Streaming Cycling in UK - Discovery+ prices!

[Blazing Saddles]

I think that's the least they'll do. They could also get your vpn account closed and, if your browser leaked your ip address, get your home internet connection closed, assuming your vpn and home internet service contracts include the usual sort of term against unauthorised stream viewing. I think it's unlikely, but don't kid yourself how many contracts you're probably breaking and the penalties in them.

And if you were to show a vpn stream commercially, then things can get nasty.

Just out of interest, do you know of anyone who has been locked out of their VPN and IP accounts?

 

[mjr]

Just out of interest, do you know of anyone who has been locked out of their VPN and IP accounts?

Not recently, but I mentioned earlier that I haven't needed to do things risking it for many years. It really seems to be in the possible but unlikely space now.

Do your contracts not forbid using the services for unauthorised access to copyright materials?

 

[Blazing Saddles]

No doubt unauthorised access isn’t legal.

What should be illegal, but isn’t, is big companies having carte blanche to create monopolies, so they can then charge customers whatever they like.

Anyhow, that’s a completely separate debate.

 

[Pblakeney]

Home taping is illegal, video copies are illegal, speeding is illegal, cycling without reflectors is illegal etc, etc.

 

[bobdaspider]

I tried several devices can't get it

I've just checked my Safari extensions - the only one I have installed is Total Adblock but it's turned off. My primary browser is Google Chrome but even when I switched Total Adblock off, I was still getting a message to turn ad blocking software off and restart - which I did without any joy. The error message also made reference to VPNs that might be causing a conflict. So, I tried Safari instead and it worked - I was able toi login to SBS Player etc.

 

[bobdaspider]

I'm using a MacBook Air (Apple platform) but would expect the PC platform to have less issues 🤔 Maybe go into the browser (whichever) and disable ALL extensions and see if that works. If it does, then turn-on an extension one at a time to identify the offender extension?

 

[Pblakeney]

I'm using a MacBook Air (Apple platform) but would expect the PC platform to have less issues 🤔 Maybe go into the browser (whichever) and disable ALL extensions and see if that works. If it does, then turn-on an extension one at a time to identify the offender extension?

I’ve tried all that (on a laptop, in Mac, Safari). I have noticed that the likes of BBC know if you’ve used a VPN and hang on to that setting even if disabled unless I do a full restart. Then it behaves normally.
Maybe it is the same for SBS. I might find out tomorrow, and I always have the phone option.

 

[kaadublin]

I tried several devices can't get it

Former Discovery subscriber here. I have done exactly this earlier this evening. I already had a Nord VPN subscription, so set my laptop to Australia and set up an account with SBS. As a trial, I was able to run the full coverage of GW on demand on my laptop.
With both the Ronde and PR coming up, I wanted to be sure of seeing both. As I can't watch from the start tomorrow, I hope SBS allows me to watch RVV 'live' from whatever time I join. If not, I'll catch up later.
I'll try it on my phone as well to see if that's an option for the future.
I'm based in Ireland, so not sure if that makes any difference.
Looking forward to finally seeing a full race tomorrow... 🙂

 

[mjr]

Home taping is illegal, video copies are illegal, speeding is illegal, cycling without reflectors is illegal etc, etc.

Not usually in the UK, it depends, yes, and not in the daytime!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Home taping is illegal,

It's killing music

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Got my iPad connected to the VPN and the SBS app playing the Tour of Flanders. The iPad is casting to the TV in the living room. A lot of media apps dont permit casting so its a bonus SBS does. All good so far.

 

[Pblakeney]

Not usually in the UK, it depends, yes, and not in the daytime!

Point being, the authorities turn a blind eye as it’s not worth the bother.

 

[cyberknight]

It's killing music

i think the quality of music today is killing music

 

[mjr]

Point being, the authorities turn a blind eye as it’s not worth the bother.

Yeah, nobody is suggesting "the authorities" will do much about non-commercial bootlegging, but it'd not be much bother for SBS to send an automated complaint to a VPN provider when they add a restriction-evading IP address to their blocked list.

But your home taping example hasn't been illegal for most uses for ages.

 

[Pblakeney]

Yeah, nobody is suggesting "the authorities" will do much about non-commercial bootlegging, but it'd not be much bother for SBS to send an automated complaint to a VPN provider when they add a restriction-evading IP address to their blocked list.

But your home taping example hasn't been illegal for most uses for ages.

Since some (all?) VPNs actually use this scenario as a selling point I don't think they are too bothered.