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dizzle88 08-19-2016 02:57 PM

NFL Game Pass
 
Sorry if I posted this in the wrong area, just wanted to see if anyone has used NFL game pass or has just signed up as their prices have sky rocketed.

Since the 2009 season I've had Game Pass and have been paying £25.00 per month, for 4 months to watch the saints play.
I've just gone to have a look at subscribing again and found that the only prices now are ;

£139.99 for the whole season or
£42.99 per month for 4 months!

I mean come on, I love the Saints, but I've got a family to feed and bills to pay, how have the prices gone up nearly £20 in just over 8 months, it's insane!

I've written an email to them giving the old...."I'm a loyal customer blah blah blah" but I don't think it will do any good.

They haven't even got the "follow your team" option anymore which is normally a hell of a lot cheaper as you can only watch your teams games.

lee909 08-19-2016 03:00 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Yeah i have it
Where are you based?

In England we have a blackout on sky sports games,major issue for the playoffs. But with a proxy server there may be away round it, id not condond such things though.


The increase is that they stopped the team option and now only have the full package. There was a £10 increase but that was a vat thing
Its a good package really just less options
NFL Network till July 1st 2017
Every games barring blackouts (playoffs a issue)
Watch any game back to the 2009 season

dizzle88 08-19-2016 03:01 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713003)
Yeah i have it
Where are you based?

In England we have a blackout on sky sports games,major issue for the playoffs. But with a proxy server there may be away round it, id not condond such things though.

Its a good package
NFL Network till July 1st 2017
Every games barring blackouts (playoffs a issue)
Watch any game back to the 2009 season

Yeah I'm in the UK too Lee, the blackouts are a nightmare, especially considering sky sports costs are so high and they only play saints twice a year if we are lucky.

I just don't understand how game pass have put their prices up by nearly £20 per month.

lee909 08-19-2016 03:07 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
I didnt have it last year so not sure what the jump was. I always had the main package rather than just the saints one though.

The main issue is the playoffs though a free proxy server set to Germany solves that.
I can tell you a good way round sky sports cheaper but itll need to be a PM if you are interested.

dizzle88 08-19-2016 03:11 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713005)
I didnt have it last year so not sure what the jump was. I always had the main package rather than just the saints one though.

The main issue is the playoffs though a free proxy server set to Germany solves that.
I can tell you a good way round sky sports cheaper but itll need to be a PM if you are interested.

I'm fine without sky sports but thanks for your help anyway lee!

FinSaint 08-19-2016 03:23 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 713002)
£139.99 for the whole season or
£42.99 per month for 4 months!


That's cheap.

If I would get the Game Pass here in Finland it would be either:

74,99€/month (£64,90) or
244.99€/month (£212,03)

So, hopefully that helps you feel like you're getting a bargain. :banana:

dizzle88 08-19-2016 03:27 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by FinSaint (Post 713008)
That's cheap.

If I would get the Game Pass here in Finland it would be either:

74,99€/month (£64,90) or
244.99€/month (£212,03)

So, hopefully that helps you feel like you're getting a bargain. :banana:

Jesus, that does help FinSaint, but then also makes me feel awful that they are charging those prices to you guys!

lee909 08-19-2016 03:37 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Man thats bad

saintfan 08-19-2016 03:40 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
A hundred bucks. It's a shame that I have to pay to watch football, but whadder you gonna do?

FinSaint 08-19-2016 03:40 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 713009)
Jesus, that does help FinSaint, but then also makes me feel awful that they are charging those prices to you guys!


Yeah, but there are couple of local sports channels that show NFL, so I guess that might be why they are charging as much as they are in order for those channels to keep their subscribers... or they're just greedy.

Anyways, it doesn't matter to me as I never watch games live because of the time difference. I just get my games from a private torrent site dedicated to (American) football (NFL, CFL, Arena & college). The added bonus is that when I get the games they've already been cut to not include any commercial breaks, so it's much faster to watch the games. I remember the games took so long to watch live on TV when I lived in US and because of that the tempo of the game was much slower - more time to do other stuff. It pretty much takes the same time to watch the Saints' and Vikings' games together than it would take to watch just one live, but I rarely watch them both at one sitting since there's very little danger of hearing the results early here in Finland.

I know some people can't stand to watch previously recorded games, but it makes no difference to me as I get the exact same feeling of excitement when I watch the games after the fact.

:bng:

RailBoss 08-19-2016 04:28 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Connect your computer to your TV and stream it.

http://www.fïrstrow.eu/

jnormand 08-19-2016 06:08 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Is Game Pass live? Also...I have no idea how much money you guys are talking about because I don't know what pounds and euros mean to the dollar.

SaintFanInATLHELL 08-19-2016 06:31 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jnormand (Post 713022)
Is Game Pass live?

In US: Preseason is live, regular season is delayed
Outside US: All of preseason, regular season, and playoffs are live
Quote:

Also...I have no idea how much money you guys are talking about because I don't know what pounds and euros mean to the dollar.
Doesn't matter. Prices are geographically based. So it's cheaper in some areas and more expensive in others. Prices range in the $200 per season range.

SFIAH

FinSaint 08-19-2016 07:18 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Euro is pretty much equal to dollar at the moment - a little bit more, but not much.

But 1 euro has less buying power here in Finland than 1 dollar does in US - or at least used to.


For comparison:

The average price of gas in US today was $2,12 a gallon.

The price of gas at the station I went to today was €5,32 a gallon.

lee909 08-19-2016 07:37 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
A gallon of unleaded is $6.75 over here

saintfan 08-19-2016 07:43 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713032)
A gallon of unleaded is $6.75 over here

Highway robbery.

lee909 08-19-2016 07:46 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Its always been more expensive over here. Its the tax.

Luckily i dont drive of smoke
Cigarettes are about $9 a pack (20)

Certain things are highly taxed over here

saintfan 08-19-2016 08:14 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713036)
Its always been more expensive over here. Its the tax.

Luckily i dont drive of smoke
Cigarettes are about $9 a pack (20)

Certain things are highly taxed over here

Headed that way over here too I'm afraid...

SmashMouth 08-19-2016 08:24 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by FinSaint (Post 713008)
That's cheap.

If I would get the Game Pass here in Finland it would be either:

74,99€/month (£64,90) or
244.99€/month (£212,03)

So, hopefully that helps you feel like you're getting a bargain. :banana:

Breesus Christ.... Does that include the porn channel?

FinSaint 08-19-2016 08:27 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713032)
A gallon of unleaded is $6.75 over here


€5,32 a gallon is $6,03 on today's exchange rate.

Gas has been fairly "cheap" the whole summer here in Finland, but earlier in the year it was close to €1,5/litre as in about $6,50 per gallon.

But gas isn't really the biggest problem over here as much as the price of food if we are looking at what affects the widest demographic.

lee909 08-19-2016 08:31 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Yeah its £1:15 a litre over here(well thats what the price website say)

I know most of you viking lot have to deal with high cost of living. Is it that bad in terms of wages to cost of living.

A Norwegian was telling us on a soccer forum just how expensive it was to import a car

FinSaint 08-19-2016 08:48 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Small market & long import routes = high prices.

The cost of living depends naturally on one's income. I have a fairly good income as does my GF and we don't have kids, so we don't really have to budget things that strictly, but there are a lot of people who have problems with the cost of living.

Some taxes are ridiculously high, but taxes pay for a lot of good things, so I don't complain about them as much as I'd maybe want to.

Rugby Saint II 08-20-2016 01:30 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by FinSaint (Post 713064)
Small market & long import routes = high prices.

The cost of living depends naturally on one's income. I have a fairly good income as does my GF and we don't have kids, so we don't really have to budget things that strictly, but there are a lot of people who have problems with the cost of living.

Some taxes are ridiculously high, but taxes pay for a lot of good things, so I don't complain about them as much as I'd maybe want to.

Unfortunately here in the US our tax money is funneled back to the corporations and 1%.

Anyway, I don't mean to high jack your thread. I respect my fellow Who Dats even more after reading this thread. :cheers:

spkb25 08-20-2016 02:54 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
That sucks, the high cost, but I believe the symbol for money is $...

dizzle88 08-20-2016 03:32 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by spkb25 (Post 713150)
That sucks, the high cost, but I believe the symbol for money is $...

No dollar signs in england my friend! Lol

spkb25 08-20-2016 03:39 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 713155)
No dollar signs in england my friend! Lol


lee909 08-20-2016 03:49 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Yeah no dollars over here.
We have no need for a sum of money than less than 300 years old. Sterling goes back nearly 1300 years.


History
😋

spkb25 08-20-2016 03:53 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713157)
Yeah no dollars over here.
We have no need for a sum of money than less than 300 years old. Sterling goes back nearly 1300 years.


History
😋

lmmfao

SmashMouth 08-20-2016 08:51 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 713157)
Yeah no dollars over here.
We have no need for a sum of money than less than 300 years old. Sterling goes back nearly 1300 years.


History
��

Get with the program, we're moving to BitCoins!

K Major 08-24-2016 02:56 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
*** Guys, for those who may have taken advantage of the 7 NFL game pass on last week, be sure to CANCEL otherwise they will automatically bill your account the full amount of $99 after Friday. ***

Edit: If you aren't clear when your expiration date is for the NFL game pass, simply go to MY account. From there it will advise you when your free trial ends in the first sentence. Mine actually ends on 8/27/16.

QBREES9 08-24-2016 08:53 PM

Re: NFL Game Pass
 
I use to have it. No time anymore.


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