F1TV blocking VPN access.. - eviltoast

If you try to access F1TV via a VPN from your country where F1TV Pro is not available (like the UK) it will no longer play the full race videos and displays an geographical error code…

  • UESPA_Sputnik@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Else I’ll have to get the Sky package

    Which costs 6 times as much, and as far as I know it doesn’t have English commentary, doesn’t have archive races, doesn’t have free choice of cockpit cams, doesn’t have Formula 2 and 3. (Correct me if I’m wrong.)

    It’s just a bad deal. If F1TV ever stops working in Germany for legacy subscriptions then I either have to stop watching F1 or look for other sources. ~5 euros per month is a fantastic price, I’d even pay 10 or 15 for that. But not 30 euros for the Sky package with a lot less features.

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      1 year ago

      I agree that F1TV is obviously a way better deal. But F1 is pretty much the only thing I watch as far as live events go (and other race series sometimes) so I wouldn’t mind spending quite a bit on it, although I can totally understand not wanting to spend 30 euros a month for F1.

      The commentary and features I’d lose by switching to Sky is what concerns me the most.

      If they get good at blocking VPNs and also start geo-blocking me (as I said, I’m not even using a VPN with F1TV, it still works just fine), I’d probably get a cheap VPS from Linode or wherever in a region where F1TV is officially available, and just set up my own VPN. They shouldn’t block this unless they block static IPs in general.