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March 14th, 2012 at 10:20 PM

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March Madness streams for international viewers?

Last year was a beautiful March - CBS streaming all the games for free, for anyone around the world.

This year, CBS/TNT/TBS/TruTV is streaming their games for free, but only if you are a cable subscriber. NCAA has all the games for $3.99 - beautiful.... except this won't work for all countries. I'm in South Korea and this deal won't work here. I've tried to sign up while shielding my IP address, but NCAA won't allow.

Do any international MgoBlogers have an easy solution to the streams (besides the standard Firstrowsports, etc...)?

Go Blue.

March 14th, 2012 at 10:29 PM

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justin

justin.tv might be an option

March 14th, 2012 at 10:32 PM

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right, besides the standard

right, besides the standard streams used throughout the year - does anyone know how to access the NCAA ALL-GAMES HIGH-QUALITY streaming for international viewers? Is there a magical work-around that will help me avoid the stress of testing endless low-quality streams for each damn game to find a semi-decent one (before it gets shut down)?

March 14th, 2012 at 10:38 PM

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www.firstrowsports.eu

www.firstrowsports.eu

March 14th, 2012 at 11:01 PM

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Are you trying to troll or

Are you trying to troll or did you just not read the OP's post at all?

March 14th, 2012 at 11:01 PM

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Haha

No one actually read your post. I doubt you'll find much luck. Sorry.

March 14th, 2012 at 11:00 PM

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As I wrote in lthe OP and my

As I wrote in lthe OP and my comment, I'm not looking for the standard streaming sites - I'm sure I know them all too well.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a way to access the special March Madness streams from NCAA or CBS, etc. if you live outside the country. Those streams are so much better, you can keep tabs on scores, switch between games instantly, watch replays, etc. It's the way online sports should be broadcasted! So much better than the lower-quality streams that I usually have to fish for.

So, anyone know how to access these US-IP-domain-only streams? Again, hiding my IP address doesn't work.

March 14th, 2012 at 11:09 PM

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I used to stream ESPN3

I used to stream ESPN3 through a proxy server because my ISP didn't provide it. That would get you a work around here, but due to bandwidth constraints it's unlikely that the streaming would be good enough.

I'm no expert but I don't think there's really any option for you to stream a US-IP only feed with any viewable quality

Edit: If you do want to try the proxy route, it's quite easy to set-up. I think you may have to use IE or Firefox. Just google for a list of proxy sites, find one that uses a US IP address, and then configure your browser to use that proxy

March 14th, 2012 at 11:15 PM

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Also, what do you mean by

Also, what do you mean by "hiding" your IP address? That's basically what proxy servers do - the idea is that the servers streaming the games think they are sending content to a US-based IP, when in some sense the proxy is forwarding the content back to you

March 14th, 2012 at 11:42 PM

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thanks for both posts. I use

thanks for both posts. I use HotSpot to view firstrowsports.com - b/c for some reason Firstrowsports won't work in Korea. I don't know if it porvides a US IP proxy - only I know that it hides your IP. I will try to find a US-specific IP proxy. Thanks - hoping this works.

March 14th, 2012 at 11:19 PM

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FBI knocking on your door in

FBI knocking on your door in 3...2....

March 14th, 2012 at 11:30 PM

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I am on the same boat

I was able to watch games in France on iPad last year using the CBS madness app. In hong Kong this year. 247Live.tv seems interesting but it closes up for new members. Anyone here on this board, if you have an invitation, please send me one.

One way to try is to buy a VPN service, strongVPN, $55 dollar a year, that gives you a US IP and hope it would work.

March 14th, 2012 at 11:36 PM

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Well the easiest way to do it

Well the easiest way to do it would be if you had a computer in the US that you could control remotely using Windows RDP, VNC, or some other remote desktop service. I would try using a proxy (see my post above) before paying for VPN

March 14th, 2012 at 11:55 PM

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If there is one thing unfortunate being a mac user,

it is RDT. I acturally have control of a mac in US but the sharing screen works not as well windows RDT. It is watchable but painful and have no sound.

Well, the easiest easiest way is to have facetime/skype with a fellow Michigan fan and have the friend put the camera in front of their TV.

March 15th, 2012 at 5:36 AM

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ichat screen sharing is

ichat screen sharing is pretty seamless

March 15th, 2012 at 12:31 AM

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Strong VPN

I live in China and use StrongVPN to access YouTube/Facebook/Twitter.

I checked with March Madness Live on CBS and it works great. Recommended if you're willing to drop the money for the VPN.

March 14th, 2012 at 11:49 PM

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Try this...

First MGoBlog post. Really hope this isn't a repeat, but I found on slickdeals.com today that Coke Zero was giving away free subscriptions to the March Madness app for Droid and iOS. All you have to do is text, and register and they save you the $3.99.

http://slickdeals.net/f/4014000-Free-NCAA-March-Madness-Promo-Codes-For-...

March 15th, 2012 at 5:10 AM

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I'm living in France right

I'm living in France right now and the CBSSports.com streams worked last year and seem like they will work again this year.

If it's a country thing, you can try http://hidemyass.com/. It's not free, but it's excellent and I use it to watch Netflix, Hulu and to circumvent France's super strict anti-piracy laws.

Basically it's an application and a bunch of private proxy servers located in many different countries. Lots of servers in the US, I have no problems streaming through it.

March 15th, 2012 at 5:37 AM

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HMA

Hide My Ass works well in China. Using it right now to get my mgoblog fix and I am set up to watch the basketball games through ncaa.com.

March 15th, 2012 at 6:33 AM

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I'm in India, and just

I'm in India, and just downloaded hotspot shield. It was free, but they might cap it at 3gbs? I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. Either way, I was able to sign up and stream the games. Good luck!

March 15th, 2012 at 6:54 AM

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Hotspot won't work for ncaa

Hotspot won't work for ncaa games - I already tried to sign up and was told it doesn't work in my country. I'll try Hidemyass and see if I have better luck.

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