tech savvy wrote:
No biggie. Download the free Hola extension for chrome. Change your IP. It takes 2 seconds and you can watch for free. I use it all the time to watch BBC broadcasts of major events.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unlimited-free-vpn-hola/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio/related?hl=en
i had never heard of this but it literally took like 10 seconds to set up and worked like a champ
Flotrack is making running related events even more unpopular in the USA. Can't stand those goons reporting on that site anyway, extremely annoying. T&FN and Lets Run only good websites for running news on the Internet.
Phil Knight wrote:
Did LRC ever hear back from the NCAA with a satisfactory answer as to why Turner was able to sell NCAAs and put it behind a paywall?
Good point. No I did not. I put in a request and they said it was holiday, but I don't think I ever heard. I'll follow up tomorrow.
Anyone else just get this email from Flotrack?
khow wrote:
Are people complaining that the FloTrack executive team is brilliant?
Are the Johnson's realizing that they are being out-played in this space?
Kudos to FloTrack for being savvy and smart.
Letsrun has a phenomenal platform but does not want to invest (or raise the money) to modernize the site and make it something amazing.
False. I have zero desire to run a business where I stream meets that you'd have to pay me money to watch. It may be a good business, it's just not one I want to be in or dreamed of being in.
The only thing that drives me nuts about their business is people like the NCAA apparently believe that they are somehow growing the audience. Not happening. I'd bet a large some of money that fewer people watched NCAA cross this year than last.
Hit me baby one more time wrote:
I dont understand the complaining. It costs money to film and fly. But in your mind, flotrack is bad because they want to cover their expenses. Do you guys not see how selfish and entitled you sound? Video coverage costs money.
They aren't filming and flying crap in this instance. They are taking the international feed and using that.
For those of you asking about VPN service, I've used Zenmate and Unotelly with zero problems.
Unotelly has a free trial.
Legal disclaimer, you should only use it for privacy reasons - not to stream.
tech savy wrote:
For those of you asking about VPN service, I've used Zenmate and Unotelly with zero problems.
Unotelly has a free trial.
https://www2.unotelly.com/Legal disclaimer, you should only use it for privacy reasons - not to stream.
Do not use a VPN for nefarious acts. You won't be protected.
During the Olympics I watched either the CBC or BBC feeds. Far superior to the US feeds controlled by cable companies, tons of commercials, pointless special interest stories, and with talking heads who are better left muted.
Well, here is how I feel about it. It is $12/month to subscribe to Flotrack. That is about the cost of a Mc Donald's meal or a Starbucks meal. Running is something that is inspirational and motivational to me. This not a large price to pay. Their content is solid. Worth the price of admission IMHO.
khow wrote:
Letsrun has a phenomenal platform but does not want to invest (or raise the money) to modernize the site and make it something amazing.
It's entirely possible that modernizing the site and making it "something amazing" would instead kill Letsrun. In fact, I think that would be the likely outcome.
Agree with the last post - quit the bitching, how many dollars to you waste on other things ? is your cable free? music free? I renewed my Flotrak subscription last week and will get my money's worth through the year.
my understanding..... wrote:
Flotrack isn't flying over to Dubai to film the marathon. They are just buying the rights to the broadcast and holding it hostage unless you pay them to see it.
The company they bought it from paid money to be there and to film it. That cost was then passed on to flotrack. It is not hostage. Filming and flying are not free. Stop being selfish.
Runner T wrote:
Well, here is how I feel about it. It is $12/month to subscribe to Flotrack. That is about the cost of a Mc Donald's meal or a Starbucks meal. Running is something that is inspirational and motivational to me. This not a large price to pay. Their content is solid. Worth the price of admission IMHO.
What if in the middle of your monthly meal, an employee came out and took half of your sandwich away from you, and wouldn't give you your money back? What if 99% of the menu items were things that neither you nor anyone else would ever, ever want to eat? What if the food was served by recent douchebro communications grads who shouted inane, rambling commentary about the food during your entire meal? Might not be worth it, then.
I suggest people use the freeVPN.org app on an Apple device and change the location to Scandinavia. I have gone to eversport.tv after this and not seen the page block that says that the content is not available in my area. Myself as well as plenty of my friends have used this VPN app for almost six months and absolutely no issues whatsoever.
dont be THAT idiot..... wrote:
Runner876 wrote:A Flotrack subscription costs 150$/year. That's about 12$ a month, or the price of a meal at McDonalds. Are you that poor, guys?
Poor people aren't paying $12/meal at McDonalds. McDonalds also doesn't charge you a monthly subscription before they let you order a couple items off the dollar menu.
^^^^
Accurate
Easily one of the best post I've ever read on LR
Yep. My first instinct was to post and tell people to stop being cheap. But I remember what it was like to be a "starving" college student/athlete on scholarship. So I am not judging people who don't want to dish out the money. But I will tell people that it pays to invest in yourself if something brings you health and joy. To me running and the stories about runners bring me joy and motivation.
kvothe wrote:
it was free before, it only costs money because flotrack paid for it. If you'd been using a running trail in your local park for years for free, that'd be pretty cool right.
It was not free before. The previous compny spent money to be there and to film it. That cost was passed on to Flotrack.
Sure, a free running trail would be nice. But as a nonselfish person, I'd understand that the park is being paid for by someone. It does not exist for free. If the funding circumstances change, then that is an inconvenience for me but that doesn't mean the city or county did anything wrong. Likewise, it does not mean Flotrack did anything wrong. The cost to cover this marathon were passed on to them.
I'm really concerned that so many of you do not know how money works. Also, flotrack has done as much for the running community as anyone else. If not for them, you'd likely never have seen the faces and races of many runners. Has letsrun been providing racing videos, interviews, and flying to meet to meet as much as Flotrack? No. Not anywhere close.
qwe wrote:
I suggest people use the freeVPN.org app on an Apple device and change the location to Scandinavia. I have gone to eversport.tv after this and not seen the page block that says that the content is not available in my area. Myself as well as plenty of my friends have used this VPN app for almost six months and absolutely no issues whatsoever.
Okay, so I successfully downloaded this app and changed my server location to UK as a test. What do I need to do at race time to watch the Dubai Marathon?
A little help please? :)
Used UK on my chrome extension proxy Betternet
F Flotrack Ha Ha
Hit me baby one more time wrote:
kvothe wrote:it was free before, it only costs money because flotrack paid for it. If you'd been using a running trail in your local park for years for free, that'd be pretty cool right.
It was not free before. The previous compny spent money to be there and to film it. That cost was passed on to Flotrack.
Sure, a free running trail would be nice. But as a nonselfish person, I'd understand that the park is being paid for by someone. It does not exist for free. If the funding circumstances change, then that is an inconvenience for me but that doesn't mean the city or county did anything wrong. Likewise, it does not mean Flotrack did anything wrong. The cost to cover this marathon were passed on to them.
I'm really concerned that so many of you do not know how money works. Also, flotrack has done as much for the running community as anyone else. If not for them, you'd likely never have seen the faces and races of many runners. Has letsrun been providing racing videos, interviews, and flying to meet to meet as much as Flotrack? No. Not anywhere close.
Y-A-W-N
I have a UK IP through VPN but the Eversport stream is not working. (Preview is supposedly on now). I am getting an error that an internal error occurred. "Problem downloading the third-party module liverail-ads-manager."
Anyone else experiencing problems or is my particular VPN somehow blocking whatever add thing they are trying to load?
Maybe I need to turn off adblocker?
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