NBC sports gold = CRAP

Bnagazina 5/28/2017 4:28pm
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Attention: The OP was using his CELLULAR service. CELLULAR SERVICE. Not wifi. Not broadband. Cellular. OP has grossly unrealistic expectations and shouldn't bother writing a bunch...
Attention: The OP was using his CELLULAR service. CELLULAR SERVICE. Not wifi. Not broadband. Cellular.

OP has grossly unrealistic expectations and shouldn't bother writing a bunch of dumb words without thinking twice before writing a bunch of dumb, nonsense words.
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You're f*cking idiot. Stop using HJC helmets and get tested for CTE. either that or accept that your room temperature IQ limits you to 3rd grade...
You're f*cking idiot. Stop using HJC helmets and get tested for CTE. either that or accept that your room temperature IQ limits you to 3rd grade reading comprehension.

I said I used wifi and cellular, aka switching different forms of service to eliminate broadband connection issues. Your only read what you wanted to see, and not the entire statement. Its called confirmation bias. Moron. I then said Im having similar issues at home. Home meaning you know, hardline connection, not my cellphone.
I don't know how you could have a worse internet connection than mine as I am in a village of 350 people in the ass crack of Canada (max of 5mb). And the service has been perfect. I haven't even had to kick my YouTube zombie son to disconnect to free up bandwidth. What service do you have? Were you using a public wifi hotspot?

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I drank the koolaid. I paid the $50. I tried to watch hangtown on my mobile last week off wifi and my celluar connection and wasn't...
I drank the koolaid. I paid the $50. I tried to watch hangtown on my mobile last week off wifi and my celluar connection and wasn't very impressed, to say the least. I did at least get to see some of the moto's which was better than nothing. A lot of buffering. I actually went to Glen Helen yesterday and saw the races in person, then decided when I got home it would be awesome to re-watch the broadcast so I could catch what I missed in person.

So far this NBC sports gold is crap. Its not worth the money. The streaming quality is poor, the sound quality is terrible (the audio comes through pixelated and not in sync with the broadcast), and why are there the repetitive "COVERAGE WILL RESUME SHORTLY" intermissions?! We paid good money to watch the moto's UNINTERRUPTED. It doesnt take a whole lot of editing for NBC to eliminate the commercial breaks and tie the beginning and end of the breaks together. Why should we have to fast forward through this crap? Why is it when we want to watch the moto's you're greeted with coverage will resume shortly? If its live I get that, but the replays should absolutely not be this way. Its terrible!

Ive also found that if you try to watch from the website, you have three or four different sign in steps you have to go through just to get to watch the moto's. Once you're signed into your account you're then taken to tennis, track and field, horse racing, gay midget porn and gawd knows what else. If I signed up for a motocross account, once I sign in shouldnt we be automatically taken to the moto page? Also when you watch one moto, there is no link back to the main page to see the next moto's. You HAVE to close that page, then go back through and sign in AGAIN and repeat all these steps again.

WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS. (yes I called NBC and emailed. so far no response)
coastlinecascot 5/28/2017 4:59pm
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Worked great for me on wifi. The no commercials make it worth it.
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rancor19 wrote:
Yep. If I could get EVERY SX like this I'd have zero need for cable.
PlayStation Vue gets you FS1 & FS2 for about 40 a month.
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I've had no problems.
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rancor19 5/28/2017 6:05pm
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early wrote:
PlayStation Vue gets you FS1 & FS2 for about 40 a month.
But then I would have to buy a PS4 and I already have two xbox consoles. And then I'd have to buy games to play on it lol.

I am trying to sell my brother on the idea tho as his directv contract is about up and he has kids and a wife that would want other channels. All I need(want) is moto, netflix and youtube.
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But then I would have to buy a PS4 and I already have two xbox consoles. And then I'd have to buy games to play on...
But then I would have to buy a PS4 and I already have two xbox consoles. And then I'd have to buy games to play on it lol.

I am trying to sell my brother on the idea tho as his directv contract is about up and he has kids and a wife that would want other channels. All I need(want) is moto, netflix and youtube.
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and you are golden.
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rancor19 5/28/2017 6:20pm
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TbonesPop wrote:
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and...
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and you are golden.
O'really?

And not $40/month?
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Streaming is perfect for me. Only issue I had is it doesn't work with roku. I got a Chromecast, which isn't as nice to stream as roku. You have to use your phone, then cast. I have to close the stream on my phone quite often and restart it.
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2stroked wrote:
I drank the koolaid. I paid the $50. I tried to watch hangtown on my mobile last week off wifi and my celluar connection and wasn't...
I drank the koolaid. I paid the $50. I tried to watch hangtown on my mobile last week off wifi and my celluar connection and wasn't very impressed, to say the least. I did at least get to see some of the moto's which was better than nothing. A lot of buffering. I actually went to Glen Helen yesterday and saw the races in person, then decided when I got home it would be awesome to re-watch the broadcast so I could catch what I missed in person.

So far this NBC sports gold is crap. Its not worth the money. The streaming quality is poor, the sound quality is terrible (the audio comes through pixelated and not in sync with the broadcast), and why are there the repetitive "COVERAGE WILL RESUME SHORTLY" intermissions?! We paid good money to watch the moto's UNINTERRUPTED. It doesnt take a whole lot of editing for NBC to eliminate the commercial breaks and tie the beginning and end of the breaks together. Why should we have to fast forward through this crap? Why is it when we want to watch the moto's you're greeted with coverage will resume shortly? If its live I get that, but the replays should absolutely not be this way. Its terrible!

Ive also found that if you try to watch from the website, you have three or four different sign in steps you have to go through just to get to watch the moto's. Once you're signed into your account you're then taken to tennis, track and field, horse racing, gay midget porn and gawd knows what else. If I signed up for a motocross account, once I sign in shouldnt we be automatically taken to the moto page? Also when you watch one moto, there is no link back to the main page to see the next moto's. You HAVE to close that page, then go back through and sign in AGAIN and repeat all these steps again.

WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS. (yes I called NBC and emailed. so far no response)
^^This. At least put a countdown timer on the commercial screen. Experienced all of the above, including FFing through moto 1 and then inexplicably taken to moto 2 - in the moto1 video. Incomparable to MXGP-TV. Second week total crap on a high end HTPC system with fast broadband.

Appreciate the effort, but damn!!
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TbonesPop wrote:
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and...
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and you are golden.
rancor19 wrote:
O'really?

And not $40/month?
Correct. You buy the Firestick or Firebox (highly reccomend the firebox, processor is much faster). I elect to pay $30/mo for streaming TV channels with the PlayStation Vue app through the firebox, but this is TOTALLY UNNECESSARY for the NBC Gold app.
TbonesPop 5/28/2017 6:42pm
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You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and...
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and you are golden.
rancor19 wrote:
O'really?

And not $40/month?
The Firestick costs $40 one time for the Fire Stick. Playstation Vue is a live TV streaming service with multiple plans. The plan we have is for $35/month (much better than the $120 we paid for DTV). It's the popular channels + sports package (includes ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, B10 network, local Fox sports affiliates, etc). It also has free DVR service. Its a great deal.
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I love it. Would love to see it for SX as well. Works perfectly.
rancor19 wrote:
Yep. If I could get EVERY SX like this I'd have zero need for cable.
You can. PlayStation VUE bru. Get an Amazon Fire TV box. Sign up and download the VUE app. 100+ live channels and HBO and Showtime for $65 a month. No contracts. Full DVR service. Legit.
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TXDirt wrote:
You can. PlayStation VUE bru. Get an Amazon Fire TV box. Sign up and download the VUE app. 100+ live channels and HBO and Showtime for...
You can. PlayStation VUE bru. Get an Amazon Fire TV box. Sign up and download the VUE app. 100+ live channels and HBO and Showtime for $65 a month. No contracts. Full DVR service. Legit.
I knew you'd show up for this Laughing

I'm sold.

Thanks all.
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I honestly love mine but I do hate the "coverage will resume shortly" crap....just show me a trophy girl
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Worked great for me, I was 3 bars of 4G in a remote place in Alaska and it came through great.
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TbonesPop wrote:
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and...
You don't need a playstation to get Vue. Roku, Fire Stick, Chrome Cast, etc all have it. Fire Stick is the best. $40 one time and you are golden.
rancor19 wrote:
O'really?

And not $40/month?
TbonesPop wrote:
The Firestick costs $40 one time for the Fire Stick. Playstation Vue is a live TV streaming service with multiple plans. The plan we have is...
The Firestick costs $40 one time for the Fire Stick. Playstation Vue is a live TV streaming service with multiple plans. The plan we have is for $35/month (much better than the $120 we paid for DTV). It's the popular channels + sports package (includes ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, B10 network, local Fox sports affiliates, etc). It also has free DVR service. Its a great deal.
My brother from a different mother....

Upgrade to the box over the stick. The menus and guides work a lot better.

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Works good for me. Watched the motos live at a pool party and crawfish boil last two weekends on my phone. Nothing better!! IMHFO
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TXDirt wrote:
My brother from a different mother....

Upgrade to the box over the stick. The menus and guides work a lot better.
I listened to your advice and got my fire TV box from amazon this week, only took a couple days. Good Call! worked great yesterday. Thanks again Cool
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You can. PlayStation VUE bru. Get an Amazon Fire TV box. Sign up and download the VUE app. 100+ live channels and HBO and Showtime for...
You can. PlayStation VUE bru. Get an Amazon Fire TV box. Sign up and download the VUE app. 100+ live channels and HBO and Showtime for $65 a month. No contracts. Full DVR service. Legit.
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I knew you'd show up for this Laughing

I'm sold.

Thanks all.
Let me know if you got any questions. If you got a shit internet service then things might not work as well. Full cord cutter here. Had DirecTv for a long time. So glad I don't pay that $150 cable bill anymore.
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My brother from a different mother....

Upgrade to the box over the stick. The menus and guides work a lot better.
Hut wrote:
I listened to your advice and got my fire TV box from amazon this week, only took a couple days. Good Call! worked great yesterday. Thanks...
I listened to your advice and got my fire TV box from amazon this week, only took a couple days. Good Call! worked great yesterday. Thanks again Cool
Good to hear! Glad it worked out! Amazon Fire Box is definate legit. Glad you didn't buy the stick. You just need more ponies under the hood sometimes. Any other AV related questions just holler. I'm
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What are you guys finding to be the best way to cast it to your tv. I've used fire stick and it is grainy. I've used a Samsung S7 and mirrored the screen to my Samsung tv but it is of poor quality also. It looks crisp on my IPhone, IPad and S7 but want to watch it on my 65 inch tv. My download internet speed is 70 Mbps and the speeds are always consistent. Has anyone used Apple TV and if so is the quality in true HD. When moto 2 comes on NBC SPORTS it looks awesome but if I stream it to the tv from how I said earlier it's horrible.
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rancor19 5/28/2017 7:24pm
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TXDirt wrote:
Let me know if you got any questions. If you got a shit internet service then things might not work as well. Full cord cutter here...
Let me know if you got any questions. If you got a shit internet service then things might not work as well. Full cord cutter here. Had DirecTv for a long time. So glad I don't pay that $150 cable bill anymore.
Will do. Internet speed is good. I stream 4k on Netflix and game online with no problems(if those means anything).
My cable bill isn't really all that bad. I get everything I can to get all the moto I can but, it being Comcast, I don't get FS2. And that hurts because I spent $70 the last time I had to go to the bar to watch the race Whistling
Also, like an idiot, I added the tier with CBS Sports(it's actually on a different tier from all the other sports channels - wtf) to watch MXoN and haven't watched it since and won't watch it again until the next one. $10/month... DOH!
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rancor19 5/28/2017 7:32pm
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On topic: I don't really have any complaints other than I'd rather just see a live shot of whatever(nobody has to be talking, it's ok) than the 'coverage will resume shortly' screen.
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JB 19 5/28/2017 7:39pm
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It's worked great for me. I actually have yet to even watch what I recorded on my dvr. Only thing I wish it had was a backwards 10 seconds button and forward 10 seconds. Trying to rewind to watch something just a couple seconds back is tough.
TbonesPop 5/28/2017 8:07pm
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rancor19 wrote:
O'really?

And not $40/month?
TbonesPop wrote:
The Firestick costs $40 one time for the Fire Stick. Playstation Vue is a live TV streaming service with multiple plans. The plan we have is...
The Firestick costs $40 one time for the Fire Stick. Playstation Vue is a live TV streaming service with multiple plans. The plan we have is for $35/month (much better than the $120 we paid for DTV). It's the popular channels + sports package (includes ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, B10 network, local Fox sports affiliates, etc). It also has free DVR service. Its a great deal.
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My brother from a different mother....

Upgrade to the box over the stick. The menus and guides work a lot better.
Will do. Just got the Fire Stick on Friday. Next one we get will be the box. Wish I would have gotten the Fire devices instead of Roku, although Roku isn't bad. Fire products are better (menu's and guides).

On a side note, used to live in Plano back in the mid 90s. Nice place, good people.
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mxbigd17 wrote:
What are you guys finding to be the best way to cast it to your tv. I've used fire stick and it is grainy. I've used...
What are you guys finding to be the best way to cast it to your tv. I've used fire stick and it is grainy. I've used a Samsung S7 and mirrored the screen to my Samsung tv but it is of poor quality also. It looks crisp on my IPhone, IPad and S7 but want to watch it on my 65 inch tv. My download internet speed is 70 Mbps and the speeds are always consistent. Has anyone used Apple TV and if so is the quality in true HD. When moto 2 comes on NBC SPORTS it looks awesome but if I stream it to the tv from how I said earlier it's horrible.
As mentioned, I used the Fire box from amazon connected to my 65 inch Samsung SUHD and it looked great. At those speeds I think it would be awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00U3FP…
I'vegotthenutz 5/28/2017 9:04pm
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Works awesome in the North, love it!

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