OT: Why NBA League Pass is so shady?

[Arman_tanzarian]

What a bunch of noobs in this thread. I used to pay NBA league pass, UFC PPV, and NFL Sunday Ticket. Now I don't anymore. Look up XBMC/Kodi and apps for it. HD quality NBA/NFL live games and UFC Pay Per View fights; all for free. No lags, VPN, Blackout whatsover that is if you have the right app. Here is a photo that I took watching the 76ers/Wolves game from Los Angeles - http://i.imgur.com/ivYEZDo.jpg.

The shelf-life of these repos are hit and miss. They rarely stay up or updated for long requiring a lot of tinkering. I don't mind paying for a service given it works.

[mavsfan]

I just found out that DirecTV decided not to start the League Pass package until the regular season this year. So no preseason games. Sucks.

Is this for sure? I was looking for the games and couldn't find any

[Smitty731]

I just found out that DirecTV decided not to start the League Pass package until the regular season this year. So no preseason games. Sucks.

Is this for sure? I was looking for the games and couldn't find any

I spent an hour on the phone with people until I got someone who knew what NBA League Pass was and they confirmed it. Then I called the NBA League Pass number to see about the streaming option and that is no go unless you want to pay for both. Sucks man.

[alexb618]

What a bunch of noobs in this thread. I used to pay NBA league pass, UFC PPV, and NFL Sunday Ticket. Now I don't anymore. Look up XBMC/Kodi and apps for it. HD quality NBA/NFL live games and UFC Pay Per View fights; all for free. No lags, VPN, Blackout whatsover that is if you have the right app. Here is a photo that I took watching the 76ers/Wolves game from Los Angeles - http://i.imgur.com/ivYEZDo.jpg.

The shelf-life of these repos are hit and miss. They rarely stay up or updated for long requiring a lot of tinkering. I don't mind paying for a service given it works.

after this post i went and set up kodi on my laptop...

ok it has everything that you can get on netflix/hbo etc but it is kind of fiddly to use, and honestly i couldnt work out how to do live tv or sport at all

for $150AU per year ill just use the official app and keep my sanity

[BloodNinja]

So I checked the website today and it doesn't give me options for packages. The only one that is available is League Pass Premium. Anyone else seeing the same thing?

[alexb618]

So I checked the website today and it doesn't give me options for packages. The only one that is available is League Pass Premium. Anyone else seeing the same thing?

the only options i had when i looked today were a 12 month or 1 month sub, no mention of premium or single team etc

i get the feeling if you want those deals you have to sign out and start again with a new account

[BloodNinja]

So I checked the website today and it doesn't give me options for packages. The only one that is available is League Pass Premium. Anyone else seeing the same thing?

the only options i had when i looked today were a 12 month or 1 month sub, no mention of premium or single team etc

i get the feeling if you want those deals you have to sign out and start again with a new account

I wasn’t even signed in when looking at the packages so I can only assume that it’s either 1 month or 12 months for Premium and no other options.

[Dame Lizard]

I'm currently using a VPN and I'm currently 'in India' trying to buy ILP, but it's still somehow suggesting I'm in Australia (which I will irrefutably deny) and charging me at that rate.

Any tips?

edit: this is using a new account with a new email address. I'm only 8 months old (ignore what RealGM says) and this is my first time buying ILP *cough*.

[NBA Fan 1234]

I'm currently using a VPN and I'm currently 'in India' trying to buy ILP, but it's still somehow suggesting I'm in Australia (which I will irrefutably deny) and charging me at that rate.

Any tips?

Clear cache.

[BloodNinja]

I'm currently using a VPN and I'm currently 'in India' trying to buy ILP, but it's still somehow suggesting I'm in Australia (which I will irrefutably deny) and charging me at that rate.

Any tips?

edit: this is using a new account with a new email address. I'm only 8 months old (ignore what RealGM says) and this is my first time buying ILP *cough*.

I ended up getting it by being in "Canada"..cost me $150AUD. What's your price from India?

[King of Canada]

I just found out that DirecTV decided not to start the League Pass package until the regular season this year. So no preseason games. Sucks.

You could do a Reborn4HDLive free trial (no CC required). It runs for 3 days, and you can at least catch one game or maybe two?

[Arman_tanzarian]

What a bunch of noobs in this thread. I used to pay NBA league pass, UFC PPV, and NFL Sunday Ticket. Now I don't anymore. Look up XBMC/Kodi and apps for it. HD quality NBA/NFL live games and UFC Pay Per View fights; all for free. No lags, VPN, Blackout whatsover that is if you have the right app. Here is a photo that I took watching the 76ers/Wolves game from Los Angeles - http://i.imgur.com/ivYEZDo.jpg.

The shelf-life of these repos are hit and miss. They rarely stay up or updated for long requiring a lot of tinkering. I don't mind paying for a service given it works.

after this post i went and set up kodi on my laptop...

ok it has everything that you can get on netflix/hbo etc but it is kind of fiddly to use, and honestly i couldnt work out how to do live tv or sport at all

for $150AU per year ill just use the official app and keep my sanity

There are tutorials and you can set it up. Some channels are better than others but alot of it requires alot of tinkering. There is a reason these tutorials are also updated almost every week. These channels don't stay up as they are dependant on the source to keep it up. For TV shows, movies etc.. sure fine. I use Kodi in depth too. But for sports, I don't want to turn on the game and the channel be down. That's a type of headache I don't want.

[DIO]

So this year's LP is

1.automatic renewal
2.PREMIUM is only available
3.No discount for repeat customers
4.very very very expensive

[boren]

So this year's LP is

1.automatic renewal

It's opt-out. I contacted ILP support a month ago and asked them to cancel the auto-renewal, and they did.

2.PREMIUM is only available

Correct.

3.No discount for repeat customers

I didn't get an email with a discount code, but barbecue it was so cheap I didn't really care and renewed.

4.very very very expensive

Not if you use a VPN and connect through Canada. $113 for ILP Premium is a great price, which I for one, am very happy with.

[Dame Lizard]

Thanks for the responses guys.

So if I buy through Canada, will that affect blackouts etc? (or is that purely down to which country you're watching the particular game in at the time?)

[Calvin Klein]

It doesn't matter where you bought it when you watch the games. It matters where you are at that moment when you watch.

[EH15]

Blacked out for playoffs in Canada though. I mentioned it on the last page. India is the way to go.

[King of Canada]

FYI for those of you that had LP last year. My LP doesn't renew until the 17th, so haven't been billed yet. My account has been reactivated automatically. I watched the first couple minutes of the Knicks game last night on the NBA app on my ipad before watching the wild card game. I then watched the rest of the game this morning. In other words, you can use your LP from last year to watch the preseason games.

[boren]

Blacked out for playoffs in Canada though. I mentioned it on the last page. India is the way to go.

Nobody is suggesting to move to Canada to watch the games though, so no issue there

[EH15]

Blacked out for playoffs in Canada though. I mentioned it on the last page. India is the way to go.

Nobody is suggesting to move to Canada to watch the games though, so no issue there

I don't think you understand. You can go through Canada, and you will pay a bit less, but no matter what VPN or proxy configuration or whatever you do, you will not be able to watch using your LP come playoff time. Just a heads up so people can make an informed decision.