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For at least the past 4 seasons, I have shelled out BIG $$ in order to get all of my beloved Redskins games streamed to my laptop via Directv's NFL Sunday Ticket Online app. The service hasn't been great. Poor picture quality, unreliable streams, buffering issues, and all at a very expensive cost. But it's been the only way for me to get Redskins games every weekend.
I can't get Directv satellite reception. My house sits a good 10 feet below street level, on the downward slope of a hill. I'm surrounded by huge trees on every side. I've had Directv come out at least twice over the past decade. The answer is always the same. To have any chance of getting a reliable Directv signal, I'd have to pay to have a tower (yeah, I said a 'tower'!) built on my property. And even then, the serviceman said they could not guarantee satellite reception.
Hence, Directv NFL Sunday Ticket Online. Even for the past 4 or 5 years, it was obvious that Directv did not really want folks to take advantage of this service. You had to hunt/scour the internet like hell even to find the option available. I suppose they are deathly afraid that folks will subscribe to the service just for NFL Sunday Ticket and bypass Directv altogether - nevermind that someone who's already decided they don't want a Directv package isn't going to subscribe JUST to get NFL Sunday Ticket.
This year, our friends at Directv have decided they'll offer the online version (available either through laptop, PC, or gaming systems) but ONLY if you are in a handful of large cities, a student at a handful of universities, or live in an apartment building that can't get Directv.
I'm going to call and I'm going to rant and rave. Part of me wants to just say '**** it' and stop even trying to give Directv my money. But with the rise of the Panthers here in NC, I'll get very few Skins games via regular cable. That leaves me with options I don't care for - looking for bootleg streams, going to a bar, or listening on internet radio.
Thanks a lot Directv! You've got to be the only company in America with an absolute monopoly on one of the most popular products ever who appear NOT to want me to give my money to you. Idiots.
I can't get Directv satellite reception. My house sits a good 10 feet below street level, on the downward slope of a hill. I'm surrounded by huge trees on every side. I've had Directv come out at least twice over the past decade. The answer is always the same. To have any chance of getting a reliable Directv signal, I'd have to pay to have a tower (yeah, I said a 'tower'!) built on my property. And even then, the serviceman said they could not guarantee satellite reception.
Hence, Directv NFL Sunday Ticket Online. Even for the past 4 or 5 years, it was obvious that Directv did not really want folks to take advantage of this service. You had to hunt/scour the internet like hell even to find the option available. I suppose they are deathly afraid that folks will subscribe to the service just for NFL Sunday Ticket and bypass Directv altogether - nevermind that someone who's already decided they don't want a Directv package isn't going to subscribe JUST to get NFL Sunday Ticket.
This year, our friends at Directv have decided they'll offer the online version (available either through laptop, PC, or gaming systems) but ONLY if you are in a handful of large cities, a student at a handful of universities, or live in an apartment building that can't get Directv.
I'm going to call and I'm going to rant and rave. Part of me wants to just say '**** it' and stop even trying to give Directv my money. But with the rise of the Panthers here in NC, I'll get very few Skins games via regular cable. That leaves me with options I don't care for - looking for bootleg streams, going to a bar, or listening on internet radio.
Thanks a lot Directv! You've got to be the only company in America with an absolute monopoly on one of the most popular products ever who appear NOT to want me to give my money to you. Idiots.