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CBJSprague24 posted:Great OP, but just to make sure I'm understanding things right: Blackouts have nothing to do with billing address and everything to do with IP address location.
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CBJSprague24 posted:-Can the service be split between two people (assuming there's a shared login)? quote:e- On second glance, I sort of got an answer for the second question, but since the guy in Dallas is getting it for himself one way or another, is that going to piss somebody at Gamecenter off, or since "being able to take the NHL wherever you go" is the point of Gamecenter, should it not be a big deal if I use it in Florida?
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 16:06 |
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FateoMcSkippy posted:Blackouts have nothing to do with billing address and everything to do with IP address location. Didn't know that. So if I'm in Columbus, it blacks out the Jackets, but if I'm in DC or Florida, the CBJ can be seen and it'll black out the Caps and Lightning/Panthers (whichever's local) respectively?
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CBJSprague24 posted:Great OP, but just to make sure I'm understanding things right:
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 17:19 |
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So I just noticed that NBC has 2 "national" games on Saturday at 3. I live in Chicago but want to watch the Pens game, am I poo poo out of luck because NBC here will have the Hawks game on? My understanding is that gamecenter won't have the Pens game since it's technically an NBC game. I have cable though, so will NHLN maybe pick up the other game or something?
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 17:24 |
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Rutkowski posted:Blackouts are based on IP so use a VPN to avoid it. Just know if they find out that you're doing this, according to the TOS, they'll charge you a $100 early termination fee and cut off your gamecenter.
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FateoMcSkippy posted:Just know if they find out that you're doing this, according to the TOS, they'll charge you a $100 early termination fee and cut off your gamecenter.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 18:21 |
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Rutkowski posted:I doubt they care though. I mean, I'm looking at it from Sweden where I'm not even allowed to have Gamecenter in the first place and they still haven't turned off my account(even though I haven't paid for this season yet!). I doubt it too, but I think your case isn't really related because as far as I'm aware you never even needed to use any VPN trickery to keep using the real GCL in the Nordics if you already had an active account; only the sign-up page has been blocked ever since the Viasat deal. Then again, I happen to know that you can still very easily sign up using a VPN or a proxy, and GCL quite apparently doesn't give a drat. (Viasat may get annoyed if they happen to realize that new GCL subscribers from the Nordic countries are not uncommon.) Zat fucked around with this message at Jan 16, 2013 around 19:02 |
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Zat posted:I doubt it too, but I think your case isn't really related because as far as I'm aware you never even needed to use any VPN trickery to keep using the real GCL in the Nordics if you already had an active account; only the sign-up page has been blocked ever since the Viasat deal.
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Rutkowski posted:Actually, I had an account yet to resign I had to use a VPN from Germany for it to get through. Oh, I see. But anyway yeah, I agree that GCL doesn't really take its geoblocking requirements very seriously. Personally I wouldn't worry about using VPN to circumvent any GCL restrictions.
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DirecTV just told me their Center Ice subscription comes with mobile access.
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 19:51 |
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Reporting back after talking to an agent: the Roku app is also last year's and won't work. New one should be out soon and then you'll be able to link your account. This appears to be the case for a lot of platforms, so if you go where they tell you to go and there isn't a place to enter a code, that is probably why.
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guppy posted:Reporting back after talking to an agent: the Roku app is also last year's and won't work. New one should be out soon and then you'll be able to link your account. This appears to be the case for a lot of platforms, so if you go where they tell you to go and there isn't a place to enter a code, that is probably why. Well I sure hope they plan on updating them soon, since games start in three days...did you ask for a more specific timeframe?
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I did not. Others in this thread asking about apps for other platforms were told "this week."
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sba posted:DirecTV just told me their Center Ice subscription comes with mobile access. Yes, but also gamecenter has an xbox app now. Is there a reason to get both center ice and gamecenter?
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Zorkon posted:Yes, but also gamecenter has an xbox app now. Is there a reason to get both center ice and gamecenter? Maybe if you really wanted mobile games and your internet at home wasn't good enough to give you a good picture, but otherwise it's kind of overkill to have both.
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Zorkon posted:Yes, but also gamecenter has an xbox app now. Is there a reason to get both center ice and gamecenter? Center Ice on Directv has real HD that looks a ton better than GCL. If it comes with mobile access I'm not sure how that's a losing proposition.
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Man if the DirecTV "mobile access" for Center Ice means I can stream games on my phone or laptop that's pretty awesome. I inevitably end up with several games that I have to stream because I'm out of town or something
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Chemmy posted:Center Ice on Directv has real HD that looks a ton better than GCL. If it comes with mobile access I'm not sure how that's a losing proposition. Levitate posted:Man if the DirecTV "mobile access" for Center Ice means I can stream games on my phone or laptop that's pretty awesome. I inevitably end up with several games that I have to stream because I'm out of town or something If mobile access means watching on a computer, I'll be surprised.
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Okay, I just spent 40 minutes on the phone with DirecTV. Looks like you will not be able to do much with mobile streaming: 1) You will NOT be able to stream Center Ice to your computer, because you can't stream any live TV to anything other than Android/iOS 2) You will NOT be able to stream Center Ice to your phone/tablet/whatever because they don't have an agreement with the NHL  3) You WILL be able to stream the NHL Network to your Android/iOS thing because the NHL has an agreement for that channel  4) Should you want to watch NHL Network on an Android device, it will be very lovely because the quality is only in standard def at the moment it looks like (it does not look that great on my Nexus 10, which is an achievement). 5) You can only watch NHL Network on your Android/iOS thing if you are within your home network, as they are not "On The Go" compatible. So if you want to be able to watch all the hockey on your TV and computer, you'll need both Gamecenter and Center Ice, which is really lame but whatever, at least it's cheap. DO YALL WANT A BOXC fucked around with this message at Jan 17, 2013 around 20:38 |
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Did previous GameCenter subscribers get this? Answers a few questions in this thread: Dear Spamtron, The NHL season is set to start and once again you can follow the action live with NHL GameCenter LIVE™. For your convenience, your annual subscription will be automatically renewed on January 21, 2013 at the one-time price of $49.99USD with the credit card you have on file. To ensure your billing information is up to date, please sign in to your account and select "Billing Info" at the top of the page. Your account will remain active until we attempt the renewal charge on January 21, 2013. You may enjoy access to live games and on-demand videos until then with no action required by you. With a single NHL GameCenter LIVE™ subscription, you can enjoy live out-of-market games online, on smartphones, tablets, and a variety of other Internet-connected devices like Xbox 360 and Apple TV®. For a complete list of supported devices, please visit nhl.com/devices. Please read our FAQ and Terms of Service for any questions about NHL GameCenter LIVE™ or this renewal notice. To cancel your participation in this automatic renewal program, please call NHL GameCenter LIVE Customer Support at 866-210-6349 (US and Canada) and 407-708-1356 (International). If you do not call to cancel by January 20, 2013, the credit card on file will be charged.
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As of this morning, still no new Roku channel available and NHL.com/Roku is still useless. I presume updates to other platforms aren't available either. I wonder if they might actually miss the opening day. 
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guppy posted:As of this morning, still no new Roku channel available and NHL.com/Roku is still useless. I presume updates to other platforms aren't available either. I wonder if they might actually miss the opening day. Pretty sure the 360 or PS3 apps haven't been updated either 
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The 360 app just came out an hour ago and should be in working shape.
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The Prisoner posted:The 360 app just came out an hour ago and should be in working shape. gently caress yes.
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Android app is broken for me on a Galaxy S3. If I open the app after it's been cached out of memory it completely locks up the phone, I have to hold down power to shut it off and reboot. Wondering if anyone else is experiencing that. Real bummer since I just ponied up the $50 for it.
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Tora Tora Torrents posted:Android app is broken for me on a Galaxy S3. If I open the app after it's been cached out of memory it completely locks up the phone, I have to hold down power to shut it off and reboot. Wondering if anyone else is experiencing that. Real bummer since I just ponied up the $50 for it. Sounds like a typical Android experience.
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For reference, the Android app works fine on my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7.
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Confirming new Roku app up and running and looks great. I uninstalled the old one and added the new one; don't know if you have to but I'm guessing you do. Linking is now just entering your login and password on the device instead of using a computer. I cued up the Avs' last game of last season to test and it's working well. Lets you pick home or away feed like MLB.tv, which is nice.
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guppy posted:Confirming new Roku app up and running and looks great. I uninstalled the old one and added the new one; don't know if you have to but I'm guessing you do. Linking is now just entering your login and password on the device instead of using a computer. I cued up the Avs' last game of last season to test and it's working well. Lets you pick home or away feed like MLB.tv, which is nice. Yeah I just downloaded the Roku app. Didn't really mess around with it much; only linked it up to my account. Doesent look as nice as the 360 app, but I guess that doesent really matter. Speaking of the 360 app; I linked my account and tried streaming some old games but the app keeps telling me that they couldn't stream and to check xbox.com/status. The website says the app should be up and running. Anyone else running into this? mr. unhsib posted:For reference, the Android app works fine on my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. Seems to be working fine on my Nexus 7 as well.
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Yeah I just downloaded the Roku app. Didn't really mess around with it much; only linked it up to my account. Yeah, I'm having the same issues on the 360 app.
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Me too, but the Vault games aren't working on my laptop either.
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Laplacean Demon posted:Yeah, I'm having the same issues on the 360 app. Ok cool, glad to see it isn't just me than. Hopefully it won't affect the live games tomorrow, I was planning on watching some west-coast games after the Rangers game ends tomorrow The Prisoner posted:Me too, but the Vault games aren't working on my laptop either. I streamed like 90 seconds of some Blackhawks playoff game from 2010 on my netbook a little over a half hour ago. Seemed to work ok.
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I think they are being crushed by demand. Mine cut out after a little while too.
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 23:16 |
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No problems streaming the cup highlights on the front page on the 360. Haven't tried any other content yet, still umming and arring over whether or not to purchase.
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Zip! posted:No problems streaming the cup highlights on the front page on the 360. Haven't tried any other content yet, still umming and arring over whether or not to purchase. I didn't have a problem streaming the front page cup final highlights on the 360 either. It was only when I dug into the other content that the issue popped up. E: PS3 app updated yet? chocolateTHUNDER fucked around with this message at Jan 18, 2013 around 23:35 |
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Zip! posted:No problems streaming the cup highlights on the front page on the 360. Haven't tried any other content yet, still umming and arring over whether or not to purchase. Worth it for $50 if you like hockey.
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I think someone mentioned somewhere once that Live games are able to stream at a higher bitrate than archived games...is this correct?
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:I think someone mentioned somewhere once that Live games are able to stream at a higher bitrate than archived games...is this correct? That's correct. I think live games go up to 4500k?
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