Sprint prepares to phone-cast entire NFL games, starting tonight

The National Football League and Sprint have been tied up in one form or fashion for years now, but the relationship is finally rounding third and heading for home. All mixed analogies aside, what we're saying is that the feature you've been clamoring for has finally arrived, and beginning tonight, select Sprint subscribers will be able to watch the entire Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos tilt on their handset. Obviously, you'll need a Sprint TV-capable handset and an Everything Plan (or a $15 per month add-on) in order to tune in, but tonight's game -- which kicks off at 8:00PM ET on the NFL Network -- will be the first of eight games (televised solely on that network) to air via Sprint. Whether or not The Now Network can keep up with the action, however, remains to be seen.

[S. Kurtz @ Nov 6th 2008 8:35AM]

Oh good times with the A900! Also first comment, i think...

[Galley @ Nov 6th 2008 8:38AM]

"rounding third and heading for home".

Uh, I hope you know that's a baseball term.

[Boarderwoot @ Nov 6th 2008 9:24AM]

Hence the "All mixed analogies aside..." duh.

[james @ Nov 6th 2008 8:59AM]

sweet ill be checking that bad boy out tonight

[muller @ Nov 6th 2008 9:03AM]

Will anyone's battery last this long?

[URmomSwallows @ Nov 6th 2008 9:25AM]

I didn't even know anyone still had sprint!!

[Jesse @ Nov 6th 2008 9:43AM]

I will be interested to see if the quality of the feed will hold up. When I tried to watch Green Bay/Dallas last year, (didn't have NFL network at the time), besides the fact that they showed maybe 20% of the game (clueless commentators & commercials were the other 80%), the stream kept re-buffering.

Fortunately I won't have to deal with that. I upgraded my Cable and have NFL network, so I will just watch it on my TV at home.

[John P @ Nov 6th 2008 10:04AM]

Not a bad deal considering I already pay for the extra data plan for my Treo, and there is no way I'll ever get NFL Network. I do hope it works well, though. Just have to wait and see tonight.

[Teh Lup @ Nov 6th 2008 10:50AM]

(looks at his 1.5meg down rate on his Touch Pro)
Ashame I wont be able to watch this on my sprint network! =(

Thought this was Engadget, not 'everyotherwirlesscarrierbutsprint' fanboy.

[Canman99 @ Nov 6th 2008 11:23AM]

Slingbox FTW. Not limited to just 8 NFL games that way!

[Teh Lup @ Nov 6th 2008 4:16PM]

I really can't wait for some of the rumored Dish/Sling boxes that are slated to be released this sprint.

Dish HD DVR that can scale and sling... hook it up!

[john @ Nov 6th 2008 11:34AM]

the few the bored the rediculos fans of nfl can now watch the most boring game ever conceived on tiny tiny screens WOOO

[christi @ Nov 6th 2008 11:35AM]

pretty damn cool. when saints is blacked out I watch it on my sprint instinct! But then thats why I have sprint because they rock!

[Miggity @ Nov 6th 2008 11:38AM]

If I had to compose of list of the stupid ways to watch live sports I think I would have to put "On a 2" screen" at the #1 spot.

[derspiess42 @ Nov 6th 2008 1:29PM]

Ehm, I was able to watch full NFL Thursday night games on my Moto Q via Sprint TV late last season. How is this news?

And I don't have the 'everything' plan but I do get the NFL Network as one of the few free channels on Sprint TV.

[Corey O @ Nov 6th 2008 1:45PM]

Now what phone will have the battery life to watch the entire game with the length of NFL games being hours on end?
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[Jered6323 @ Nov 6th 2008 3:36PM]

I had no idea Sprint still even supported the A900. I loved mine until it crashed due to some 'very common' software bug. Wish I still had a phone that supported video...

[paul @ Nov 6th 2008 4:10PM]

Why is this option available for cellphones, but not computers? C'mon, NFL. Move into the future like MLB did.

[Teh Lup @ Nov 6th 2008 6:13PM]

Ummm... they did.

[James Wood @ Nov 6th 2008 8:27PM]

Wow, this is painful. I'm watching now. It is choppy, blocky, small and a boring game to boot.

[JG @ Nov 6th 2008 10:03PM]

Watching static, choppy, blocky pictures is less intriguing that just listening to the game. It's just poor implementation. If the NFL thinks this is a good relationship, I'd like to sell them some shtuff......

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