That only gets ESPN3. I get that. WatchESPN is a different beast

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Aug 20, 2014
8:23:25am

WhiteKnight

That only gets ESPN3. I get that. WatchESPN is a different beast

ESPN3 gets very little useful broadcasts. When it comes to BYU sports...almost never. The WatchESPN app is really what is needed if you want to watch BYU this fall. Is that what he is referring to? If not, then its irrelevant, he's not using ESPN3 to watch BYU, not football at least.

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WhiteKnight

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I canceled DTV 1.5 yrs ago & am so happy about it still

WhiteMud

8/19/14 11:15pm

Me too, going on 3 years. Doubt I'll ever go back

ray ray

8/19/14 11:16pm

DVR's.. time is money

Mayor of Cougartown

8/19/14 11:20pm

Yup, I watch nothing live, not even sports

therock

8/19/14 11:23pm

I do a lot of this also. But I have found that if I have friends over, it's a

RebelScum

8/19/14 11:25pm

I value my time at about 50 dollars an hour and use this to make decisions

Mayor of Cougartown

8/19/14 11:27pm

So you don't do yard work, wash the cars, laundry, dishes, or any menial labor?

BYUCoug11

8/19/14 11:36pm

I do mow my lawn because I enjoy it, but yeah I pay people to do stuff because

Mayor of Cougartown

8/20/14 10:59am

wouldn't you paint your house on weekends or after work when you WOULDN'T

BYUCoug11

8/20/14 11:06am

Exactly how I watch them, ignoring texts and all . . .

Banjo Blues

8/20/14 5:56am

I agree. But you can get a TiVo if you want

TrueAndBlue

8/19/14 11:24pm

still not worth the money, imo

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

8/19/14 11:29pm

I'm to the point where I have zero patience for commercials, unless it's a live

Cougar-Duck

8/19/14 11:35pm

Good for you...but I happily pay for the service and will continue to.

COUGZ

8/19/14 11:29pm

While I agree with you 100% that any kind of DTV service is a waste

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

8/19/14 11:35pm

"I will encourage my children to laugh and scorn such people." sad

charles

8/19/14 11:41pm

You had a decent point there until you completely destroyed it at the end.

mulletino

8/19/14 11:47pm

Good thing I'm not here to make friends.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

8/19/14 11:51pm

Wait, you were serious?

mulletino

8/19/14 11:58pm

Of course not.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

8/19/14 11:59pm

Weird.

mulletino

8/20/14 12:02am

RE: Weird.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

8/20/14 12:11am

Best one I've seen in a long time. Awesome.

MightyFreakingCougar

8/20/14 12:27am

That is AWESOME

chazen

8/20/14 12:30pm

It's call self-deprecating humor.

NacoCoug

8/20/14 1:24am

RE: It's call self-deprecating humor.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

8/20/14 1:30am

true for some.

Bob Vance

8/20/14 8:04am

ditto, I'm more annoyed than impressed each time...

kingpin2k

8/20/14 8:05am

I hate people with different priorities then me.

fredy

8/20/14 8:25am

Especially the ones that are in debt

stoils

8/20/14 10:40am

Yes. Neighbors humble-brag about not having evil influence of cable or sat, then

wiffleboy

8/20/14 8:27am

RE: I canceled DTV 1.5 yrs ago & am so happy about it still

Opietheman

8/20/14 2:13am

Use a family member's account

WhiteMud

8/20/14 2:56am

Isn't that technically stealing?

tibbyss09

8/20/14 9:35am

This is why I won't cancel my services, to make it work you are mooching off of

wabluecoug

8/20/14 10:09am

ISP

CougarPilot

8/20/14 7:28am

I love Dtv...I have all the ESPN channels I need and I don't have to find a

SaintGeorgeYFan

8/20/14 2:17am

+1

wiffleboy

8/20/14 8:27am

meh

8/20/14 3:33am

It's been a couple years for us and I'm pretty happy with it

KingDave

8/20/14 4:14am

How is it you get the ESPN app without paying for cable or satellite?

StantonMac

8/20/14 4:48am

^^This^^ I would love to have this ability. How do you do it?

WhiteKnight

8/20/14 7:50am

Pay for the right Internet

CougarPilot

8/20/14 7:55am

This isn't as true anymore... need the cable package as well.

kingpin2k

8/20/14 8:07am

No...I'm still rockin ESPN3 with Midco internet

CougarPilot

8/20/14 8:18am

List of the ISPs

CougarPilot

8/20/14 8:20am

Comcast is the same as time warner

kingpin2k

8/20/14 8:48am

And more...Time Warner is the culprit

CougarPilot

8/20/14 8:22am

That only gets ESPN3. I get that. WatchESPN is a different beast

WhiteKnight

8/20/14 8:23am

Fair enough...ESPN3 usually opens the game once it starts.

CougarPilot

8/20/14 8:34am

Also, my bad. I knew about the WatchESPN app. ESPN3 is the only portion that

CougarPilot

8/20/14 8:36am

they use someone else's login.

kingpin2k

8/20/14 8:06am

The difference between you and me is

8/20/14 5:36am

Best of both worlds...Dish account suspended except for football season

youngster

8/20/14 6:20am

This is what i do. Basically suspend my service right after cbb and then start

BYUheaven

8/20/14 6:29am

Suspended for nonpayment?

OptimisTIC

8/20/14 8:57am

once you have completed your two year agreement you can just suspend your

BYUheaven

8/20/14 9:02am

Can you still watch your DVR'd shows while it's suspended?

stoils

8/20/14 10:43am

Wouldn't you be able to get a deal by signing a new contract? I think the 2

cougaman

8/20/14 11:29am

I work for DTV, so I'm biased.

dajoga

8/20/14 7:28am

Your friend is the one saving your family money. Not you.

Boxey

8/20/14 8:17am

I'm so glad I saved a bunch of money by getting DTV instead of

WHO DEY

8/20/14 8:54am

I wish I didn't have the guilt of being such a freeloader keeping me from that

byutx

8/20/14 9:40am

So what you're saying is you are a mooch

TrueAndBlue

8/20/14 9:44am

A lot of cord cutters claim happiness in doing so, I went without for 2 years

RisinUp

8/20/14 9:45am

If it wasn't for sports I wouldn't miss a thing.

Big Wally D

8/20/14 9:54am

Thanks. That helps me realize I made the right decision in staying

cowhide

8/20/14 11:18am

It sounds like you are still trying to convince yourself that you made the right

8/20/14 11:12am

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