OT: Why NBA League Pass is so shady?

SFrush · Post #141 » by **SFrush** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 11:05 pm

Directv offered LP to me yesterday half off. I jumped on it.

boren · Post #142 » by **boren** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 11:15 pm

EH15 wrote: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.

I subscribed with a proxy set to Canada, and this is what I see in my account:

I'm pretty sure I see Playoffs Subscription is listed as something my account entitles me to.

Sribb43 · Post #143 » by **Sribb43** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 12:29 am

mavsfan wrote:
Smitty731 wrote: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

This is BS. They've always offered preseason games. I might have to get the sports package for a month so I can get the preseason games

DTP · Post #144 » by **DTP** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 12:59 am

I don't go through a cable provider, I have the broadband package. No preseason games are working, it says they're nationally blacked out which sucks. Sucks...

alexb618 · Post #145 » by **alexb618** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 1:51 am

DTP wrote:I don't go through a cable provider, I have the broadband package. No preseason games are working, it says they're nationally blacked out which sucks. Sucks...

i get the preseason blackout on my xbox but they seem to work on my laptop

cant understand why

CometGM · Post #146 » by **CometGM** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 2:39 am

boren wrote:
EH15 wrote: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.

I subscribed with a proxy set to Canada, and this is what I see in my account:

I'm pretty sure I see Playoffs Subscription is listed as something my account entitles me to.

I'm thinking about doing this. Have you used it before? How's the quality compared to US version?

boren · Post #147 » by **boren** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 6:52 am

I only used the international version, but from what I read in the past it's better than the US version.

CometGM · Post #148 » by **CometGM** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 2:00 pm

boren wrote:I only used the international version, but from what I read in the past it's better than the US version.

Are you getting the preseason games as well?

Also, does it matter where your billing address is if you get the Canada version? Thanks.

boren · Post #149 » by **boren** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 3:07 pm

Yes, I'm getting pre-season games.

My billing address is in Israel, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Chi town · Post #150 » by **Chi town** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 3:27 pm

Sribb43 wrote:
mavsfan wrote:
Smitty731 wrote: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

This is BS. They've always offered preseason games. I might have to get the sports package for a month so I can get the preseason games

I did that just to catch my bulls on nbatv being here in SF.

SUCKS!!!

That LP price better be lower... Although we all know it will just go up.

Chi town · Post #151 » by **Chi town** » Thu Oct 6, 2016 3:28 pm

SFrush wrote:Directv offered LP to me yesterday half off. I jumped on it.

How'd you work that? What was the price?

Sribb43 · Post #152 » by **Sribb43** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 3:54 pm

Chi town wrote:
Sribb43 wrote:
mavsfan wrote:

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

This is BS. They've always offered preseason games. I might have to get the sports package for a month so I can get the preseason games

I did that just to catch my bulls on nbatv being here in SF.

SUCKS!!!

That LP price better be lower... Although we all know it will just go up.

So NBATV comes with sports package as well? On DTV's channel lineup for sports package on their site, it didn't show NBATV. I can get preseason games from the regional sports network plus NBATV, I'll be set. SUCKS I have to pay $13.99 for this when I'm paying $200 for LP. LP should include preseason, make no sense why it isn't include. Come to think of it, the NBA should offer all preseason games for free on their app to get people to sign up for LP

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #153 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 4:27 pm

To those who have an Apple TV, if you buy international league pass from Canada (for example), you can use ILP if you change the store to Canada.

**If you live in the US and purchased ILP*

DTP · Post #154 » by **DTP** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 10:06 pm

I really don't understand how this is 2016 and this product is still such crap. Blackouts....I understand live blackouts for games in your market but it shouldn't take weeks for the game to be available archived...its ridiculous. Just like national tv games, they should be available an hour after the final buzzer at the most. Basically the Knicks and Nets won't even exist to me this year...

Just tried watching Pacers/Bulls game from yesterday...it goes directly to the end of the game and doesn't allow me to rewind or anything so can't wait it. Its unbelievable the issues this product still has. The portal is the most difficult thing ever to navigate both on my laptop and my tv. I've never had an issue with my MLB package...hell, not even my WNBA package. NBA though...its a constant thing. So frustrating.

And I just have the broadband package, since I don't have a cable package....would be nice to be able to stream NBAtv, especially since I wouldn't have those games blacked out. No dice tho.

CometGM · Post #155 » by **CometGM** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:11 am

CometGM wrote:
boren wrote:I only used the international version, but from what I read in the past it's better than the US version.

Are you getting the preseason games as well?

Also, does it matter where your billing address is if you get the Canada version? Thanks.

Does the Canadian version come with NBA TV?

Alonzo_Morning · Post #156 » by **Alonzo_Morning** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:27 am

Probably run by the same guys who re-designed NBA.com, the worst website in the history of pro-sports.

boren · Post #157 » by **boren** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 6:43 am

CometGM wrote:Does the Canadian version come with NBA TV?

Yes.

BloodNinja · Post #158 » by **BloodNinja** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:24 am

Alonzo_Morning wrote:Probably run by the same guys who re-designed NBA.com, the worst website in the history of pro-sports.

Which is a shame because nba.com used to be a pretty good website. Now it's utter trash, it looks like some student designed it at the last minute hoping for a C-

Alonzo_Morning · Post #159 » by **Alonzo_Morning** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:18 am

BloodNinja wrote:
Alonzo_Morning wrote:Probably run by the same guys who re-designed NBA.com, the worst website in the history of pro-sports.

Which is a shame because nba.com used to be a pretty good website. Now it's utter trash, it looks like some student designed it at the last minute hoping for a C-

Agreed. Once upon a time it was a pleasure to visit

SMDH

matt3254 · Post #160 » by **matt3254** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:17 pm

I just got league pass for the first time and it's been frustrating to say the least. I might look into VPNs and crap down the road but right now I just want to watch some preseason games.

I swear damn near everything is blocked out, like 75% of the games each day are blocked and it doesn't make any sense. For example, I'm in an area that has no local team close by and should only have blocks on national tv games but right now the Timberwolves @ Hornets game is blocked, yet it isn't on any national channel as far as I can tell.

Then I got game replays that don't even worked and start at the end of the game as someone else mentioned above.

Then the games that are blacked out NEVER pop up later as a replay like NBA.com says they should.

I'm really hoping these issues are just part of the preseason where they aren't putting much effort into it, which is still disappointing. It's starting to feel like a huge waste of money.