So, I'm wondering how people made out.
I was in the greater Boston area with a relative and we got to watch the NE-BUF game on basic cable but he had no NFLN subscription so we couldn't watch the game before or after.
I suggested he sign up for a free trial for his Roku but he didn't want to be bothered having to unsubscribe later, he said it just wasn't worth the bother to him.
I didn't know how to access any of the free streams (I think you need Kodi installed, or maybe use Silk to access nflbites.com ?) and didn't want to futz with his Roku so we just did something else.
I have a ROKU setup and signed up for the 7-day free trial.
I just signed up for a FuboTV free trial for 7 days. I'm in Maine too.
Tip: Set up a calendar entry in your phone to remind yourself to unsubscribe before the trial ends.
I may have to do a free trial to see the Celtics on Xmas Day, sigh.
Personally I think they are leaving money on the table by making us buy bundles, but given the one thing the leagues are good at is extracting money from others I will have to defer to their judgment, they have the data and the algorithms to tell them what works best.
EDIT: missed some posts...
I think they just faced us at the right time when our defense was recovering from flu. Additionally, both sides of their coaches knew us inside out and they keyed on tendencies. When the Pats see them again, there will be adjustments.
Watching the game yesterday I think the offense in particular has been saving some plays for late in the season. Let's hope they can have the kind of late season surge they had last year, although I think the talent is too thin for that.
Last week I used a fire stick and a stream from nflbite.com. I used the browser included on the fire stick ( can’t recall what they named it) and really didn’t have any issues with pop ups or anything like that. I have ghetto internet so I was skeptical of this setup but I was quite impressed with the quality.
The browser on Amazon FireTV is called Silk and I've used it to play youtube videos when Amazon and Google were having a pissing contest and it works OK. Not sure what the options are on Roku. This link >
The Best Roku Web Browsers to Use < suggests some options, but all of them stink.
What's going on here in MA is criminal. Luckily we're moving to NH soon. That'll be a relief for me.
NH has no income tax but does have an interest and dividends tax similar to MA. As they say, consult with a tax advisor...