Hope you have a Peacock subscription. NFL playoff game exclusively on Peacock, Jan 2024.

[Direhard Fan]

And beside all these streaming services in the Albany NY area Direct TV doesn't have Fox and hasn't for months.  More games I miss.

[jkeerie]

44 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Eventually I'm sure. This year they might let that go.

They just mentioned on One Bills Live that you will need a Peacock premium subscription to watch the game.  It will not be on the free tier.

 

They also had a bar owner call in that said they don't have access to the Peacock games to show to their customers.  There is no mechanism for them commercially.  

Edited May 16, 2023 by jkeerie

[Royale with Cheese]

18 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

So you're planning on living to 200?

 

Good genes.  😜🏈🦬

 

Im not doing the YouTube ticket as I go to this one wing joint where there is a bunch of guys and gals that are fans of different teams.  It’s fun and 1/4 mile away.  Having a couple of pops isn’t a big deal in moderation.

 

I do eat rice almost every day.  

 

We only have a few games that I could see that won't be on national TV with either a prime time game, 4:00 pm game or just potentially game of the week. 

I am not ordering the ticket.

[PromoTheRobot]

40 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

They just mentioned on One Bills Live that you will need a Peacock premium subscription to watch the game.  It will not be on the free tier.

 

They also had a bar owner call in that said they don't have access to the Peacock games to show to their customers.  There is no mechanism for them commercially.  

 

If it isn't the Bills I don't think I'll watch. I already subscribe to too many services as it is. Even if it is the Bills I'll have to think about it.

[Just in Atlanta]

So, this NFL season, I'm adding YouTube TV (aired games), Sunday Tix (Sunday non-aired games), Prime (for some but not all Thurs games) and Peacock (playoffs). I'm probably missing a streaming channel somewhere. 

 

I remember when nearly everyone was happy to "cut the cord". 

 

Boy were we wrong. 

[jkeerie]

26 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

If it isn't the Bills I don't think I'll watch. I already subscribe to too many services as it is. Even if it is the Bills I'll have to think about it.

This was the topic of discussion today.  A lot of callers expressed their frustration about the NFL dispersing their product over all of these paid subscription services.  Younger callers didn't mind so much as they stream and watch on their phones.  Older callers were the most frustrated.  I am older, having lived through the TV antenna days of my youth, then moving onto cable, doing Dish at one point, back to cable,  and now streaming.  I use the Spectrum App on my Apple TV and Roku and have found this quite easy to do.  I added Apple + after having a free 12 month subscription that came with the Apple receiver.  I like their original programming, particularly when network TV is in rerun stage.  I got a free 12 month subscription to Peacock for one year through my Spectrum subscription, but dropped it afterward.  I added Amazon Prime video when Thursday Night football migrated.  I like a lot of their programming as well, so have stuck with it year round.    At some point you have to draw the line.  There is so much available on so many platforms (Netflix, Britbox, Paramount, etc) yet you can't watch it all.   If I have to pay $4.99 to watch a couple of football games, I may or may not.  

 

It used to be that we called the cable companies greedy.  Now all the streaming companies are getting that way, because they want subscribers.  The NFL is a draw, as Amazon learned and now Peacock wants to follow.  I learned from a Spectrum rep, that after this last contract, the YES network will no longer be available on cable or through the Spectrum App.  Now that YES is it's own platform, for $24.99 per month, they want Yankee fans to subscribe directly from them.  My brother is a huge Yankee fan and he is strictly cable, subscribing to the sports package at Spectrum.  I'm wondering how he's going to react to this news.  He just this year got a cell phone as his kids made him get it after the latest blizzard knocked out his power etc.   I don't know that he'd ever go to streaming tv.  He's a couple years older than me and is very old school.  He probably would have had trouble with the wheel.  

[WhoTom]

If the Bills are playing in that game, I'll watch, even if I have to pay for a month of the service. Otherwise, I'll watch the replay on NFL+ after the game ends.

 

 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

Free peacock subscription if you have Xfinity for internet service—about the only good thing I can say for it as a current subscriber to that provider 😬. 

[BRH]

If y'all already blew your free Peacock trial on something else, that's on y'all.  

 

Anyway, I'm not going to worry too much about it.  I guarantee I'll find some way to watch.  I always do.  But I do think professional sports may be making a mistake putting so much on subscription streaming services.  

[Augie]

10 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

the other bit is nfl red zone. It’s like a regular football game on 17 espressos. Since the bills are good and have popular players I’d bet they are on a lot. (I watch sometimes when bills are not on always bills when they are on) 

 

I wouldn’t know. As extravagant as I am on all this crap, I drew the line on Red Zone for some reason. I’m telling you, this serious and long (VERY long) time fan is getting tired of it. I’m sure every fan base has people like me.  

[SoMAn]

There are some inconveniences associated with the changing times regarding streaming, new provider for Sunday Ticket, etc. 

But, just for perspective, I couldn’t be happier be able to enjoy my Bills, at home, high def big screen, and all the comforts and conveniences that go with it. 
There was a time when us out-of-town Bills loyalists couldn’t see most games and were relegated to waiting for halftime highlights on ESPN.  Ughh!

So, even though it may not be ideal with multiple streaming services needed to see all the games, I really can’t complain. We’re so fortunate to be able to see every minute of every game. 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

12 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

I wouldn’t know. As extravagant as I am on all this crap, I drew the line on Red Zone for some reason. I’m telling you, this serious and long (VERY long) time fan is getting tired of it. I’m sure every fan base has people like me.  

you’re not alone, family keeps me so busy I’m missing many of the games or trying to catch a quarter here and there on the phone. 
 

in a weird way, it was fun to watch when they weren’t good but might be. Now they are sooo good when they lose there is no moral victory… losing is more frustrating than winning is joyous. 
 

I once thought of dropping all of it and getting the rewind and just watching it at night or next morning in 28 minutes while on a treadmill. 

[chongli]

4 hours ago, wppete said:

So basically we need regular cable, an Amazon prime account, a peacock account? Anything else? 

 

An ESPN+ account since they are airing one of the London games exclusively.

[Augie]

4 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

you’re not alone, family keeps me so busy I’m missing many of the games or trying to catch a quarter here and there on the phone. 
 

in a weird way, it was fun to watch when they weren’t good but might be. Now they are sooo good when they lose there is no moral victory… losing is more frustrating than winning is joyous. 
 

I once thought of dropping all of it and getting the rewind and just watching it at night or next morning in 28 minutes while on a treadmill. 

 

I wanted to like or agree here, but 28 minutes on a treadmill was too unappealing. Did I mention the great food at the gym I might rejoin? My wife is for it, but she doesn’t know all my reasoning. I like exercise, love it even, but it should be disguised as tennis, or something else. 

[1ManRaid]

As much as I've complained about not being able to get NFL streaming things in Canada, the silver lining is I generally don't have to worry about exclusives since the broadcasting agreements end at the border.  I've always been able to watch the "exclusive" games on regular cable channels here (at my friend's house).

[wppete]

24 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

An ESPN+ account since they are airing one of the London games exclusively.

The NFL is broken in so many ways. 

[Mr. WEO]

It might be Cowboys Vikings so,  no big deal

[Norcalbillsfan]

I love how this is all coming full circle. For years telling my wife "once direct TV loses Sunday ticket we will drop direct TV and save us money" we'll here iam having to get 2 to possibly 3 new streaming services to watch football lol

[LabattBlue]

1 hour ago, wppete said:

The NFL is broken in so many ways. 

Big time!  I am sure the league will be folding any day now.

 

Did you predict doom and gloom when ESPN won their first bid for prime time games?  You know…the same ESPN that without a PAID cable subscription, you don’t see the games?

 

Edited May 17, 2023 by LabattBlue

[Mike in Horseheads]

As Roger Goodell  say's, " its all about the fans". Such flat out BS

[Kenosha2Buffalo]

Only really old folks complain about stuff like this 

[BillsNutHawaii]

On 5/15/2023 at 1:19 PM, Draconator said:

 

Just get the "Amazon Cube" and you will have absolutely have no issues seeing ANY Bills / NFL game, on ANY channel, ANYWHERE in the world.  Completely legitimate and completely legal.  That goes for every sport, every event, every sitcom / movie, every channel, in EVERY country around the globe - no exceptions!  If its broadcast on television (Live or recorded), anywhere on the planet, the Amazon Cube delivers - every time.  That's my experience anyway.  The days of missing your Bills games are over if you have the cube.  Further, its about the size of a rubix cube, so you can take it anywhere with you, all you need is a HDMI cable and a smart tv / computer to connect it to.  For example, I take the cube with me when I travel and connect to my hotel tv and watch whatever I want.

Here in Hawaii, I watch Buffalo and Rochester television live all the time, with commercials.  Nothing makes me feel more at home than seeing a commercial for "Lisa's Liquor Barn" here in Hawaii - I get a kick out of it!  Simple pleasures are the best!

[RiotAct]

it’s all fun and games until said streaming service had buffering issues due to extremely high viewer traffic.

[AuntieEm]

7 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

it’s all fun and games until said streaming service had buffering issues due to extremely high viewer traffic.

 

1 hour ago, BillsNutHawaii said:

Just get the "Amazon Cube" and you will have absolutely have no issues seeing ANY Bills / NFL game, on ANY channel, ANYWHERE in the world.  Completely legitimate and completely legal.  That goes for every sport, every event, every sitcom / movie, every channel, in EVERY country around the globe - no exceptions!  If its broadcast on television (Live or recorded), anywhere on the planet, the Amazon Cube delivers - every time.  That's my experience anyway.  The days of missing your Bills games are over if you have the cube.  Further, its about the size of a rubix cube, so you can take it anywhere with you, all you need is a HDMI cable and a smart tv / computer to connect it to.  For example, I take the cube with me when I travel and connect to my hotel tv and watch whatever I want.

Here in Hawaii, I watch Buffalo and Rochester television live all the time, with commercials.  Nothing makes me feel more at home than seeing a commercial for "Lisa's Liquor Barn" here in Hawaii - I get a kick out of it!  Simple pleasures are the best!

 

  I expect the Bills are gonna clinch the division early and won't be participating in any if the wild card games.  The fans that are interested in watching the wild card game will get  peacock for 1 month if need be but it won't be to catch any of the Bills playoff games.

 

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Slippery slope paying for streaming services to watch the NFL.  The more subscriptions, the more this will occur in the future.  Huge game or not, I'm opting out.

[The Frankish Reich]

On 5/15/2023 at 5:29 PM, Dick_Cheney said:

They usually have free trials, and I'm pretty sure last year they had a Black Friday or a Holiday deal for 99 cents a month. Which was great because that's about all it's worth.

 

Anyways, it's dumb that you need access to 7 different streaming services to watch all the games you wanna see. But hey. What can you do.

Yep. I dumped Peacock after my free trial (yeah, I forgot to cancel, so I think I paid for a month or two). Then my wife started her own account when they were running that 99 cents a month for a year. This is getting really annoying. I'm ready for the streaming wars to end.

[nucci]

4 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Yep. I dumped Peacock after my free trial (yeah, I forgot to cancel, so I think I paid for a month or two). Then my wife started her own account when they were running that 99 cents a month for a year. This is getting really annoying. I'm ready for the streaming wars to end.

I doubt streaming is going to end and why is it a war?

[Augie]

7 hours ago, Kenosha2Buffalo said:

Only really old folks complain about stuff like this 

 

Maybe young people don’t know enough to recognize when someone is unnecessarily complicated things in life in the name of greed.

 

And I am all for capitalism, but greed can cut both ways. They can make more off of you, while annoying many others, causing some to look for the door. It’s not all win/win.

 

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Edited May 17, 2023 by Augie

[The Frankish Reich]

2 hours ago, nucci said:

I doubt streaming is going to end and why is it a war?

Streaming will not end. The war is the panic among the many streaming services to gain market share and long-term dominance, or at least survival. That results in bidding wars for products like an NFL wild card game - Peacock is going to make NFL fans sign up, but will they stay?

[Arkady Renko]

I save so much money using an antenna that I suppose I can shell out money for a month's subscription but I won't like it.  

[Bills fan since 87]

9 hours ago, AuntieEm said:

 

 

  I expect the Bills are gonna clinch the division early and won't be participating in any if the wild card games.  The fans that are interested in watching the wild card game will get  peacock for 1 month if need be but it won't be to catch any of the Bills playoff games.

 

 

 

You do realize that unless the Bills have the number one seed that they will play wild card weekend, division champs or not?

[BigBuff423]

I will say I subscribe to Peacock but the picture on Sunday night football is fantastic!

[TheFunPolice]

I'm going to laugh when some day soon you can buy a bundle of all these streaming services in one place, making them like "channels" 

 

Bonus points for biannual pissing contents where Amazon or Netflix will threaten to disappear from your lineup due to disagreements with the carrier. 

 

In other words, cable without a cable. 

Edited May 17, 2023 by TheFunPolice

[Mr. Irrelevant]

If I'm unable to watch the game, I'll be upset only if it's a game that includes the Bills.  Even then, I'll watch the replay on the NFL Network, and only if the Bills win.  

[PrimeTime101]

On 5/15/2023 at 7:31 PM, Roundybout said:

To me this is a sign that the streaming fad is never ever going to work for sports. They are desperately trying to force people to watch sports on streaming services. 

I think it is the opposite. Peacock covers ABC and Paramount covers CBS, I subscribe to both and do not sub to normal cable services. When I need to hit up ESPN or NFL Network days I time it and just do one month subscribe on sling and enjoy sling that month. Amazon has lots of free trial opportunities. 

 

So Peacock 9.99 or the month. (something like that) maybe 3 times a year.

I do Paramount to get my cbs news and shows I watch every other day 9.99 a month.

Amazon free trial

ESPN I look for Cover 1 podcast on that game, lots of fun interacting with people instead of watching.  or i will just head to a bar. 

NFL network 35$ one month.

 

Cut the cord. Save hundreds a year. 

 

At home I filter between air channels, Roku and I also do Netflix sub. 

 

So much cheaper and much more fun content outside cable tv. 

 

So I disagree with you.. Until cable prices drop. more and more are taking to streaming on phone/tv/laptop and so on. 

 

Streaming is just starting. Oh and I pay for an internet service to do all this... one I am going to pay for anyways

 

Edited May 17, 2023 by PrimeTime101

[Billz4ever]

12 hours ago, BillsNutHawaii said:

Just get the "Amazon Cube" and you will have absolutely have no issues seeing ANY Bills / NFL game, on ANY channel, ANYWHERE in the world.  Completely legitimate and completely legal.  That goes for every sport, every event, every sitcom / movie, every channel, in EVERY country around the globe - no exceptions!  If its broadcast on television (Live or recorded), anywhere on the planet, the Amazon Cube delivers - every time.  That's my experience anyway.  The days of missing your Bills games are over if you have the cube.  Further, its about the size of a rubix cube, so you can take it anywhere with you, all you need is a HDMI cable and a smart tv / computer to connect it to.  For example, I take the cube with me when I travel and connect to my hotel tv and watch whatever I want.

Here in Hawaii, I watch Buffalo and Rochester television live all the time, with commercials.  Nothing makes me feel more at home than seeing a commercial for "Lisa's Liquor Barn" here in Hawaii - I get a kick out of it!  Simple pleasures are the best!

The Amazon Fire TV is no different than an Apple TV, Roku, Nvidia Shield, etc.  It's simply a platform that hosts all the various streaming services that are available.  You must still sign up for them whether that's Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, etc.  

 

There is nothing that gives you all movies, sports, and all channels available for free that is legal.

[Draconator]

9 minutes ago, Billz4ever said:

There is nothing that gives you all movies, sports, and all channels available for free that is legal.

EyeStream TV. It's 100% residential which makes it legal. Not free like you said. I pay $50 a month. Over 3000 channels, 10,000 movies, and 2,500 TV series.

Edited May 17, 2023 by Draconator

[NewEra]

10 hours ago, Mr. Wonderful said:

Slippery slope paying for streaming services to watch the NFL.  The more subscriptions, the more this will occur in the future.  Huge game or not, I'm opting out.

Would you miss the game or watch it elsewhere? 
 

I haven’t read any of this thread, but I’m assuming that you can sign up for 1 month and then cancel, costing you $10 or so.  The price of a coffee nowadays.  
 

I’m just worried about my bills bar not being able to show it for w/e reason.  I’d sure as hell sign up and cancel before outright missing a Bills playoff game….

 

 

[Charles Romes]

League has now pushed it too far. 

Edited May 17, 2023 by Charles Romes

[Gobills14094]

late stage capitalism in a nutshell.. just download a free trial a few days before the game.