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Blazers Edge League Pass?: Something to think about for the impending season

Well I brought this up earlier in a topic about how to view Blazer's games. Supposedly, multiple people can view games online with NBA league pass with one account. If this option is really plausible, and if the whole comcast/dish deal isn't brokered out by the start of the season, do you think we should consider buying a site wide leaguepass? Multiple people would chip in (most likely to a paypal account or something), and then someone would purchase the package and give out the account+password for people to view games online. I'm not sure how viable this is, or recomending it, but I think it might be something to consider.

PS, this is only if it's legal. I'm not sure it would help out the site's credibility if the NBA came knocking.

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I think it would only work if

....the account was from someone out of the blackout area. Don’t know about the legality

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 1, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Yeah I think so too

but we have quite a few people outside of the Portland area

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It's not so much a living hell
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by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 7:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

it's almost assuredly

against the Terms of Use.

Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.

by douglast on Aug 1, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

There's no doubt it's against the rules.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s illegal. Copyright holders usually assert more rights than the law actually gives them. Realistically, you probably couldn’t get a definite answer without getting sued and going through several appeals.

by pualo on Aug 1, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

agreed

when/if caught, they would just terminate the account. highly unlikely that they would pursue it further than that.

Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.

by douglast on Aug 1, 2008 8:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I will just say this

if someone gets league pass and wants $20 bucks and is willing to send me their nba.com info then I would definitely do it

hit me up as I dont even own a tv so take pity on me.

jonestr at unm dot edu

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 1, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

yeah

I don’t think I’ll be near a college at uni either

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 10:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

lol near a TV

I’m getting sleepy

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 10:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I would chip in

although it would be better if this was orchestrated through a different web site so as to not hurt the credibility of the blog.

--

by CaptainSexyJacob on Aug 1, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Someone should start another website

where we talk about illegal blazer related stuff. Call it, say, JailBlazersEdge.com

by pualo on Aug 1, 2008 8:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

oooooooh

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 1, 2008 10:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

A question

For the tech folks? If 3 rural households want to go in together and get all the games,it looks like the suits have us by the short hairs and we are screwed or are we just to dumb to figure it out?

by southern oregon on Aug 1, 2008 9:03 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

I am assuming you would need Satellite...

It is possible though, you would have to buy a dish setup with 3 rooms/boxes in the plan. Then you would have to get a spool of cable and run out one cable to each of the other two houses. I don’t know how feasible that is, but its basically your only option if you all want to share cable/league pass off of one account/satellite dish….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 2, 2008 2:13 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Cables bad

Think about whether a point-to-point Wi-Fi or WiMAX link will do the job.

by jaywalker on Aug 2, 2008 7:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Unless you know for sure it can be done

I’d bet that you can’t do it. Allowing multiple computers to login on the same account at the same time is too big a loophole to be left open, especially for a greedy pigs like the NBA.

by grimc on Aug 1, 2008 9:43 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

No the NBA's tech department is really incompetent and backwards

There’s a huge loophole that allows users to access the streams illegally and this is posted a lot, but it’s not guaranteed. Late in the season they shut down a few of these places. But the loophole still worked.

There was even a time where they plugged in the WRONG channel for league pass. So some of us were getting like Paid TV advertisements while everyone in Portland was watching the game.

I know at least 2 people can access the account at once. I’ve read, I think on Sactown royalty that multiple people could access it. So it really depends.

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They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

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by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 9:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

err

it really depends on if we can find out for sure we can do it.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 9:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I'm almost positive you can do it...

I’ve done it before where several people chipped in for an account, and while I never actually confirmed that anyone else was online, it seems highly unlikely that we all managed to miss each other all the time

by inroywetrust on Aug 2, 2008 2:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

If anybody has HD comcast here is the plan.

We would have one main holder who has Comcast HD/Verizon Fios TV with the works, HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax and most importantly CSNW. The HD will help as it will creat a better signal going out, it would also help if they lived in Gresham of Hilsboro as there is acces to Verizon Fios and a 5mps upload speed.

Go here and read about the slingbox,

http://slingmedia.com/

and what the plan would be is this. The slingbox allows only one person to log on to it at once so multiple slingboxes would be needed, as well as a cable box for each slingbox.
You hook the cable box up to the slingbox, and then the slingbox into the internet and you have all the channels that the holder has on your computer.

The stream is not the best quality, but paying $20-30/mo for comcast with the works and CSN would be worth it. Also if they can get Verizon fios 15mbs DL/5mps UL they could also get Verizon Fios TV and would be able to get CSNW also. So the price would be as follows:

Comcast/Verizon fios tv package

$100/mo

Fios/Cable internet

$60/mo

4 extra cable boxes

$30-40

total $200/mo

Keyholder pays $100/mo for mega cable package and 15mps internet speed and the others pay $25/mo for the same package and CSNW. We would have to come up with 4-5 slingboxes which are $75-100 but it could be done.

Now what is the over/under for this getting deleted?? By 12 tonight??

by SpyderRyder on Aug 1, 2008 9:45 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

this seems freakishly complicated

And more expensive than everyone paying a $180 dollar one time fee.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 9:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

It does, doesn't it

Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around

by Lizzy Lowblow on Aug 1, 2008 10:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Is bong really family friendly

: D

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 10:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I did some googling.....

and couldn’t find any terms of service agreements that say that having 100 users on your NBA TV online account is illegal…that doesn’t mean it’s legal, but if I can’t find something with Google, I highly doubt it’s on the internet—period.

Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!

by prezofdeath on Aug 1, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply reply   1 recs

+1

I didn’t see it anywhere either.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 10:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Having used NBA TV online, I will say this

DO NOT plug your computer into your TV via S-Video cable if you have a high def TV!

lol all of last year I subjected myself to plugging into my TV via S-video…wayyyy fuzzier than using the computer monitor cable. Use the monitor out if you have it…and save yourself some pain.

Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!

by prezofdeath on Aug 1, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

I Get League Pass

I get League Pass every year. This year I’ll create an account and post the login and pass here. If the online account gets blocked or whatever we had a good run right? I’m not too worried about the legalities of it. If someone could just do me a favor and remind of this post come season time that would be great.

by Mash on Aug 1, 2008 10:19 PM PDT reply reply   2 recs

wow

Awesome man thanks.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 10:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

No,

Thank you and everyone here. This is easily my favorite site. The amount of time I spend here is probably borders on the psychotic and it is because of the level of discussion that is had here by all of you. If I can do anything to give back to this community I will. I dunno why didn’t think of this last year.

by Mash on Aug 1, 2008 10:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Shoot

Whenever I try and edit a sentence after it’s been typed the above happens. It’s like some non-native speaker trying to type a reply. Whatever, just read it so it makes sense. I wish I weren’t so anal about this type of stuff.

by Mash on Aug 1, 2008 10:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

haha

I think most of the time only the person who actually typed the post notices the grammatical irregularities. I read most of the posts so quickly I don’t catch them. I didn’t even notice till you drew attention to it. Then again, I’m pretty terrible with grammar.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 11:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Perhaps,

But the mistakes gnaw at me as I get more and more self conscious thinking that everyone must think I’m a total moron. Then I’m stuck . Do I fix the errors, or let people know I know I made the errors, or just let it sit there? Seldom can I just let the errors just sit there.

by Mash on Aug 1, 2008 11:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

No

If you post often enough we’ll know you’re no moron … and if a mistake slips in now and then we’ll know you are human. :-)

(I used to agonize over my errors but now I just laugh at myself.)

"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.

by jorga on Aug 2, 2008 7:37 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

And we laugh at you too

(I kid because I love)

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 2, 2008 7:43 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

My caution is that BE must have no part in a possible cartel

Why subject Dave to the risk of a lawsuit? Why jeopardize the credentials he worked so hard to acquire (remember the NBA controls these rights and the Blazers are NBA). Why not set up an email account on Gmail and post that address so everyone who wants to pursue this and similar subjects can get emails to each other?

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 1, 2008 10:51 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Agreed

that was going to be my suggestion and implantation of the idea. It will be totally separate from BE.

by Mash on Aug 1, 2008 10:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Sup Mash,

Did you know you were the unannounced winner of fattys contest??? Congrat brah!!!

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 2, 2008 2:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Yeah

I saw I had won a while back. Kind of brightened my day even if I didn’t get anything that went along with the winning.

by Mash on Aug 2, 2008 8:53 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I'm thinking the same way

That seems like a pretty good idea

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 1, 2008 10:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Oh, come on now...

....................... There was no DO NOT ENGAGE IN RACKETEERING rule listed in Dave’s Boy Scout Handbook for Potential Bloggers Wanting a Free Bone from Sports Entertainment Corporations…

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Aug 2, 2008 8:51 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Last year I watched some playoff games via Justin.tv and Mogulus while abroad

That blew big time, though I kind of enjoyed the chat function at Justin.tv (when the chatroom was not full of idiots screeming KOBE > MJ, posting in languages I don’t understand and stuff like that). But it’s unreliable, often buffering behind the actual game and you never know if everything will work or if the channel will get shut down before or during the game. P2P TV with a few of these Chinese programs was even worse, and way too complicated.

So my point is, I would be completely willing to pay some money if I knew I get a reliable solution with good quality (by Internet standards) that doesn’t get shut down without notice (NBA, ESPN, TNT, whatever).

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by Norsktroll on Aug 1, 2008 11:32 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

I watched the finals on justin.tv and all i can say is that it is slightly better than

not being able to watch at all. What the NBA should do, is set up a free online service that is ad supported.

by Zaron5551 on Aug 2, 2008 7:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Agreed... or...

Allow people to PAY for the service.

I don’t own a TV. I don’t WANT cable. I just want the NBA pass. Frustrating that I can’t purchase without paying for all that other crud. So I find other sources, and the NBA loses out on money. Dumb.

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by ratbastird on Aug 6, 2008 2:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

my email is

bdinwiddie, then the number 77, at gmail

would love to be informed and will help if possible

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---jonestr on Aug 3, 2008 12:25 AM PDT

by ptwnblzr on Aug 5, 2008 12:54 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs


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