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Suns and Mercury announce new TV deal, leaving Bally Sports for Gray 

Post#1 » by RaisingArizona » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:44 pm

Ch 3 or 5 in the Valley will get the games like the old days with UPN45.
Holla!

https://arizonasports.com/story/3522023/suns-announce-new-tv-partner-leaving-bally-sports-arizona/
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Post#2 » by WeekapaugGroove » Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:48 pm

This is **** awesome.

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Post#3 » by Saberestar » Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:48 pm

Fan experience is everything & truly matters most. That is why @Suns and @PhoenixMercury games will now be available to almost 3 million AZ households for free. So many families will be able to enjoy watching the games together, and I'm excited to continue doing right by our fans & community.

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Post#4 » by Gant » Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:11 pm

This is great news. The Suns have broken the barrier and more teams of all sorts will do the same.
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Post#5 » by phx#7 » Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:04 pm

Gant wrote:This is great news. The Suns have broken the barrier and more teams of all sorts will do the same.



Yep. It was always just a matter of time, so glad it's the Suns that are the first to pull the plug on they dying regional sports packages.
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Post#6 » by SunsRback4Good » Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:14 pm

Great news! I miss the golden days of watching Suns game on UPN45 were some great memories on that channel.
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Post#7 » by Jdiddy701 » Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:14 pm

RaisingArizona wrote:Ch 3 or 5 in the Valley will get the games like the old days with UPN45.
Holla!

https://arizonasports.com/story/3522023/suns-announce-new-tv-partner-leaving-bally-sports-arizona/

Holla! Was a Dan Majerle special. Good times


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Post#8 » by kennydorglas » Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:21 pm

Too bad im not an AZ household lol
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Post#9 » by SunsRback4Good » Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:49 pm

kennydorglas wrote:Too bad im not an AZ household lol


Now is your chance to move to AZ and enjoy our 110 degree weather in the summer. :)
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Post#10 » by Blonde » Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:33 pm

Great news considering I just (as in this week) cut cable and was wondering how I’d be watching games next season. Still need to figure out the best way to get playoff games without using a shady stream.
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Post#11 » by WeekapaugGroove » Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:44 pm

Blonde wrote:Great news considering I just (as in this week) cut cable and was wondering how I’d be watching games next season. Still need to figure out the best way to get playoff games without using a shady stream.
Sling orange is your best bet. $20 first month then $40 after. Least expensive option I could find.

I was a shady stream user for the regular season but wanted a little more reliability for the playoffs

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Post#12 » by SunsRback4Good » Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:52 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
Blonde wrote:Great news considering I just (as in this week) cut cable and was wondering how I’d be watching games next season. Still need to figure out the best way to get playoff games without using a shady stream.
Sling orange is your best bet. $20 first month then $40 after. Least expensive option I could find.

I was a shady stream user for the regular season but wanted a little more reliability for the playoffs

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Kind of expensive to pay $20 followed by 40 next month. Do you know if they allow 6 easy installments of $10 each?
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Post#13 » by Blonde » Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:50 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
Blonde wrote:Great news considering I just (as in this week) cut cable and was wondering how I’d be watching games next season. Still need to figure out the best way to get playoff games without using a shady stream.
Sling orange is your best bet. $20 first month then $40 after. Least expensive option I could find.

I was a shady stream user for the regular season but wanted a little more reliability for the playoffs

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Based on my research I was leaning toward this option, thanks for confirming.
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Post#14 » by bwgood77 » Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:00 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
Blonde wrote:Great news considering I just (as in this week) cut cable and was wondering how I’d be watching games next season. Still need to figure out the best way to get playoff games without using a shady stream.
Sling orange is your best bet. $20 first month then $40 after. Least expensive option I could find.

I was a shady stream user for the regular season but wanted a little more reliability for the playoffs

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What else do you get with sling? Does it automatically come with a lot of channels or do you pick and choose?
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Post#15 » by WeekapaugGroove » Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:35 pm

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WeekapaugGroove wrote:
Blonde wrote:Great news considering I just (as in this week) cut cable and was wondering how I’d be watching games next season. Still need to figure out the best way to get playoff games without using a shady stream.
Sling orange is your best bet. $20 first month then $40 after. Least expensive option I could find.

I was a shady stream user for the regular season but wanted a little more reliability for the playoffs

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What else do you get with sling? Does it automatically come with a lot of channels or do you pick and choose?
https://www.sling.com/pm/homepage?matchtype=b&campaign=SLGD_ACQ_GENERALXXX_BR_EN_EN&group=call%20sling%20tv&cvo_keyword=sling%20tv&BSbs=1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=SLGD_ACQ_GENERALXXX_BR_EN_EN&utm_term=sling%20tv&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3a2iBhCFARIsAD4jQB1J6NAuFMa2-2oEYAsL5Tp8PGv2aqxOcXpqiAV20SqKFy0EVtjg6DUaAr_iEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

You get like 30 channels. I only really use it for sports and I'll cancel after the playoffs

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