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…

  • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
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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.