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NFL Gamepass blackouts. Will you be signing up?

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    #3062
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    I’ve been enjoying the highlights package lately as they’ve been better but I watch last night’s and had no idea that Myles Garrett swung a helmet at someone’s head. Surely that brawl deserved to be included? Or do they hide the nasty stuff on purpose?


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    #3063
    BKWDR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    jack presley wrote: »
    I’ve been enjoying the highlights package lately as they’ve been better but I watch last night’s and had no idea that Myles Garrett swung a helmet at someone’s head. Surely that brawl deserved to be included? Or do they hide the nasty stuff on purpose?

    Ìve been watching the 10min highlights on the NFL youtube channel and like that had no idea about the incident till i spyed it on twitter


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    #3064
    hots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭hots


    jack presley wrote: »
    I’ve been enjoying the highlights package lately as they’ve been better but I watch last night’s and had no idea that Myles Garrett swung a helmet at someone’s head. Surely that brawl deserved to be included? Or do they hide the nasty stuff on purpose?

    Bad for the brand, I guess they'd argue that it's gameplay highlights...


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    #3065
    Beau Bennett
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Beau Bennett


    I'm new to gamepass, I bought it to watch the Titans. Should I assume the wildcard weekend @ New England will be blacked out?


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    #3066
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    Beau Bennett wrote: »
    I'm new to gamepass, I bought it to watch the Titans. Should I assume the wildcard weekend @ New England will be blacked out?

    No blackouts for the playoffs.


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    #3067
    Beau Bennett
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Beau Bennett


    jack presley wrote: »
    No blackouts for the playoffs.

    Didn't expect that. That's great. Am used to the hockey blackout's in their playoffs.


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    #3068
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    Beau Bennett wrote: »
    Didn't expect that. That's great. Am used to the hockey blackout's in their playoffs.

    I haven’t checked since about week 3-4 but back then the blackouts weren’t even in force in Ireland and we could watch the game Sky were showing. Maybe someone else will confirm that this was the case for the rest of the season.


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    #3069
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Yes, buying gamepass for the first time regardless
    jack presley wrote: »
    I haven’t checked since about week 3-4 but back then the blackouts weren’t even in force in Ireland and we could watch the game Sky were showing. Maybe someone else will confirm that this was the case for the rest of the season.

    Yeah, nothing was blacked out this year.


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    #3070
    hots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭hots


    Anyone get a gamepass email? My cost is going down by 33%, comes out at €65 because of my frequent holidaying to Brazil. I was going to drop it in favour of iptv but 65 makes it worth it for me for the replay functionality alone.


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    #3071
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    hots wrote: »
    Anyone get a gamepass email? My cost is going down by 33%, comes out at €65 because of my frequent holidaying to Brazil. I was going to drop it in favour of iptv but 65 makes it worth it for me for the replay functionality alone.

    Yeah, I got that as well. I was wondering whether I'd bother keeping the auto renewal but at this price I probably will. I was thinking of cancelling and just resubscribing when I know for sure there's going to be a season.


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    #3072
    Jofspring
    Registered Users Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭Jofspring


    If you sign up while on a quick flight to Brazil do you need to use a VPN every time you watch?

    Got my renewal e-mail and it's €163.99.


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    #3073
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I got the email today and I didn't go on holiday to Brazil so my price is €163.99 which is the same as last year. And it will in four payments like last year. Just from a quick glance at the new features they've finally introduced a resume from where you left off option. There's also a Sunday in 60 minutes thing where you'll be able to get all of Sunday's action in a hour although they kind of already do that with NFL gameday highlights on NFL network.

    The only thing that's worrying me is if we have a season. On game pass the 2020 regular season is now showing up yet the HOF game is cancelled and they show four weeks of preseason which imo is optimistic at best.


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    #3074
    myate
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭myate


    jack presley wrote: »
    Yeah, I got that as well. I was wondering whether I'd bother keeping the auto renewal but at this price I probably will. I was thinking of cancelling and just resubscribing when I know for sure there's going to be a season.


    Have the renewal price at 143.99 Sterling. For sure turning off auto renew until 100% sure there's a regular season.


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    #3075
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    myate wrote: »
    Have the renewal price at 143.99 Sterling. For sure turning off auto renew until 100% sure there's a regular season.

    Seems I'm not the only one as I said in my last post. I mean it's great to see the games laid out as if the season is happening in full but as you say, we may not get a regular season and I was confident earlier in the summer but looking at the US now and coronavirus I wouldn't be certain.


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    #3076
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    Jofspring wrote: »
    If you sign up while on a quick flight to Brazil do you need to use a VPN every time you watch?

    Got my renewal e-mail and it's €163.99.

    No, just for the sign up.


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    #3077
    davetherave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭davetherave


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    USD 184.99 for me this time. Mustn't have been on holidays last year either, looking back it was the same price for renewal.

    My Brazilian cousin is telling me that if I sign up now it will be 385 Brazilian dollarydoos (€63) for the year so that seems a much nicer option.


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    #3078
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    jack presley wrote: »
    Yeah, I got that as well. I was wondering whether I'd bother keeping the auto renewal but at this price I probably will. I was thinking of cancelling and just resubscribing when I know for sure there's going to be a season.

    Did Gamepass say anything about refunds if the season doesn't go ahead?

    I just can't see it happening giving the number of cases in the states at the moment.


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    #3079
    myate
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭myate


    Just logged on there...as usual can't see any option to turn off Auto Renew. They don't make it easy do they!!

    I can see the season going ahead some how....NFL is so big there, they'll do anything to get it on the TV! We'll find out in a few weeks with training camps.


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    #3080
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    Loughc wrote: »
    Did Gamepass say anything about refunds if the season doesn't go ahead?

    No, no mention in the email I got.


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    #3081
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    myate wrote: »
    Just logged on there...as usual can't see any option to turn off Auto Renew. They don't make it easy do they!!

    The email I got says "We will be sending further information detailing the steps to amend or cancel your auto-renewal preferences by email on July 9, 2020."


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    #3082
    eclipsechaser
    Registered Users Posts: 878 ✭✭✭eclipsechaser


    myate wrote: »
    Just logged on there...as usual can't see any option to turn off Auto Renew. They don't make it easy do they!!

    I can see the season going ahead some how....NFL is so big there, they'll do anything to get it on the TV! We'll find out in a few weeks with training camps.

    The inability to turn off auto-renewal is a complete farce. Opening time windows to not charge you for future years should be illegal. It's disappointing to see a large organization deal in such shady practices.

    Even the difference in billing is a bit mad. Some people being offered £140. I'm being offered £99. At this rate, I'll be undertaking essential travel to Brazil.


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    #3083
    Jofspring
    Registered Users Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭Jofspring


    I'm definitely going to visit my cousin's house in Brazil when I sign up again.

    Can't justify paying the Irish price again when they gave everyone free access from April to July. I know it was a nice gesture but for those that paid full price some kind of a discount for loyalty would have been nice.


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    #3084
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I'm not saying I won't get it again(I probably will) but when I can turn off auto renew I will because honestly the coronavirus is making a lot of uncertainty around US sports. I mean the NBA commissioner is not willing to say the remainder of the NBA season will be finished with 100%. I mean the fans not being their is a given but the HOF game has been called off and that's in the first week of august.


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    #3085
    Raoul
    Registered Users Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭Raoul


    I got the essential last year while I was on holiday in Brazil. Auto renew this year is 30pounds. Perfect really as I usually watch the playoff games live on sky.


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    #3086
    The_Honeybadger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,155 ✭✭✭The_Honeybadger


    €162. I registered late last year so got it for €80 I think. What’s the cheapest way to renew? Don’t think I can do without it at this stage


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    #3087
    Big Pussy Bonpensiero
    Registered Users Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭Big Pussy Bonpensiero


    Won't be doing it this year. NFL can't do what the NBA are doing (if that'll even work).
    USA is heading for a disaster. Fauci said he wouldn't be surpirsed to see 100,000+ new cases a day soon. And this is with all the under-reporting of figures and no where near enough adequate testing, coupled with the fact that the Republicans seem hell-bent on keeping the economy open. Not to mention winter is approaching which will enable it to spread far easier.
    When the ICU beds are all gone and the bodies are piling up people might change their minds about a lockdown, but at this stage I don't see a full NFL schedule going ahead.


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    #3088
    Always Be Closing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭Always Be Closing


    The_Honeybadger wrote: »
    €162. I registered late last year so got it for €80 I think. What’s the cheapest way to renew? Don’t think I can do without it at this stage

    MOD: No discussion of illegal streams please.


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    #3089
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,640 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    tbh hard to know what will happen.

    no rookie camp
    No training camp
    No OTA's/Mixed team practices

    Trump and some of the more hardline governors might want to push on through, but either way it will be an NFL season like no other


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    #3090
    MileHighGuy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭MileHighGuy


    The Super Bowl debacle and the pathetic response from Gamepass (10e discount next year) was the final nail in the coffin for me, and that was before all of the Corona Virus uncertainty.

    It is a far poorer service since they changed providers a couple of years ago. I miss being able to go back and watch any game, in full, from the previous 6/7 seasons.


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    #3091
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    Just received an email with details how to cancel auto renew so that option is there now for those who want to do it.


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