You can always solve that problem with a slingbox and a family member (or friend). That's what I did. I pay my parents $15 for a DVR and hook it up to my slingbox. On Jan 30, 2012 11:26 AM, "Jason Green" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Now I'm thinking of relocating to the UK for 2 minutes, too... > > I went through a similar issue with the NBA. I'm a Lakers fan. But I > refuse to pay for cable. I don't want to pay $1500 a year for a bunch of > TV channels that I don't care about. I cut the cord on cable about 5 years > ago, and replaced it with Netflix and Hulu+ - now my total cost each year > is under $150. But - no Lakers games. > > The nice thing is - the NBA has a "League Pass" subscription, where you > can pay (it's about $200) to watch up to 7 of your favorite teams. That > seems reasonable to me (YMMV) as I love watching basketball. So I paid my > $200 and got ready to watch some Lakers! Everything is great, right? > > Nope. Sadly, since I live in the Lakers broadcast area, their games are > blacked out locally. > > So, a product that I want, which I could easily obtain illegally (there > are dozens of streaming services out there) but which I prefer to pay for, > I can't get. So, I cheated. I paid for a VPN service, spoofed my IP > address so it looked like it was in San Francisco (outside of the Lakers > broadcast area), and got it that way. > > I hope Nat is right. I would gladly pay to watch, and I don't like > illegal downloading. > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Nat Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just wanted to highlight this point, because I think it bears >> repeating. It takes a while for both laws and business models to catch up >> with technology. Nothing moves as fast as technological innovation. There >> are definitely some growing pains, but eventually everyone will catch up. >> >> Nat >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Raymond E. Feist <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Also keep in mind we're talking new technology and old business models. >>> Makes things difficult for a while. >>> >>> Best, R.E.,F. >>> >>> ---- >>> www.crydee.com >>> >>> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >>> stupidity. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Crappy Laptop (tm) using a poor excuse for a web browser. >> >> >
