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Live NFL Games Streaming Soon to Your iPhone

by Caleb Johnson on July 11, 2009 at 12:58 PM

Thankfully, football season is right around the corner. That's right, time to enjoy some ice-cold beverages on the couch while watching your favorite team either triumph or flounder each weekend. While it might be a long season for some fans (sorry again, Detroit), no one wants to miss a minute of it. Thanks to Apple and DirecTV, you won't.

DirecTV's 'Supercast Mobile' iPhone app allows fans to stream live NFL games on Apple's mobile device via 3G and Wi-Fi. To use the app, of course you have to be a DirecTV subscriber. On top of that, you must pay $280 for the NFL Sunday Ticket Package and another $180 for the Sunday Ticket 'Superfan' pass. Games are also subject to local blackout restrictions, which means Packers fans in Green Bay are probably out of luck when it comes to using the app.

If you already get the NFL Sunday Ticket Package via DirecTV, this seems like a no-brainer. Otherwise, only the most hardened pigskin fans are going to lay down that much cold hard cash for mobile streaming football. That said, the app could redefine double fisting: beer in one hand, live football in the other. [From Business Insider]

Tags: apple, application, directv, iphone, nfl, sports, streaming, top

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