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Just remember, if you get these channels, Fox is not broadcasting them in HD except in a handful of locations.  Yes, FoxSports2 carried the Dortmund/Real Madrid game today.  The quality of the video was absolutely awful.  Again, FoxSoccerPlus is a $15/month upcharge for SD.  It's disgraceful that Fox isn't presenting these in HD, ... View more

Comcast carries Bein in SD; Verizon carries Bein in HD in English AND Bein in HD in Spanish.  For that matter Verizon has Univision Desportes in HD, ESPN Desportes in HD and AYM Sports and TyC Sports in SD-neither of which was carried by Comcast. ... View more

You're not going to find it in HD either.  The very few cable systems that broadcast Fox Sports 2 are in SD-NOT HD.  Most other Fox Channels, excepting FoxSports1, are in SD also.   Fox is absolutely terrible for this.  Wait until you find that with a $180.00 per year upcharge ($15/month) for FoxSoccerPlus it is in SD.     ... View more

I am asking the serious question:  if you have an HD television are you going to be satisfied with Fox who, in almost all instances, are broadcasting FoxSports2, FoxSoccerPlus and most everything else in SD?  Let's assume you're getting these channels:  are you happy that Fox isn't broadcasting them in HD?   I have been extremely critical of Comcast-who I left after twenty years for Verizon.  But Fox may be worse.   ... View more

I believe that Fox puts so few games on FoxSports1 knowing that people will be forced to watch either FoxSports2 or FoxSoccerPlus.  They also know that almost nobody carries these channels.  And, for the few that do, HD is almost nonexistent.  Therefore, they hope that people will go online and pay the $20 upcharge per month to watch FoxSoccer2Go.   But the video on FoxSoccer2Go is inconsistent and has never approached HD.   Yet when you go to their website they yell and scream to contact your cable provider.  Let us try to influence Comcast and others to carry FoxSports2 and FoxSoccerPlus.  In SD.   I am critical of Comcast.  But Fox Sports is now awful.  When they replaced the Fox Soccer Channel with FXX and lost the PL broadcasts they seem to have given up.  Verizon charges $15 a month for FoxSoccerPlus.  In SD.  FoxSoccer2Go, online, is $20 per month.  And, it's neither SD or HD.   Did I mention ESPN 3 is free?     ... View more

ComcastTeds:  you did not answer my question.  You provided a link.  I asked if this was an internet site which leads to online streaming or the ability to watch an HD television channel.  I believe the answer is that it is an internet site with an inferior online stream to what an HD television channel is capable of.   I can access ESPN 3 by using my old Comcast e-mail address or my new Verizon e-mail address.  Yes, I need one or the other.  Fox has upcharges for FoxSoccer2Go.  $20 per month. ESPN 3 does not have an upcharge.   Both are ONLINE STREAMING.  The quality of the video does NOT approach what you and Verizon offer with HD.  It is also inconsistent and fails quite often.     For me and I think for others online streaming is not an adequate replacement for HD video.  I only watch something online when it is not available on cable or satellite.  I am sure that a lot of people-who are trying to avoid the expense-will accept online streaming.  But I am not one.  We spent almost $300 a month with Comcast on our "bundle."  I wanted the best quality video I could get.  Online is not a source for this.   Interesting thread. ... View more

ComcastTed, isn't this the internet service?  Similar to FoxSoccer2Go and ESPN 3 which are online?  If it is, yes, I can watch it on my television.  Because it is a SmartTV and has a web browser.  But for me the quality of the video in a "stream" is not as good as "traditional" HD and not a replacement for it.     But that is me.  And, I think, a few others, too. ... View more

I was with Comcast from 1993 to last Fall when I switched to Verizon for a variety of reasons.  In Reston, Virginia:   1.  Fox does NOT offer Fox Sports 2 in HD.  Verizon has it and it is in SD. 2.  I pay a $15 a month upcharge to watch Fox Soccer Plus and it is NOT in HD.  I will probably not continue to do this because of the overall poor quality of the picture.  I am use to HD.   3.  I would make the serious argument that much of the problem is with Fox Sports and neither Comcast, Verizon or anyone else.  Fox offers the online service, FoxSoccer2Go for approximately $20 a month and I was disappointed with it also. 4.  GolTV is not available in English on Verizon.  It IS available in Spanish in SD.  Comcast has neither. 5.  Bein Sports IS in HD on Verizon but not Comcast. 6..  FWIW Verizon has more sports channels than Comcast.  Verizon carries NESY, SNY, UNISp HD, NBCSp HD, Longhorn Network and Willow Cricket HD among others.  When I left Comcast they did not carry any of these.   The cost of Verizon vs. Comcast is similar.  I had "specials" on both.  My guess is that in areas like mine which are served by both Comcast and Verizon, over time, Comcast will bend and add more channels to hold onto their market share.   In the meantime if Fox does not add HD on several of their channels they are going to lose their own market share. ... View more