You don't have to pay for the subscription. It comes with your YTTV. You just have to log into ESPN with your YTTV info when it asks. If you can download the YTTV app, then you can also download the ESPN app onto your tv.
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Consider me old school in that I don't like jumping through hoops for companies/organizations who care less and less about the consumer
I understand completely. I’m just telling you it doesn’t work for me for some reason on my tv. Even after signing in with YouTube login on the espn app. I got fed up and just payed the $11.99 and called it a day
I agree. I tried again today. Under settings, I am signed in with my YouTube tv account on the ESPN app. Whenever I try to play SEC network plus content I get “Unable to play Video” You are not authorized to view this content”That does not sound right, I'd be interested for you to try it again.
About SEC Network/SEC Network+ - Southeastern Conference
Comprehensive coverage of SEC football, basketball, baseball and more, including live games, scores, schedules, standings and newswww.secsports.com
I just hate the fact there’s an entire SEC Network and two freaking alternates and you still have to use a streaming service. It’s not hard, it’s just annoying and stupid.
I tried that already and it wouldn't let me, even under the same ESPN account from my computer. I can only watch it "free" using my "TV subscriber" on the ESPN webpage on my phone, table or computer.
When I installed the ESPN app on the TV, then logged in and went to ESPN+ or SEC+, it never gave me the option to pick my TV provider, it just went straight to the subscription/order page.
And when I tried to airplay from my tablet/phone, it failed to play.
The problem for me isn't figuring it out, I have that down. It's that they keep changing it and making it more and more a pain in the ass to see anything. At some point we're all going to be paying per-channel more than we would have if we just kept DirecTV, Dish or cable because all of these things are branching off into individual channel streaming networks.
I don't pay for the SEC Network. I pay for YouTubeTV (essentially online cable) for around $82 a month with the 4K package. There is no extra fee for SECN or other conference networks.
And I have no access ON MY TV using YouTubeTV to SEC+ or ESPN+. They clearly say those channels are only available on the app.
But then I can log into ESPN on my phone, tablet and website on my laptop (connected to my dual monitors) and it gives me the option to select my TV provider and I can indeed watch all ESPN+ and SEC+ games right there. But this is not possible on my ESPN app on the TV itself, nor can I airplay/stream from my devices to the TV. There is something strange there to be honest, but I tried it on all three of my TVs and not one recognized my ESPN account and that I had already selected my TV provider.
You do pay for SECN because it's in your package lol. That's what we mean when we say if you pay for it, i.e. you get it through SOME SORT OF PROVIDER, then you get access to SECN+ through the ESPN app.
The ESPN app on the TV works the same as a phone/tablet, you need to log into your ESPN account and then your ESPN/SECN provider. You don't have some magical ESPN app that doesn't let you do this on your TV.
He/she is having the same issue I have. I can see all SEC+/ESPN+ games on my computer, phone or tablet. It never works on any of my TVs. I'm in Colorado so maybe there is some stupid regional restriction, although my YTTV gets me SECN, the usual ESPNs and some other conference networks.
I am a senior engineering manager in the private space industry who is very tech savvy, but I'm willing to admit I'm doing something incorrectly if someone else has a solution to the same problem.
Well, I'm not sure what to tell you then.
I know that I have YouTubeTV and I've gone over to several different peoples' houses over the past few years, downloaded the ESPN app to their TVs, logged in using my YTTV account and watched these SEC+ games for no additional cost. I don't have ESPN+.
Already did this, exactly as you described. As soon as I hit a game that's on ESPN+ or SEC+ it took me to the subscription page stating I don't have authority / access and I had to subscribe.
The difference on my TV vs. the computer, phone or tablet is that after logging into ESPN app, it doesn't give me the same prompt to verify my TV provider (which is YTTV). It goes directly to the subscription page.
I'm not arguing with anyone here, just trying to help everyone and myself.
This is what gets me, young people grew up with computers so it is easy for them but us older people (I am 79) and it is learning something new for us. Some of you young people just don't understand how hard it is to learn something new. As you get older it takes more time to learn things. Laugh all you want but that is the way it is for some the older you get.
Not sure if this will help, but when I go to watch anything on the ESPN app on my TV, I go first into the settings and verify the TV provider first thing before I ever try to watch any games.
I do that because I don't use the app all that often and they make you re-verify every few weeks or so.
I'm wondering if his app needs to be updated, but I was trying to verify what TV/Device he is using to give more insight in how to check that.
A Samsung Q60 QLED TV (55") in the den. The basement theater room TV is a LG OLED65CXPUA 4K Ultra HD smart TV (65").
Our internet connection is Xfinity 1.4 gigabit per second and is very, very reliable.
TVs are hardwired using Cat8 ethernet (40 gbps) cable. Although I've tinkered with just wifi via our Deco whole house system, I prefer hardwiring as data-wise it's faster.
I've deleted the ESPN app, then reinstalled, logged back in and the same thing kept happening. Like Sejonesy, I just gave in and did the one month $11.99, then immediately cancelled so I have it through the month of November.
I just installed the app for the first time 10 days ago on both TVs. I never use the app directly on TV, I just go right to YTTV ESPN channels.
As said a bit ago, I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and still cannot get the prompt to verify my TV provider that I fully expected from the get go. I'll go down now and see if I can find the area for TV provider and make sure it's there (on the TV app...the computer webpage and device apps all show my provider as YTTV).
Confirmed that my TV app is the most recent version, I'm logged in and YTTV is showing as my TV provider. All of this was the same prior to being forced to subscribe on November 9th. Since I immediately cancelled, I have the paid subscription through 12/9, so I won't be able to tell if I paid $12 for nothing until Dec 10th (upon which time I won't care because there are no UK games on ESPN+/SEC+ after November).
I had ESPN+last year canceled and kept getting billed for 6 months bank called I called still got billed got my money back canceled credit card and got emails for four months that their was a problem with my card and they could not access and if not corrected they would cancell.lol
I have Spectrum. I login to the app. It knows I can watch the game for free because I have secN. But for reasons, the first tile visible on the screen has Ky vs Murray in big letters, and ESPN+ in itty bitty letters. If you select that tile it tells you to sign up for ESPN+. I know to back out and look around for the other SECN tile that's hidden of screen or only available through another menu. But they've obviously gotten a few people to sign up for extra costs that way.
I 100% believe there is some weasely MBA twit who was charged with increasing revenue 0.1% and this was their plan to do it. It's the kind of thing the FTC should be preventing. But if they did, 50% of the country would be talked in to yelling about socialism.
Is that Samsung running Tizen operating system? I have a Samsung 65' series 7000, and no issue. When you logged in did you use the QR code or manually enter username and password? Only thing I can see you might be doing differently, I used the QR code for reference, and then authorized it from my phone.
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