Jeff
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

novaderrik
novaderrik UltimaDork
2/6/15 4:11 p.m.

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
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!

patgizz
patgizz PowerDork
2/6/15 8:48 p.m.

i do like real football. aka NFL.

NGTD
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.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn PowerDork
2/6/15 9:36 p.m.

Don't know anything about this site but it may be worth investigating. http://www.livesoccertv.com/competitions/england/premier-league/

Jeff
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

Donebrokeit
Donebrokeit Dork
2/6/15 10:05 p.m.

Jeff, check you PM box.

Paul

OHSCrifle
OHSCrifle HalfDork
2/7/15 2:57 p.m.

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
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!

mndsm
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.

moparman76_69
moparman76_69 SuperDork
2/8/15 2:43 p.m.

NBC airs games on Saturdays, or at least our local affiliate does.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
2/8/15 5:56 p.m.

Firstrowsports.

That is how I watch Newcastle every weekend.

OHSCrifle
OHSCrifle HalfDork
2/12/15 9:03 p.m.

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