WalterWhite 40 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 .... 1 Frank_Rizzo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,225 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Keeps cutting out. Ring to watch all day. Very annoying. Spending a lot of money to watch it and it is the only way I can. Get your **** together Flo. 2 WalterWhite and HuskyHero133 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot1969 450 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 I watch PL soccer online all the time and it never cuts out. At this point I don't even understand the point of Flo, I'm so sick of having to refresh over and over every single time I want to watch something live. 1 cjc007 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot1969 450 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Flo's new logo: 11 LaxHawk174, LemonPie, xander and 8 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterWhite 40 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 It is getting mildly ridiculous. I have an apartment right now that only has internet. I stream netflix, sling tv and Hulu with no issues. However, when I wanna watch a flo live stream it quits every 5 minutes. upgraded your servers. You've gotten big enough to the point where people wanna pay money for your service. It takes money to make money. People will walk away. which is the opposite of what you have set out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,225 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 It is getting mildly ridiculous. I have an apartment right now that only has internet. I stream netflix, sling tv and Hulu with no issues. However, when I wanna watch a flo live stream it quits every 5 minutes. upgraded your servers. You've gotten big enough to the point where people wanna pay money for your service. It takes money to make money. People will walk away. which is the opposite of what you have set outTheir support team loves to blame my internet ...pretty confident that's not the problem guys. I don't have cable and stream all of my content. Don't have any problems except with Flo. 1 rhino184 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zebra 545 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Stop giving them money and they'll either change or die. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,225 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Stop giving them money and they'll either change or die.You are right, but they have exclusivity to many of the domestic events I enjoy the most. Either I stop being a fan or I pay Flo. Maybe USA wrestling should stop signing exclusive contracts with Flo. They have proven that they cannot deliver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 1,729 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) How FloSports is Playing David to ESPN's Trembling Goliath https://www.thestreet.com/story/14086449/1/how-flosports-is-playing-david-to-espn-s-trembling-goliath.html?puc=twitter&cm_ven=TWITTER&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Edited April 29, 2017 by JasonBryant 1 swoopdown reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot1969 450 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Stop giving them money and they'll either change or die. You're right, it's the only way to fix the problem now that Flo has proven that they're unable (or more likely unwilling) to get it done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,028 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) I've decided that Flo has two main problems. 1. They're a media company that wants to be a tech company. Martin and the gang are great at covering wrestling and building up hype. Unfortunately, none of the main players are programmers or engineers. The result is that they don't understand their own product (streaming video) and what's required to provide a quality product. 2. Martin is not a CEO. Honestly, I think he's in over his head trying to run a tech company. He's not a Zuckerberg or Musk. He needs to bring somebody in who knows how to run a business. That's what google did, and you see it all the time when small companies get too big. The people who started the company can't manage the monster it has become. The second ESPN or NBC decide they want the rights to the US Open or WTT, they will get them (because they are reliable streams). Flo will have done all the work proving that there is a market for wrestling, but they will come up on the losing end due to poor tech. Edited April 29, 2017 by Billyhoyle 4 rhino184, SC_Wrestling, HuskyHero133 and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinnum 799 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 How FloSports is Playing David to ESPN's Trembling Goliath https://www.thestreet.com/story/14086449/1/how-flosports-is-playing-david-to-espn-s-trembling-goliath.html?puc=twitter&cm_ven=TWITTER&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter I am shocked with how few subscribers they have. With 30 verticals, they are only at 5,000 subscribers per brand. Which is probably their big issue. I suspect they are burning through cash trying to get all of them off the ground and only a few of them (probably Wrestling and Track) bring in any money. So they are trying to keep their infrastructure costs down and not able to accommodate the occasional spike in strain on their infrastructure. Long story short. Wrestling fans, which made it possible for Flo to emerge and develop into the company it is has been paying the price of building the other Flo brands. 1 HuskyHero133 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ISUChip 61 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 paying the price of building the other Flo brands. FloBrands: subscription reality show that follows Tom & Terry around 24/7. 3 Witherman, Pinnum and Billyhoyle reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinnum 799 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 FloBrands: subscription reality show that follows Tom & Terry around 24/7. Hey, that one would be interesting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sansbarksdale 30 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 One of my issues is their product hardly ever works but then their personalities are all over social media acting like their **** doesn't stink and constantly putting down other forms of wrestling media. It wouldn't break my heart if they dropped off the map as a company. 2 HuskyHero133 and rhino184 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Missourimatman 51 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 Martin claims Flo is helping grow the sport, but I highly question the idea that a paid streaming service attracts new, casual fans. Flo has tapped into an existing fan base, but I would say has little to no impact on non-resident fans. 1 cjc007 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMardigain 1,361 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 Well opening match has now buffered 5 times in period 1 and 4 times in period 2. So not high hopes for watching the finals. Again I have my Roku hard wired in and only other thing taking up network bandwidth is my phone I'm checking the board with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,664 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 The US Open is going on right now, and I am not watching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,225 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 Tried on Roku and my laptop. Not working 75% of the time. This is absurd. 1 HuskyHero133 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 2,311 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 Every doggone time I watch a major event on Flo I'm totally stressed out hoping to receive a consistent feed. The video jumps back in time, lags, stops altogether then pulls it all together after enough people drop off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paboom 204 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 Right. The U.S. friggin' Open finals are right now and my screen is frozen. I saw maybe 10 seconds of Ramos/Garrett. Someone please explain to me how Flo is growing the sport and after that, someone please explain to me why anyone wants Flo to stream their event? Can't we get someone there with a cell phone and YouTube to live stream it? Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk 2 stp and HuskyHero133 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMardigain 1,361 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Someone please explain to me how Flo is grow the sport, someone please explain to me why anyone wants Flo to stream their event? What you not impressed that Flo is on their 24th different vertical, FloDancing!?? I'm sure their stream of little Maggie's 5yo dance recital is going strong. Edited April 30, 2017 by MadMardigain 1 rhino184 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zebra 545 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 You people keep going back and taking bites of the same rotten apple. At some point you'll realize they do not have anything you absolutely must have. Do not give them your hard earned cash and you will be better off in the end. 4 stp, buckshot1969, KingK0ng and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fish 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 How FloSports is Playing David to ESPN's Trembling Goliath https://www.thestreet.com/story/14086449/1/how-flosports-is-playing-david-to-espn-s-trembling-goliath.html?puc=twitter&cm_ven=TWITTER&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter What does this have to do with the topic at hand, Flo's consistently ****ty coverage in big events? Seriously? They're ripping their customers off and you post some kind of feel good story about them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjc007 703 Report post Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) What does this have to do with the topic at hand, Flo's consistently ****ty coverage in big events? Seriously? They're ripping their customers off and you post some kind of feel good story about them?Their coverage is terrible from a technical standpoint. Constant glitches, reloading the page, it's just ridiculous. Their announcers need to take a professional broadcasting class. God, they're horrible. Screaming into the microphone, talking over each other, daydreaming, etc. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Edited April 30, 2017 by cjc007 1 HuskyHero133 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
