to enjoy the channels and shows you want without forking over mountains of cash to a cable TV provider. To watch The Nat Geo Wild, you only need a streaming device like a Roku and a subscription to one of the following live streaming services that carry Nat Geo Wild: Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo, fuboTV, and DIRECTV STREAM. This article will help you decide which service is the best solution for you.

Stream Nat Geo Wild Live Now: A few of our favorite ways to watch Nat Geo Wild are:

• DIRECTV STREAM – Carries Nat Geo Wild and offers a risk-free 5-Day Free Trial. Costs $74.99 each month after.
• Hulu Live TV: Carries Nat Geo Wild and includes Disney+ and ESPN+ with unlimited DVR storage for $69.99/month. (Sign up)
• YouTube TV –  Carries Nat Geo Wild and costs $72.99 per month and offers a free trial. They are currently giving $10 a month off your first three months.

Streaming Services With Nat Geo Wild

Below are all live TV streaming services offering Nat Geo Wild in their channel lineup. You can watch your favorite Nat Geo Wild shows as they air, just as if you had cable.

Hulu Live TV

Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, they also offer Hulu Live TV service for $69.99 a month that provides Live Nat Geo Wild in their lineup Streaming. Hulu Live TV includes the following features:

• Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
• Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
• Comes with 6 customizable profiles
• Includes entire Hulu streaming library

Nat Geo Wild also has quite an on-demand catalog on Hulu as well. Just look at all the shows available on Hulu’s Nat Geo Wild page. Hulu offers a 30-day free trial to their on-demand offering. Hulu offers two ways to subscribe to the Hulu On-Demand Streaming Library:

• Hulu with commercials ($7.99): This is the least expensive plan Hulu offers. It provides access to the entire Hulu streaming library. You do not get any live channels with the Hulu $7.99 plan. This Hulu plan features on-demand TV shows from network and cable TV along with all the Hulu Originals. This plan is ad-supported, so you have to watch commercials when streaming Hulu on-demand. This plan also allows subscribers to receive Hulu’s 1-year for the price of 10 months ($59.99) by switching to annual billing.
• Hulu – commercial-free ($14.99): For another $6 per month, you get all those movies and TV shows without commercials. (Due to network arrangements, Grey’s Anatomy, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and How To Get Away With Murder will always have commercials). Again, this plan is for Hulu on-demand. You do not receive any live TV channels with the $14.99 plan

For those that have to watch Nat Geo Wild shows as they air, Hulu Live TV services offer a 1-week free trial for you to try their service. The monthly price of Hulu Live TV starts at $69.99 a month. You can cancel any time without penalty, and if you cancel during the free trial, you will not be charged for your first month. The Hulu + Live TV service includes the following features: 

Check out our full review of Hulu Live TV for more details.

FuboTV

FuboTV is an excellent place to go for sports, but it offers many other channels. Nat Geo Wild is available through the Fubo Extra Add-on package for an additional $7.99 per month after subscribing to the fuboTV “Pro Plan” for $74.99. You can also access on-demand through the Nat Geo Wild app using your fuboTV credentials.

Here are some of fuboTV’s features:

• Nat Geo Wild and more are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
• You can watch on three screens at the same time 
• 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
• The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. 

You can sign up for fuboTV or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

Vidgo

Vidgo is a newer streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other live streaming services. Vidgo includes Nat Geo Wild in its Core package and over 60 other channels. New customers can sign up for the Core Plan for $69.99 per month after a free trial. Vidgo doesn’t force you into a contract, so you can cancel any time.

Vidgo is supported on available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time. We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service. You can watch Nat Geo Wild on demand by using Vidgo as your TV provider in the Nat Geo TV app.

Check out Hulu Live TV here.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM is another way you can watch Nat Geo Wild. Channel packages with Nat Geo Wild start at $109.99 per month. A subscription to DIRECTV STREAM includes the following:

• watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like Nat Geo Wild and more
• supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out this streaming service through this 5-day free trial or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review. You can try it with this 5-day free trial

Sling TV

A more price-conscious alternative is Sling. Nat Geo Wild requires you to get the “Heartland” channel add-on package in addition to its “Blue” package for a total of $46 per month. Sling TV provides a live stream of Nat Geo Wild so you can watch what would be airing on Nat Geo Wild just as if you had cable. It is not included in its DVR program, however.

Sling TV is available on  Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast,d and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy Nat Geo Wild on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices. There are more channels available on Sling TV than what I’ve mentioned here. To find out more about what Sling TV has to offer, and more information about Sling TV device compatibility, check out this detailed review of Sling TV.

Sign up for Sling TV!

YouTube TV

Sign Up for YouTube TV

Another streaming service that offers Nat Geo Wild, a slew of other channels, and a nice set of features is YouTube TV. A subscription to YouTube TV costs $72.99 per month and includes the following:

• access to Nat Geo Wild, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
• unlimited cloud DVR storage
• stream on three devices at once
• YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies. 
• Includes YouTube TV on-demand

Check out my review of YouTube TV for all the details and channels available on the service. You can also check your Zip Code on YouTube TVs Website to see the available channels in your area.

Watch Nat Geo Wild for Free

Most of the streaming services that carry Nat Geo Wild offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free Nat Geo Wild for almost a month or longer if you use different email addresses. Let’s look at the free trials available.

• DIRECTV STREAM – Watch with this 5-day free trial.
• YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial
• fuboTV – Offers a fuboTV subscription

As long as you cancel before the free trial expires, you won’t be charged. You can cycle the free trials to get nearly a month of Nat Geo Wild free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free Nat Geo Wild even longer. Doing this would also let you test out the various live TV streaming services to see which one you like the best.

Watch Nat Geo Wild on Roku

To watch Nat Geo Wild on Roku, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Nat Geo Wild (FuboTV, Vidgo, DIRECTV STREAM, etc)
2. On your Roku Menu, navigate to “Search” and press “OK” on your remote
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
5. Select “Add Channel” press “OK” on your remote. If the channel is already installed, “Go To Channel” will be an option.
6. The App is now installed on your Roku. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Nat Geo Wild will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.

Watch Nat Geo Wild on Fire TV

To watch Nat Geo Wild on Fire TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Nat Geo Wild (FuboTV, Vidgo, DIRECTV STREAM, etc)
2. On your Fire TV Home screen, click on the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
5. Select “Download,” and the channel will install
6. The App is now installed on your Fire TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Nat Geo Wild will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.

Watch Nat Geo Wild on Apple TV

To watch Nat Geo Wild on Apple TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Nat Geo Wild (FuboTV, Vidgo, DIRECTV STREAM, etc)
2. Scroll right to the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service click the cloud icon, and the channel will install
5. The App is now installed on your Apple TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Nat Geo Wild will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.

Watch On the Nat Geo TV app

The Nat Geo TV app offers allows you to watch current and past Nat Geo Wild shows. You can also view current episodes of the latest season of shows currently airing on Nat Geo Wild networks.

You can watch by downloading the Nat Geo TV app to your streaming device. When prompted for a TV provider, use your username and password from participating streaming services. Below are the steps I used to unlock the Nat Geo TV app on Roku. Other streaming devices and TV everywhere apps have a very similar process.

1. Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
2. Search for the Nat Geo TV app, add it to your device, and then open it. 
3. Your Roku device will then show you an activation code and a URL.
4. Using a computer or mobile web browser, go to the URL
5. You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. I’m entering the username and password I use for Hulu. 
6. Once you sign in, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the video content the Nat Geo TV app provides.

The Nat Geo TV app is supported by all major streaming devices like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and more. Nat Geo TV app also offers a preview pass and ad-free options.

For information on watching other TV channels online check out: How To Stream Specific TV Channels

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