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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
I wasn't aware that they were doing this and it looks like a recent thing. If so, then I'm wrong on my #'s. And I apologize. Though it only solves the problem where DirecTV isn't available. It doesn't solve the problem for those who have no interest in installing a physical dish. Until they solve that, they're holding the NFL back because it's still a huge missed opportunity.
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It could always change, but DirecTV is not checking too hard on shared accounts. A student in my office signed up for the streaming only. They had to enter date of birth and university, pay for the account and create a password. Anybody that knows the name of the streaming account and password can then stream Sunday ticket. He said he didn't even have to go to his email or anything to activate it. And it's not like there is any sort of account to be messed with like there would be with something like a cable account.
Not everyone knows somebody who is a student, but I would think a lot of people would know somebody that lives in an apartment.
I generally avoid illegal downloads and pirated materials. But I'm in the cord cutter group and am not going to sign up for a physical dish. And it's not like Direct TV is completely losing out. They got $100 from me that they would not otherwise have gotten. Although they are losing out in the sense that I would have been willing to pay more. (But not a monthly pay TV subscription that I wouldn't use after football season.)
There is still a lot of OTA NFL football. The one that I think is really shooting themselves is hockey. When I watch NHL at my parent's house, I keep thinking I would really enjoy this if I got into it. But there is so little OTA or free content that I can't get into it. And I'm not going to sign up for an expensive option before I've convinced myself I'll get my money's worth.