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As a Packers fan living in California, the NFL thing particularly bothers me. It is impossible for me to legally stream all the games. The only option to watc

by luhn 4y ago

As a Packers fan living in California, the NFL thing particularly bothers me. It is impossible for me to legally stream all the games. The only option to watch every Sunday game is NFL Sunday Ticket, which has a streaming option but it's not available for my address—They force you to buy DirecTV satellite if it's available in your area. Contrast that with the NBA, where for a surprisingly reasonable $15 a month I can stream every game on YouTube TV. Apparently DirecTV's exclusive NFL contract is expiring, so I'm hoping next season will come with new streaming options.

brookst 4y ago
Also an NFL fan in a different market than my team. This year I ended up paying for Sunday Ticket, Peacock, Paramount+, and Fubo to actually watch my games. Each week there was some wrinkle that made a game unavailable on ST. Next year, screw it, I’m just not watching the games. Maybe I’ll hit a bar for one or two. It’s not even the money, which is annoying, it’s the hunting for each game and what service to watch it on. That was really aggravating.
cool_dude85 4y ago
>Apparently DirecTV's exclusive NFL contract is expiring, so I'm hoping next season will come with new streaming options. Prepare to be impressed by the rumored prices of the live stream package. As an aside, especially on the west coast, if you are willing to be patient and wait a few hours after the game's over, I can strongly recommend NFL+ for replays.
- greedo 4y ago
  Apple apparently wasn't going to add an extra charge to Appletv+...
cco 4y ago
NBA is way better than the NFL but the NBA League Pass is not perfect. However I've found YouTube TV's basic package at $65 a month (basically just cable) plus the league pass at $15 gets you basically everything you want. NFL is impossible, I'll catch the game on "regular TV" but otherwise it's pirate or nothing.
aidenn0 4y ago
I was fine watching my out-of-market team in the evenings on whatever the non-live option was called (it had like 6 names while I was doing it). Prices kept going up though; when it hit $100 per season, I stopped renewing. I'm a baseball fan before I'm a football fan, so had to set my priorities.
yunwal 4y ago
Except the NBA league pass excludes your home team at the behest of cable providers. So for me, who doesn’t have youtubeTV, there’s no reasonable way to watch the NBA. Which is I suppose OK since I just go to sports bars, but they’re losing $15/month from me.

by luhn 4y ago

brookst 4y ago

Also an NFL fan in a different market than my team. This year I ended up paying for Sunday Ticket, Peacock, Paramount+, and Fubo to actually watch my games. Each week there was some wrinkle that made a game unavailable on ST. Next year, screw it, I’m just not watching the games. Maybe I’ll hit a bar for one or two. It’s not even the money, which is annoying, it’s the hunting for each game and what service to watch it on. That was really aggravating.

cool_dude85 4y ago

>Apparently DirecTV's exclusive NFL contract is expiring, so I'm hoping next season will come with new streaming options. Prepare to be impressed by the rumored prices of the live stream package. As an aside, especially on the west coast, if you are willing to be patient and wait a few hours after the game's over, I can strongly recommend NFL+ for replays.

greedo 4y ago
Apple apparently wasn't going to add an extra charge to Appletv+...

cco 4y ago

NBA is way better than the NFL but the NBA League Pass is not perfect. However I've found YouTube TV's basic package at $65 a month (basically just cable) plus the league pass at $15 gets you basically everything you want. NFL is impossible, I'll catch the game on "regular TV" but otherwise it's pirate or nothing.

aidenn0 4y ago

I was fine watching my out-of-market team in the evenings on whatever the non-live option was called (it had like 6 names while I was doing it). Prices kept going up though; when it hit $100 per season, I stopped renewing. I'm a baseball fan before I'm a football fan, so had to set my priorities.

yunwal 4y ago

Except the NBA league pass excludes your home team at the behest of cable providers. So for me, who doesn’t have youtubeTV, there’s no reasonable way to watch the NBA. Which is I suppose OK since I just go to sports bars, but they’re losing $15/month from me.