Being able to stream any given Sunday’s NFL games is very much a first-world luxury. But it quickly turns into a first-world problem if and when streams go down — especially if you subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket, which is only available on YouTube and YouTube TV.
Related Those of us of a certain age can remember when antennas used to be the only method by which we could watch television. Maybe it was the “rabbit ears” era, with the antenna attached to the television itself. Or maybe you had some large aerial attached to the house, with coaxial cable running inside to connect to the tuner in your television.
No matter which way you go, the basic principle is this: Higher is better. Outdoors is better. Things may work indoors, and relatively at ground level. But we’re talking about pulling signals out of the air, so the closer you can get to them without any obstruction — be it pipes in a wall if you’re indoors, or entire houses, buildings or trees or hills and mountains if you’re outdoors — the better.
What’s all this going to cost? You can spend as much or as little as you want here. But the good news is that unlike a streaming subscription, this probably will be a one-time expense. And if that’s all you want to do, you can just rig up the antenna and plug it into your TV, scan for channels, and call it a day.