Good point, I seem to remember the actual content on ESPN3 was not that great, lots of European high school soccer type stuff.
You’d think for the hard core sports nut, something like a NBA or MLB season pass would be more attractive, and by cutting the cable/satellite TV cord they would free up some money for subscriptions like that. But I know what you’re saying, the guy over there offered me a free coffee mug, you should offer me a free mug too, even if I don’t drink coffee. From: Andy Trimmell via Af Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 9:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ESPN3 Most providers are dealt the ESPN3 option by their upstream provider. If you buy your upstream from ATT then your customers can log into ESPN3 and it will play for them. ATT pays some $500k a year or something of that nature for that option. Drop in the hat for them but for a small WISP that isn't really a bargain. Give away Google Chromecasts with your service or something. If people really want to watch Women's basketball that bad then let them switch. You didn't want them anyways. Andy Trimmell System Engineer Precision Data Solutions, LLC Mooresville, IN 46158 317-831-3000 ext 211 www.pdsconnect.me From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett A Mansfield via Af Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ESPN3 It's hard not to contribute to that business model when the market I'm in has such a high demand for that. My market has a very high percentage of cord cutters. Less than 10% of my subscribers pay for subscription TV. Top that off with every other ISP in my area offering ESPN3 for free and regardless of whether or not the customers will use it it does count against me when trying to market my service. People seem to buy into this whole free stuff nonsense, even if they don't really care for it. Thank you, Brett A Mansfield On Dec 4, 2014, at 3:44 AM, Jason McKemie via Af <[email protected]> wrote: Don't contribute to that business model. On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, Brett A Mansfield via Af <[email protected]> wrote: I've seen a lot of ISPs and WISPs offering ESPN3 for free now. Nobody can seem to or is willing to tell me how they get that set up. I'd really like to offer that to my customers. Anyone able and willing to tell me how to do that? Thank you, Brett A Mansfield
