College Football/TV Strict Budget

[Spence]

Well, in the process of trying to save a few bucks, the wife and I are contemplating going with a lesser cable TV package. I mean, currently, it is highway robbery. Anyway, I DO have a great, fast internet connection. With this new package, I will be without ESPN.

So, you guys, please provide me with a great source of safe web sites that I could catch entire games or just the great highlights and so forth. I know they are out there, but I have never been a big sit in front of the computer monitor and watch a full game.

Thanks.

It is going to be hard without ESPN. I have ESPN360 and can stream BTN games on my phone and computer, but you have to subscribe to both to make it work. I haven't had much luck with other sites that say you can stream games.

[Swamp Daddy]

I have found ESPN 3 on the computer to be barely watchable. Too many ads and other junk popping up using resources while my computer is trying to keep up with the streaming.

Good luck. I rarely watch anything on the computer unless I'm editing commercials out of a game prior to putting it on DVD.

have fun, Swamp Daddy

[armchairqb]

I could generally exist without the ESPN channels themselves. One good thing about E3 is that it's more about the games than the hype machine.

I'm going to cave in and pay for TV this fall. Dish's cheapest channel package + the E game plan will work for me and I can stay under $60/mth.

[Eric]

ESPN3.com broadcasts for free, so with a fast Internet connection, you get every game on the ABC/ESPN networks save any games on ESPNU or any local games that would be blacked out in your area. They give you the entire ESPN Gameplan package on ESPN3 too, so I've canceled my subscription to that since last year. If there's another game on another network that you really want to see, I know a web site called justin.tv has live streams of some games.

[Vileborg]

I'm horrible. I switched cable providers for the best sports package money can buy. I have the NFL package, the college football package, and sports channels coming out my ears.

My ultimate goal is to have a wall of TV's to watch all games at once with a central monster for a premium game.

[armchairqb]

I could generally exist without the ESPN channels themselves. One good thing about E3 is that it's more about the games than the hype machine.

I'm going to cave in and pay for TV this fall. Dish's cheapest channel package + the E game plan will work for me and I can stay under $60/mth.

It turns out that with the low end package I want, I can't do the "Game Plan" add-on. Eric, I will look into justin.tv

[Eric]

Usually Justin.tv won't have the lower-end games on Gameplan. I normally use it if there's a game on NBC Sports (a.k.a., Versus) that I want to see. Sometimes CBS Sports games get on there and they do tend to have Fox Sports games and some of the bigger games being on ESPN networks. The quality of the feed isn't always spectacular, but it's better than nothing.

[WoVeU]

Our Cable, Internet, Phone, Cell Phone dollars are just crazy...like $500!!! Smart Phones and the data plans are ridiculous! ESPN is the only reason I have cable or it would be gone.

[billybud]

I love ESPN3 and streaming.....on Comcast basic cable here.

JustinTV.com has some games....

[Brian Roastbeef]

Our Cable, Internet, Phone, Cell Phone dollars are just crazy...like $500!!! Smart Phones and the data plans are ridiculous! ESPN is the only reason I have cable or it would be gone.

That's crazy. Adding up my FioS Internet and Cable + my cell phone adds up to maybe $150 at most.

No smart phone - don't need to give Barry more help in tracking me than he has already. The people who regularly go on Facebook and actually post their locations with those thing are just nuts in my opinion, though I'm probably one step short of a tinfoil fedora. Also no landline - what's the point?

I use my cable for Golf channel and the lesser ESPNs mostly. Until a couple of years ago I didn't even have that, and just followed most games on the Internet. It's nice being able to see more stuff, but if necessary I could easily go back to that.

[warrriorsfan808]

My wife calls this "The most boring time of the year" she has never been a collage football fan. We just have basic cable tv it's included in the rent bill, but between espn,espn2, FSW, FSW2, NBCsports(was versus), and the networks, now I can get some games on the internet. Why would I need to pay for anything extra!! OK everyone move to HAWAII!!!!!

[WoVeU]

Our Cable, Internet, Phone, Cell Phone dollars are just crazy...like $500!!! Smart Phones and the data plans are ridiculous! ESPN is the only reason I have cable or it would be gone.

That's crazy. Adding up my FioS Internet and Cable + my cell phone adds up to maybe $150 at most.

No smart phone - don't need to give Barry more help in tracking me than he has already. The people who regularly go on Facebook and actually post their locations with those thing are just nuts in my opinion, though I'm probably one step short of a tinfoil fedora. Also no landline - what's the point?

I use my cable for Golf channel and the lesser ESPNs mostly. Until a couple of years ago I didn't even have that, and just followed most games on the Internet. It's nice being able to see more stuff, but if necessary I could easily go back to that.

With my wife at the apartment in Arlington through the week she has a smart phone and a hotspot. I now have the same because of being out on job sites and don't like trying to look at emails, let alone drawings and web sites on my phone. Then my 2 kids have smart phones as well. We have wireless internet, phone, and cable through Time Warner with 2 HD Boxes. (Don't need the phone of course.)

I have designed and built a good digital antenna. But I don't know how much I can depend on ESPN 3. When we get back into 1 house, I'll buy a couple of TiVo's, install my antennas, and add a hot spot for the house. That should save me about $130/mo.

[Spence]

Our Cable, Internet, Phone, Cell Phone dollars are just crazy...like $500!!! Smart Phones and the data plans are ridiculous! ESPN is the only reason I have cable or it would be gone.

That's crazy. Adding up my FioS Internet and Cable + my cell phone adds up to maybe $150 at most.

No smart phone - don't need to give Barry more help in tracking me than he has already. The people who regularly go on Facebook and actually post their locations with those thing are just nuts in my opinion, though I'm probably one step short of a tinfoil fedora. Also no landline - what's the point?

I use my cable for Golf channel and the lesser ESPNs mostly. Until a couple of years ago I didn't even have that, and just followed most games on the Internet. It's nice being able to see more stuff, but if necessary I could easily go back to that.

My cable, Internet, and phone is 179.00 total. My cell phone w/data plan is 174. Anyone who knows how can track me. They would be bored out of their skull if they did. I go to work, to the golf course, and home. That is it. I guess if I take up arms in revolution I will have to turn it off.

[donovan]

Lets see, you go get money, you spend it at the golf course and someone cooks for you. You are living the dream!