RobMcCaffery Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Is this legal and/or risky?. I don't want viruses or security alerts. Mind you I already get Eurosport via my son's sky go feed which gives me all the Winter Sports action I want. As I only watch Winter Sports and Speedway and now have BT Sport I am sorted. Thanks for the tip though . Given subscribers normally pay heavily to watch Sky and to a lesser extent BT I think you can be sure this app is not legitimate. As for legality, lawyers make a fortune over such matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I don't believe you are breaking any laws in watching such streams or using such apps. The illegality is in the person hosting the stream for you to watch. But as rmc says, there are lawyers out there who make a fortune arguing over such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Nothing comes for nothing. Pay to watch if you want or don't pay. Free choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 That's the whole problem though. I can't get BT sport, regardless. Don't have BT broadband or Sky. All my TV is done via Internet streaming Now, Amazon etc. This is ideal for league speedway as you can pay £10 for a weeks access to ALL Sky sports, but BT is completely unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) You need someones broadband - yes. Change over to Plusnet (12 months free broadband deal at the moment). You get access to BT Sport for £10 per month (monthly contract) Plusnet is part of BT You will need Sky though and their basic package is about £22 per month Work it out, speedway is 7 months of the year, so Plusnet access to BT Sport will be £70 You get 12 months broadband free. You do need basic Sky at £22 per month and that will be a 12 month contract. because of 12 month free broadband it may work out cheaper in the first year..... but who knows what 12 month time will bring. OR just ick speedway up on You Tube couple days after the gran prixs - it all seems to be there Edited December 10, 2015 by Joe Hatton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) There apparently is a much easier way, not that I endorse it of course. I know of people who use an attachment/extension on their browser called Zenmate. Two clicks and they set their computer up to appear as if they are in the USA or Germany. They then can go to the SGP website and watch the live international feed. As I say, it's something I've heard of but of course would not endorse. Fortunately I'm on Virgin Media so I get both Eurosport and BT included in my package so I wouldn't need to use this. The key point to consider though is this. The more people evade paying to watch speedway the more chance there is of the TV provider walking away from the sport, albeit only a minor one. Of course if TV companies didn't charge outlandish prices (yes, I'm looking at you Sky), this wouldn't be such a problem. Edited December 10, 2015 by rmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Of course if TV companies didn't charge outlandish prices (yes, I'm looking at you Sky), this wouldn't be such a problem. It isn't just that, but the geographical restrictions placed on viewing. For those of us who travel all over the place, we have to rely on these sort of tricks even if we'd be willing to pay to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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