Sling box is fantastic for die hard sports fans... works great on my android... Go Pats, again!
Nat Russo <[email protected]> wrote: >I need to look into that. Seems I've been hearing more and more about >Slingbox lately. > >Nat > >Sent from my iPad > >On Jan 30, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Tim Hickey <[email protected]> wrote: > >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. >>> >>> >>
