Olympics do I have to subscribe or would using a vpn work

[lannerch]

Looking at the olympics preview only discovery plus and euro sport will show all equestrian.
H&h goes on to describe here ( do not click link if limited on articles you can read ) https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/fea...em_zpzZo8xDzHGZbPauVCHSIg#lypic6yq41nhc94ifkl
If I use the vpn method does it then mean I can view for free anywhere ( including uk) on iPlayer

 

[southerncomfort]

I seem to remember last time I just bought a months pass for Discovery + so I could watch it all.

Seemed the simplest considering I don't know what a vpn is!

 

[TheMule]

Discovery Plus is doing an Olympics offer for £3.99, which I am more than happy to pay for full coverage. Using a VPN feels like stealing, I am surprised that H&H are suggesting it….. except I notice it's a financially lucrative suggestion for them because it seems to be a form of advertising

 

[Goldie's mum]

Whats a vpn ?

 

[lizziebell]

Does anyone know where to find the actual schedule of what the BBC will be showing?

 

[SpotsandBays]

VPN - Virtual Private Network. Essentially it hides your IP/location and you can sort of select where abouts in the world you are. So for example I’m in the UK but I could set myself as being in the US and then I would have access to different shows on Netflix etc

 

[equinerebel]

I did a months pass for the Tokyo winter Olympics - it was definitely worth it

 

[teapot]

Does anyone know where to find the actual schedule of what the BBC will be showing?

Not yet, and with their limited range this year (same as in Tokyo), they may well chop and change, and only show the exciting/medal moments.

I’ll be getting the Discovery+ sub to ensure I’ve to access to everything I want. Just a general plea to everyone though - before you all moan about BBC coverage a) they reduced their contract pre Tokyo and b) they’ll be showing what the Olympic Broadcast company film so if camera angles are out, it’s not the Beeb’s fault.

OP - A vpn won’t help you with iplayer, only access to watching coverage from abroad. The decent ones cost money anyway so you may as well buy the Discovery sub!

 

[teapot]

Also, I’ll do one of my all encompassing threads of info tonight as it’s beginning to appear now!

 

[lynz88]

I will be watching via CBC and a VPN. I believe they cover all sports individually if you so choose to watch that way or can watch their general Olympics programming (I am quite certain that they did this for the Tokyo Olympics. Having just looked at the CBC website it looks like they've set it up that way for the Paris Olympics as well though it looks like they've only got eventing dressage available atm)

 

[lynz88]

The decent ones cost money anyway so you may as well buy the Discovery sub!

This is true however Surfshark is incredibly cheap and works brilliantly. I stream/access Canadian content.

OP VPN is only useful if you want content from a different country.

 

[southerncomfort]

We've just found out that if you have a Sky subscription you can get a Discovery+ subscription for free. Hurray!

 

[KEK]

I think we get everything too, in Australia, on channel 9 for free. Last olympics coverage was great.

 

[LEC]

Discovery Plus is doing an Olympics offer for £3.99, which I am more than happy to pay for full coverage. Using a VPN feels like stealing, I am surprised that H&H are suggesting it….. except I notice it's a financially lucrative suggestion for them because it seems to be a form of advertising

You need the £6.99 for full coverage was my reading of it but still that’s for every sport so a fair price

 

[humblepie]

A bonus of switching to Sky when our road got fast fibre and our previous supplier couldn't provide cover, is that we get basic Eurosport and Discovery Plus. That said £6.99 is a bargain buy.

 

[MagicMelon]

Discovery Plus is doing an Olympics offer for £3.99, which I am more than happy to pay for full coverage. Using a VPN feels like stealing, I am surprised that H&H are suggesting it….. except I notice it's a financially lucrative suggestion for them because it seems to be a form of advertising

Why does it feel like stealing? You're simply blocking your computer showing where you're from.

 

[daffy44]

Happy to subscribe to Discovery Plus, thats how I watched Tokyo, and it was great, but is it possible to also watch on demand on discovery plus?

 

[teapot]

Happy to subscribe to Discovery Plus, thats how I watched Tokyo, and it was great, but is it possible to also watch on demand on discovery plus?

I swear I watched stuff back for Toyko, especially given time difference

 

[daffy44]

I swear I watched stuff back for Toyko, especially given time difference

I have a feeling I did too, but I cant remember, but now you mention the time difference I must have because I wasnt watching it at bizarre times, (I think!)

 

[criso]

Why does it feel like stealing? You're simply blocking your computer showing where you're from.

Technically it is. Companies buy rights to show programmes in different locations so by hiding where you are, you're bypassing local copyright Not a major crime in the grand scheme of things though, modern equivalent of buying a pirated video.

Virgin added some sports (and film) channels when I last negotiated my price, didn't particularly want them but my subscription was going up and this ended up cheaper than what I was paying before the increase. There's lot of Eurosport channels on there.

 

[Nonjumper]

Why does it feel like stealing? You're simply blocking your computer showing where you're from.

Because that's what it is. If the country you are in broadcasters have not paid to show the entire program, using something to pretend you are somewhere else so you can watch for free is stealing.

 

[Squeak]

You need the £6.99 for full coverage was my reading of it but still that’s for every sport so a fair price

I think the normal price for the subscription is 6.99 but it's on offer to make it 3.99.

 

[Rowreach]

The only thing about Discovery+ is that it’s incredibly difficult to unsubscribe from (as I discovered after Tokyo).

I’ll be subscribing again though because two lads I coached when teenagers are competing and I can’t miss that.

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

I’m going to be in Italy watching on a ipad so I hope my VPN works……

 

[teapot]

The only thing about Discovery+ is that it’s incredibly difficult to unsubscribe from (as I discovered after Tokyo).

I’ll be subscribing again though because two lads I coached when teenagers are competing and I can’t miss that.

If you go to 'manage your account' once you've subscribed, bottom left hand side there's an option to cancel subscription. Just make sure your purchase the monthly option, not the annual one first

 

[TheMule]

Why does it feel like stealing? You're simply blocking your computer showing where you're from.

It is stealing, albeit on a very small scale!
Discovery+ have the rights to broadcast it in the UK, at a large cost to them, and we are then buying our little share of that. For being able to watch all the Olympic sports in a really easy to use app, I really don’t think £3.99 is a big ask.

 

[Lady Jane]

Using a VPN is not stealing IMO, you can still only watch what is available to you via yor subscriptions. If you have subscriptions that would enable you to watch in the UK but you are abroad, you are already paying?
I can't get too excited about using a VPN in one country to watch things which are free in another country. If I could work out how to do it on my TV there are probably things I would watch. I guess its the same as a PC but whilst I am PC literate, the TV remote controls regularly defeat me entirely!