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I hate ESPN - TonyLima - 11-25-2024

Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

RE: I hate ESPN - Mick - 11-25-2024

(11-25-2024, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

Sometimes the stations are tied to a specific network...are you on more than one network at home?

RE: I hate ESPN - TonyLima - 11-25-2024

(11-25-2024, 09:18 PM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

Sometimes the stations are tied to a specific network...are you on more than one network at home?

Not sure what you mean. I subscribe to Fubo.tv and espn+. Along with a few others. If you can explain why I can stream it on a computer but not my iPad (same network, we only have one), I’d appreciate it.

RE: I hate ESPN - Mick - 11-26-2024

(11-25-2024, 10:30 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:18 PM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

Sometimes the stations are tied to a specific network...are you on more than one network at home?

Not sure what you mean. I subscribe to Fubo.tv and espn+. Along with a few others. If you can explain why I can stream it on a computer but not my iPad (same network, we only have one), I’d appreciate it.

Sorry, can't help. We have multiple networks at home for a variety of reasons. Some sports programming will only allow you to watch on a specified network, I've found.

RE: I hate ESPN - 82lsju - 11-26-2024

(11-26-2024, 08:52 AM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 10:30 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:18 PM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

Sometimes the stations are tied to a specific network...are you on more than one network at home?

Not sure what you mean. I subscribe to Fubo.tv and espn+. Along with a few others. If you can explain why I can stream it on a computer but not my iPad (same network, we only have one), I’d appreciate it.

Sorry, can't help. We have multiple networks at home for a variety of reasons. Some sports programming will only allow you to watch on a specified network, I've found.

I think Mick might mean multiple wifi networks in your house and are the two devices running on the same wifi network

RE: I hate ESPN - Mick - 11-26-2024

(11-26-2024, 11:37 AM)82lsju Wrote:  
(11-26-2024, 08:52 AM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 10:30 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:18 PM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

Sometimes the stations are tied to a specific network...are you on more than one network at home?

Not sure what you mean. I subscribe to Fubo.tv and espn+. Along with a few others. If you can explain why I can stream it on a computer but not my iPad (same network, we only have one), I’d appreciate it.

Sorry, can't help. We have multiple networks at home for a variety of reasons. Some sports programming will only allow you to watch on a specified network, I've found.

I think Mick might mean multiple wifi networks in your house and are the two devices running on the same wifi network

That's what I meant. I signed up for my programming using a specific network. Some programs demand that I actually use that network. They won't run the programming if I use another network.

RE: I hate ESPN - here4WBB - 11-26-2024

I tried watching the games on ESPN through our paid Disney subscription and kept getting blocked - and its my impression that that particular version of ESPN doesn't carry the ACCnx channel.  I gave up and re-upped our Sling subscription, which has been very reliable so far.  Unfortunately it doesn't allow for taping the ACCnx games.

RE: I hate ESPN - TonyLima - 11-26-2024

(11-26-2024, 11:37 AM)82lsju Wrote:  
(11-26-2024, 08:52 AM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 10:30 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:18 PM)Mick Wrote:  
(11-25-2024, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote:  Once again, I am streaming tonight’s WBB game on a computer. I’d like to watch it on my iPad while cleaning up after dinner. But ESPN says I’m not authorized. Despite what’s happening in the next room. Short Disney. Usual disclaimers.

Sometimes the stations are tied to a specific network...are you on more than one network at home?

Not sure what you mean. I subscribe to Fubo.tv and espn+. Along with a few others. If you can explain why I can stream it on a computer but not my iPad (same network, we only have one), I’d appreciate it.

Sorry, can't help. We have multiple networks at home for a variety of reasons. Some sports programming will only allow you to watch on a specified network, I've found.

I think Mick might mean multiple wifi networks in your house and are the two devices running on the same wifi network

We have eero mesh. Uses the same SSID as the router. But with DHCP it assigns 192.168.4.* instead of 1.*.  IIRC i changed to manual IP, DNS but that didn’t fix the problem.

RE: I hate ESPN - M T - 11-26-2024

It shouldn’t care what private IP (v4 or v6) you use(given out by your router’s DHCP, behind a NAT), or the wifi name (SSID). It probably only cares what public IP you are using. 

By any chance, do you have multiple ISPs or did you get a range of IPs from your ISP?

At least on SLING, if you try to watch any of the Orange(?) channels on two different devices, it will kick you off the first. I presume that policy is dictated by ESPN. So you can’t watch ESPN2 and ESPNU on two separate devices (and I bet you can’t watch them in two instances of the app on the same device, but I haven’t tried that)

RE: I hate ESPN - TonyLima - 11-27-2024

(11-26-2024, 11:10 PM)M T Wrote:  It shouldn’t care what private IP (v4 or v6) you use(given out by your router’s DHCP, behind a NAT), or the wifi name (SSID). It probably only cares what public IP you are using. 

By any chance, do you have multiple ISPs or did you get a range of IPs from your ISP?

At least on SLING, if you try to watch any of the Orange(?) channels on two different devices, it will kick you off the first. I presume that policy is dictated by ESPN. So you can’t watch ESPN2 and ESPNU on two separate devices (and I bet you can’t watch them in two instances of the app on the same device, but I haven’t tried that)

We have one external ip. And one isp. This is an ESPN fail.

RE: I hate ESPN - BobK - 11-27-2024

I love espn and espn +. Get to watch every Stanford event

RE: I hate ESPN - BostonCard - 11-27-2024

(11-27-2024, 09:27 PM)BobK Wrote:  I love espn and espn +.  Get to watch every Stanford event

ESPN and Fox contributed to the death of the PAC-12.

https://fishduck.com/2023/08/how-fox-and-espn-dismantled-the-pac-12/

There are lots of guilty parties, but it is clear that the television networks endgame is to shunt the most desirable college football teams into the SEC and B1G, and really all that’s left to pick off is Florida State, Clemson and Miami.

BC

RE: I hate ESPN - BobK - 11-28-2024

First and foremost on the league presidents

RE: I hate ESPN - TonyLima - 11-28-2024

(11-26-2024, 03:22 PM)here4WBB Wrote:  I tried watching the games on ESPN through our paid Disney subscription and kept getting blocked - and its my impression that that particular version of ESPN doesn't carry the ACCnx channel.  I gave up and re-upped our Sling subscription, which has been very reliable so far.  Unfortunately it doesn't allow for taping the ACCnx games.

Most sports broadcasters now block screen captures of games.  Luckily for the folks here, I have a solid workaround.  Helps to have a wife who is a video semi-professional.
(11-28-2024, 10:29 AM)BobK Wrote:  First and foremost on the league presidents

Absolutely.  Did you know that the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (a higher ed accrediting group) is nothing more than a bunch of university presidents.

RE: I hate ESPN - BostonCard - 11-28-2024

(11-28-2024, 10:29 AM)BobK Wrote:  First and foremost on the league presidents

I feel like it is a scenario akin to a prostitute and a John.  Who is to blame for sex work?

BC

RE: I hate ESPN - newguy - 11-28-2024

(11-28-2024, 07:15 PM)BostonCard Wrote:  
(11-28-2024, 10:29 AM)BobK Wrote:  First and foremost on the league presidents

I feel like it is a scenario akin to a prostitute and a John.  Who is to blame for sex work?

BC

are you comparing league presidents and network executives to prostitutes and johns?  how absolutely dare you! /s

RE: I hate ESPN - M T - 11-29-2024

I would have thought pushers and users would be a better match. 

In either case, what is the role of fans?

RE: I hate ESPN - BostonCard - 11-29-2024

(11-29-2024, 12:36 AM)M T Wrote:  In either case, what is the role of fans?

No question we are complicit; it doesn’t clearly fit my anaology (but that relationship is a bit like addicts and dealers).

BC

RE: I hate ESPN - TonyLima - 11-29-2024

Speaking as the one who started this thread, it has been many years since I’ve such a rapid rate of thread drift.