NFL player uses pirate streaming site to watch his own team. - eviltoast
  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    14 days ago

    The last time I tried to use the official stream for a hockey game, I couldn’t get it to load. Not in the app, nor the browser, neither from my cable provider nor the network itself. I gave up and went back to the pirate stream, which played in one click. (It does freeze sometimes and the quality isn’t quite as good, but at least it plays!)

    • sOlitude24k@lemmy.myserv.one
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      14 days ago

      I feel that. Getting the official steam working, plus dealing with blackouts is a nightmare. I usually just listen to the game on the radio and check the box score every period on my phone. It’s unbelievable how much the official stream costs compared to the low quality of the app. And still being subject to blackouts at that price is insane.

      Not to mention that my team is basically a factory of sadness anyways, so once regular season is over there’s not much for me to keep up with.