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Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different services, costs $2,500

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Re: Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different services, costs $2,500

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Post by add-sub-mul-div »

This is a completely disingenuous (or incompetent) breakdown of costs. It lists the cost of subscribing to services for the entire year when the season only lasts 6 months, and the need for some services is shorter than that.

And also, like most comparisons of streaming vs. cable costs, it lists the cost of cable as including both the internet service and TV programming. And then the streaming-only breakdown of costs pretends that you won't need to pay for any internet service at all.

Re: Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different services, costs $2,500

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Post by bojangleslover »

cjrp wrote: post #12

It's about $20/month in the UK to watch all of the games (legally) via DAZN. So I guess that + a VPN isn't a bad option.

It would be cheaper for me to order a brand new MacBook Air to my mother-in-law in the UK, and then run an exit node via Tailscale, to access DAZN.

She has fiber, I have fiber, would work like a charm.

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Post by benwilber0 »

costanzaDynasty wrote: post #22

Fifteen minutes after every game a condensed version of the games is posted on the NFL's YouTube channel. Most sports do this now. Don't pay a premium for a McDonalds French fry.

some people want to watch the game and not just the highlights 3 hours later

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Post by dylan604 »

elashri wrote: post #14
cjrp wrote: post #12

It's about $20/month in the UK to watch all of the games (legally) via DAZN. So I guess that + a VPN isn't a bad option.

Doesn't UK have a similar problem but with soccer (The real game you play mainly with foot) games?

But NFL doesn't have all of the other games. It has the season for the league, and that's it. So there's no need to find your team's games in the international tournaments. Or the various providers for any of the national tourneys either. Also, there's only 16 games in the normal season, plus maybe a couple more for play offs. So you're paying a much higher rate for each individual game when you divide the cost per game for the subscription. The NFL is nothing but $$$ grab

Re: Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different services, costs $2,500

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Post by apwell23 »

costanzaDynasty wrote: post #22

Fifteen minutes after every game a condensed version of the games is posted on the NFL's YouTube channel. Most sports do this now. Don't pay a premium for a McDonalds French fry.

uh.. whole point of watching is the thrill of unpredictability in real time.

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Post by Miner49er »

This is simply not true. You don't need Amazon Prime at all, those games are streamed on Twitch for free. You also only need some of these services for a month or two. Finally, you can get the network games for free with a TV antenna.

Re: Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different services, costs $2,500

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Post by tantalor »

costanzaDynasty wrote: post #22

Fifteen minutes after every game a condensed version of the games is posted on the NFL's YouTube channel. Most sports do this now. Don't pay a premium for a McDonalds French fry.

And you don't really miss anything important, you see all the best plays and scores.

Example from last night: https://youtu.be/IENArFXpQD8?si=YuhqkVZdmJMKPzvR&t=566

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