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  1. SPEEDCORE

    SPEEDCORE Four Time F1 World Champ

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    You can if you live in the UK/Europe/any other country with SKY SPORT ;)

    The problem is that you need a real UK address to hook up your SKY box, I don't believe they offer Internet only subs yet.
    Yeah but no one is willing to be the 1st to try this because they have long contracts/licencing agreements with these countries. Most USA content is disabled here. Lots of youtube vids I can't watch without the VPN trick.

    Even if they did work out a model, expect F1 to be the last to implement it ;) :(
     
  2. WCH

    WCH F1 Veteran
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    Watched the highlight coverage on BBC One, actually was very complete, good coverage.

    Thanks, VPN.
     
  3. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #28 Fast_ian, Mar 18, 2013
    Last edited: Mar 18, 2013
    +1 My understanding too.

    Also +1

    The (geographic/IP) model is broken though. I thought Tata may do something, but seems not. There's many ways they can feed it to the world and get paid appropriately. Possible the national carriers will be pissed, but times move on......

    Actually, I'm not so sure on that..... IIRC, "everyone" was howling for HD coverage, Bernie supplied it, and no one wanted to pay - "Once bitten, twice shy"?

    Prof Sid said he is *always* ahead of the game - This interweb thing may have left him behind a little, but he's certainly maintaining the value of his brand.......

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  4. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Holey-moley!

    Wow, wasn't expecting that quite yet!......

    *Way* too expensive so far - 3 days for a GP would be ~$45!

    I don't want "all six channels for 24 hours", I want the friggin' race meeting!

    But hey, it's a start, thanks for posting,

    Cheers
    Ian
     
  5. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Ya no problem! Just received an alert on this today. Progress as you have stated :)
     
  6. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Very cool.

    I guess the Q then becomes; How much are "we" willing to pay?

    I know I'm not paying $45 per race!

    $5? $10? $20? Can I "legitimately" (easily ;)) record it?

    Again, it seems like a good start, but not there yet IMO.

    Cheers,
    Ian
     

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