Chiefs 2013 NFL Sunday Ticket + Alternatives - Page 25

CaliforniaChief · 06-28-2013, 06:11 PM

I know we had this thread last year, but things change every year so I thought I'd post this.

I've been with DirecTV for about 6 years now for the Ticket, but I can't afford it anymore. So I thought I'd see what things we learn as we negotiate, work around the Ticket, and find ways to watch our Chiefs games out of market as affordable as possible.

I know there's a promotion with Madden 25. What else is there this year?

Hootie · 09-01-2014, 09:07 PM

well, in fairness...

not a whole lot of people want to watch 162 baseball games...so MLB.TV has to make the price point appealing to the people who think "meh, might as well!" and then don't end up using it all that much.

Sunday Ticket is a much, much, much bigger deal. The NFL is like 1000 times more popular than the MLB. So I think it's a pretty fair price point for non DTV customers.

L.A. Chieffan · 09-01-2014, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Town

Don't know about Madden, but they're doing Sunday Ticket streaming for those who qualify (whatever that means). $199.99 for having it on your PC, tablet, and smart phone. $239.99 for it to be on your PS3, PS4, or Xbox One. $329.99 for it to be on all platforms plus Fantasy Zone and NFL Redzone Channel.

https://nflst.directv.com/DTVAPP/nflws/index.jsp

I think it means if you don't have access to directv at all

JoeyChuckles · 09-01-2014, 09:20 PM

Remember last year when we all stole NFL Gamepass for a month or two using a VPN?

We should have cherished that.

T-Town · 09-02-2014, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

I went to college at Truman State "the Harvard of the Midwest. Is that good enough?

Actually, I did see where there is a college student discount but its only for like 10 schools. Ohio State, USC, Alabama, Florida, Harvard, etc. Those of us who went to Truman State or Toledo are ****ed

T-Town · 09-02-2014, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

I think it means if you don't have access to directv at all

I would assume that's what it means. I live in an apartment so I'm good to go, but why couldn't you say you didn't have an unobstructed view of the sky due to trees, or that you rent the house you live in and the landlord says you cannot put a dish up? It's $200.00, I'd think they would want to get as many people as possible.

Infidel Goat · 09-02-2014, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeyChuckles

Remember last year when we all stole NFL Gamepass for a month or two using a VPN?

We should have cherished that.

Is the VPN route a possibility this year?

If your computer tells the NFL that you are in Argentina or some other country, will they sell a pass to stream the games live? If so, does anyone know what the cost would be? Are some countries less expensive than others? Inquiring minds want to know...

unlurking · 09-02-2014, 07:02 AM

It is no longer free in the Netherlands.

You can VPN to other countries and purchase NFL Pass. The prices do vary by country. Cheapest I saw was $165 (but don't remember what country). Most countries in the EU and Canada were $200+. Someone claimed that Romania was under $150, but my provider doesn't have a server there so I haven't checked.

If I could get it for >$100 I would, but the Chiefs just aren't worth it this year (IMO). May be wrong, but I just didn't feel like shelling out $200 for the on field product. If I'm wrong, I'll just order team rewind ($30) somewhere down the road.

Simply Red · 09-02-2014, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Carlota69

What's the quality like? Slow? Refreshing all the time? Or is it pretty damn good?

It's fine usually - but may differ week to week. Generally it's fine though.

Swanman · 09-03-2014, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Town

I would assume that's what it means. I live in an apartment so I'm good to go, but why couldn't you say you didn't have an unobstructed view of the sky due to trees, or that you rent the house you live in and the landlord says you cannot put a dish up? It's $200.00, I'd think they would want to get as many people as possible.

They are being assholes about the eligibility. I don't live in an apartment and I am way out of college so the website bonged me. I called them directly and explained that my house has a shitload of trees directly to the south, not to mention a house blocking a lot of my southern view. They didn't care and even said it was an "NFL rule" that I couldn't get the streaming ticket. I guess they just don't want my money. F them.

Swanman · 09-04-2014, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Infidel Goat

Is the VPN route a possibility this year?

If your computer tells the NFL that you are in Argentina or some other country, will they sell a pass to stream the games live? If so, does anyone know what the cost would be? Are some countries less expensive than others? Inquiring minds want to know...

I just did it last night. I installed the Hola plugin into Firefox and had it load the gamepass website from Romania, which is the cheapest option I saw. The package to give you all the regular season games is $129 and there was a coupon code (rep15) that brought it down to $110.

I am new to this whole operation, but all you have to do is load the website using Hola and then once you are logged in you can turn it off to give you better internet speeds before launching the player.

If Directv doesn't want to take my $200 for the streaming service, I will happily spend $110 on a service that could very well be better.

ILChief · 09-05-2014, 05:35 AM

Ok I have sunday ticket max. My only problem is that my stupid local cbs is showing the chiefs game is a dumb ass raycom station that is in a pissing match with directv. Directv won't be showing the game on ST since it is on my local station even though they currently don't carry my local station. Antenna isn't an option as they are 50+ miles away and their transmitter is as powerful as the pics in the CP server thread.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 09-05-2014, 05:47 AM

The station may carry a CBS stream in their website, check that option.

ILChief · 09-05-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Fried Meat Ball!

The station may carry a CBS stream in their website, check that option.

I think they stream their news but that's about it. They really suck

**Fire Me Boy!** · 09-05-2014, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ILChief

I think they stream their news but that's about it. They really suck

No, I mean because of the blackout, they may stream the game on Sunday. They stream their news everyday, but if the blackout is still going on on Sunday, they may stream the game. I know the Raycom NBC stations had a link for the NBC stream of the game online yesterday for the affected markets.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 09-05-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ILChief

I think they stream their news but that's about it. They really suck

What market, out of curiosity?

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ILChief MVP Join Date: Jan 2001 Casino cash: $7914831	Ok I have sunday ticket max. My only problem is that my stupid local cbs is showing the chiefs game is a dumb ass raycom station that is in a pissing match with directv. Directv won't be showing the game on ST since it is on my local station even though they currently don't carry my local station. Antenna isn't an option as they are 50+ miles away and their transmitter is as powerful as the pics in the CP server thread.
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