Xfinity is being sneaky with NHL Center Ice free preview

[Fenway]

Xfinity is offering NHL Center Ice as 'free preview' but they have it hidden like an Easter egg for you to see it.

You need an X1 box and then when the games start you need to hit the C button on your remote. Then a list of games will pop up ( select NHL ) and then scroll down to the game you want and select watch.

The free preview is not offering games in HD as far as I can see.

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[LouJersey]

Xfinity is offering NHL Center Ice as 'free preview' but they have it hidden like an Easter egg for you to see it.

You need an X1 box and then when the games start you need to hit the C button on your remote. Then a list of games will pop up ( select NHL ) and then scroll down to the game you want and select watch.

The free preview is not offering games in HD as far as I can see.

Cablevision isn't even offering Center Ice this year from what they told me. I bought NHL.tv instead so I'm hoping that's as good.

 

[KCBRUIN]

I don't have an X1 box and found it on xfinity for free under the center ice section of the guide. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Johnnyduke]

Looks like they fixed that issue

 

[Fenway]

Looks like they fixed that issue

Can't get 635 to unlock for Montreal/Buffalo in HD and 621 is blocked as well from the guide but the C button option works

 

[talkinaway]

The free preview is almost always (if not always) in SD only. I can deal with that; it's free. It's probably to encourage people to buy the real thing, and to not piss off paying customers. Frankly, the only times I'm interested in CI is when they have free previews: at the start of the season to nostalgiawatch former Bruins, and at the end of the season when I hate watch the teams that are about to knock us out of the playoff

FYI, it's on FiOS too. Channel 1478 is in the free preview zone.

 

[ksp1957]

I have a subscription to NHL.TV. Their blackout rules suck. I'll probably drop it if I have to listen to the game on 98.5 anyways.

 

[Therick67]

I'd pay more if they'd put more than 1 game in HD, but they don't so I won't be buying it.

 

[ReggieMoto]

I'd pay more if they'd put more than 1 game in HD, but they don't so I won't be buying it.

THIS! And I really don't care what their purported reasons are for only 1 HD channel. You can't even purchase low def television sets anymore. The providers have to solve whatever their problems are with carrying more than one HD channel in their sports packages.

 

[Fenian24]

I have direct TV and for the most part am not a fan of it, but I did notice that all of the games were available in HD last night. If I get center Ice I will keep Direct, not sure if NHL is worth spending any money on anymore though.

 

[TP]

They still haven't learned to preview it in HD so people might actually want to pay for it.

 

[Therick67]

They still haven't learned to preview it in HD so people might actually want to pay for it.

Yup. Brilliant business plan - lets make the games hard to find, and hard to watch.

 

[Saxon Eric]

I have direct TV and for the most part am not a fan of it, but I did notice that all of the games were available in HD last night. If I get center Ice I will keep Direct, not sure if NHL is worth spending any money on anymore though.

Free center ice till November 2nd on Direct TV

 

[northeastern]

I had this problem the other night watching the leafs. Even once you leave the free preview and try to go back hitting the last button it doesn't work. You need to hit the c again and navigate that way.

I hate Comcast.