As much as I dislike cable due to all the advertising, I eventually signed up because I wanted to catch some NFL games (was just doing streaming Amazon, Netflix

As much as I dislike cable due to all the advertising, I eventually signed up because I wanted to catch some NFL games (was just doing streaming Amazon, Netflix, etc for quite a while prior, with no NFL). I initially got an HD antenna, but reception was spotty where I live and some local channels wouldn't even come in. The amount of advertising on cable is really annoying, but it is a shame that it seems somehow very difficult or impossible to actually stream a live NFL game without having a cable or satellite package of some kind. Following online 'gamecasts' that don't actually show the video of the players on the field just isn't the same. This is frustrating because it seems the NFL and television network providers have effectively made games impossible to watch live unless you go through the 'funnel' they want you to go through to watch it. Due to this, I've felt much less freedom of choice to select from what source I choose to obtain live NFL games, in comparison to movies, TV shows, etc, which I can generally end up finding on a streaming service of some kind to buy from. A plus that I had forgotten about, is the on-demand stuff with a cable package, which is similar to the other streaming services I'm used to (usually no ads, or maybe one at the start of streaming), except it's nice to not have to pay for a season of a show (like I might on Amazon) if the station the show is on was paid for as part of the cable package.