Charging for NFL Mobile

[braveally]

Is it me or is big red now charging for something else for free last season of the NFL mobile app. They want you to pay 5 bucks a month in order to watch the games are you to be able to watch for free last season. Pretty weak.

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[anon(3653)]

Is it me or is big red now charging for something else for free last season of the NFL mobile app. They want you to pay 5 bucks a month in order to watch the games are you to be able to watch for free last season. Pretty weak.

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There first season (2010) the live video was free for all Verizon customers who downloaded and installed before a certain date. Last season (2011) they were charging for the video including the Red Zone and NFL Network but ran a promotion that allowed all 4G phones to get the premium features for free. If you were a 3G customer you had to pay for the premium features. I was lucky enough to get in on promotions the first two years. Maybe they will run another promotion.. I guess I cannot expect to be so lucky.

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[johnriii]

yep, they are charging for video streaming. it was fun for free while it lasted.

 

[steveh552]

And would it be safe to assume the streaming counts towards your data limit?

 

[kirksucks]

I wish I could delete it

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[braveally]

I wish I could delete it

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Root and remove.

 

[Eclipse2K]

I wish I could delete it

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Uninstall updates and than disable.

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[Ry]

And would it be safe to assume the streaming counts towards your data limit?

Of course.

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[mahvisions]

it is actually worse than you think. Verizon owns the app but this year they pulled the liscence from other wireless companies. I spoke to Verizon Wireless TS and you can ony get the NL Mobile app if you are a verizon wireless subscriber. I am on Sprint and it wil notallow me to even download the app to install on my android. It doesn't matter that I am also a Verizon FIOS customer, I now have no way to watch even the Mobile Plus $69 games on my android. This sucks and I really hope Verizon gets a black eye fro this or someone develops a way to get around their lock app (hint hint hint)

 

[Ry]

it is actually worse than you think. Verizon owns the app but this year they pulled the liscence from other wireless companies. I spoke to Verizon Wireless TS and you can ony get the NL Mobile app if you are a verizon wireless subscriber. I am on Sprint and it wil notallow me to even download the app to install on my android. It doesn't matter that I am also a Verizon FIOS customer, I now have no way to watch even the Mobile Plus $69 games on my android. This sucks and I really hope Verizon gets a black eye fro this or someone develops a way to get around their lock app (hint hint hint)

Since the deal, Verizon has always had the exclusive license. Same with Sprint before them.

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[eshropshire]

Since the deal, Verizon has always had the exclusive license. Same with Sprint before them.

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Yes, same with Sunday Ticket. Should a Dish customer get mad that Direct TV pays the NFL to have access. This is a way they see to differentiate themselves from Dish. Verizon Wireless sees the same for NFL Mobile. Personally not a big deal for me, I never watched last year when free. When Direct TV gave me the Sunday Ticket for free one year I think I watched maybe part of one game. Now if they had a similar App for college football I would probably pay for the APP, have not really liked what I have seen so far.