Jeff
SuperDork
2/6/15 12:47 p.m.
Dumping cable today. Upping the data and speed on the internet. The only thing I'm going to miss is English Premier League Football. Options for watching the games online? I have Hola and can watch BBC iPlayer, do they carry the games? Even delayed later in the day would be OK as I'm in Toronto and 5 hours behind the UK.
Racing seems to be reasonably well covered online, but help on getting F1, Le Mans/Endurance, and WRC would be welcomed as well.
Thanks
if you want to watch a bunch of people run around a field and never score, just hang around the local parks and watch kids play tag or something.
Jeff
SuperDork
2/6/15 7:04 p.m.
They usually score a bit. And even without scoring, it's the 'creative play'. I know, most don't get it but I love it. I've also played in a work league the last 4 years.
Come on, someone else must like real football!![](/media/img/icons/smilies/wink-18.png)
i do like real football. aka NFL.
NGTD
SuperDork
2/6/15 8:49 p.m.
You too eh?
We did it in November - signed up for Netflix. Dropped $65 a month in bills.
Fortunately I don't watch sports on TV, because getting any sports via streaming sucks.
Don't know anything about this site but it may be worth investigating. http://www.livesoccertv.com/competitions/england/premier-league/
Jeff
SuperDork
2/6/15 10:00 p.m.
Reply to NGTD;
We just got tired of spending money on something we weren't watching. I think we're saving about the same. Worst case is the SportsNet international soccer package for $8 a month. Or head over to the local pub up the street. That will end up costing more though ![](/media/img/icons/smilies/wink-18.png)
Big football fan here. Not so much throwball or pointyball.
Is online gambling legal in Canada? The sites like bwin.com carry live streams if you have a gambling account. I can't do it in USA, but I've read about quality streams that way.
I did what you did a couple years ago and it lasted 9 months. I ended up returning to cable with only 1 TV. The rest of the house gets streaming players (Roku) or Tablet connections. Without cable, most of the ESPN/NBC sports is unavailable - I just don't like paying for cable boxes.
For online streaming.. What I do is go to reddit.com/r/soccer
Usually there will be a match thread for every big game. They will list live streams at the top in the summary. Example: http://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/2v34eb/match_thread_tottenham_hotspur_vs_arsenal/
Otherwise, I dunno. Maybe borrow a friend's passcode for NBC Sports App.
Also - there is this: https://www.dishworld.com/sports
Jeff
SuperDork
2/8/15 10:07 a.m.
In reply to OHSCrifle:
Thanks! I'll try this for next weekend. I just caught the end of a match following a link on reddit. We'll see how that works.
BTW, love the description pointy ball. Football is the one you um......play with your feet! ![](/media/img/icons/smilies/evil-18.png)
mndsm
MegaDork
2/8/15 2:07 p.m.
novaderrik wrote:
if you want to watch a bunch of people run around a field and never score, just hang around the local parks and watch kids play tag or something.
Bunch a people running around a feild never scoring? That's larpers.
NBC airs games on Saturdays, or at least our local affiliate does.
Firstrowsports.
That is how I watch Newcastle every weekend.