Glug Datt Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Hey there most noble & knowledgeable CDC brethren.. I have no idea where to post this, mods please move if needed.. Very simply, my dad is going south in the new year for a couple months.. I was going to get him a sports net acct for Xmas to stream games, but I think it might not work in the US.. Am I right on that? should I get an NHLTV acct instead? any help is appreciated.. happy ho ho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post J-23 Posted December 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2019 NHL Streams - Reddit. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 1 hour ago, J-23 said: NHL Streams - Reddit. ok, I'll have to look into that.. don't know anything about reddit.. it's gotta be completely straightforward for the old guy.. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Just be careful of deceitful popups on some of the reddit streams. Edited December 24, 2019 by xereau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I won’t say don’t stream games from sites found in Reddit but just be aware that a lot of the sites that you can stream games from are sketchy AF. My advice would be to set your dad up with a VPN. It’s a service that spoofs your computer’s location so that regionally locked websites will work in other countries. They’re about $5-$10 a month, legal, and very easy to set up; in fact most will have very easy to follow tutorials and once set up, they’re extremely simple to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, HerrDrFunk said: I won’t say don’t stream games from sites found in Reddit but just be aware that a lot of the sites that you can stream games from are sketchy AF. My advice would be to set your dad up with a VPN. It’s a service that spoofs your computer’s location so that regionally locked websites will work in other countries. They’re about $5-$10 a month, legal, and very easy to set up; in fact most will have very easy to follow tutorials and once set up, they’re extremely simple to work with. hmm.. ok so it's not hardware but some sort of an IP address changer? I don't think he'll like sketchy sites & pop ups etc.. he'll just want to turn on the game and drink his wine.. Edited December 24, 2019 by Glug Datt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapperman Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I was just in Hawaii and was able to stream sportsnet fine. Well, I shouldn’t say 100% fine. When on Wi-Fi, I did have trouble at first and video wouldn’t load. But the workaround for me was to go on cellular first, start watching (for some reason SN was fine on cell), then turn off cellular while streaming so it reverted back to Wi-Fi. In hindsight I would rather it not have worked as I had to watch the loser leafs beat us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 1 hour ago, zapperman said: I was just in Hawaii and was able to stream sportsnet fine. Well, I shouldn’t say 100% fine. When on Wi-Fi, I did have trouble at first and video wouldn’t load. But the workaround for me was to go on cellular first, start watching (for some reason SN was fine on cell), then turn off cellular while streaming so it reverted back to Wi-Fi. In hindsight I would rather it not have worked as I had to watch the loser leafs beat us. wow, ok so are you on Rogers then? I thought they had exclusive rights on mobile.. I wonder if Sportsnet would just work by itself out of country.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 You can purchase a legal US stream on a monthly subscription. NHL Gamecenter is the only legal stream. For twenty bucks a month, support your team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 2 hours ago, jmfaminoff said: You can purchase a legal US stream on a monthly subscription. NHL Gamecenter is the only legal stream. For twenty bucks a month, support your team. I would recommend this for your dad. Otherwise, me I use reddit to watch all the NHL games. It's awesome but if your dad is like mine, he'll have trouble even finding the most basic link to click on and the Play button on the video player haha My favourite streamers on reddit are Bilasports and Ydotstreams... I'll send you their direct links next Saturday if you remind me. They don't post the links until 15 minutes before the game and the best part is that you can choose the Home or Away stream. We're living in the golden age of streaming hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 16 hours ago, Glug Datt said: ok, I'll have to look into that.. don't know anything about reddit.. it's gotta be completely straightforward for the old guy.. cheers Most people I know use this, free, and just a couple clicks away and they don’t want to pay or create an account for these other services. Test it out once or twice, if you think it’s easy to use, show your pops how it works. Never had any pop ups with the NHL streams on Reddit, but I’ve streamed other sports game and have had the occasional, “Single females want to &^@# now” pop ups Otherwise go with NHL Gamecenter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapperman Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Glug Datt said: wow, ok so are you on Rogers then? I thought they had exclusive rights on mobile.. I wonder if Sportsnet would just work by itself out of country.. I guess I should have added that info. Lol. I am on Telus mobility, and Telus Optik with Sportsnet. So can stream SN on any device. As others have stated, Reddit is also good. I use that for out of market games. And yes, Bilasports is one of my favorites for quality and ease of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I watch 100% of our games 100% of the time on reddit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 4 hours ago, zapperman said: I guess I should have added that info. Lol. I am on Telus mobility, and Telus Optik with Sportsnet. So can stream SN on any device. As others have stated, Reddit is also good. I use that for out of market games. And yes, Bilasports is one of my favorites for quality and ease of use. really? that's curious. I'm on Telus mob as well and I stream Sportsnet fine on the ipad / laptop, but my phone never seems to work.. I'll have to look into that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 NHL streams Reddit on Google Chrome with adblockers does me just fine, but it being your dad not sure it’s as easy as most of us make it sound/seem. Lol. Wish I could be more help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 thanks to everyone for the suggestions & info.. I laid it all out for pops & let him choose.. he went with the nhltv option.. good enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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