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Mista T

11-20-2006, 12:00 PM

The Thanksgiving night game featuring the Broncos & Chiefs on the NFL Network WILL NOT be available to non-digital Comcast subscribers.

Any thoughts on that?

Here's my thought: BFD.

How's this any different than someone who doesn't have cable service, whose rabbbit ears won't pick up the game. If watching a national game not involving the Ravens on Thanksgiving holiday is important to someone who doesn't have digital cable, they should spend the extra $$$ to step up to digital or go to a sports bar. (If $$$ is an issue: with Comcast, you can return the box after the game and pay only for the pro rata use, which should be just a buck or two).

For me: I wish there were some way that I could donate receipt of this game to someone who cares about the AFC West. Thanksgiving has become this Nation's biggest family holiday, and I intend to spend that time with the family. NFL games will be on the big screen, but in the background with no sound. Thank God the Ravens are not scheduled to play on Thanksgiving Day!

Hey, I am a Comcast digital customer in Frederick and it isn't even available to me. This stinks.

I'm a little surprised, Fletch. We know that Frederick is out in the boonies :261695: , but you would think by now the NFL Network would have been added to your channel lineup. We've had it in AA County for over a year.

Blame Danny Snyder! :rolling:

:mrt:

AZRAVEN

11-20-2006, 12:01 PM

I couldn't live without DIRECTTV and Sunday Ticket. I haven't bought the special football packages they are offering but I won't pay the AC bill before I let my DirectTV go.

Bez513

11-20-2006, 12:07 PM

That is just one reason why you should have DirecTV. How about more channels, better picture quality, lower prices and Sunday Ticket! It's a no brainer, I'm just surprised that more people haven't figured it out. :thumbup:

Then you get screwed on Internet access by having to pay more from Comcast or another cable company. DSL and FIOS are not an option in my area.

flraven

11-20-2006, 12:07 PM

I'm a Comcast digital cable customer and we have NFL Network down here in the Redneck Riviera. I don't mind going to a sports bar to watch the Ravens games on Sundays, its good to get out of the house on Sundays. It was either that or have to endure the Deadskins/Bucs game.

larrylater

11-20-2006, 12:25 PM

Bez513, Even with the "extra" $15/month I have to pay Comcast for internet access, it's still well worth it for me. Everyone's different, personally I couldn't go without Sunday Ticket.

Mista T

11-20-2006, 12:50 PM

Everyone's different, personally I couldn't go without Sunday Ticket.

Like you say: everyone's different. Unless I'm missing something about the Sunday Ticket, I couldn't see using the Sunday Ticket if it were free. There are a finite number of hours available for watching the Ravens on TV, and I can't see how the Sunday Ticket would fit into my schedule.

I annually attend about 11-12 Ravens games in person. When I get home, I'll sometimes tune in the second game unless it's a clunker. e.g. last night I watched about 8 minutes or so of Colts-Cowboys, the switched over to watch my taped copy of the Ravens-Falcons game (my first DVR recording of a Ravens game in HD). I rarely watch Sunday or Monday Night games unless they involve AFC North teams to root against -- I figure that if any of these games that I didn't bother to watch live turned out to be exciting barnburners, I could see the NFL Network condensed replay. As to the 4-5 Ravens games that I watch on TV, I am stuck with CBS' cheap non-HDTV picture.

I'm really not interested in other NFL teams that don't compete with the Ravens or our Division rivals. Peyton Manning? Don McNabb? Brian Urlacher? I'll get enough hype from ESPN and NFL Network. I don't need to waste 3+ hours watching these guys teams competing in meaningless games to the Ravens success.

I can understand the Sunday Ticket for Ravens fans who live outside the CBS broadcasting area for Ravens games, but, serious question, as a local area Ravens fan, what does the Sunday Ticket get me that I can't get with CBS/Fox and the NFL Network? :229031_confused2:

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TBOERaven16

11-20-2006, 12:53 PM

I pay 95 dollars for Direct Tv, Verizon high speed internet, and Verizon phone service. There are packages now that include verizon and direct tv. Just thought i'd throw that out there.

Rochardrik

11-20-2006, 01:04 PM

I live in Hagerstown, subscribe to the world's worst Monopoly(cable co.) Antietam Cable, have digital, hi-def, internet, but they have no NFL channel:thumbdown: , no NBA channel:thumbdown: , no Masn:thumbdown: , in other words, completely useless!!!!:rolleyes: I would go satellite, but their internet is DREADFUL:embarassed: !! My only avenue of improvement is complaining long and loud:( ! So I do! But hey, what a wonderful day in the purple palace eh?:insane:

larrylater

11-20-2006, 01:10 PM

MistaT, based on your criteria & interests, I don't think Sunday Ticket is for you! I am interested in teams outside of our division & being able to choose any game adds to my enjoyment and actually counteracts a point that you make --I don't want Manning, McNabb & Urlacher forced upon me and now I have choice on my side. I am also a picture-in-picture junkie AND with the free internet TVU player, I usually have a game going on the laptop as well. :laugh: I just love the league. I can't bear to watch mind-numbingly stupid commercials so my eyes are on one of the other games until my main game comes back. We all splurge in certain areas, this is my area I guess. :thumbup:

Losac

11-20-2006, 02:19 PM

I can understand the Sunday Ticket for Ravens fans who live outside the CBS broadcasting area for Ravens games, but, serious question, as a local area Ravens fan, what does the Sunday Ticket get me that I can't get with CBS/Fox and the NFL Network?
I agree, T. My thoughts exactly. I can watch every single Ravens game on TV as a local fan. If I lived out of the viewing area, I'd sign up for Sunday Ticket in a second.

WxKevin

11-20-2006, 02:58 PM

My prediction: NFL Network will be on basic cable by Thursday. Just like ESPN2 HD was added the day before the World Cup. I am sure Comcast is getting blasted with phone calls around the country. They will add it to basic and just add 50 cents or a dollar per bill before you know it.

They can't just "add it" to analog cable. There was room for lots more channels in the HD range. There is no more room in the analog range for another channel. Remember a few months ago when they added MASN to Comcast's analog feed? They had to move a channel from analog to digital (Gameshow Network) to make room for MASN. They would have to move another channel and seriously doubt they could work out the logistics of that before the game.

flraven

11-20-2006, 03:03 PM

I agree, T. My thoughts exactly. I can watch every single Ravens game on TV as a local fan. If I lived out of the viewing area, I'd sign up for Sunday Ticket in a second.

my roommate is saying he wants to get a hi-def TV and then go with satellite and Sunday Ticket. Until then, its sports bars on Sunday. At least until the Ravens make the playoffs (I hope, I hope), then they'll be on national TV. :thumbup:

AZRAVEN

11-20-2006, 03:51 PM

I would have Sunday Ticket even if I lived in the basement of M&T Stadium. I like to watch the teams I want to watch not the glamor games rammed down my throat by the networks. I flip around and catch pieces of even the games on at the same time as the Ravens game. A lot of times when we are in of our knuckle biters and I just can't stand the stress I'll switch to another game until the scarey part is over (kind of like covering your eyes at horror moves) and then go back. If I could figure a way to watch all of every game I would. Yesterday, I was able to keep an eye on what the Bengals and Steelers were doing while watching the Ravens.

RockyMRaven

11-20-2006, 04:01 PM

I couldn't live without DIRECTTV and Sunday Ticket. I haven't bought the special football packages they are offering but I won't pay the AC bill before I let my DirectTV go.

As another out-of-towner like you, completely agree. Sundays are football days for my husband and me. He watches his Dolphins games and I watch the Ravens. There is usually a lot of running up and down the stairs to share some positive (or negative) event in our games. Then, there are the other games. I tend to watch them more than he does.

Only problem with keeping Sunday ticket at the expense of paying the AC bill is that then you wouldn't be able to watch Sunday Ticket! :eek:

Denver John

11-20-2006, 05:07 PM

One good thing is that the NFL Network gets picked up by a local station if the home team is playing, just like ESPN. The Broncos are being shown on the FOX station here Thursday night, so if a station in Baltimore follows suit, Ravens fans will not be deprived for the Bengals game.

My Dish Network HD box is getting hooked up tomorrow so I'll be watching the Broncos lose and the Ravens win in HD on successive weeks.

bassgtrst

11-20-2006, 05:37 PM

How do Directv subscribers watch the Thursday night games in HD???

darb72

11-20-2006, 06:01 PM

NFL Sunday Ticket is the best present I ever got. The year before the SuperBowl my In-Laws got me the dish for Christmas. Next year I got to watch every Ravens game for the first time ever, and we had our first winning season.

My wife likes to watch the SeaHawks on the late game so we're both happy.

Drkraven

11-20-2006, 11:41 PM

. I like to watch the teams I want to watch not the glamor games rammed down my throat by the network
Exactly! I love my Sunday ticket. ABC 2 has the Thursday night game.

PARavensJeff

11-21-2006, 03:39 AM

I live in Southern York County, PA, which used to be Adelphia Cable. For years I called them about the NFL Network, no luck. After Adelphia went bankrupt & Comcast bought it, I figured great, we'll finally get te NFLN. :) Wrong, :( still no NFLN. I called Comcast & asked if they would be adding to the digital lineup, they said no, not at this time, even though they have room on digital. I called the NFLN & they said we should have it because Comcast is supposed to give it to their digital customers at least. I just don't want it for the Thursday night/Saturday night games, but for the shows & replays. I don't care if it's on digital, I just want it. Comcast has other systems in York County that has the NFLN, & of course all my friends & family in Harford & Baltimore Counties have it, but not here.

To the Frederick fan, I think you're in the same boat, a former Adelphia system that has been taken over by Comcast.

ravensfan1996

11-21-2006, 06:09 AM

I just moved to Southern york county (new freedom pa) and got "stuck" with comcast. Ive enjoyed Directv but with my new house i have thick tress behind my house and dont think i can get directv. Im going to try once the leaves come back. But so far adelphia/comcast has sucked. Missed installation, cant get my boxes coded right to get the stations i ordered and their analog channels look like they are coming from china on rabbit ears.

***** Tip for those who dont have DSL available and want directv, order directv and cable internet. To avoid the $15 charge for not having cable tv service tell comcast you want only local channels (2,11,13 etc) and by law they have to give you the local channel package i think its $10 a month. you save $5 and you get a "back up" if its storming real bad during a ravens game! (as an added bonus my friend told me even though you order only the local channels you get all the basic channels too since they cant scramble them)

PARavensJeff

11-21-2006, 06:57 AM

Welcome to New Freedom RavensFan. Yes, Adelphia sucked big time, & it got worse after they went bankrupt. Comcast claims all the problems are because of Adelphia's poor/non-existant upgrades & lack of Maintainence. They say they will fox everything & bring the quality up & please give them a chance. This is all their words. I told them look, you have plenty of digital channel space, put the NFL network on 1 of those open spaces.

Something else you will learn, we get 2 stations for all the networks (Baltimore & Harrisburg) except for Fox which is only 1 from Harrisburg. If the Ravens are playing at home versus an NFC team (like this past week), the game is on Fox. If the Eagles are playing the same time as the Ravens & they are on Fox, the Fox channel will show the Eagles. I do not understand why we have 2 of all the other networks & only 1 Fox, but that is what happens. LaMottes, the Ravens bar in town doesn't have Sunday ticket. I have season tickets, so this doesn't affect me, but my wife will usually go to her parents in Bel Air on these days. Just a heads up for you or your family if you don't have season tickets.

deuce

11-21-2006, 08:34 AM

They can't just "add it" to analog cable. There was room for lots more channels in the HD range. There is no more room in the analog range for another channel. Remember a few months ago when they added MASN to Comcast's analog feed? They had to move a channel from analog to digital (Gameshow Network) to make room for MASN. They would have to move another channel and seriously doubt they could work out the logistics of that before the game.

Good point on the MASN/GSN scenario. However, if there is enough demand for the channel, and it is going to create more revenue for Comcast, they will find a way.

Denver John

11-21-2006, 02:42 PM

How do Directv subscribers watch the Thursday night games in HD???

I found out from some panicing Broncos fans that Directv is showing the Thursday games in HD on channel 95. No word on when they are going to add the whole channel though.

larrylater

11-21-2006, 02:57 PM

I found out from some panicing Broncos fans that Directv is showing the Thursday games in HD on channel 95. No word on when they are going to add the whole channel though.

Wow, that first sentence makes me very happy but the second sentence doesn't make any sense. :insane:

braven98

11-21-2006, 03:37 PM

My comcast doesnt have the nfl network

PurpleRulz

11-23-2006, 05:45 AM

I have the game for tonight. This is just another way to moe everyone towards the digital cable. Meanwhile, I am still waiting for FIOS TV here in Columbia.

POPSinPA

11-23-2006, 10:02 AM

I don't get it. When did TV become an entitlement. I remember only one game on turkey day, then two. If the the networks wanted a 3rd game, where the hell have they been for 30 years or so? Kudos to the NFL channel for thinking of it, and if you can't get it, either buy a service that has it or move. Don't bitch cause the NFL channel came up with a great idea and wants to make a few bucks off it. It's the American way.

BUDDAROW

11-23-2006, 11:52 AM

As a fellow So.Pa Raven fan, (Loganville, 2 1/2 years now), I never considered cable as an option.
Got the "DISH Network" system and have been very happy with it.
NFL network is in the expanded package I have
For internet I used he aviable "SUSCOM" which had a 10$ access tacked on, total 49.95. Comcast (SUCKS!!) has since bought (gobbled:laugh: Up) the company, same price, shittyery (sp??:grbac: ) service..

Happy Thanksgiving Day All!!!