Where to watch in 2021

[Neighborhood Coyote]

I'm also on board with the way they make you watch games being absolutely ridiculous.

If they want to grow the game, allow people to watch it instead of making them have to pay for some stupid packages or jump through hoops.

It's exacerbated this year because of the fox sports deal being all up in the air. Ridiculous.

 

[SpaceCoyote]

An equivalent is this at McDonald’s:

Customer: “I’d like a Big Mac”
Cashier: “Well we have a bundle with two Big Macs, 20 nuggets, and two large fries for $12.99.”
Customer: “How much for just one Big Mac?”
Cashier: “Sorry, we don’t sell them individually.”

Let us buy the damn Big Mac on its own.

The be fair the NHL.tv subscription did offer a cheaper price for only watching one team's game's compared to all of them last season. But I do agree the league is behind the time in other aspects, the fact that there is no 4k offering in 2020 is pathetic.

 

[cromag27]

fsn is now available on dish as well. sinclair has indicated they want fsn to be offered as a standalone, but who knows how long that will be.

edit: two dish reps lied to me. they still don’t have a contract with sinclair. directv only.

 

[LuckyNumber11]

I wonder how much sinclair would charge for FSN as a standalone subscription. I would imagine they would stand to make an insane amount even if they just asked for $5 a month for it. I pay 5 a month for peacock so I really would hope that it's not more than that but these sinclair guys seem like greedy ass holes

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I wonder how much sinclair would charge for FSN as a standalone subscription. I would imagine they would stand to make an insane amount even if they just asked for $5 a month for it. I pay 5 a month for peacock so I really would hope that it's not more than that but these sinclair guys seem like greedy ass holes

They are indeed. I'm guessing the standalone FSNs will be a premium, likely over $10/mo, more towards the $20 mark.

 

[moosemeister]

VPN/DNS with an Apple TV and NBA league pass did not blackout the suns game for me, which was on Fox Sports.

sounds like this will be working with the Coyotes but I will report back come game day

NHL TV + VPN - $33 a month

 

[Jormungandr]

VPN/DNS with an Apple TV and NBA league pass did not blackout the suns game for me, which was on Fox Sports.

sounds like this will be working with the Coyotes but I will report back come game day

NHL TV + VPN - $33 a month

NHL TV + VPN is what I’ve been doing for last 6 years or so and it’s always worked fine.

 

[moosemeister]

NHL TV + VPN is what I’ve been doing for last 6 years or so and it’s always worked fine.

Sick! I’m excited. I was tempted to do ATT TV but I didn’t feel like shelling out an extra $50 a month when I was only gonna to watch the Coyotes. (I don’t watch cable).

I’m so excited this avenue seems to be working flawlessly! And I’ll get every other game in the league.

 

[Jormungandr]

Sick! I’m excited. I was tempted to do ATT TV but I didn’t feel like shelling out an extra $50 a month when I was only gonna to watch the Coyotes. (I don’t watch cable).

I’m so excited this avenue seems to be working flawlessly! And I’ll get every other game in the league.

Yeah, I watch a ton of games other than coyotes games and even give my account info to my brother and sister and we all watch simultaneously with no issues.

 

[moosemeister]

Yeah, I watch a ton of games other than coyotes games and even give my account info to my brother and sister and we all watch simultaneously with no issues.

That’s dope. Thank you for that info

 

[Canis Latrans]

Yeah, I watch a ton of games other than coyotes games and even give my account info to my brother and sister and we all watch simultaneously with no issues.

Do you all live in the same area? I'm curious if this would work for my brother and I since I'm overseas and he's not. I've once in a while had issues with my setup detecting me being logged in elsewhere when I switch from say watching on the PC to chromecasting to the TV via my phone app.

 

[Jormungandr]

Do you all live in the same area? I'm curious if this would work for my brother and I since I'm overseas and he's not. I've once in a while had issues with my setup detecting me being logged in elsewhere when I switch from say watching on the PC to chromecasting to the TV via my phone app.

We do now, but not in the past. We watched, simultaneously, as far as 1600 miles apart.

 

[HanzalSoHotRightNow]

VPN/DNS with an Apple TV and NBA league pass did not blackout the suns game for me, which was on Fox Sports.

sounds like this will be working with the Coyotes but I will report back come game day

NHL TV + VPN - $33 a month

what VPN do you use

 

[RemoAZ]

Proton VPN has a free option if you guys are looking for one.

 

[moosemeister]

what VPN do you use

Unlocator.

I use the VPN for my computer. I use the Smart DNS for my Apple TV.

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

Made sure my vpn set up was working last night... Let me just say that if you're having issues with it, it can be a frustrating pain. But, I got it ready for this season!

First time trying this whole setup since I used to just pay for the streaming (which is stupidly not an option now), will update with results.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Interesting article in today's WSJ on the RSNs moving to streaming.

BLUF: "Sinclair’s goal is to make regional channels’ existing Bally Sports streaming apps—which can be accessed by people with a pay-TV subscription—available to cord-cutters"

Sinclair plans to launch streaming subscriptions sometime in 2022. "Pricing has yet to be decided for Sinclair’s regional sports networks, but analysts and industry experts estimate an individual channel with live games could cost $30 or more a month."

NBCUniversal Explores Streaming Its Sports Channels or Selling Them Off

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I'm not paying 30 bucks a month to Sinclair for anything.

Coyotes radio, here I come.

 

[MIGs Dog]

I'm not paying 30 bucks a month to Sinclair for anything.

Coyotes radio, here I come.

It's a good deal IMO. You won't be paying for just Coyotes hockey, but everything the channel offers. It's a godsend for cord-cutters.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Details on Bally Sports streaming are out, and $23 per month is the price being quoted. If all you watch is the Coyotes, then the cost is going up from NHL.TV. But if you also watch the Dbacks and Suns it's a good deal. If you have access to all of the markets Bally Sports covers, it's a smoking deal.

"The plan is to launch in the first half of 2022.” Which means this might not be in place for next hockey season...well that sucks.





Sinclair Aiming for $23/Month Streaming Plan for Bally Sports in 2022 | Cord Cutters News

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

Details on Bally Sports streaming are out, and $23 per month is the price being quoted. If all you watch is the Coyotes, then the cost is going up from NHL.TV. But if you also watch the Dbacks and Suns it's a good deal. If you have access to all of the markets Bally Sports covers, it's a smoking deal.

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Sinclair Aiming for $23/Month Streaming Plan for Bally Sports in 2022 | Cord Cutters News

Seems like a step in the right direction for me haha. I did the whole "get NHLtv subscription and a VPN" deal for this last season and it could be a pain in the ass sometimes when my computer didn't want to cooperate with that whole vpn business. Also, the national games were just impossible (which I find utterly stupid).

If the price for Ballysports was a bit lower, it would be a no brainer to me to switch. However, at this price point it's debatable if the (hopeful) convenience would be worth the extra money. I haven't really done the math and how much it would REALLY cost me, but I like having the option at least.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Seems like a step in the right direction for me haha. I did the whole "get NHLtv subscription and a VPN" deal for this last season and it could be a pain in the ass sometimes when my computer didn't want to cooperate with that whole vpn business. Also, the national games were just impossible (which I find utterly stupid).

If the price for Ballysports was a bit lower, it would be a no brainer to me to switch. However, at this price point it's debatable if the (hopeful) convenience would be worth the extra money. I haven't really done the math and how much it would REALLY cost me, but I like having the option at least.

Barely more than the cost of a beer and a hot dog at the game.

 

[moosemeister]

Not a bad deal, but I think I’ll stick to NHL tv and a DNS. I don’t care about the DBacks until October and I’d rather watch other NHL games than the Suns

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

Barely more than the cost of a beer and a hot dog at the game.

Touché! True true. You work for Bally's or something?? Jk, haha!

 

[Matias Maccete]

At that price point? Woof.