MLB.TV Blackout?

[bigugly]

Does anyone know how your market is determined?

What I mean is....is it by billing address on your credit card, or does it go by your location via your IP address? Maybe they block both.

[bigboydan]

It all is determined on what fox sports net you receive in your area. I do know somebody last year posted away around the blackout restriction, however I don't remember exactly what it was offhand sir.

[durito]

They are blacking me out of everything today.

They always used my billing address before.

So, even in South America I'd get Colorado area blackouts.

I can't figure out what's going on today, but they better fix it.

[matskralc]

I know they at least use IP. I live in Pirates' territory, and a couple years ago tried using a buddy in Idaho's account once to watch a game but got blocked.

[bigugly]

So I think the only option is using a proxy server...but that's a lot of data. Anyone know any websites that stream MLB games?

[Immortality]

The previous two years I had my aunt in Indiana sign up for it so I would be able to see my local teams on my laptop if i wanted to while I was at work.

Last year they changed the way it works as I could no longer watch my locals here even they I was using my aunts Indiana login. They were going off my IP. Also last year I went to a friends wedding in Florida and while I was there I could watch my locals but the Tampa Bay game was blocked out.

[billmunny]

To echo what's been said already, I'm pretty sure that they're using IPs these days. Occasionally the IPs in one of the buildings in which I work in NYC are identified as Virginia IP addresses, because of the way the institution's access to the internet is handled. In these cases, I can get the NYY and NYM. Otherwise, I cannot.

[pico]

they go by IP. when i was in L.a., can't watch the dodgers, when i was in minnesota, i can't watch the twins. when i head to europe, i can watch everything