re: ESPN+ and SEC + Disaster i

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I'm convinced that the few who have issues either suffer from user error (or just pure stupidity) or internet issues.

It's easier to blame an app that works for 99% of other people perfectly fine.

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I suspect a lot of the folks who have issues are probably watching on smart TV apps or something where things can get pretty finicky. There are a lot of different ways to watch ESPN streams and some work better than others.

I would also say that “perfectly fine” might be a stretch. I have always been able to get the games to come on eventually but there have been plenty of technical issues with the ESPN app. Particularly around authentication between the ESPN+ and TV provider logins. Usually I’m able to get them resolved by either restarting the app or logging off and logging back in, but if it worked “perfectly fine” this wouldn’t be an issue in the first place.

I’ve also had multiple cases where I got stuck with the “your event is about to begin” screen until I logged out and logged back in. That’s without getting into the stupidity of their branding between SECN+/ESPN+.

The ESPN apps might be functional, but there is a lot of room for improvement.