http://www.mlsnet.com/library/on_tv.html       I remember getting the package (which was/is well worth the money - actually, quite a bargain considering the amount of games) for the 2000 and 2001 seasons on my digital cable, yet in 2002 it was apparently available in every South Bay city except mine.       Does anyone here know whether the Package will be available everywhere in the Bay Area this time around?       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
MLS Shootout Package Please, please someone tell me that this will be the year our local cable company will carry the Shootout package. Has anyone heard anything from ATT Digital Cable people??
I don't know how it is in your area, but AT&T here is being taken over by Comcast. They are supposed to bring a wider variety of programming than AT&T did, but I don't know, I switched over to the satellite. Who knows, maybe Comcast will offer the Shootout Package. Call them and find out.
I hope Comcast carries the shootout package and also continues to have Fox Sports World. We're sticking with digital. We're not going to go through the trouble of satellite.
MLS Shootout How is the local coverage for the Fire since they are in Naperville. As a Burn fan, I am thinking of picking this up, but not sure how playing in a high school stadium will affect the ability to get cameras in..... on a consistent basis.
If you're a soccer fan and need to watch it on TV, satellite is the way to go. All cable companies suck ! Directv has a great sports package that costs the same or even cheaper as digital cable, plus you get so many more games on a daily basis. As an added perk, all games televised on Telemundo can be viewed earlier since you have access to the Eastern feed. In September, ESPN will start airing its ESPN Deportes on Directv I believe. It'll have a lot of soccer matches that you wouldn't normally get on ESPN.
Just talked to a rep from Comcast, which has taken over the cable services from AT&T here in Concord. They are not offering the Shootout package. Just MBL, NFL, NBA, etc. So it doesn't look as if cable subscribers here will be able to get it. Had an interesting discussion with DishTV earlier and found out that I could be watching some J-League games for 20 bucks a month.
What would the "trouble of satellite" be? I can guess that it's because you live in an apartment and the owners won't give you permission to have the dish antennas mounted on the building. I'm certain that the cable companies were, in the past, instrumental in getting the anti-antenna rules in. I live in a condo, and was told that even though there were such rules against antennas, there was nothing that could legally be done about them.
Seriously, I just got Direct TV and it is in every way better than cable. It isn't even close. So if you can get a dish, I'd recommend it.
Not if you've got a place to mount it that has a clear view of the satellites. I've had DishNetwork for three years now and wouldn't have cable unless it gave me internet connectivity--and then it would be only for that, not for viewing. I can't imagine a Bay Area weather event that would cause reception problems other than extremely heavy thunderstorms--and I can't remember too many of those from my years in Northern California. I live in Virginia now and that's the only time I've had a problem. Heavy snow (again, not a concern where you are) doesn't even knock it out. Of course a really good earthquake might knock your building and it's mounted dish out of alignment, but it that happened you'd have many bigger problems. By the way, thanks for the thread, gang. I just got through with my online Shootout order with the DishNetwork. Sweet.
The only thing that I can suggest to cable subscribers who can't get out of cable and switch to the satellite is to keep bombarding Comcast with phone calls, something like, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" Just make a nuisance out of yourself. There was an article the other day interviewing the president of Comcast who was bragging about how much money they had for TV programming compared to AT&T. He was saying they were going to take that and expand their programming, so make them live up to it. When I got the Shootout 2 years ago with AT&T, I had a hell of a time (and so did a lot of others on this board) locating someone who knew that AT&T was actually carrying it. If a lot of cable subscribers called, maybe Comcast will find it.
Yay...I have just succesfully signed up with Time Warner Cable out here in NC...so I can watch my Quakes from a distance this year again... I had problems to start with last year, but it went well after that...this year they even knew what it was so it must be a step forward... Like Albany said keep blitzing Comcast....I think the reason we got it sorted last year was lots of people called, because at one point a CSR said to me "alright alright I know about the stupid soccer package and I'm sick of hearing about it!!"...so keep calling it will be worth it!! -Richard
SF Comcast Shootout Status? Anyone know if Comcast in SF will carry the MLS shootout this season. Seeing as the season starts next Saturday, they should know by now. james
SF Comcast Shootout Status? As I said in the other thread, call and make a big pest out of yourself. Get as many people as you know who share the cable blues and have them call, too. That's the only way you'll get any results from them.
Comcast says they have info about it in the system for San Francisco, it is just not added to the lineup yet. Call 1-800-945-2288 and get in touch with the billing dept to bug them into adding it in their system. The sales people don't have a listing yet. Call billing and bug them. Say that you will either switch to sat, or that you will not sign up for service if they do not add it. Comcast has offered it in the past (last season) so there is no reason for them not to offer it again. We need to know soon so we can get cable in time - for those that don't have it already. james
yup...well $49.99. .. definatly worth every penny IMO...more so as I live so far away and don't get a chance to see the Quakes live!! -Richard