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re: NBC Sports Gold Worth Every Penny
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:03 pm to bbap
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:03 pm to bbap
I mean, setting aside my grievances for a second, I'm paying 50 dollars more for what I had last year plus some clips and archived games and shite.
I'm sure some people will use that, but it's probably nothing I couldn't get elsewhere. I highly suspect 100% of the purpose behind the "extras" was to soften the blow for making you pay for something you got for no extra charge last season. The real reason, of course, is NBC deciding it wasn't cashing in enough on a growing interest in the US, not the additional content.
But we're rehashing the same stuff. Honestly, if they'd let me pay 50 bucks for the same shite last year through my cable provider (like Sunday Ticket or the like), they can save their bonus content.
I'm sure some people will use that, but it's probably nothing I couldn't get elsewhere. I highly suspect 100% of the purpose behind the "extras" was to soften the blow for making you pay for something you got for no extra charge last season. The real reason, of course, is NBC deciding it wasn't cashing in enough on a growing interest in the US, not the additional content.
But we're rehashing the same stuff. Honestly, if they'd let me pay 50 bucks for the same shite last year through my cable provider (like Sunday Ticket or the like), they can save their bonus content.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 3:05 pm
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:09 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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inferior product
You mean the EPL?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:11 pm to Mr Personality
Bantz
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:18 pm to Mr Personality
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:33 pm to Mr Personality
You never disappoint.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:28 pm to bbap
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yeah that's a fair argument. I guess they figure these days most people either have apple tv, roku, amazon fire tv, etc etc.
I have an Amazon Firestick, is that different than Fire TV?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:53 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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Bc the original product was free
Pretty sure you still needed a cable subscription in order to watch things on Live Extra last season.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 5:31 pm to mynamebowl
So if I pay for this, will the gold channels be available on direct tv to just watch normally?
I don't stream anything other than Netflix. If I can't simply watch on direct tv or DVR I just don't care enough to watch.
I don't stream anything other than Netflix. If I can't simply watch on direct tv or DVR I just don't care enough to watch.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 8/17/17 at 5:48 pm to St Augustine
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So if I pay for this, will the gold channels be available on direct tv to just watch normally?
I don't stream anything other than Netflix. If I can't simply watch on direct tv or DVR I just don't care enough to watch.
It's not available through your cable provider so you have to stream it through a device. This is why I was wondering if the fire stick worked for this. Would much rather watch on my Sharp Aquos than an iPad.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 5:49 pm to etm512
quote:Yes. The Amazon Fire TV is infinitely better than the Amazon Fire Stick.
I have an Amazon Firestick, is that different than Fire TV?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 5:54 pm to etm512
A firestick would work but if it was me I'd upgrade to the fire tv.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 6:23 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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All it does is push people to find other means of watching games either for free or much cheaper
Yep
Posted on 8/17/17 at 6:25 pm to oauron
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Pretty sure you still needed a cable subscription in order to watch things on Live Extra last season.
And that cable subscription included things that now cost 50 bucks to stream.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 6:50 pm to etm512
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It's not available through your cable provider so you have to stream it through a device. This is why I was wondering if the fire stick worked for this. Would much rather watch on my Sharp Aquos than an iPad.
Thanks etm.
Yeah that sucks. I'll just watch what NBC puts on TV.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 4:33 am to Tigerfan7218
quote:my god you have never studied psychology
Just because you're paying for it doesn't make the product worse
Posted on 8/18/17 at 7:56 am to bbap
Thanks guys. I'm not as educated on this stuff as I used to be 
Posted on 8/18/17 at 1:04 pm to etm512
Another thing is, with data caps being the norm for American ISP's. This really fricks the consumer over forcing them to stream matches not on tv. So in theory you have to pay for tv, pay extra for their streaming service and then put a dent into your data cap.
That's some bullshite, if I'm going to eat into my data cap ill find a much more cost effective way of doing it.
That's some bullshite, if I'm going to eat into my data cap ill find a much more cost effective way of doing it.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 3:53 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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That's some bullshite, if I'm going to eat into my data cap ill find a much more cost effective way of doing it.
You go gurl
Posted on 8/18/17 at 4:27 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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Another thing is, with data caps being the norm for American ISP's.
Sounds like you're on some broke boi internet.
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