DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, Sundancer said: That's just for Thursday Night Football. This week is NFL Network only. I believe you can stream it to your phone using the NFL app and watch the ball as a pixel but don't take my word for that. The $15 for Sling Blue for a month seems a low price to watch on my TV. I pay for the same reasons I pay for music. I'm not on a high horse here. I've viewed pirated content before. But it's not right so I try to avoid it unless I suddenly find myself unable to see a game and can't find an alternative. This thread was meant to give people a heads up to alternatives. living in the south leaves me no choice. I'm going to watch my bills and I see no reason to pay if I don't have to. I'm sure they wont miss that little chump change I'm saving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Buffalo Dude said: Most weeks the NFL Network games are also available on another channel (Fox?). Is that not happening this Saturday? 2 hours ago, Sundancer said: Only in the local markets. What really stinks is that Rochester and Syracuse were considered "local" markets for blackouts back when they blacked out games if they weren't sold out, but were not considered local markets for carrying games. Believe the blackout radius was 90 miles, the radius for carrying games was 60 miles. Sling TV is $15 a month, but they’re offering 40% off the first month. That means it will cost you $9 and you can cancel after that. You’ll need to choose the blue package.was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: Wouldn't the app detect where you are and if not New England/Buffalo fail? Typically yes. That said, if you have a VPN service they usually have a phone app. You can use that to spoof your location I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, BigBuff423 said: I will double-check when I get home, but I don't think that's accurate because I've been prompted by Prime to watch other games. However, since I'm not positive I won't say definitively. If I can remember, I'll look tonight and update this post with new information. Best of luck regardless! From this link at Amazon, it looks like they just show Thursdays, NFL Network shows its other ones only itself. I found this on other sites too. https://www.amazon.com/primeinsider/video/tnf-schedule.html 3 minutes ago, Steve O said: What really stinks is that Rochester and Syracuse were considered "local" markets for blackouts back when they blacked out games if they weren't sold out, but were not considered local markets for carrying games. Believe the blackout radius was 90 miles, the radius for carrying games was 60 miles. Sling TV is $15 a month, but they’re offering 40% off the first month. That means it will cost you $9 and you can cancel after that. You’ll need to choose the blue package.was Sling Orange base price is $15 but it doesn't have NFL Network. You need to get Sling Blue for $25 and with the discount it's $15. I almost made that mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Well, I've got my cell phone and the yahoo sports app, so I can get it on my phone. Any of you techno-wizards out there know how to hook up your cel phone to the TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 How stupid. Why tuck away on cable TV a game featuring old guard vs new with the division on the line? Especially at a time no other games are being played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Kelly the Dog said: Why would Fox carry an AFC game to begin with? CBS and Fox do cross-flex games sometimes and carry a game from the other conference. Also, NBC in my area is showing LA Rams at SF this Saturday, in addition to NFL Network. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc11 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 hours ago, ArtVandalay said: Yahoo will be streaming it as they do all national televised games. But i think only on mobile devices -- you could always screen mirror to your TV. Or go to any sports bar. Don't they usually block it from being able to be screen mirrored? I know through verizon on the NFL app they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, TigerJ said: Well, I've got my cell phone and the yahoo sports app, so I can get it on my phone. Any of you techno-wizards out there know how to hook up your cel phone to the TV? https://store.google.com/us/product/chromecast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve O said: What really stinks is that Rochester and Syracuse were considered "local" markets for blackouts back when they blacked out games if they weren't sold out, but were not considered local markets for carrying games. Believe the blackout radius was 90 miles, the radius for carrying games was 60 miles. I was watching football on a Sunday on NBC in the late 80's in Rochester. The Bills were the late, 4 PM game. The first game ran late, and NBC there was not allowed to switch to the start of the Bills game, since Rochester is considered a secondary market. In Buffalo, NBC switched. I was furious. Edited December 17, 2019 by egd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, egd said: What is the replacement for reddit? My friend said to go to the reddit site and it redirects you there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: My friend said to go to the reddit site and it redirects you there. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Fred Slacks said: The NFL app on your phone. Should work. I think you have to use cellular data and thus it doesn’t mirror to tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Slacks Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 31 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: I think you have to use cellular data and thus it doesn’t mirror to tv Sorry I’m out of state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, Fred Slacks said: Sorry I’m out of state Same. I subscribe to Sunday ticket, game pass Hulu and amazon prime. Yet there is still a game I can’t fricken watch wothout one more hoop to jump through. It’s irritating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandalay Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: I think you have to use cellular data and thus it doesn’t mirror to tv Screen mirror and using cell data have nothing to do with one another. You connect to the TV with Bluetooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, TigerJ said: Well, I've got my cell phone and the yahoo sports app, so I can get it on my phone. Any of you techno-wizards out there know how to hook up your cel phone to the TV? You could but it would be a terrible image because of the resolution change. 32 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Same. I subscribe to Sunday ticket, game pass Hulu and amazon prime. Yet there is still a game I can’t fricken watch wothout one more hoop to jump through. It’s irritating 100000% The NFL knows how to maximize its revenue with all these deals. 8 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said: Screen mirror and using cell data have nothing to do with one another. You connect to the TV with Bluetooth. It will be a terrible viewing experience. Edited December 17, 2019 by Sundancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 hours ago, chaccof said: I screwed up and signed up to serve at 5:30 Mass this Saturday. I was going to try to get a sub but felt like that might be a bad omen. I wonder if I can rig up a small ear piece and feed the Sirius XM feed while at Mass? call in sick with a fever of 103 ... then by a MIRACLE you sere better by 8 PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandalay Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sundancer said: You could but it would be a terrible image because of the resolution change. 100000% The NFL knows how to maximize its revenue with all these deals. It will be a terrible viewing experience. How would it be terrible? With 4G LTE i stream HD with zero issues. And i just have Metro that rides on TMobile cheap cheap. Obviously it's not the same as TV quality from satellite or fios but he's already short on options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said: How would it be terrible? With 4G LTE i stream HD with zero issues. And i just have Metro that rides on TMobile cheap cheap. Obviously it's not the same as TV quality from satellite or fios but he's already short on options. Blowing up the image from your phone to your TV will not yield an acceptable result. Try it out. Maybe you'll be OK with it but I'd be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said: Screen mirror and using cell data have nothing to do with one another. You connect to the TV with Bluetooth. For streaming video? Good luck AirPlay is absolutely WiFi as is chromcast, as are most smart tv mirriorung native apps. News to me Bluetooth has the continuous bandwidth to support streaming video well. You might want to patent that. Most of the attempts out out there are clunky and low resolution jittery buffering trash. But it sounds like you’re on to something! Edited December 17, 2019 by Over 29 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: A friend of mine has told me that the replacement for Reddit is very reliable and great picture quality too. I used it on the plane last week when Southwest's Free TV yakked. Awesome picture quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: I dont, AirPlay is absolutely WiFi as is chromcast, as are most smart tv mirriorung native apps. News to me Bluetooth has the continuous bandwidth to support streaming video well. You might want to patent that. Most of the attempt out out there are clunky Bandwidth to screen mirror will probably be OK. Quality, I suspect, will be abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, TigerJ said: Well, I've got my cell phone and the yahoo sports app, so I can get it on my phone. Any of you techno-wizards out there know how to hook up your cel phone to the TV? ZFKJERS 3 in 1 Phone to HDMI Cable, Mirroring Cellphone Screen to TV/Projector/Monitor Adapter, 1080P Resolution for iOS and Android Devices (Gold) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NCFZ9GG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DDs-Db7DXEF76 I’ve got a similar cable and it works great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Sundancer said: Bandwidth to screen mirror will probably be OK. Quality, I suspect, will be abysmal. Maybe 3.0 and beyond. Bandwidth is typically a key driver of video quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) I asked this in the Map thread but haven't an answer yet. What local Buffalo Network is the game on? I get Buffalo's CBS, NBC and FOX but not ABC from my "provider". I would like to watch the local feed over the NFLN feed. Was informed it's on ABC. I'll use the CBS from Boston as a backup if needed. Edited December 17, 2019 by ColoradoBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoRN Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Being in Wyoming, it's rare that I don't have to stream the game. Best options have been to either catch a stream posted on Facebook, or go to WeakSpell and mirror to the big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stosh64 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I asked this in the Map thread but haven't an answer yet. What local Buffalo Network is the game on? I get Buffalo's CBS, NBC and FOX but not ABC from my "provider". I would like to watch the local feed over the NFLN feed. Sorry to say its on local ABC channel 7 (WKBW) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFreeman22 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Steve O said: What really stinks is that Rochester and Syracuse were considered "local" markets for blackouts back when they blacked out games if they weren't sold out, but were not considered local markets for carrying games. Believe the blackout radius was 90 miles, the radius for carrying games was 60 miles. So they've had training camp in Rochester for 20 years and they won't simulcast the game in the Rochester area??? asinine. I have a friend in LeRoy which is about 10 - 15 miles closer to roch than buff, but they get the buffalo stations on their sat package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I asked this in the Map thread but haven't an answer yet. What local Buffalo Network is the game on? I get Buffalo's CBS, NBC and FOX but not ABC from my "provider". I would like to watch the local feed over the NFLN feed. Was informed it's on ABC. I'll use the CBS from Boston as a backup if needed. I was sure this weeks map said it. I credited DaBillsFan ..... for his link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, stosh64 said: Sorry to say its on local ABC channel 7 (WKBW) Thanks Stosh that's what I heard. I like to have a backup station in case I have issues with my "provider" NFLN feed. I'll use the Boston CBS feed (which is weird that it's on CBS in Boston and ABC in Buffalo) as a backup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Maybe 3.0 and beyond. Bandwidth is typically a key driver of video quality If your phone screen is lower res than the TV, even assuming zero bandwidth issues, a compression software will expand the output stream from the phone and double or more each pixel, which will blur edges and make the video look blocky. I am curious to hear a review though, as I've not done this in a few years. Edited December 17, 2019 by Sundancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 The NFL Fantasy App let's you watch select games. On your phone, but it's better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Sundancer said: If your phone screen is lower res than the TV, even assuming zero bandwidth issues, a compression software will expand the output stream from the phone and double or more each pixel, which will blur edges and make the video look blocky. I am curious to hear a review though, as I've not done this in a few years. I’m sure your right about the up conversion issue. Im also of the opinion Bluetooth streaming in general isn’t ‘worked out’ yet. Frquenly used for steaming audio, rarely used for streaming video. Maybe on the latest top end stufff it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 the map thread now has the 2 tv stations listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: I’m sure your right about the up conversion issue. Im also of the opinion Bluetooth streaming in general isn’t ‘worked out’ yet. Frquenly used for steaming audio, rarely used for streaming video. Maybe on the latest top end stufff it works. Yeah. I've streamed from Bluetooth for still images with great results. Anything else has been laggy and poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandalay Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: For streaming video? Good luck AirPlay is absolutely WiFi as is chromcast, as are most smart tv mirriorung native apps. News to me Bluetooth has the continuous bandwidth to support streaming video well. You might want to patent that. Most of the attempts out out there are clunky and low resolution jittery buffering trash. But it sounds like you’re on to something! Maybe it was through wifi signal then when i did it in a pinch, but i can tell you with certainty I've mirrored to a tv on cell data and it wasn't that bad, not HD but not horrible. Or you watch it on your phone HD... Regardless it's certainly an option for someone where the alternative is no game or radio. Personally I'd just go to a sports bar/restaurant bar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 hours ago, JMF2006 said: You can still do it It might make you very unpopular and lead to a period of incarceration though I have heard some prisons have NFL network. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 hours ago, dneveu said: Will it be on locally in Massachusetts? Gonna be in hostile territory for this one... yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said: Maybe it was through wifi signal then when i did it in a pinch, but i can tell you with certainty I've mirrored to a tv on cell data and it wasn't that bad, not HD but not horrible. Or you watch it on your phone HD... Regardless it's certainly an option for someone where the alternative is no game or radio. Personally I'd just go to a sports bar/restaurant bar. Well if ur buyin’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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