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[dirtynine]

Yeah, no NESN in that scenario.  Much of this thread is dedicated to finding ways to get the Sox broadcasts (but even then you're just getting games, not pre-, post- or stuff like Charlie Moore.  The pity).  If you're outside the Sox broadcast territory, it's easy; just get MLB.tv which works on an AppleTV, a Roku or over the computer (like the other services you mention).  Inside the Boston territory - most of New England - you'd need to get creative because Sox games will be blacked out on MLB.tv - they check your geographic location by IP address.  One idea is to use a proxy service to make your IP appear to be from outside the region; another is to find a TV subscriber with the Extra Innings package in another place and arrange to locate a Slingbox on their cable TV setup.  There may be additional ideas I'm not fully versed on - a few in this thread will know more. 

 

And of course there's the radio.

[Curll]

I just pirate crap if I want to rewind/pause. I dunno. Zero desire to watch on a tablet or phone when I've got a 42" HDTV in my living room

 

I've got Netflix, Pirate Baym, and just use the internal tuner for OTA and I'm happy as a pig in shit. It sucks not having the Sox, but there's the bar and online streams for that. I tried MLB.TV, but not only couldn't I watch Sox games, it wouldn't let me watch ANY game and gave me local blackouts on all games. So, yeah, until that is fixed, no MLB.TV

[Zenicity]

unblock-us.com + mlb.tv = win

Edited by Zenicity, 07 May 2013 - 01:52 PM.

[RSN Diaspora]

For those of you cutting the cord, where are you getting your internet service? Are you going through your cable provider? Verizon no longer offers naked DSL (in DC, anyway), Clear doesn't serve my neighborhood, and Comcast is good but expensive enough as a stand alone, non-bundled internet that it begs the question of whether it isn't worth just keeping cable.

[dirtynine]

I'm just getting standalone internet from Comcast right now, but if you're in Boston it might be worth checking out NetBlazr. Local ISP serving the Back Bay and South End.  I don't use them but I've heard a bunch of good things.  They do need rooftop line-of-sight to work, but the rates and service both seem good.  Unfortunately I don't own my building or have good roof access, but if I did I'd definitely give them a shot. 

[zenter]

For those of you cutting the cord, where are you getting your internet service? Are you going through your cable provider? Verizon no longer offers naked DSL (in DC, anyway), Clear doesn't serve my neighborhood, and Comcast is good but expensive enough as a stand alone, non-bundled internet that it begs the question of whether it isn't worth just keeping cable.

 

TWC in NYC bundles cost at minimum $30/month more than plain old internet, and realistically closer to $50/month more... So cutting the cable TV was a win for me. If the bundle was cheaper, cutting the cord would not be worth it. Depends on what you have available to you.

[Curll]

I'm just getting standalone internet from Comcast right now, but if you're in Boston it might be worth checking out NetBlazr. Local ISP serving the Back Bay and South End.  I don't use them but I've heard a bunch of good things.  They do need rooftop line-of-sight to work, but the rates and service both seem good.  Unfortunately I don't own my building or have good roof access, but if I did I'd definitely give them a shot. 

I've got FiOS, so I'm spoiled. I caught the rep on a good day or something and I have a 25 MbPS (About 3 MB/s) for $40/month. Outlandishly reliable, never a slow down, no downtime, worked through the hurricanes and blizzards. It went out once and I got a phone call within 5 minutes saying service was out in the area and will be back shortly, I think during a thunderstorm. 

 

So, that enables me to watch The Daily Show, Colbert, and Conan in HD via HDMI on my TV effortlessly. It makes downloading shit simple and quick. It makes getting media on my schedule a lot better than a DVR or sitting there flipping channels for 20 minutes while I hope to the TV Gods I can find something to entertain me for 22 minutes + commercials. 

 

I hate cable. I don't want to pay for advertisements. I don't want to subsidize the fucking Kardashians and Snooki. I've saved about $6000 over the past four years (~$125/month for service, HD, box, HBO, etc). And I'd gleefully pay HBO for Game of Thrones, but instead I pirate it in 1080p twenty minutes after it is done airing and watch it at my convenience during the week. Oh, and I have all the files organized in a nice folder so I never even have to get off the couch to switch DVDs or shit. It is wonderful. I'm spoiled, I'd pay money for this luxury. But, alas, it is what it is.

[RSN Diaspora]

So we're moving to our new house next weekend, and I only signed up for internet. I'm also buying a new TV.

 

What I'd ultimately like to do most is connect through a VPN and get NFL Game Pass, which is only available outside the US and Mexico. Roku doesn't offer a web browser, would I need to get a TV with a web browser to make this happen, outside of connecting a computer to the TV?

[B H Kim]

So we're moving to our new house next weekend, and I only signed up for internet. I'm also buying a new TV.

 

What I'd ultimately like to do most is connect through a VPN and get NFL Game Pass, which is only available outside the US and Mexico. Roku doesn't offer a web browser, would I need to get a TV with a web browser to make this happen, outside of connecting a computer to the TV?

 

Do you have a Mac or a PC?  If you have a Mac, you can just hook up an Apple TV and use Airplay to mirror your computer screen to the TV.  (You can do this with an iOS device as well, but not if the stream is in Flash.)

[RSN Diaspora]

Do you have a Mac or a PC?  If you have a Mac, you can just hook up an Apple TV and use Airplay to mirror your computer screen to the TV.  (You can do this with an iOS device as well, but not if the stream is in Flash.)

 

Hmmm...I do have a MacBook Pro. Is Apple TV as good as Roku?