1. 05-17-17 09:58 PM #1
    Ralphie Halves
    Ralphie Halves's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-13-09
    Posts: 4,507
    Betpoints: 15084

    MLB.TV is the shittiest product I've ever bought.

    Where do I even start?

    - I'm in Vegas, so SIX teams are in my blackout range for some dipshit reason. Every Cali team and Arizona. And if LAA is playing TOR in Toronto for example, I'm blacked out there too, which makes zero sense.

    - If a game is on ESPN (which I happily don't have anymore), it's blacked out too.

    - Countless delays on the feed. You'll miss entire ABs just on the delays alone. There will be nobody on base, it will buffer and skip, then all of a sudden there's two men on. Not even worth it. I'm watching StL/BOS, and it's 4-4 in the 9th, but in all likelihood the game is probably over and i just don't know it yet.

    - And that's if you can even watch the game because the feed will konk out completely every other day. I can't think of one time I could watch the Cardinals home feed all the way through. I usually have to just give up.

    So I email the company and tell them just what I told you, and they denied my cancel request, LOL. No refund, you're just gonna have to F'n deal with it! Pretty gangster on their end, I'll give them that, but if this is how you handle complaints and requests for refunds, it's only a matter of when.

    MLB doesn't have the luxury of pissing off their remaining fans.
    Points Awarded:

    jackbo gave Ralphie Halves 2 Betpoint(s) for this post.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 05-17-17 10:18 PM #2
    Ralphie Halves
    Ralphie Halves's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-13-09
    Posts: 4,507
    Betpoints: 15084

    BONUS: Now the sound just vanished.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 05-17-17 10:19 PM #3
    Mac4Lyfe
    Mac4Lyfe's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-04-09
    Posts: 46,517
    Betpoints: 11139

    Google Free VPN my friend...

    I have MLB as well and these black outs are stupid.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 05-17-17 10:22 PM #4
    Dollars2Donuts
    Deadly
    Dollars2Donuts's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 02-07-13
    Posts: 8,803
    Betpoints: 589

    No blackouts for me.

    Love MLBtv.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 05-17-17 10:22 PM #5
    pilebuck13
    pilebuck13's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-15-15
    Posts: 17,889
    Betpoints: 1717

    I agree Ralph, you pay for in my opinion a ultra high quality feed that should run well. At this point find better feeds on Reddit.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 05-17-17 10:23 PM #6
    Mac4Lyfe
    Mac4Lyfe's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-04-09
    Posts: 46,517
    Betpoints: 11139

    You can also watch the games using Kodi and Sportsdevils add on.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 05-17-17 10:24 PM #7
    pilebuck13
    pilebuck13's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-15-15
    Posts: 17,889
    Betpoints: 1717

    Here u go ralphie

    http://www.mlbstream.me/472958/1/st....am-online.html
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 05-17-17 10:25 PM #8
    pilebuck13
    pilebuck13's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-15-15
    Posts: 17,889
    Betpoints: 1717

    Honestly why pay all hd sports and pay per views available on Reddit
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 05-17-17 10:27 PM #9
    Shute
    Shute's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 03-20-17
    Posts: 11,822
    Betpoints: 10850

    I have MLB package through DIRECTV and very happy with the product
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 05-17-17 10:58 PM #10
    pilebuck13
    pilebuck13's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-15-15
    Posts: 17,889
    Betpoints: 1717

    If you have a labtop and a hdmi cord why would you pay for any of it hell I steal cable.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 05-17-17 11:05 PM #11
    MickeyMan
    MickeyMan's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 10-20-09
    Posts: 5,091
    Betpoints: 14295

    Ralphie sounds like you need a vpn and better internet
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 05-17-17 11:13 PM #12
    jtoler
    jtoler's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-17-13
    Posts: 30,967
    Betpoints: 6337

    Had it a couple years ago, used to watch in on xbox but saw that was useless since it was at least a minute behind. I paid for a year didnt renew but of course they tried to charge me the following year had to call and get money back, they prob had some small writing somewhere saying sub continues unless cancelled or some very recluse little box x'ed in that I didnt notice. Yea the blackouts also yuck, ended up not really ever using it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 05-17-17 11:26 PM #13
    lakerboy
    lakerboy's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 04-02-09
    Posts: 94,067
    Betpoints: 7684

    Watching baseball before the playoffs?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 05-18-17 12:15 AM #14
    Ralphie Halves
    Ralphie Halves's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-13-09
    Posts: 4,507
    Betpoints: 15084

    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Watching baseball before the playoffs?
    Yes, but I don't watch basketball before the playoffs. To each their own.

    Good looking out on VPN fellas, will check it out. Want to watch it on my TV and not my laptop though, if there's a way to do that.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 05-18-17 12:21 AM #15
    Foxx
    Foxx's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-25-11
    Posts: 5,751
    Betpoints: 11854

    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    Yes, but I don't watch basketball before the playoffs. To each their own.
    Good looking out on VPN fellas, will check it out. Want to watch it on my TV and not my laptop though, if there's a way to do that.
    If it's a smart tv, it probably already has the mlb.tv app or can get it probably. If it's not smart, you'll need a Roku or something similar.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 05-18-17 12:34 AM #16
    Ralphie Halves
    Ralphie Halves's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-13-09
    Posts: 4,507
    Betpoints: 15084

    Quote Originally Posted by Foxx View Post
    If it's a smart tv, it probably already has the mlb.tv app or can get it probably. If it's not smart, you'll need a Roku or something similar.
    I watch it through my PS3, which has the app.

    Before anyone says anything about the PS3 being the problem, I've used it for plenty of other internet-related things with no issue at all, so it's not that.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 05-18-17 12:36 AM #17
    JMobile
    CM Punk -1000.5 (100X)
    JMobile's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-21-10
    Posts: 19,064
    Betpoints: 26848

    I know what you mean, when I visit my relatives in Orange County, I was expecting the Angels game to be blacked out. Actually both Angels and Dodger games get blacked out. I can watch the Giants, dBacks, and Padres fine. When I watch MLBtv in San Diego, I can watch all Cali games and dBacks games fine, but the Padres gets blacked out.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 05-18-17 12:45 AM #18
    Foxx
    Foxx's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-25-11
    Posts: 5,751
    Betpoints: 11854

    To get the ps3, smart tv, or roku or whatever to connect to a vpn, you can set up a dedicated vpn router. That way, anything that connects to the router, will be on a vpn.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 05-18-17 01:25 AM #19
    Slanina
    Slanina's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-21-09
    Posts: 3,828
    Betpoints: 5895

    I have it as well. I'm blacked out on Cleveland and Pittsburgh games. Im about an hour between the two in opposite directions. I can deal with that because I have Slingbox that has FSO for Indians. My problem is the skipping. I'm watching a game and it's the 5th inning, it goes to commercial between innings and comes back it's suddenly the 2nd inning. I exit out and it shows the 5th inning again for about 1 pitch then skips back to 2nd. It's the weirdest shit. Drives me penetrating nuts.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. 05-18-17 03:31 AM #20
    delpiero7
    delpiero7's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 11-24-10
    Posts: 362
    Betpoints: 1720

    I've never had a single problem with MLB.tv personally.

    Living in the UK, blackouts obviously aren't an issue. And unless my internet connections drops out, there's no buffering issues either.

    The main problem is only being able to watch early games during the week, as anything that start at 7pm EST and later is after midnight here in the UK.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  21. 05-18-17 04:04 AM #21
    shaunovery
    shaunovery's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 11-15-07
    Posts: 18,143
    Betpoints: 103

    Quote Originally Posted by delpiero7 View Post
    I've never had a single problem with MLB.tv personally.

    Living in the UK, blackouts obviously aren't an issue. And unless my internet connections drops out, there's no buffering issues either.

    The main problem is only being able to watch early games during the week, as anything that start at 7pm EST and later is after midnight here in the UK.
    Yes here in the uk we have no blackout issues , subscribe to the at bat app
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  22. 05-18-17 04:30 AM #22
    darrell74
    darrell74's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 04-16-07
    Posts: 14,207
    Betpoints: 19456

    I also gave up.
    I made the same complaints.

    I just get it illegaly

    Sort of feel bad, but not really when they don't give you what you pay for.

    I work a lot of nights.
    I can watch the games at Red Rock or Santa Fe.
    MLB won't get my $150 because they are assholes and I can accomadate myself.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 05-18-17 05:57 AM #23
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    never even watch baseball or anything else

    Successful people do not
    Points Awarded:

    Machine Choice gave jjgold 2 SBR Point(s) for this post.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  24. 05-18-17 08:07 AM #24
    Booya711
    Big Dikk Energy
    Booya711's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-20-11
    Posts: 27,328
    Betpoints: 16121

    In all honesty, MLB sucks, not just the tv
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  25. 05-18-17 08:14 AM #25
    Mac4Lyfe
    Mac4Lyfe's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-04-09
    Posts: 46,517
    Betpoints: 11139

    Anyone getting blackout notice just needs to use a VPN. You can appear to be in Europe and not get blacked out for any game.

    I also posted a thread on how to get MLB.TV for free with a T-Mobile phone account. You can't beat free.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  26. 05-18-17 08:20 AM #26
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    if anything listen to the radio broadcasts if mobile

    runs in backround and does not tie up your phone
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  27. 05-18-17 08:37 AM #27
    kj8210
    kj8210's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 02-09-12
    Posts: 919
    Betpoints: 14103

    Sportspass.ca

    Best streaming service I've found. Yea you have to pay a little but every major league sport is availble and the streams are very high quality. Good luck.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  28. 05-18-17 08:53 AM #28
    Capitols44
    Capitols44's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-10-17
    Posts: 580
    Betpoints: 7

    The mlb network on cable is pretty crappy too. They play old baseball movies during the regular season. I cant stand theshow intentional talk. The host is awful.Its to bad ESPN is going to eventually get rid of baseball tonight and replace it with intetentinal talk. I really like baseball tonight it was the better form of media as far as getting alternative view points on the league instead of having mlb dictate the opinions on the air waves. And the live look ins are just as bad.Who wants to see clips of ballgames and have guys in the studio talking over the local anouncers. Its like watching a bad episode of mystery science theater for baseball. I dont like the sound of the bat and the umpire being muted on the network. Heres a bright idea show a game every night on the cable network also have no black outs and sell the ad space online during games. You could also show some triple a minor league games as well and include the minor league world series. I could run the online service and cable network better than the people that currently run it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  29. 05-18-17 08:56 AM #29
    Capitols44
    Capitols44's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-10-17
    Posts: 580
    Betpoints: 7

    Isnt sportspass.ca only offered to Canadians ? Is there any way for americans to get it?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  30. 05-18-17 09:00 AM #30
    BigOrange
    BigOrange's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 08-13-09
    Posts: 6,702
    Betpoints: 5417

    Amazon Firebox with Kodi and add the Smoothstreams.tv for $10/Month and you will get every major sporting event/PPV and most of the other sports events in addition to every movie, tv show, etc.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  31. 05-19-17 08:21 AM #31
    Demonata
    Demonata's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 07-12-11
    Posts: 25,800
    Betpoints: 5409

    Quote Originally Posted by BigOrange View Post
    Amazon Firebox with Kodi and add the Smoothstreams.tv for $10/Month and you will get every major sporting event/PPV and most of the other sports events in addition to every movie, tv show, etc.
    I thought that website is gone?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  32. 05-19-17 08:27 AM #32
    StackinGreen
    Can't stop Won't stop
    StackinGreen's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-09-10
    Posts: 12,141
    Betpoints: 4514

    Quote Originally Posted by Mac4Lyfe View Post
    You can also watch the games using Kodi and Sportsdevils add on.
    hasn't worked for months
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  33. 05-19-17 08:28 AM #33
    StackinGreen
    Can't stop Won't stop
    StackinGreen's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-09-10
    Posts: 12,141
    Betpoints: 4514

    Quote Originally Posted by BigOrange View Post
    Amazon Firebox with Kodi and add the Smoothstreams.tv for $10/Month and you will get every major sporting event/PPV and most of the other sports events in addition to every movie, tv show, etc.
    how reliable are these streams?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  34. 05-19-17 08:37 AM #34
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    iffy at best
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  35. 05-19-17 08:46 AM #35
    StackinGreen
    Can't stop Won't stop
    StackinGreen's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-09-10
    Posts: 12,141
    Betpoints: 4514

    you use smoothstreams jj? I'm trying to investigate which are the best (gears, over the top, smooth, dexter, etc) because media is fine (all tv and movies) on Kodi but sports has really suffered over the last half year
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
12 Last
Top
« Previous Thread | Players Talk | Next Thread »