Watch ESPN

[MarkDallas]

Does anybody else use WatchESPN for sports?

I have for years and have always had quality/buffering issues. I always assumed it was my internet speed, but I'm getting 50+ Mbps now and it still sucks. It's constantly dropping into low res mode (so pixelated you can't even read the score) and buffering.

Does anyone else have have problems?

 

[JacksonDevilDog]

I experience that sometimes. Sometimes, the traffic can be high on the app making the user experience that you mentioned.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

Are you using it on a wireless device? No matter what your speed is, if your modem and wireless router doesn't have the ability to process it than you may never come close to the speed you are paying for. Upgrade your stuff and you are golden.

 

[Boone.sixpack]

YES! Problems at two different locations for the last two weeks on Apple TV 4. Normally works great. All other apps are fine so the problem is WATCHESPN's.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

It may be because of bowl season. But I watched the last basketball game on watch espn and it was fine.

 

[MarkDallas]

Yes, it's wireless. My equipment is top-notch though. It seems like ESPN just doesn't have the capacity on their end.

 

[Boone.sixpack]

It is working great early this morning. We will see how it is as the day goes on.

 

[Jgbishop]

I watch it every Saturday on chromecast with only the occasional issue.

 

[Dawg1976]

I have had similar issues with the Watch app on my Fire TV. Funny tho, I never have a problem when watching through the PS Vue app so I usually stick with that.

 

[MaroonNation]

I had the same problem till I put a YETI sticker on my phone case. Now it's blazing fast and never buffers.

 

[MissStFan87]

It's usually garbage during high traffic hours. I had to watch the entire basketball game on damn near the lowest quality the other night, despite having fiber optic internet. I tried it on my phone, laptop and PS4 (the PS4 is wired) and all were blurry. At the time of the game, there were a ton of games streaming on there, so I'm sure that had an effect. For what it's worth, I checked out the replay later on, and it was high quality the whole time.

 

[dog12]

We've got Apple TV and Verizon FiOS 75/35. The picture is almost always great. Only on rare occasions will it get a little pixilated, and it lasts for only a few seconds.