How was everyone's experience with Peacock?

[Roar More]

I had high expectations after watching the Tour de France on Peacock this summer. I was sorely disappointed. There was constant buffering and I was kicked out of the app four times. Once out, there was no way to go back in where I left off. It was either pick it up live or guess where I was kicked out. It was a very frustrating experience.

 

[UncleRoyBiggins]

No problems at all.

 

[Madsol]

No problems. No buffering.

 

[Classof09]

I had high expectations after watching the Tour de France on Peacock this summer. I was sorely disappointed. There was constant buffering and I was kicked out of the app four times. Once out, there was no way to go back in where I left off. It was either pick it up live or guess where I was kicked out. It was a very frustrating experience.

Same. Canceling after that mess

 

[jmorovich]

Not a problem at all. Was actually surprised how good the broadcast was. Only issue was not being able to switch between games like usual since it was a separate app. But that was a problem with the app as much as my ADD!

 

[Bones80]

No problem. Worked better than anticipated

 

[Smack Chamberlyness]

The app never stopped buffering on my TV. Surprisingly, no issues with it on my ipad so I watched it there.

 

[NatLion]

Any problems with streaming are last mile problems. Bad, slow or intermittent internet service and/or bad home networking.

 

[bohucon]

Same. Canceling after that mess

Yes and I got kicked out at least 6 times...had to keep rebooting..it was a PITA

 

[WyomingLion]

I could not get sound on those calling the game. I had crowd noise and the sideline reporter but not game call. Halftime only one of the three had sound! Listened to PSU game call.

 

[Nitwit]

Got kicked out once but otherwise fine. I watch it all the time for premier league and Tour de France, and other cycling tours. It’s great.

 

[Connorpozlee]

No problems at all. I must say, I enjoyed the ‘cock more than I thought I would.

 

[GregPSU]

I had high expectations after watching the Tour de France on Peacock this summer. I was sorely disappointed. There was constant buffering and I was kicked out of the app four times. Once out, there was no way to go back in where I left off. It was either pick it up live or guess where I was kicked out. It was a very frustrating experience.

I had high expectations after watching the Tour de France on Peacock this summer. I was sorely disappointed. There was constant buffering and I was kicked out of the app four times. Once out, there was no way to go back in where I left off. It was either pick it up live or guess where I was kicked out. It was a very frustrating experience.

4 times for me too. 3 early on and one late in the game

 

[LB99]

Just curious. For those that were having issues. Who is your internet provider?

 

[rudedude]

We have fiber optic wifi and a new TCL Google TV and it is seamless. The ‘cock also shows full game replays. There is a great series to catch before you cancel too: Poker Face, watch it!

 

[Omar81]

Was fine for the most part but between 5-10 times the picture became blurrier than analog — but luckily became clear again fairly quickly.

 

[step.eng69]

Just curious. For those that were having issues. Who is your internet provider?

Blue Ridge..
Ulimited data...What a joke. The streaming service seems to penalize the subscriber with unlimited data package.

 

[K-Live]

Sucked. Streaming quality was blurry almost the entire second half. I’m on FIOS

 

[Classof09]

AT&T Fiber. Unwatchable.

 

[Ludd]

I had high expectations after watching the Tour de France on Peacock this summer. I was sorely disappointed. There was constant buffering and I was kicked out of the app four times. Once out, there was no way to go back in where I left off. It was either pick it up live or guess where I was kicked out. It was a very frustrating experience.

I had a ton of problems too…would buffer then go back and replay the previous five seconds or so. It only happened once in the first half but multiple times in the second half.

 

[Ludd]

Any problems with streaming are last mile problems. Bad, slow or intermittent internet service and/or bad home networking.

I don’t have problems with any of my other multiple streaming services.

 

[haveyoumethoward]

Perfect.

 

[Strick73]

No problems at all.

 

[RGlen]

Yes and I got kicked out at least 6 times...had to keep rebooting..it was a PITA

Should have come to the Watch Party at Seven. No problems at all.

see you at Christmas - working to get most popular guy on the team to speak - Beau

 

[Dalions81]

. I watched Ireland win in WC Rugby and then the PSU game and had no issues.

 

[PSU1969A]

Biggest grip -- inability to switch channels.

 

[LBUfanatic]

Blue Ridge..
Ulimited data...What a joke. The streaming service seems to penalize the subscriber with unlimited data package.

The amount of bandwidth is irrelevant if you have an older “smart” tv which may not have a processor sufficient enough to handle a live stream. And/or if your tv is located in an area of the house where WiFi is spotty. This was my issue with my basement tv as we don’t have a repeater for our gig service.

 

[Jason1743]

I watched on my iPad in a hotel room. Picture and sound were fine, but I had trouble fast forwarding and rewinding. Both were slow and I got kicked out a couple of times when I did either. Ultimately, I couldn’t finish the game in the fourth quarter.

 

[BobPSU92]

I’ve been getting the ‘cock with xfinity for years. Yesterday’s experience was good expect for one time in the 2nd half when it crashed. Regular TV came back on, but I was able to restart the app and get the game back on immediately.

 

[Cyclingmike]

No issues

 

[retrospm]

No issues on AT&T Fiber via Fire stick. My LG smart tv can't stream games through Peacock app for some reason, but Firestick has no issues

 

[ManxomeLion]

Ran fine for me on a Roku, no issues.

 

[Midnighter]

Biggest grip -- inability to switch channels.

Can you DVR Peackock+? I missed nearly all of the game and can’t find a way to watch it.

 

[lemonears]

I'm on babysitting duty this weekend so I had to watch a replay Saturday night. No problems except I couldn't fast forward through the commercials. Annoying. No problems viewing it via my cheap Roku.

I got a 3 month plan for $2.50 per month. I might keep it. My wife likes some of the movies and right now my granddaughter is watching a kid's movie. I also watched a nice documentary on Oppenheimer.

 

[lemonears]

Can you DVR Peackock+? I missed nearly all of the game and can’t find a way to watch it.

It is still on Peacock. Just toggle to the BIG selections and it is there to watch. I did it last night.

 

[Midnighter]

It is still on Peacock. Just toggle to the BIG selections and it is there to watch. I did it last night.

Ah ok. I looked at Paramount+

 

[Daveb9127]

Any problems with streaming are last mile problems. Bad, slow or intermittent internet service and/or bad home networking.

So, since I don't have any other problems with my 6 other streaming apps, why would my program go back 5 seconds about 10x in the last 15 minutes of the game with Peacock? And only Peacock ?

 

[Daveb9127]

I had a ton of problems too…would buffer then go back and replay the previous five seconds or so. It only happened once in the first half but multiple times in the second half.

Mine too !! I have Fios.

 

[PSJimbo]

I have Xfinity cable and it worked fine with two different TVs using two different Roku devices, no buffering or drops. I had First World Problems due to my OCD leading me to try to get both TVs to show the game totally in time with each other. I spent a little too much time pausing one or the other in an attempt to sync them. Every commercial break would "unsync" them, often times the two TVs were showing different commercials. I am glad we won't have to watch any more games on Peacock!

 

[Nitt1300]

Radio was fine