NFL App Streaming

For this entire season, we have experienced horrible streaming experiences on the NFL App. Frequent freezes that sometimes come back where it left off and sometimes come back 30 second (ish) further into the game. It does this from 2 phones and a pad. We have Starlink, and we have also run thru the cell towers with no noticeable difference between the two, even when we are away from home (meaning different cell towers). It seems worse when teams with very large fan bases play (Steelers, Cowboys, Eagles, 49ers....etc). That makes me think that the issue must lie with the NFL's streaming capacity. We don't have any problem when we stream Thursday night on Amazon.

When you do a web search, you get no results for it.....yet we know other people who have the same issues which makes me wonder if the NFL is paying to have search results suppressed (yes, that is a thing). Anyone else seeing similar issues? Or have any suggestions on a fix?

 

I see a lot of complaints online. If you are local can't you get a native stream?

 

We are full time rv'ers .... Used to watch it on direct TV, but then they lost the contract. So we are limited on TV channels. The problem is not so much what we can stream, it is that when we stream on the NFL, the feed is horrible. Constant freezes. We can watch the replays and it will still freeze a little bit, but it is a huge improvement which makes me even more sure that the problem is with their bandwidth on a live stream.

On a live game, we probably see a freeze 40+ times during the game. On a replay, it is less than 10..... Maybe less than 5........ Those are just guesstimates as I don't actually count. But during a live stream, we see a freeze every 2 or 3 minutes and sometimes several times in a minute.

 

I have found Sunday Ticket to be a good experience, I am guessing it is more costly though. Friends use the Android boxes successfully.

 

I had to stream the game today from a website (they have every game) I experienced 2 freezes during the whole game. I stream it on my phone and then AirPlay it to my tv.

 

I hear Harbaugh's video guys are looking for work. Maybe thesteelersfans can sponsor them to stream the games in stadium.

 

What is your internet speed? Being in a rv , im not sure if you have high speed internet. Also, what website are you using to watch game?

 

I am using the NFL app to stream. I have starlink. Bad download speeds are in the 30 to 60 range. Good are 150+.