I used Unblock. Which is a VPN that specializes in Netflix region switching. I believe other (full blown) VPN's would switch the websites as well.
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Using VPN to access NFL Gamepass in North America (alternative to DTV's $300 stream)
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I used Unblock. Which is a VPN that specializes in Netflix region switching. I believe other (full blown) VPN's would switch the websites as well.
Will definitely look into this site. Do you plan on using it again this season?
Yup, will probably get it for Kickoff.
I don't really know what that means.
I should probably stay away from this, shouldn't I? I fear I'm going to mess something up.
I don't know much about a VPN either, but I think you're able to turn it on and off so you could watch a game and then turn the VPN off and watch Netflix.
shira
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Isn't this stealing? I'm all for discount, but if you straight up gaming the system so they get 0 revenue. Z z z
What I meant is this:
Unblock- I can switch between US, UK, Sweden, etc regions and it would only change Netflix.com. It will leave amazon, steam, etc alone. Unblock still hides my connection.
VPN's- I believe when you change it (for example) to UK. You switch EVERYTHING. So when you load up amazon and it will be uk.amazon.com.
That wouldn't really matter since you are watching the game. Other devices (laptops, phones, tablets) would be connect and act "normal."
A VPN is legal (I think). All depends on what you do with it I guess.
Deadly Cyclone
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Yeah, like 4 per week. Not every game.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Gamepass is amazing and I wish it was used in the US. I used it when I was living in Germany for pretty much the whole season and it was amazing. The quality of the feeds and the inclusion of redzone made it insane. Such a good service.
More like 3 at the most, because of some black out restrictions. Also Monday Night Football is on ESPN. It really does suck that trying to watch your local team over the internet has never been easy.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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This is correct. When I lived in germany it's the exact feed from that day (CBS, FOX, NBC, etc.) it's just broadcasting that so whatever language they speak in for that is what you get. So everything is in english.
I'm looking into strongvpn. They seem to be the cheapest. $7/monthly or $55/yearly options.
I'm afraid of you guys talking about it, because if it gets too widespread about using VPNs, then the NFL might shut it down
Keep this secret in the shadows!
Actually I hope they take notice. Maybe if they see the interest and lengths people are willing to go through to use gamepass they will realize that they need to bring the service to the USA.
The feed for DTV is terrible.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Tell me how this works? I am connected to my Netherlands VPN and it says that the season cost 99.99? The only thing free is the free trail for 7 days.
Don't tell me the dream is over.
That is still WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY cheaper than anything available in the states.
Can anyone else confirm this?
Yeah but for that, I would rather pay $8 to Aereo and have them record the Jets/Giants games for me.
Save myself $70.
I just connected via my VPN (AirVPN via their servers in Amsterdam) and the games are free. The page actually says 'NFL Gamepass is being offered for free in your territory.' Looks like it still works, at least for me.
EDIT: I'm curious why the service is free in the Netherlands to begin with, when they charge throughout the rest of Europe (not to mention the cost of services like Sunday Ticket in the US).
Xmas is saved.
BruiserBear
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I'm certainly intrigued by this. Especially considering the improved image quality.
I currently have Madden pre-ordered through Amazon, but that could change now. I've never used a VPN before though, and hope it's not too difficult as I'm not that proficient at fucking around with such things.
I currently have Madden pre-ordered through Amazon, but that could change now. I've never used a VPN before though, and hope it's not too difficult as I'm not that proficient at fucking around with such things.
Triple Oceans
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The "Olivine" plan on SecurityKISS is ~$32 a year. Not sure how the two compare though.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Should I go ahead and go through the purchase process and you are saying it won't charge me anything? Or you mean that it just says these are free in your territory? I will try and grab a screen shot tomorrow.
I connected to the Netherlands via BTGuard and then went to the website. Currently my Netherlands VPN won't connect. I will try it again tomorrow and see.
Good to see it's working. Now I just need to decide which VPN to get. AirVPN seems nice, just a bit more expensive than the ones I've checked out.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Okay, disregard my problems. Figured out even though I am connecting to a netherlands VPN I am getting a UK IP. Need to look at another VPN solution for this.
The 55 dollar a year special on strongvpn is what I use and it is GREAT!
Freevpn.nl works, it just starts slow as shit... but its free. Disconnect once it starts playing.
Wouldn't the quality suffer since it's slow?
EscoBlades
Ubisoft Marketing
I cam back to read this thread in the hopes of getting an answer and ended up more confused. Will stick with standard streaming for free. I can get Redzone at decent quality too, and almost every game without extra software.
You just need the VPN to get to the Gamepass site, once you're the site, get back to your regular connection and it'll work fine !
Is your computer going to be a client on their windows network or is it simply a passworded wifi access?
You have to register your computer using MAC addresses and then you sign in using your user ID and password
sketchsanchez
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I found this site
https://www.kepard.com
Supposedly has netherlands servers. With a free account you can use them at their full speed but only for 30 minutes...which is more than enough time to connect then disconnect once you're watching.
I'm going to try it to see if it actually works
EDIT" Okay it seemed to have worked, but I still have to subscribe? It says it's free, but it still wants my billing info...which i feel like would put up a red flag.
How did you get that to work?
It keeps asking for a password I dont have...there's no password on the site either.
https://www.kepard.com
Supposedly has netherlands servers. With a free account you can use them at their full speed but only for 30 minutes...which is more than enough time to connect then disconnect once you're watching.
I'm going to try it to see if it actually works
EDIT" Okay it seemed to have worked, but I still have to subscribe? It says it's free, but it still wants my billing info...which i feel like would put up a red flag.
How did you get that to work?
It keeps asking for a password I dont have...there's no password on the site either.
sketchsanchez
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nvm
Triple Oceans
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ok so I'm going to use strongvpn and see how things go.
TheLaughingStock
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It sounds like your using a mobile user agent or blocking advertisements to me.
Mr. Blonde
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are you sure this will work at a decent speed? netflix was unusable doing the ip trick.
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