What a Tuel Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I tried searching but could not find a relevant topic. I am done with spectrum. Below are the details but straight to the point. How do you all watch the games? Is there a good service out there that includes the Bills games? I've tried an antenna but out here in Gasport, I just don't seem to get a good signal. I'd love to just cancel this package and just buy a service for the few months football is on and then cancel. Redzone isn't super necessary but would like it. Maybe I should try the Ticket? My issues: First I talked to someone to get the "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" package which they told me would include NFL Network and Redzone (it does not include Redzone). So I call back (on hold forever) and they tell me no, Redzone is in the "Sports Package" for $5.00 more a month (what the heck its only $5.00). Most recently though, I found that even though I have "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" and the "Sports package" I do not get ESPN. I need to subscribe to the "Spectrum Silver" plan to get ESPN for $40.00 more a month to get that. Then the issues with the app (I don't have the cable box and just use the app). During the bills games specifically the app pixelates constantly, almost making the game unwatchable. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, or any other streaming service works flawlessly on my internet and TVs. Spectrum says "That's weird" and that is the extent of help in resolving the issue. Every time I boot up the app, I get errors, or channels are unavailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny33 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 NFL Game Pass using a German VPN 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) I’m local. I use YoutubeTV and am very satisfied. Edited October 13, 2020 by Bangarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Sunday Ticket via DirecTV. If you go that route, buckle in because their customer service is beyond brutal. After 14 years I'd call it an abusive relationship. Edited October 13, 2020 by BillnutinHouston 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 nice, I grew up in Gasport... went to the Roy-Hart school district from kindergarten through 6th grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Verizon Fios here, so most of the games are on local TV. You could check out my thread on using CBS All Access.... https://www.twobillsdrive.com/community/topic/227340-remote-viewing-of-games-using-google-chrome-with-geo-locating-and-cbs-all-access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) How do I watch the game? Often, like this: Edited October 13, 2020 by ChevyVanMiller 3 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What a Tuel Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Verizon Fios here, so most of the games are on local TV. You could check out my thread on using CBS All Access.... https://www.twobillsdrive.com/community/topic/227340-remote-viewing-of-games-using-google-chrome-with-geo-locating-and-cbs-all-access Thank you all for the suggestions, I will check them out! For this one, what do you do for the Bills games not on CBS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, BillnutinHouston said: Sunday Ticket via DirecTV. If you go that route, buckle in because their customer service is beyond brutal. After 14 years I'd call it an abusive relationship. We have UVerse and DTV for Sunday Ticket. We pay roughly the GDP of Ecuador, I believe, and my wife is not unaware of this budget item. She does the books, and feels she should be able to retire at some point. I think she’s just being silly! DTV only takes calls from people who want to buy MORE. God help you if you actually need “service”. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 One of our board members turned me onto sportztv for like $8 a month and it’s amazing. All sports, PPV’s and just regular local tv all across the world including the US. To be honest I use it all the time for all kinda tv not just bills games (I’m out of market) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What a Tuel Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, Bangarang said: I’m local. I use YoutubeTV and am very satisfied. I assume the local games don't get blacked out or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 DTV Sunday Ticket. I’ve never paid full price, and I’d estimate that I’ve gotten it for free 95% of the time since 2007. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 DTV Sunday Ticket. I’ve paid $340 for the last 3 years. $100, $240, $O I watch with my 👀 on 📺 or iPhone 📱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I wouldn't be so quick to blame the Spectrum app for the sport feed pixelation. The local station feeds have been brutal...often losing the picture completely. Yesterday, for example, WIVB lost the Raiders v KC game. I have a backup antenna and the game was lost there as well. I have the NFL app on my TV and was surprised that I was able to watch RedZone through the app. (No games since I don't have Game Pass.) So I watched some Red Zone and some of the Steelers game on Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, What a Tuel said: I tried searching but could not find a relevant topic. I am done with spectrum. Below are the details but straight to the point. How do you all watch the games? Is there a good service out there that includes the Bills games? I've tried an antenna but out here in Gasport, I just don't seem to get a good signal. I'd love to just cancel this package and just buy a service for the few months football is on and then cancel. Redzone isn't super necessary but would like it. Maybe I should try the Ticket? My issues: First I talked to someone to get the "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" package which they told me would include NFL Network and Redzone (it does not include Redzone). So I call back (on hold forever) and they tell me no, Redzone is in the "Sports Package" for $5.00 more a month (what the heck its only $5.00). Most recently though, I found that even though I have "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" and the "Sports package" I do not get ESPN. I need to subscribe to the "Spectrum Silver" plan to get ESPN for $40.00 more a month to get that. Then the issues with the app (I don't have the cable box and just use the app). During the bills games specifically the app pixelates constantly, almost making the game unwatchable. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, or any other streaming service works flawlessly on my internet and TVs. Spectrum says "That's weird" and that is the extent of help in resolving the issue. Every time I boot up the app, I get errors, or channels are unavailable. The largest contingent of people that I tailgate with is from Middleport and they watch the games in one of their garages. Pretty close to the fire hall. You should just go there and watch it and enjoy a Scapelliti sausage or two. Just tell them you know me and show them your most recent covid test. It's the garage with the red shovel leaning against the side cuz they aren't allowed to use the indoor bathroom on gameday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Local, AT&T watch tv (old direcTV now) streaming. Used to be a better deal years ago prices kept going up but I'm grandfathered in an old package with lots of channels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, What a Tuel said: I assume the local games don't get blacked out or anything? Correct. No contracts so you can cancel at anytime and there are no taxes and fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, ny33 said: NFL Game Pass using a German VPN I finally dumped DTV after 10 years. I switched to Private VPN and Gamepass and it works like a charm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Sunday Ticket via the internet. No DirectTV signal available where my house is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronthebaron Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 The next two games can be viewed on the official nfl app for free. You could probably cast it to a tv or just watch on your phone. There are, of course, many sites where you can watch for free, I won’t violate TOS and list them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I drink alone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Sunday ticket "student" version... only $99! Working perfectly. If you don't have a kid in college, find one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornAgainBillsFan Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I live in Virginia. Reddit was a Godsend, up until this year. Have yet to find a decent replacement. So I go to a local sports bar, and put the owner's kids through college. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Through reading the calm, logical thought out comments In the game day thread.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobills404 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, BornAgainBillsFan said: I live in Virginia. Reddit was a Godsend, up until this year. Have yet to find a decent replacement. So I go to a local sports bar, and put the owner's kids through college. The nfl streams subreddit moved their streams over to nflbite.com after it got banned. I've used it for all 4 of our games as well as probably a dozen other games this year and have had zero issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 With the antenna, what was your setup? Did you try adding a pre-amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 with my eyes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 8 hours ago, What a Tuel said: I tried searching but could not find a relevant topic. I am done with spectrum. Below are the details but straight to the point. How do you all watch the games? Is there a good service out there that includes the Bills games? I've tried an antenna but out here in Gasport, I just don't seem to get a good signal. I'd love to just cancel this package and just buy a service for the few months football is on and then cancel. Redzone isn't super necessary but would like it. Maybe I should try the Ticket? My issues: First I talked to someone to get the "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" package which they told me would include NFL Network and Redzone (it does not include Redzone). So I call back (on hold forever) and they tell me no, Redzone is in the "Sports Package" for $5.00 more a month (what the heck its only $5.00). Most recently though, I found that even though I have "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" and the "Sports package" I do not get ESPN. I need to subscribe to the "Spectrum Silver" plan to get ESPN for $40.00 more a month to get that. Then the issues with the app (I don't have the cable box and just use the app). During the bills games specifically the app pixelates constantly, almost making the game unwatchable. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, or any other streaming service works flawlessly on my internet and TVs. Spectrum says "That's weird" and that is the extent of help in resolving the issue. Every time I boot up the app, I get errors, or channels are unavailable. I have spectrum and have tons of issues with the app since covid started. Worked fine until the end of February, now it buffers a lot, gets blurry for a while. Just a PITA to use and watch. Like you Netflix, Hulu and every other streaming service works fine except for spectrum app. For Bills games I use an antenna. Maybe you can get one of the more powerful antennas. My brother has a similar issue and he usually watches on the yahoo sports app on his phone or streams it on his laptop to the tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 8 hours ago, What a Tuel said: I tried searching but could not find a relevant topic. I am done with spectrum. Below are the details but straight to the point. How do you all watch the games? Is there a good service out there that includes the Bills games? I've tried an antenna but out here in Gasport, I just don't seem to get a good signal. I'd love to just cancel this package and just buy a service for the few months football is on and then cancel. Redzone isn't super necessary but would like it. Maybe I should try the Ticket? My issues: First I talked to someone to get the "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" package which they told me would include NFL Network and Redzone (it does not include Redzone). So I call back (on hold forever) and they tell me no, Redzone is in the "Sports Package" for $5.00 more a month (what the heck its only $5.00). Most recently though, I found that even though I have "Spectrum Silver Lifestyle" and the "Sports package" I do not get ESPN. I need to subscribe to the "Spectrum Silver" plan to get ESPN for $40.00 more a month to get that. Then the issues with the app (I don't have the cable box and just use the app). During the bills games specifically the app pixelates constantly, almost making the game unwatchable. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, or any other streaming service works flawlessly on my internet and TVs. Spectrum says "That's weird" and that is the extent of help in resolving the issue. Every time I boot up the app, I get errors, or channels are unavailable. sending you a PM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 'r Mortis Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Watching Bill's games the way I do is probably the only illegal thing I've done in my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai San Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Dr.Sack said: I drink alone Beat me....but sometimes when I am nice I let the dog drink with me.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I’m in the ROC and have Spectrum. So much happier than when I had DTV (for the reasons listed here). I have a box specifically for games. $7/month and I view that as worth it. If I’m not watching a Bills game I use their app on my AppleTV and have occasional pixelation. I would do an Internet speed test and then call Spectrum to see if you can get more bandwidth. Problem solved. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I use an HD antenna, but I do believe WIVB moved their tower or the angle of the tower to better service the southtowns. Fortunately we live at the top of the escarpment so we still get a pretty clear shot, but sometimes it’s a bit tougher to angle the antenna properly for a clean picture. Granted, we’re only using a ~$40 inside antenna. Someday I’m gonna make the move to an old-school style outdoor roof antenna, there’s some pretty decent options out there. We also get a ton of clear Canadian stations from across the lake, love CBC for playoff hockey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Augie said: We have UVerse and DTV for Sunday Ticket. We pay roughly the GDP of Ecuador, I believe, and my wife is not unaware of this budget item. She does the books, and feels she should be able to retire at some point. I think she’s just being silly! DTV only takes calls from people who want to buy MORE. God help you if you actually need “service”. We have set it up in our house that The Sunday Ticket is my birthday present every year, since my birthday is in October. Helps to smooth over the cost. Helps, doesn’t totally negate it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, 4_kidd_4 said: Someday I’m gonna make the move to an old-school style outdoor roof antenna, there’s some pretty decent options out there. We also get a ton of clear Canadian stations from across the lake, love CBC for playoff hockey! My parents live on top of a hill between Syracuse and Watertown. They have an antenna pointed in each direction. Before digital they could sometimes pick up Kingston and Rochester channels, not great, but you could watch them if you wanted. I'm trying to convince them to go with one of these newer omni directional and see how many more channels they could get. It's supposed to pick up from up to 125 miles away. https://antennadeals.com/HD8008.html Edited October 13, 2020 by Just Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsMafi$ Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Www.planbeetv.com thank me later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Just Jack said: Verizon Fios here, so most of the games are on local TV. You could check out my thread on using CBS All Access.... https://www.twobillsdrive.com/community/topic/227340-remote-viewing-of-games-using-google-chrome-with-geo-locating-and-cbs-all-access I wish I could get fios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Digital rabbit eats for local channels OR CBS all access for 6 a months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 30 minutes ago, Just Jack said: My parents live on top of a hill between Syracuse and Watertown. They have an antenna pointed in each direction. Before digital they could sometimes pick up Kingston and Rochester channels, not great, but you could watch them if you wanted. I'm trying to convince them to go with one of these newer omni directional and see how many more channels they could get. It's supposed to pick up from up to 125 miles away. https://antennadeals.com/HD8008.html That looks pretty decent, reasonable cost too. I actually already have a “pathway” to run a line up the wall and out to the roof. The old “u-clip” style antenna connection is still there, our house was built in ‘57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forward Progress Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I'm in Canada, so this won't work for most of you without a VPN, but I watch NFL GamePass on DAZN. I can either pay $20 Cdn/mon or $150/yr. I get the full year as DAZN also provides Champions League Soccer, so I use it year-round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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