My wife likes to watch soccer when it's on. We have basic cable, so we don't have ESPN. It's either watch using an antenna attached to our TV, watch using low def blurry crap the cable company shows or use some virus-laden app to watch it with a computer.
This drives me nuts. They strip program information, they downgrade the signal, they include a hundred or so music channels that nobody wants, they broadcast blank channels, and the periodically re-arrange the channels (or change/upgrade/downgrade the basic plan). I can't go to my grandmother's house without having to spend an hour or so to re-do all of her channels on her TV sets; and then try to explain to a 90-yr old why the channels are different.
Seriously, the SD on DTV is bad. Add to that the sport broadcasters using the 'not-so' latest greatest equipment(Canuck NHL teams, the worst) and it looks like you time-warped back to watching TV in the '70s.
I believe that perhaps you aren't familiar with VPNs. They really aren't shady apps downloaded from risky websites.
You can use OpenVPN (with a config file from the service) to connect to a VPN, or use a DNS spoofing services and simply change your DNS settings to those of the service.
Either route allows you to appear to be located in a country where a particular broadcast can be streamed.
Go to a reputable VPN service and check it for yourself.
Any app you already use that can handle streaming video will work. Your Browser, VLC, the Windows movie player thing, and many other vid programs. Your choice of which video app.
You can probably get basic cable channels and ESPN from Sling TV ($20/mo) for less than you're currently paying. The best option is always OTA broadcast though. Both in terms of price and quality.
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My wife likes to watch soccer when it's on. We have basic cable, so we don't have ESPN. It's either watch using an antenna attached to our TV, watch using low def blurry crap the cable company shows or use some virus-laden app to watch it with a computer.
This drives me nuts. They strip program information, they downgrade the signal, they include a hundred or so music channels that nobody wants, they broadcast blank channels, and the periodically re-arrange the channels (or change/upgrade/downgrade the basic plan). I can't go to my grandmother's house without having to spend an hour or so to re-do all of her channels on her TV sets; and then try to explain to a 90-yr old why the channels are different.
Seriously, the SD on DTV is bad. Add to that the sport broadcasters using the 'not-so' latest greatest equipment(Canuck NHL teams, the worst) and it looks like you time-warped back to watching TV in the '70s.
LOL.
Is there a real reason for them to need to rearrange the channels? I don't get it.
I don't either!
I believe that perhaps you aren't familiar with VPNs. They really aren't shady apps downloaded from risky websites.
You can use OpenVPN (with a config file from the service) to connect to a VPN, or use a DNS spoofing services and simply change your DNS settings to those of the service.
Either route allows you to appear to be located in a country where a particular broadcast can be streamed.
Go to a reputable VPN service and check it for yourself.
Any app you already use that can handle streaming video will work. Your Browser, VLC, the Windows movie player thing, and many other vid programs. Your choice of which video app.
Take care.
You can probably get basic cable channels and ESPN from Sling TV ($20/mo) for less than you're currently paying. The best option is always OTA broadcast though. Both in terms of price and quality.