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Footballguy
If you have suggestions to enhance the NFL viewing experience, please share. I'll add suggestions to the main post if it adds value. Please refrain from suggesting piracy-related options. We know they exist, but that's not what we're after here.
I'm a former multi-decade DirecTV Sunday Ticket guy who has been piecing together watching options since YouTube bought the viewing rights and took a very hard line on purchasing (i.e., absolutely not negotiable like DTV had been). I've looked into purchasing this year, and options are not that attractive even at a smallish discount for being a new subscriber. Further, current subscribers are paying non-discounted rates, with maybe an exception here and there. Just seems to me Google keeps pushing the costs up and the number of games they air is fewer and fewer. To be fair, college students and veterans can take advantage of a good deal.
So, I've been taking a look at what my options are using other platforms. Note I do NOT have an over-air antenna (I might buy one; recommendations?), so I will not be covering what's available on local air. I do have Peacock, Paramount, Amazon Prime, and ESPN (through Disney+). Yes, these 4 come a decent monthly cost probably around $80 or so.
Amazon Prime gets you every Thursday night game.
Peacock gets you every Sunday night game.
Paramount gets you Sunday day games covered by CBS, mostly AFC matchups.
ESPN gets you every Monday night game through Disney+.
Netflix gets you 3 Christmas day games.
Fox gets you Sunday day games covered by Fox, mostly NFC matchups. And this is part of the problem. I am not aware of a way to get Fox games without signing up for a TV service like Hulu+, YouTube or DirecTV. And I'm just not interested in doing that at the cost. So this is a gap for me.
Also, I think you can buy the RedZone channel directly through NFL+.
I am sure there are other issues. Might be possible I can't get local games through the platforms due to blackout policies? I don't know. So maybe I do need an over-air antenna. It's just a bit complicated in my set up (do I need access to my roof?).
Hope this is valuable. Please share thoughts.
I'm a former multi-decade DirecTV Sunday Ticket guy who has been piecing together watching options since YouTube bought the viewing rights and took a very hard line on purchasing (i.e., absolutely not negotiable like DTV had been). I've looked into purchasing this year, and options are not that attractive even at a smallish discount for being a new subscriber. Further, current subscribers are paying non-discounted rates, with maybe an exception here and there. Just seems to me Google keeps pushing the costs up and the number of games they air is fewer and fewer. To be fair, college students and veterans can take advantage of a good deal.
So, I've been taking a look at what my options are using other platforms. Note I do NOT have an over-air antenna (I might buy one; recommendations?), so I will not be covering what's available on local air. I do have Peacock, Paramount, Amazon Prime, and ESPN (through Disney+). Yes, these 4 come a decent monthly cost probably around $80 or so.
Amazon Prime gets you every Thursday night game.
Peacock gets you every Sunday night game.
Paramount gets you Sunday day games covered by CBS, mostly AFC matchups.
ESPN gets you every Monday night game through Disney+.
Netflix gets you 3 Christmas day games.
Fox gets you Sunday day games covered by Fox, mostly NFC matchups. And this is part of the problem. I am not aware of a way to get Fox games without signing up for a TV service like Hulu+, YouTube or DirecTV. And I'm just not interested in doing that at the cost. So this is a gap for me.
Also, I think you can buy the RedZone channel directly through NFL+.
I am sure there are other issues. Might be possible I can't get local games through the platforms due to blackout policies? I don't know. So maybe I do need an over-air antenna. It's just a bit complicated in my set up (do I need access to my roof?).
Hope this is valuable. Please share thoughts.
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