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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#81 » by Nebula1 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:02 pm

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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#82 » by 0BobLobLaw0 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:07 pm

So if I get rid of cable and get league pass thru Roku, will all the bucks games be blacked out because of FSN? Or could I just watch the station of whomever they are playing and not have it blacked out?
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#83 » by DickCunningham » Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:26 pm

I've scheduled my charter cable tv service to be terminated in mid-March.

I have Roku, but have never used it for League Pass. The reviews are not encouraging.

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Post#84 » by ackypoo » Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:50 pm

i torrent and dont use vpn. i have att tho, and thats probable the difference. if it isnt, you can always just say you have wifi and someone must have broke into your network.

i know mlb had a playoff tv package last year for most of its games. im sure nba does something similar.

theres absolutely no reason to have cable these days for the insane prices they are charging.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#85 » by crkone » Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:59 pm

I just bought a year subscription to torguard vpn and it's awesome. Speeds are phenomenal for the most part as long as there are enough seeds. I'm still kinda nervous using it as I don't know if there will be an error to the openvpn style program it uses to connect to the remote servers and start downloading with my real IP.

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Post#86 » by DickCunningham » Mon Mar 4, 2013 1:28 pm

Nine more days until Charter disconnects the tv.

I've always been able to re-negotiate at the end of promotional periods, but they won't budge on tv this time. I negotiated telephone/internet down to $60 month total for the highest speeds. Initially, they wanted $160 (incl. taxes) to bundle all three). In Saturday,'s mail offer, as proof of their "loyalty" to me, they offered a $19 reduction from the $40 increase.

I'm just far enough from civilization (and tucked into a hill) so that I don't get great antenna service. I can get 7 channels on a good clear day, but can't get ABC at all. Looking forward to trying this out.
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Post#87 » by PMatt » Mon Mar 4, 2013 2:04 pm

0BobLobLaw0 wrote:So if I get rid of cable and get league pass thru Roku, will all the bucks games be blacked out because of FSN? Or could I just watch the station of whomever they are playing and not have it blacked out?


Bucks will be blacked out unless the game isn't shown on FSN Wi. National TV games are also blacked out. You aren't able to view any of these 90 minutes after the game ends like the MLB package.

DickCunningham wrote:Nine more days until Charter disconnects the tv.

I've always been able to re-negotiate at the end of promotional periods, but they won't budge on tv this time. I negotiated telephone/internet down to $60 month total for the highest speeds. Initially, they wanted $160 (incl. taxes) to bundle all three). In Saturday,'s mail offer, as proof of their "loyalty" to me, they offered a $19 reduction from the $40 increase.

I'm just far enough from civilization (and tucked into a hill) so that I don't get great antenna service. I can get 7 channels on a good clear day, but can't get ABC at all. Looking forward to trying this out.


Charter doesn't encrypt their local channels + a few more, so you should be fine there.

I have a Roku and Xbox, so I've tried each with League Pass. The Roku hasn't given me any issues with buffering, but the quality isn't HD. It's probably roughly equivalent to 480i. The Xbox app for League Pass is HD, but it buffers once or twice a minute. Both are disappointing. Your best bet is to hook up your computer to your TV at this point.

If you haven't noticed from my post, League Pass needs work.
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Post#88 » by DickCunningham » Mon Mar 4, 2013 5:53 pm

PMatt wrote:
Charter doesn't encrypt their local channels + a few more, so you should be fine there.


I did not know that. Thanks, without that post, I probably wouldn't have even tried to plug the cable cord into the tv.
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Post#89 » by gbmb34 » Mon Mar 4, 2013 8:37 pm

NBA League Pass Broadband is so far behind MLB.TV its embarrassing.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#90 » by PkrsBcksGphsMqt » Tue Mar 5, 2013 3:36 am

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Nope, runs both Netflix and Hulu. It even runs Plex natively now too if you want to set up a home media server.


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Post#91 » by bullox » Tue Mar 5, 2013 3:37 am

Plex is still the only app I've paid for on my tablet. It's great.
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Post#92 » by WiscoKing13 » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:58 am

I could use a hand "cutting the cord"

I'm not very up to date the inner workings of the internet, but how do I get bucks game's through league pass(basically how do I change my VPN).

Right now I have 2 TV's/2 Antenna's/1 blu ray player, not only am I looking for a solution to bucks games ASAP, but is their any solution packer games on ESPN(I would guess Thursday night games on NFL network would be allowed on Season Ticket).

I also saw at best buy today that samsung is selling a USB drive item that will allow you to have a web browser on your non smart samsung TV. Would that be a better alternative than hulu?

Completely new to this type of entertainment(beside a netflix), so any type of help would be appreciated.
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#93 » by ReasonablySober » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:41 am

You can get Bucks through League Pass in a couple ways.

1 - You can use a VPN to change your IP to an out of market location, then watch on your computer.

2 - You can buy a VPN router, change the config so the VPN changes the IPs of every device using the router and watch League Pass on your Xbox 360, Roku. Apple TV, etc.

or you could use a streaming site and watch games at a **** quality for free. This is the route I recommend because...

3 - League Pass online absolutely blows. The quality is ****, the delays are inevitable. If it was a quality product, the NBA couldn't take my money fast enough. But the product is terrible and the customer service is basically non-existent.

I really, really hate to recommend this, but I'd use a free streaming site and watch on your computer or mobile device. If it has to be on the TV, use mirroring. The quality is going to be ****, but it's free and the NBA product is terrible.
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Post#94 » by ackypoo » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:08 am

DrugBust wrote:You can get Bucks through League Pass in a couple ways.

1 - You can use a VPN to change your IP to an out of market location, then watch on your computer.

2 - You can buy a VPN router, change the config so the VPN changes the IPs of every device using the router and watch League Pass on your Xbox 360, Roku. Apple TV, etc.

or you could use a streaming site and watch games at a **** quality for free. This is the route I recommend because...

3 - League Pass online absolutely blows. The quality is ****, the delays are inevitable. If it was a quality product, the NBA couldn't take my money fast enough. But the product is terrible and the customer service is basically non-existent.

I really, really hate to recommend this, but I'd use a free streaming site and watch on your computer or mobile device. If it has to be on the TV, use mirroring. The quality is going to be ****, but it's free and the NBA product is terrible.


yeah, dont know why mlbtv rules and nba is so bad.

how do vpn routers work? its automatically programmed to redirect your location? i might have to look into this for torrents/mlbtv and a number of other....things.

if i have dsl tho which i do, all my info will be routed to that first before its vpnd so its not really doing what i need it to, is it?
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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#95 » by crkone » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:11 am

You can but a dd-wrt router already setup for vpn or you can see if your router will work. You still should buy a vpn service though cause the free ones sucks. You can check out what others like but I use torguard.

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Re: OT - Cutting the Cord 

Post#96 » by crkone » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:14 am

Your router will basically connect to a remote sever and send or receive files from it. All your ISP will see is you connecting to that server without knowing what you are getting from them.

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Post#97 » by ReasonablySober » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:14 am

No, VPN routers are only capable of using different locations. They won't do it automatically or even easily.

If you want a VPN router and not worry about screwing around with config files, there are retailers that will sell you fully config'd routers set up to your specification. It'll cost you an extra $50+, but I think it's worth it for the hassel.
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Post#98 » by crkone » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:17 am

I have a wrt300n router which has a Vpn setting on it already. It's easy to setup this router at least.

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Post#99 » by ackypoo » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:18 am

i dont want to spend $10 a month for vpn, but it sounds like this is the best option.

i still have never gotten a letter in the mail, but i suspect its on its way any day. id rather just avoid it altogether.
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Post#100 » by ackypoo » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:21 am

i need a new dsl router anyways. dont suppose they have dsl routers with built in vpns?

also, i know you can set up vpn in chrome/utorrent/firefox/etc. so theres really no difference there is there?

i have a att 2wire (yeah lol i know) and it appears to have vpn but its locked up tighter than a dolphins butthole.

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