As much as I dislike cable due to all the advertising, I eventually signed up because I wanted to catch some NFL games (was just doing streaming Amazon, Netflix, etc for quite a while prior, with no NFL). I initially got an HD antenna, but reception was spotty where I live and some local channels wouldn&#x27;t even come in. The amount of advertising on cable is really annoying, but it is a shame that it seems somehow very difficult or impossible to actually stream a live NFL game without having a cable or satellite package of some kind. Following online &#x27;gamecasts&#x27; that don&#x27;t actually show the video of the players on the field just isn&#x27;t the same.<p>This is frustrating because it seems the NFL and television network providers have effectively made games impossible to watch live unless you go through the &#x27;funnel&#x27; they want you to go through to watch it. Due to this, I&#x27;ve felt much less freedom of choice to select from what source I choose to obtain live NFL games, in comparison to movies, TV shows, etc, which I can generally end up finding on a streaming service of some kind to buy from.<p>A plus that I had forgotten about, is the on-demand stuff with a cable package, which is similar to the other streaming services I&#x27;m used to (usually no ads, or maybe one at the start of streaming), except it&#x27;s nice to not have to pay for a season of a show (like I might on Amazon) if the station the show is on was paid for as part of the cable package.