CharasLazyWrister
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Not sure how NESN gets away with in your world. If their product was decent, I’d be with you. But they’re shameless money grubbers as much as these corporations just on a smaller scale.
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Not sure how NESN gets away with in your world. If their product was decent, I’d be with you. But they’re shameless money grubbers as much as these corporations just on a smaller scale.
CharasLazyWrister
Registered User
From the provider standpoint, it’s sort of ridiculous how obvious it is that they’ve bought out all of our federal representatives.
I moved into an apartment in 2020 and had a choice of three different providers. Price was “reasonable” for all three. Then, in 2022, the owner of the complex (Avalon) announces that the only option for internet and cable is now Verizon and that the fee is to be paid directly to the building monthly.
How that isn’t immediately deemed the most blatant violation of antitrust law, I do not know. At some point, these corporations don’t have any more market share to bleed dry and the only option is to monopolize. We need government to combat the problem but it isn’t much use when bribery has essentially been legalized.
I moved into an apartment in 2020 and had a choice of three different providers. Price was “reasonable” for all three. Then, in 2022, the owner of the complex (Avalon) announces that the only option for internet and cable is now Verizon and that the fee is to be paid directly to the building monthly.
How that isn’t immediately deemed the most blatant violation of antitrust law, I do not know. At some point, these corporations don’t have any more market share to bleed dry and the only option is to monopolize. We need government to combat the problem but it isn’t much use when bribery has essentially been legalized.
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My mom moved into elderly housing a few years ago and I didn’t believe her when she said Comcast was the only option for cable there.
I was wrong but situations like this are wronger!
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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BigGoalBrad
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I got stuck paying for both directv and Fubo with the ESPN blackout but it’s really nice to bring your streaming anywhere and not have it glued to your residence. Can throw the smart phone in the handsfree holder and not miss games when in the car as well.
I have directv stream and EarthLink for internet under $200. EarthLink is way better than Verizon even though it’s their service. Would look into that combo.
KnightofBoston
Registered User
I keep looking for a reason to pay to watch bruins games
And everytime I just get a reason to keep pirating streams. The weird porn pop ups and occasional freeze ups are worth it. Ps vue used to freeze all the time and spectrum would always give me oh gee shucks thems the breaks responses when I’d come home and my dvr was black for 2 hours where the game should have been
And everytime I just get a reason to keep pirating streams. The weird porn pop ups and occasional freeze ups are worth it. Ps vue used to freeze all the time and spectrum would always give me oh gee shucks thems the breaks responses when I’d come home and my dvr was black for 2 hours where the game should have been
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The biggest problem I have with streaming is that I often don’t watch games in real time. I like the convenience of the DVR that cable provides.
northeastern
Registered User
I've used YouTube TV for a while, once yttv and NESN broke up I tried paying for the nesn app, it was a horrible experience at absurd prices. Pirating makes the most sense... it works well >90% of the time and I don't need to spend $15 a month for a inferior experience.
I have the middle tier specifically for NESN. If they push it to the higher plan i will literally just cancel cable and find…other ways wink wink to watch the games.
You can watch games on demand on Hulu....they just don't carry all the games
Don't get me started about blackouts .... My RedWing friends can't watch any games except for national broadcast and I miss the four Bruins/Wings games each season....
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Ludwig Fell Down
Registered User
Billionaires fighting with one another, part 9,427.
Since I got Hulu+ with ESPN+, I watch fewer Bruins games and more out of town games. Each year I have about 8-10 teams on my watch list and otherwise look for good matchups. I almost never watch an entire game, but it's good to have options to see entertaining hockey. I usually work out during the 2nd period of a game, and then will put a game or 2 on in the 3rd and/or watch the first period of a west coast matchup while working on my laptop.
On a related note, @Fenway do Red Sox games on NESN have the same lack of quality issues as Bruins games? If so I never hear about them.
Since I got Hulu+ with ESPN+, I watch fewer Bruins games and more out of town games. Each year I have about 8-10 teams on my watch list and otherwise look for good matchups. I almost never watch an entire game, but it's good to have options to see entertaining hockey. I usually work out during the 2nd period of a game, and then will put a game or 2 on in the 3rd and/or watch the first period of a west coast matchup while working on my laptop.
On a related note, @Fenway do Red Sox games on NESN have the same lack of quality issues as Bruins games? If so I never hear about them.
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I did not have cable from 2015-2021. I was able to get streams on Reddit or would jump between free trials for the playoffs. Since then I use my borthers Fubo.
For me alot changes when lucic left.
But also my kids were young. I jumped back into the Sox the past few years when my kids started playing (mostly radio) and I hope to get more into the B's this year. I have more free time at night now haha. Plus I am not getting up at 5am to commute. But I agree, the product is not the same as 2008-2013.
HustleB
Cautiously Optimistic
I cut the cord and still pay more than that when you add in NESN 360, Netflix, Prime, and Hulu Live.
There is no good path.
Still, I blame most of these issues on NESN. They have negotiated themselves off of so many platforms that it becomes hard to believe it's always the other guy. We were quite happy when NESN was still on YouTubeTV.
Ace0813
Bleed Black & Gold
My only gripe with YTTV was the immense delay it had. My phone would blow up with Twitter notifications about 60 seconds before it hit our "live" feed.
HustleB
Cautiously Optimistic
I forgot about that but you are absolutely right. I had to shut off my phone during big games.
Morris Wanchuk
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I added MAX which has the TNT games, not a great solution but still less having ESPN+, MAX and Fubo than having Xfinity and 80 channels I don't watch.
smithformeragent
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I have Xfinity and NESN still exists right now anyway!
Donnie Shulzhoffer
Rocket Surgery
Expiration kicks in midnight tonight.I have Xfinity and NESN still exists right now anyway!
Damn, first thing I did this morning was flip to NESN hahaha. Tomorrow it is!
No way a deal gets done at the deadline.
Im guessing NESN wants alot.
This is the first year I havent even wanted to watch a pre season game, so maybe I wont miss it?
Im guessing NESN wants alot.
This is the first year I havent even wanted to watch a pre season game, so maybe I wont miss it?
