Previous customer - been away looking to come back and need confirmation of plan

Hey gang,

It's been a few years since I have been here from my DirecTV TiVo days.



Anyhow, I am looking to cut costs as my DTV bill has hit over an 'emotional' number for me which is outside of my comfort for the service received.



Background:

I have been considering cutting the cord and going with OTA for a year or two but was not really able to convince myself of the change because I love sports and my kids like the Disney channels. My Wife is happy with the local CW vampire shows :)



Then came the announcement of Sling TV and I started looking into the Roamio units.



Current config (summary is DVR and two HD boxes):

- Genie (5 tuners)

- Genie Slave

- H25 HD receiver



Before I move forward I wanted to verify with you experts to confirm my plan.



With the Roamio HD (Basic) it seems that I can use a Cablecard or OTA and add two minis. If true, I like this idea because I have the following two options:

1. OTA with the Roamio, use Sling TV, and Netflix - I would miss out on my local Fox Sports but maybe would learn to live without it.

2. Cablecard with Comcast using Roamio - I can get the sports back if I decide that I cannot live without them.



Questions:

1. Are my above two scenarios correct?

2. While I would like the Plus unit I would lose the ability to have the OTA option correct?

3. Are the minis doing away with the monthly/lifetime forever and just come with service or do I need to take advantage of a deal?

4. My buddy has a stream for me - I am guessing that I can move it to my account?

5. Any other tips that you would give?



Thanks for your time. I look forward to browsing the forum again. It was refreshing to see it very much alive!