Peacock is having a Black Friday sale for $1.99/month (or $19.99 annually) (regularly $5.99/$59.99)

[chongli]

So, as we all know, the Bills game at Los Angeles is on Saturday, December 23 exclusively on Peacock. So is the first Wild Card on Saturday, January 13. [This Wild Card is in the early slot and has the least favorable ratings historically. So the small-market and not-so-popular teams often go there, almost always the AFC South champion, if playing in that round. The Bills have also played in that slot three straight years recently, from 2019-21 (vs. Houston, Indy, and New England).]

 

I researched it, and Peacock is no longer offering a free trial. You have to pay for a subscription, but you can cancel at any time. No contracts. Peacock Plus (which is the basic plan and has all the live sports events) costs $5.99 a month, or $59.99 annually (annual option is payment). They are having a Back Friday sale though for $1.99 a month or $19.99 annually. (The student rate for Peacock is also $1.99 a month, year-round, for the first 12 months: https://www.peacocktv.com/student.)

 

I know it's only a small difference, but you may want to buy Peacock on Friday and then have time to set it up and test it. Since the Bills game is on December 23, and Black Friday is November 24, the one-month option should work??? I think?? Or you can continue the subscription through January 13 and the Wild Card.

 

The other (legal) options, as have been mentioned in the past:

 

1) The Bills game is shown on free, local TV in the Buffalo and Los Angeles primary markets.

2) Go to a sports bar or restaurant, which now are able to show Peacock through Peacock Sports Pass, in partnership with EverPass and UPShow.

3) Some (?) cable/internet and other third-party providers are offering free Peacock Premium:

 

a.) Spectrum: free for three months (Internet-only subscribers) or a year (cable TV subscribers) (offer expires December 7 -- see my post below) :

https://www.peacocktv.com/spectrum

 

b.) Xfinity (Comcast): free for two years (offer expires June 25, 2025):

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/peacock-subscription-faqs

 

(thanks to @djp14150 for the Xfinity tip)

 

c.) The following also offer Peacock as well, but I am not sure if it is free or how it works:

 

https://www.peacocktv.com/help/article/cancellation

 

Amazon

Apple

DIRECTV Satellite

DIRECTV Stream

Google Play

Roku

Xfinity

Xumo TV (XClass TV)

 

d.) There are probably more options, but I am not in the know.

 

Here is the Black Friday sale info. I think it is going on already, and am not sure how long it will last. At least through Friday though.

 

https://www.peacocktv.com/plans/all-monthly

https://www.peacocktv.com/offer/blackfriday

 

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Edited November 24, 2023 by chongli

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

6 hours ago, chongli said:

Peacock

 

[fergie's ire]

I am curious if anyone has tried to watch Sunday Night Football on Peacock.  There are actually three levels of Peacock: Peacock, Peacock+, and Peacock+ Premium.  Peacock is free.  I can go to Peacock and watch some shows...but not others.  Everything I read on SNF says just "Peacock" but then tries to sell Peacock+.  So, do I need to pay?  Or just need the app?  I'll try to remember to check it out this Sunday.

[H2o]

Finding free streaming feeds will suffice 

[Whites Bay]

Thanks for the heavy lift, Chongli.  For these two games:

 

1) Christmas at my sister's on the 23rd...and she has a Peacock subscription.  I'd better check to make sure it's the appropriate level.

2) IF the Bills fall into this Wild Card slot, I'm heading for a sports bar.  I got YouTube TV, I got Prime for Thursdays.  Come on, people.  Enough.

[Billsatlastin2018]

Get ‘The Box’!

[KellyToTasker]

17 minutes ago, Whites Bay said:

Thanks for the heavy lift, Chongli.  For these two games:

 

1) Christmas at my sister's on the 23rd...and she has a Peacock subscription.  I'd better check to make sure it's the appropriate level.

2) IF the Bills fall into this Wild Card slot, I'm heading for a sports bar.  I got YouTube TV, I got Prime for Thursdays.  Come on, people.  Enough.

No falling into a wildcard spot. Should the Bills make the playoffs they’ll be considered red hot and peaking, after beating the likes of Philly, Kansas City, etc. Not a team anyone would want to play. 

[BuffaloBill]

Thanks for the info.  The trick with all of these subscriptions is to remember to cancel before auto renewal.  That’s the game they all want you in.  They hit your credit card because you lose sight of it.

[Simon]

Wait, are y'all telling me that there is now a playoff game that you can't watch unless you pay for a particular streaming service?!

[fergie's ire]

I just answered my own question.  On Peacock, SNF has a feather next to it which means need to pay in order to get access.

 

[SoCal Deek]

I’m betting it won’t be long before your television comes with a coin slot, or tap and pay URS code to watch literally ANYTHING. 🙄

[RiotAct]

screw them.

[Just Jack]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

I’m betting it won’t be long before your television comes with a coin slot, or tap and pay URS code to watch literally ANYTHING. 🙄

 

Or a license like England...

 

Do I need a TV Licence? - TV Licensing ™

[BuffaloBillies]

Infuriating greed.

What about us out-of-market Bills fans who paid handsomely for NFL Sunday Ticket through YouTubeTV?

Do we now ALSO have to do this stupid Peacock sh*t?

[Simon]

1 minute ago, BuffaloBillies said:

Infuriating greed.

What about us out-of-market Bills fans who paid handsomely for NFL Sunday Ticket through YouTubeTV?

Do we now ALSO have to do this stupid Peacock sh*t?

 

The wonders of modern technology.

Example #46,398 of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

 

I've always been resistant to it but I've finally reached the point where I am now perfectly comfortable with pirating streams. 

 

[BuffaloBillies]

7 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

The wonders of modern technology.

Example #46,398 of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

 

I've always been resistant to it but I've finally reached the point where I am now perfectly comfortable with pirating streams. 

 

 

I try to do things the right way. No judgment at all. But I play by the rules and B word about them when I don't like it.

 

*I didn't write "B word"... I wrote b*tch.

Edited November 23, 2023 by BuffaloBillies

[Augie]

10 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

The wonders of modern technology.

Example #46,398 of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

 

I've always been resistant to it but I've finally reached the point where I am now perfectly comfortable with pirating streams. 

 

 

It’s like they are trying to force us into stealing, because they are so over the top. How many different streaming services are they going to ***** out to? I wouldn’t mind having more than the free Peacock because I enjoy Dan Patrick in the morning. A few months ago he started to be live on radio, but delayed one day on TV. Obviously, getting the Friday show on Monday after a weekend of football is far from ideal. If that is fixed by paying $19.99 for a year, I’d want that. 

 

However, I think I’m going to draw the line by not getting something (on sale) that I actually want. That is how much I resent the hassle they have created in the name of more money. 

 

 

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Edited November 23, 2023 by Augie

[Simon]

11 minutes ago, BuffaloBillies said:

I try to do things the right way. No judgment at all.

 

Agreed. I respect that and up 'til now I have always been the same way.

But when wealthy private entities want to make even more money by charging me to watch events in publicly funded stadiums that I've already paid for?

It seems as if I've finally found my line. 🤔

[White Linen]

8 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Agreed. I respect that and up 'til now I have always been the same way.

But when wealthy private entities want to make even more money by charging me to watch events in publicly funded stadiums that I've already paid for?

It seems as if I've finally found my line. 🤔

 

Really good post.  It feels like we've largely failed as consumers.  Inch by inch we've given in and they've taken miles.  I think it's important that you've identified a line for yourself.

 

I'd imagine we've all been to that line and crossed it too many times for not feeling the momentum that there's enough people with you, drawing that same line.  

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

I’m betting it won’t be long before your television comes with a coin slot, or tap and pay URS code to watch literally ANYTHING. 🙄

 

Can recall when I was a little kid my father talking about someday you'll have to pay to watch TV and the coin slot is kind of what I thought he meant.  I'm not sure if at the time he was actually talking about cable or something else, but certainly have gone to a pay model.