YTTV and International Travel
Can anyone provide advice on how to (legally) watch the MSU game this weekend when traveling internationally? I need to fly out of country due to an unforeseen family obligation and was planning to watch the game to decompress in the evening. We are Youtube TV subscribers, but it looks like that doesn't work for live or recorded content when traveling outside of the US.
I will only have my work laptop, so sketchy VPNs are out of the question. Are there free trials for competing services that allow international streaming?
Appreciate any and all advice.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:38 PM ^
I was out of the country during the Iowa game, YTTV didn't work for me at the hotel but I was able to find some site that I was able to stream it on. Oddly enough, I was able to watch the Maryland game on the plane with YTTV.
If it's allowed, and I can find it in my history, I'll send the info along.
edit: it's https://bosscast.eu/
October 25th, 2022 at 12:42 PM ^
Having recently traveled to Spain, I can tell you you will not be able to use YTTV outside of the US. You will need a VPN. I used NordVPN and it was a pain in the ass. I had to constantly change servers between various US cities to avoid YTTV's VPN server detection.
I would recommend bringing a personal device with you on your trip if you can't install a VPN on your work computer. Either that or find some other way to stream because you will not be able to use YTTV.
Best of luck.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:43 PM ^
I’m assuming your work has a VPN solution for your work laptop. I’ve always used work laptop + work VPN for watching YTTV abroad.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:51 PM ^
Yep - use your standard, US based VPN through work, and your computer will think it's in the US. that's worked for me.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:53 PM ^
That doesn't necessarily work. Not all companies use a VPN (current uses ZTNA; I couldn't install a VPN even if I wanted to).
Many companies (like my employer 2 companies ago) have firewalls which block access to certain media when logged into VPN. I remember the dark days when YT and Netflix were blocked.
Best bet, imo, is bringing along a personal device or finding a legit (i.e., not sketchy) streaming solution if using the work device.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:55 PM ^
We leverage partial VPNs, not full tunnel. TLDR, won't work.
October 25th, 2022 at 12:47 PM ^
My experience with YTTV is that it will detect a VPN and checks GPS location. I have recently been able to get a GPS spoof app on my phone to watch Lions games and then cast to my TV and no issues yet.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:26 PM ^
I live in France and this is my experience as well with YTTV. Using VPN with Hulu has worked without issues. I also did a free trial with FuboTV, which worked fine with VPN but I decided to cancel and continue using my friend's Hulu account.
If FuboTV is still offering a free trial, that may be a good option for OP.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:43 PM ^
I moved to London recently and am in your boat. Can you please share what app you are using to spoof location as well as how you are casting to the TV? Thanks!
October 25th, 2022 at 3:51 PM ^
It's super easy if you have an Android phone. Go to developer options in your settings to allow spoofed GPS and then download FakeGPS Free. If you have an iphone you probably need one that is jail broken. But YTTV works great for me abroad if I spoof my GPS.
October 25th, 2022 at 4:11 PM ^
Ah got it, so easier on Android. Unfortunately I have an iPhone. Thanks.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:01 PM ^
If you are worried about using your work laptop, then bring an iPad/iPhone with a VPN, then watch on that. I did this in Europe a month ago no problem.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:22 PM ^
stream.mgocrazy.com
October 25th, 2022 at 1:30 PM ^
This works crazy-good.
October 25th, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
Site won't open for me. This is just only on during live football games?
October 25th, 2022 at 4:11 PM ^
Same question!
October 25th, 2022 at 1:28 PM ^
There used to be something called ESPNPlayer for everything outside of the Americas. From google looks now it's only available in Europe, Africa and the Middle East - so won't work for much of Asia and the Pacific
October 26th, 2022 at 3:23 AM ^
And it only works for games on the ESPN networks, not the Fox ones.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:34 PM ^
I live abroad. Streaming on YouTube's Android app was surprisingly easy last weekend. It was the first time it ever worked for me, but search for a game, and then from within that game, swipe up from.the bottom of the screen and all other live games will show up. I was flipping seamlessly between games from across the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten at will, without lag, popup, or shutdown. I haven't had that viewing freedom since like 2004. I probably just shouldn't have watched anything since 2004 until last year, but that's not worth retreading.
Note: I do subscribe to YouTube premium. That probably helped me get the free viewings.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:45 PM ^
The games were just streaming live on the default Youtube app?
October 25th, 2022 at 1:56 PM ^
Yes. You would see a "live" icon and it worked. Flawlessly. I never saw it before, so maybe they networks will catch on, but this is how i plan to watch from here on out.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:49 PM ^
There are no streaming services in the U.S. which strictly speaking allow for use abroad as far as I am aware. A VPN is basically required. I wouldn't call VPN services 'sketchy', but I would probably be reluctant to install any non-work related software on a work machine.
Depending on where you go internationally, there might be local broadcast options.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:51 PM ^
Is a Michigan bar out of the question? We have the sticky for locations.
October 25th, 2022 at 3:54 PM ^
The sticky hasn't really been updated in years.
October 25th, 2022 at 6:16 PM ^
The sticky is indeed out of date but I was able to connect to the paris alumni group via Facebook, and thus located a viable bar for the Iowa game. For a night game however, this would be tricky.
i was able to get the audio of the Maryland game while in Italy, but VPN was unsuccessful.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:52 PM ^
You're planning to watch the game to decompress? I need to decompress after I watch games.
October 25th, 2022 at 1:54 PM ^
I’m living in Canada and I’ve had some success using the Michigan alumni VPN, if you’re an alum. I often need to turn off location permissions, restart my computer and my browser, and then turn on permissions. With Macs at least, the computer doesn’t have a physical GPS tracker like phones and tablets do; it’s based on your IP address, which ideally the VPN is making your browser think is in the States. For a phone or tablet you can download software that tricks your GPS tracker. YouTubeTV seems to be much stricter than other things; the UMich vpn works just fine for Netflix and other things, but YouTubeTV always gives me problems. I know you said you wanted legal streaming options, but sportsurge.net is a very reliable bootleg option.
October 25th, 2022 at 2:32 PM ^
I just back from Argentina and used NordVPN and CyberGhost VPN. YouTube TV still won’t work for live because they request your precise location via Google Maps which defeats the VPN. I was able to use my YTTV login to access Fox Sports App which was fooled by the VPN. Maybe this would work logging into ESPN but I’m not sure.
October 25th, 2022 at 3:03 PM ^
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October 25th, 2022 at 4:22 PM ^
I live in Europe and I can watch all the Michigan games live on my TV, which means the game this weekend come on at 1:30 am. I've been loving the noon game start times which means 6pm my time zone.
If anyone has a Firestick and knows about the Kodi app, I can only say Endzone addon. Google it. No VPN is needed but better safe than sorry. You're welcome.
October 25th, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
Look into ESPN Player when you are overseas. You even get a free trial week before it is something like 11 euros a month. I used it while in France in September.
October 25th, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
You can spoof your location using Google Chrome. I don't have much time to walk you through it, did a quick search, and this appears to cover it. You might not need a VPN.
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/change-location-chrome-firefox-spoof/
October 25th, 2022 at 6:26 PM ^
Fake GPS location app.
October 25th, 2022 at 9:19 PM ^
My recommendation:
- ExpressVPN
- ESPN App (Using YTTV credentials)
This worked great for me in Croatia for Michigan vs. Washington (minus the fact that it was 2am there) in 2021. I was just in Switzerland and was able to use the same method using the Fox Sports app to watch Michigan at Iowa.
Happy international watching!
October 26th, 2022 at 6:22 PM ^
I use Norton VPN - pretty mainstream
we watched the UConn game in Belgrade (an Abc game) with the ESPN app - no problems
we plan to watch the MSU game here in Morocco- another ABC game - on the ESPN app
October 27th, 2022 at 10:33 AM ^
I've been using Express VPN (Chicago as the location setting) and logging into YTTV on my browser (Chrome) and it's worked every game so far. It does ask you to confirm your location, but I just hit the back button and then hit the play button again.