It is free and included in pretty much all cable packages, maybe the 19.99 is a standalone for people without cable?
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It is free and included in pretty much all cable packages, maybe the 19.99 is a standalone for people without cable?
AndrewP
Striker
Must be.
I'm aware of that. That's the whole point, they keep saying "you shouldn't stream, get a legal subscription instead" whilst avoiding the issue that the matches people want to watch are generally not available legally. So, with your point about whether people would opt for legal viewing if it was half the price, I agree, they wouldn't but the main reason for this is because it still doesn't address the issue that we get a very small selection of matches available.
If they can provide the service people expect, and which is available elsewhere throughout the world, then they will see more subscribers. Therefore, instead of whinging about people streaming, the broadcasters should be using their not insignificant influence to try and change the status quo so that they can show all the games.
Boinger
Winger
Dunno mate, just typed in google "nbcsn subs" and $19.99 came up.
Hardly anyone here will pay that when the dodgy sites are offering the same service at a fraction of the price.
Boinger
Winger
Agreed, I'm one of them!
I was just pointing out how much sky are ripping off uk punters.
TZMouk
Winger
Didn't they block these about a year a go?
AndrewP
Striker
No mate, they can't.
Aye they put something in to block VPN/DNS - but it only lasted a few month then it was wide open again.
AndrewP
Striker
Smart DNS only iirc, impossible to stop VPN really.
It was also VPN mate. They went the whole hog. So a lot of the popular VPN services had to add new hosts and make a lot of changes.
I gave up for a few months early last year/end of year before as gradually everything stopped working.
AndrewP
Striker
I guess if it was done server side then they'd have had visibility of the VPN. No chance of that with this.
pavarotti1980
Striker
recommendations for VPNs for multiple devices? I want to pre-empt the f**king on at the weekend
Yep it definitely was, it was all their own doing.
japs
Striker
They would imo. Nothing worse than messing about for a half decent stream....loads of people don't use kodi...people on here think everyone does.
maygo
Winger
Not on the paid subs. No fannying about, just one click and bosh
PTR
Striker
I pay £20 extra a month for broadband so I can stream
I pay £50 a year for a streaming service so I can watch
I pay £50 for a device
If it was say, £10 a month, I'd just pay it. But it isn't. Its £80. And that's for about 8 SAFC games per year. So its 8 times more than I'd be happy to pay for a quarter of what I want.
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The Ghost of ORR
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There are two elements to this.
One is price. People who stream games that are shown on sky, bt etc are doing so as they do not want to pay for that service. In my opinion that is wrong, but each to their own.
The second element is access to games that are not broadcast on UK TV, such as our away games. This, I fully understand as people do not even have the option to pay for it if they wish to do. However, there are larger factors to take into consideration such as the impact on attendances that open streaming may cause.
One is price. People who stream games that are shown on sky, bt etc are doing so as they do not want to pay for that service. In my opinion that is wrong, but each to their own.
The second element is access to games that are not broadcast on UK TV, such as our away games. This, I fully understand as people do not even have the option to pay for it if they wish to do. However, there are larger factors to take into consideration such as the impact on attendances that open streaming may cause.
It's still massively common, and with the younger generation growing up with it as the norm it's only going to expand.
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