They arent, they are targeting the servers with a view to blocking access. They can't take down the servers, they can try and block access to them though through their equipment.
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They arent, they are targeting the servers with a view to blocking access. They can't take down the servers, they can try and block access to them though through their equipment.
sadsack01
Winger
Got you.
So they can only ask the UK ISP to block access which would mean, if your access appears to be somewhere else, you can't be blocked.
Thanks!
AndrewP
Striker
The server will effectively not exist if it's blocked by the ISP. Obviously if you connect via a VPN then you're not directly connecting to the server from your ISP and they'll just see traffic coming from the VPN instead, so that'll still work.
Exactly mate yep! Ultimately, they have failed before starting.
AndrewP
Striker
I suppose it puts another variable into the mix though. If the stream drops out, people will blame the VPN, or might blame the streaming service even though it's the VPN etc.
Oh. aye it'll be chaos eventually. People wont understand whats going on.
X is shite!
Y is shite!
Z is shite!
etc etc..
O2 block already iirc. But same applies for any network, use a VPN and no issue.
pavarotti1980
Striker
i have O2 and get sportsmania app and kodi streaming stuff fine on my phone via 4G
Interesting. Have you tried thru the web site? Wonder if its just that they block?
pavarotti1980
Striker
No just using the SM app and kodi on my phone
AndrewP
Striker
Aye, it'll be like when people were saying NBC couldn't cope with the bandwidth, despite it working fine in the USA. Nowt to do with the vpn/smart dns.
At least it works that's the main thing!
Haha aye that small time outfit NBC having issues with capacity. Damn them!!
pavarotti1980
Striker
Not complaining. although O2 as a rule are cack
Haha aye never liked them personally.
JohnKay
Striker
Problem we may see over the next few weeks, if the major vpns have a huge upturn in subs, all paying to watch 3pm games the bandwidth might run out during match time. Im with PIA, never missed a beat in 2 years but I'm not very confident that will be the case in the near future. Just have to hope the vpns use the extra income to buy more servers / bandwidth.
I'd be surprised if there was a hit on VPN's. Especially the bigger ones mate. The traffic that will go through then currently will be huge (for torrents etc.) steaming will be small scale in comparison I guess.
The smaller ones however may suffer. The free ones definitely will!
JohnKay
Striker
Hope so on the fisrt part of your post, no one can expect or complain if the freebies fail.
They will tho!
The big ones have been around a long time and will have vast amounts of capacity as the traffic they serve currently will be off the scale I bet!
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