Pissed off. Why in the world should I,

[rzemanfl]

and I assume many others similarly situated, pay $4.99 out of a limited income to watch tonight's Miami vs. Indiana football game because cable TV has become unaffordable. THE FAT ORANGE NAZI MOTHERFUCKER GETS TO GO TO THE GAME WITH HIS WHOLE ENTOURAGE AND THE CITIZENRY PAYS FOR IT!!!!!!!

[walkingman]

1. I hear ya, it is slowly moving in that direction. As more things move

from OTA to streaming and all the streaming channels raise prices. America seems to be based on just one thing....money.

As far a taxpayer funding the idiot - it is sad. Just last month, like most years since I retired, I had to do a "direct pay" to the IRS to make sure I don't get a penalty for underpayment. It really sucks these days because to be honest I do not like the way my tax dollars are being spent at all. It seems we are funding a government that is totally corrupt at it's core. They don't care about anything but enriching themselves and use their vast power to ensure it stays that way - underfund education, suppress voting, spew hate and bigotry, etc.

Anyway - just to let you know...you are not alone with your frustration.

[rzemanfl]

3. I really wonder about paying taxes to this fascist shitshow. It seems immoral, and/or insane.

Tough times to live through in retirement.

[Jersey Devil]

2. $4.99? Game is on ESPN

I must be missing something.

[rzemanfl]

4. That's fine if you get ESPN.

[Jersey Devil]

12. Didn't know they sell day passes

but found a way to get ESPN and any other station/network you can name for less than $20 per month. I am a Yankee/NY Giants fan who now lives in North Carolina so I had to find a way to watch my teams and have been doing so since I moved here almost 10 years ago.

[rzemanfl]

14. How do you get the signal?

There is nothing here nearly that cheap.

[Jersey Devil]

17. There is a lot available

Don't know how legal it is so I use a VPN, but there are plenty of services that offer all the stations you can handle. I tried a bunch of them until I found a service that was reliable (always there and with minimal buffering, which you are always going to get with those services). I use apollogroup.tv
Every once in a while these services get shut down and you have to get another one but I haven't missed a game that I wanted to see yet.

[rzemanfl]

19. They have a 30-day free trial .

I will try them. MS-Now is a necessity.

[Jersey Devil]

21. I get them all

MSNOW, CNN, BBC, ESPN, any MLB game you want, all the NFL games, even stations from almost any foreign country you want, plus every premium network you can name including HBO, Disney, Netflix, Starz, and on and on.

Try the free trial. The worst that can happen is you get too much buffering for you to handle, which often can be worked out.

[ruet]

5. Some People Don't Have Cable...

and aren't paying $29.99/mo to get ESPN to watch a game that should be on broadcast TV. You can buy a one day pass on Sling for $4.99.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. why should it be on broadcast TV?

[Irish_Dem]

9. Don't they want more people to watch the game?

Or only rich people?

[Polybius]

24. Only rich people have cable?

I never knew I was rich.

[BidenRocks]

35. If you get the service for one thing,

that isn't necessary.
I do not watch network shows, usually less than 10 total.
TNF on Amazon, Peacock, Para+, Sunday ticket,...
The word is VALUE. That's just TV.
Try taking your family to a game and watch a thousand disappear.
Then get some food.

But you can cancel after the game! I find that dishonest.
It's been a good 70 year run with the NFL.
Now let's check out the round ball football! Affordability!

Like Vegas, they don't know when they have peaked.
Look at the attendance numbers for the Giants, Jets, Raiders and Dolphins.
Empty stadiums for home field.

[ruet]

10. Ummmm... So everyone can watch it? -NT-

[rzemanfl]

11. That is exactly what I planned to do because I have Sling.

I may try the Direct TV Free Trial or save it for the Super Bowl. I don't recall using that one.

Cable and Internet here would run around $200 or require a complete swap of equipment.

[Jersey Devil]

13. Super Bowl is on NBC

All you need is a cheap OTA antenna to get networks (unless you are somewhere out in the boondocks).

[rzemanfl]

16. I have tried multiple antennas and none of them have worked.

I am in a large apartment complex with lots of metal and trees. Before cable, the homes in my area had large antennas on towers so the signal must have been weak. The only clear signals I got were from the Home Shopping Network which is just a few miles away,

[Jersey Devil]

18. Different experience

I got one of those plastic antennas you hang on the wall for about $30 from Amazon and pull all the networks plus about 30 other stations from Raleigh, which is about 50 miles away and even some from Charlotte, which is about 200 miles away, far beyond what the antenna is rated for.

[rzemanfl]

20. I am right next to the Gulf of Mexico. Does your location have some altitude?

Are you in a single-family home?

[Jersey Devil]

22. No altitude, eastern NC

Single family home. Sometimes I have to move the antenna around a bit but that seems to do the trick, unless there is really bad weather. The picture is also much better than cable, sharper.

[rzemanfl]

30. The signal where I am seems to be blocked by all the metal and trees.

When I tried those antennas, the picture broke up when the wind moved the tree branches. We had discounted cable as part of the rent until last year.

[Polybius]

25. Get a SuperBox

It's not cheap, but it's a one-time fee, legal, and you get to watch almost anything (no Netflix, Hulu, or streaming services).

https://superboxtv.site/

[rzemanfl]

31. Do you strictly adhere to local and copyright laws like they say you must?

Don't answer me unless you do.

[Polybius]

34. Yes

The only copyright laws I've ever broken was as a youngster was using copied Commodore 64 and Atari disks, and of course Napster and emulated video games in the 90's.

[rzemanfl]

40. You were a youngster later than I was.

I don't need more things to worry about at my age.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. if you can google you can find a way to watch it without paying

[rzemanfl]

8. I have used up free trial offers and don't have VPN.

I will google nonetheless.

[flvegan]

23. If you use Firefox as a browser

they have a free beta experimental VPN that might be available to you. Switch it on and off with a toggle when you want it.

[BlueTsunami2018]

15. Just watch it on a free stream.

You don’t actually have to pay for any of these services.

[Ptah]

26. I'd like a link to a free stream of the championship game.

[BlueTsunami2018]

42. There's a couple ways to do it.

You can sign up for a free trial of DirecTV, Fubo or Hulu, all of which carry ESPN, and then cancel it right after the game or before five days have elapsed.

Or you can find one of the out of country betting sites that carry the stream.

[Ptah]

44. Legitimate answers, BlueTsunami2018.

I think I'll try to find it on am radio.

[rzemanfl]

28. Link?

[Brother Buzz]

38. Here's one. It is tricky to navigate, with a ton of pop-ups, by my son set me up with it and it does work

Also, check out YouTube - More times than not, college games are streamed on YouTube.

https://v2.sportsurge.net/home5/#/groups/0

[rzemanfl]

39. Every time I went to "football" I ended up somewhere that set off

Norton. I will try again later when I have some patience.

[Brother Buzz]

41. That's a scam Norton pop-up window - Close it and keep plugging away - Navigating is tricky but doable

The game will be listed about a half hour before kickoff.

[rzemanfl]

43. After the day I had today I have no patience for scams, or popups.

Not up to anything "tricky" either. I paid the $4.99 and will watch the game even though the orange POS is there.

[Brother Buzz]

46. The game is streaming on YouTube - Easy peasy

Hang on to that Sports Surge link for MLB

[multigraincracker]

27. Watch it for free at the bar and spend the $5. On a beer.

[pfitz59]

29. Support a local business!

I watched the Seahawks Niners game at a bar for the price of a beer!

[rzemanfl]

33. See my post below.

[rzemanfl]

32. I have not had a drink in over 40 years.

Maybe today is a good time for me to start again.

[Ptah]

45. One beer for a two hour game?

[BidenRocks]

36. FUBU is in a pissing contest with NBC.

I will need to switch, maybe to YouTubeTV.
That's still 80+ a month.
NBC. Football and Seth Meyers

[Sneederbunk]

37. Disney owns both ABC and ESPN. They could put in on ABC if they wanted to.