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3/3/2019 8:09am
3/3/2019 8:09am
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3/4/2019 7:21am
Yeah, there have been a number of threads on stream not working or the change over from the gold app to NBC streaming ,,, but possibly I'm missing something?
When NBC originally brought out the gold app, if you clicked on the race you saw the race and app was dedicated to showing the race and qualifiers without commercials. Last night after being forced to change from the gold app to the NBC sports app on my fire tv that was no longer what we're getting.
Went first to NBC sports channel on Dish and saw the basketball game was on...no problem I'll fire up the app to get the race. Yeah, as we know ... forced to watch basketball or whatever else might be showing on NBC sports rather than a dedicated feed to the race. Also now have commercials to watch too.
Unless I'm missing some other way to watch ... seems NBC pulled a bait and switch on us?
When NBC originally brought out the gold app, if you clicked on the race you saw the race and app was dedicated to showing the race and qualifiers without commercials. Last night after being forced to change from the gold app to the NBC sports app on my fire tv that was no longer what we're getting.
Went first to NBC sports channel on Dish and saw the basketball game was on...no problem I'll fire up the app to get the race. Yeah, as we know ... forced to watch basketball or whatever else might be showing on NBC sports rather than a dedicated feed to the race. Also now have commercials to watch too.
Unless I'm missing some other way to watch ... seems NBC pulled a bait and switch on us?
So far it worked the same way, but I’d imagine that they’ll discontinue the gold app eventually.
Both feeds are available in the NBC Sports App if you log into both your cable provider and Gold Pass.
The Shop
For those mentioning to just use the old gold app, I didn't try that. If the gold app continues to work, I'll try to use it next time. The way the gold app on my fire tv gave the message that programming had moved to the NBC sports app I had assumed the gold app was gone.
When I downloaded the NBC sports app on the fire tv, it installed and then asked for the network I subscribed to (dish). I don't remember seeing a way to put in my username and password for the gold app I purchased. When you started up the NBCSN app, did you enter your username and password that you had for the gold app. If you did, then guess I need to uninstall the NBCSN app and start over using my gold app username and pw.
If you click on the race on the NBC sports page it wants your cable login. If you click on the race through the gold tab it wants your login for that service. Mine asked for it a couple weeks back to back, and now it just opens the race automatically.
Seems unnecessarily complicated, but I love the service. It’s been flawless except for about 20 minutes of no sound in one qualifier, and outdoors were perfect all last season.
And fuck basketball. If I wanted to watch 10 guys struggle to score for hours, I’d take my buddies to a bar.
I have a firestick also. If you started SX from within the regular NBC app you would see the same feed as TV.
If only we were all as savvy with the interwebs as dyckhead jackson!
Pit Row
For the NBC sports gold channel tab (within the NBC sports app) it will NOT ask for the cable provider.
I have had to occasionally resign in with my gold membership info though.
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