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NFL Sunday Ticket now available via Streaming options (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter PinkydaPimp
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skol asylum
Footballguy
Still lame. Should be able to simply buy a team package from your cable provider for say $99 a year.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
I get my buddy's log in and password and watch it on my IPad. Problem solved. No guilt. Those bastages took enough money from me for a decade.
MC Gas Money
Footballguy
Outragious prices
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
I had it last year via the madden special and it was nice but yea in not sure I want to pay that when I can typically find a free stream. Now if they create an app for Apple TV so I don't have to use airplay that might change things.
mquinnjr
Footballguy
Yep, I agree. I'd love to know what they're waiting for in that regard. Heck, I'd pay $240 if you want to lump Apple TV's into the console price bracket just to take out a one device middle-man (iPhone/iPad).
Maelstrom
Footballguy
Pricing is still pretty insane, not to mention the restrictions on who can order it. Don't they realize that if they let anyone order it, and reduced the price, they would probably sell far more that enough to make up the difference?
Of course, that's not the point for them. It's just a loss leader to get people signed up for DTV, and so the restrictions make sense from a business perspective for them. But don't ever think their goal with Sunday Ticket is to actually have a quality service where people can watch whatever NFL games they want, there is nothing about the "fans" in their goals for Sunday Ticket. I'd love to see the NFL either pull it back in house or open it up to multiple services like the other sport packages are, but at close to (or maybe over) $1billion per year, I doubt we see that happen.
Of course, that's not the point for them. It's just a loss leader to get people signed up for DTV, and so the restrictions make sense from a business perspective for them. But don't ever think their goal with Sunday Ticket is to actually have a quality service where people can watch whatever NFL games they want, there is nothing about the "fans" in their goals for Sunday Ticket. I'd love to see the NFL either pull it back in house or open it up to multiple services like the other sport packages are, but at close to (or maybe over) $1billion per year, I doubt we see that happen.
Yeah, the cost with the Madden special was between $40-$100 for last season, depending on how you valued the game itself. I could see myself doing that again, but I wouldn't pay $200 for the quality of the video streaming I had (not to mention I might not even be eligible for this package as Direct TV is available where I live).PinkydaPimp said:
MC Gas Money
Footballguy
How many people really watch that many games besides gamblers?
Grace Under Pressure
Footballguy
Exactly, like what type of person watches that much football, or goes to websites about football, or even websites about fantasy football. Who the hell are these people?
MC Gas Money
Footballguy
Football is one of the few things that bring me joy in life but that just seems like too many games for even the average passionate fans to watch.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
I live on Philadelphia and I would watch games on Computers. For $199, I can get the whole season?
Or would I also have to subscribe to DTV?
Or would I also have to subscribe to DTV?
cstu
Footballguy
The quality was bad enough that I can barely justify the $40 I paid after selling the game. $200 is ridiculous if it's the same quality.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Everyone who thinks this setup sucks should call the NFL and tell them to get out of bed with DTV when the contract is up next year, and to offer a proper streaming option that is provider-agnostic.
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mquinnjr
Footballguy
I'm glad you posted this, that reminds me. If they don't have a gameplan in place to make sure people buying into this don't have buffering issues (you know, like all the other pro sports paid streaming services), there will be many pitchforks in hand from angry customers on this one, since this round of online offering seems much more forthright than in the past (e.g., they're not trying to hide the online offering to keep you signing up from the dish as aggressively as they did in past pre-seasons).
Maelstrom
Footballguy
The contract is up after the 2014 season unless they've made a deal since about May. However, the AT&T acquisition of DTV had the Sunday Ticket renewal as a condition and actually gave AT&T the option to pull out, leading most pundits to believe that there is at least a wink/nudge deal in place between DTV and the NFL, with just some details to be resolved.
mquinnjr
Footballguy
I'm with you and agree on that, but sometimes the purist in me likes to watch a game in the 1/4PM window that's not national because it's a big game, or I'm in a matchup where a concentrated players on both sides are playing, etc. For $200, I'm in to pay it for 17 weeks to dual screen TV RedZone and whatever game I want to choose to watch via the DirecTV online option via console, etc. It's just nice that it's an option if you choose to want to pay for it, just hope it works better streaming-wise than it did last season.
NutterButter
Footballguy
shadyridr
Footballguy
im a 49er fan living in ny but honestly care about my fantasy team more. Plus red zone channel shows all the important plays and they play at 4 usually so less games on. So basically id still rather watch red zone
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Your guys experience streaming last year was totally different than mine 
It was flawless after Week 1. Just used Chromecast & worked great on the big screen.
$300+ is steep, but I also think there's value watching shortcuts during the week if I want to re-watch game(s) or didn't get the chance to watch on Sunday.
It was flawless after Week 1. Just used Chromecast & worked great on the big screen.$300+ is steep, but I also think there's value watching shortcuts during the week if I want to re-watch game(s) or didn't get the chance to watch on Sunday.
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PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
Im sure they increased their infrastructure anticipating this, but they cant control other peoples networks and ISPs. i very rarely had buffering issues last season though i saw plenty complain. Most peoples buffering issues were likely the result of someone other than DTV. Like an ISP throttling the traffic for example like many do to Netflix.
Franknbeans
Footballguy
Let's see them beat free.
cstu
Footballguy
Signed up with the Sunday Ticket TV U for $100 - working great so far and I'm streaming from an Android tablet to the TV.
East Coast Bias
Footballguy
I don't think you could last year. I remember having to log out of one device to log into another. This was the student plan.
matttyl
Footballguy
IC FBGCav
Footballguy
matttyl
Footballguy
Mark Football
Footballguy
Anyone currently streaming Sunday Ticket? Any tips or tricks?
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Streamed RedZone and Sunday Ticket all day today without a hiccup using Reddit nfl streams. Love saving the money on the directv bill.
Was crystal clear 1080p. Went through my HTPC. Won’t be paying for RZ or ST this season.
Was crystal clear 1080p. Went through my HTPC. Won’t be paying for RZ or ST this season.
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Trying to find a non-paywall full source for this, but in Richard Deitch's mailbag on the Athletic:
Amazon Prime getting their hands on this would be so fantastic.
sublimeone
Footballguy
I really hope this happens. I’ve wondered why the NFL has given direct tv the monopoly on their product for so long. Obviously it’s $$$ but for cord cutters that support out of market teams the only option is Reddit streams and the NFL makes nothing on that.
As an aside, I purchase Gamepass every year and it’s like $100. I’d gladly pay 4X that if I could watch live.
