Watching F1 on TV
Discussion
Well streamlocator has worked very well until tonight for qually. It just stopped in q1, rebooted router and fire stick and still didn’t work.
Failed back to my VPN and on about the 5th try I found a country that worked.
I do hope they make it more accessible to people when the sky contract is up. I’d pay them direct a good chunk of change to get it consistent. Suppose they win regardless…
Failed back to my VPN and on about the 5th try I found a country that worked.
I do hope they make it more accessible to people when the sky contract is up. I’d pay them direct a good chunk of change to get it consistent. Suppose they win regardless…
The only way to guarantee F1TV will not detect an VPN is to go with a dedicated VPN IP address, from a provider that doesn't leak DNS signature for the connection behind the VPN.
Nord are the best I have found so far.
If you don't have a dedicated VPN IP address then it's simply a lottery as to whether the IP you're given (shared with thousands of other users) happens to be one on the block list, which is updated constantly.
Nord are the best I have found so far.
If you don't have a dedicated VPN IP address then it's simply a lottery as to whether the IP you're given (shared with thousands of other users) happens to be one on the block list, which is updated constantly.
Hello everyone
Is anyone else having issues trying to connect to F1 TV with Surfshark? I keep getting the "you are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" message when using any French, Swedish or USA location. Only The Netherlands works but that is very slow.
I have cleared cookies and set the VPN to OpenVPN (TCP).
Thank you.
Is anyone else having issues trying to connect to F1 TV with Surfshark? I keep getting the "you are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" message when using any French, Swedish or USA location. Only The Netherlands works but that is very slow.
I have cleared cookies and set the VPN to OpenVPN (TCP).
Thank you.
Rene Artois said:
Hello everyone
Is anyone else having issues trying to connect to F1 TV with Surfshark? I keep getting the "you are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" message when using any French, Swedish or USA location. Only The Netherlands works but that is very slow.
I have cleared cookies and set the VPN to OpenVPN (TCP).
Thank you.
There was an issue with them blocking quite a few VPN’s, so assume it’s happened for you. Is anyone else having issues trying to connect to F1 TV with Surfshark? I keep getting the "you are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" message when using any French, Swedish or USA location. Only The Netherlands works but that is very slow.
I have cleared cookies and set the VPN to OpenVPN (TCP).
Thank you.
General advice is to get a static IP, as they won’t have blocked them, but I imagine they’ll clock on. I use ‘streamlocator’ and it’s working right now. I think there are people who are constantly routing through different IP’s to get it to always work. It’s an other service, but works.
Rene Artois said:
Hello everyone
Is anyone else having issues trying to connect to F1 TV with Surfshark? I keep getting the "you are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" message when using any French, Swedish or USA location. Only The Netherlands works but that is very slow.
I have cleared cookies and set the VPN to OpenVPN (TCP).
Thank you.
Have a look on Reddit, I had the same issue but there were some locations that didn't have an issue (which is great if you're in that location of course, didn't have to be a static IP). It seems F1TV go through a period of updating a block list and then Sufshark changes things up again the following week. Apparently, Surshark are aware and working on the issue this time. Is anyone else having issues trying to connect to F1 TV with Surfshark? I keep getting the "you are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" message when using any French, Swedish or USA location. Only The Netherlands works but that is very slow.
I have cleared cookies and set the VPN to OpenVPN (TCP).
Thank you.
So, I've cancelled my Now TV package which I had primarily for F1. I won't be watching next year apart from maybe some C4 highlights.
Shame that after decades of me watching the fantastic spectacle that was F1, it has diminished so badly. I'd say 2021 finished it off for me, but I think the rot started a little earlier than that, after 2021 though I do believe it's gone downhill extremely quickly. The Sky coverage and commentators/ presenters have also played a part, and yes, Croft, I'm mainly looking at you!!!
So, I put my money (or took my money) where my mouth is, and will no longer watch all the practises/ races live. I've taken up a subscription with Discovery+ so I'll get the motorsport on Eurosport. Endurance racing, WSB and BSB motorcycle racing. That should do me. Will F1 or Sky miss me, nope, not for a second, I'm sure I'll be replaced as a viewer.
Shame that after decades of me watching the fantastic spectacle that was F1, it has diminished so badly. I'd say 2021 finished it off for me, but I think the rot started a little earlier than that, after 2021 though I do believe it's gone downhill extremely quickly. The Sky coverage and commentators/ presenters have also played a part, and yes, Croft, I'm mainly looking at you!!!
So, I put my money (or took my money) where my mouth is, and will no longer watch all the practises/ races live. I've taken up a subscription with Discovery+ so I'll get the motorsport on Eurosport. Endurance racing, WSB and BSB motorcycle racing. That should do me. Will F1 or Sky miss me, nope, not for a second, I'm sure I'll be replaced as a viewer.
I received my first 'discount' NowTV offer this morning, a quick bit of maths means that watching F1 on NowTV will cost me ~£354.89 (total depends upon exactly when I start/stop the service). This works out at ~£15 per race...
I'll be paying £60 just to have HD and not potato vision.
I'm sure I could VPN/F1TV, but the NowTV just works on my TV and I don't need to frack about with VPNs etc for a substandard bufferery service.
Do we think the offer will go any lower before the season starts?
I'll be paying £60 just to have HD and not potato vision.
I'm sure I could VPN/F1TV, but the NowTV just works on my TV and I don't need to frack about with VPNs etc for a substandard bufferery service.
Do we think the offer will go any lower before the season starts?
Just had the renewal email through for F1TV.
£60 for next season, plus whatever it ends up costing for the necessary VPN (will probably give Proton a go, as Surfshark wasn't fantastic).
Before I go ahead with this, just want to confirm that there are still no better options, aside from:
A. Getting rinsed for a Sky subscription
B. Getting only a little less rinsed for Now TV
C. "Sailing the high seas" with a dodgy stick or whatever. Which, aside from the illegality and distant possibility of being rumbled, is also not in any way guaranteed to perform well, plus there's no watching on catch up etc.
£60 for next season, plus whatever it ends up costing for the necessary VPN (will probably give Proton a go, as Surfshark wasn't fantastic).
Before I go ahead with this, just want to confirm that there are still no better options, aside from:
A. Getting rinsed for a Sky subscription
B. Getting only a little less rinsed for Now TV
C. "Sailing the high seas" with a dodgy stick or whatever. Which, aside from the illegality and distant possibility of being rumbled, is also not in any way guaranteed to perform well, plus there's no watching on catch up etc.
Jonny_ said:
Just had the renewal email through for F1TV.
£60 for next season, plus whatever it ends up costing for the necessary VPN (will probably give Proton a go, as Surfshark wasn't fantastic).
Before I go ahead with this, just want to confirm that there are still no better options, aside from:
A. Getting rinsed for a Sky subscription
B. Getting only a little less rinsed for Now TV
C. "Sailing the high seas" with a dodgy stick or whatever. Which, aside from the illegality and distant possibility of being rumbled, is also not in any way guaranteed to perform well, plus there's no watching on catch up etc.
The only concern with F1TV and a VPN is that they can (and do) block VPN addresses. I spent most of last year “holidaying” in Austria. Then I had to move to France, and from there to the Netherlands.£60 for next season, plus whatever it ends up costing for the necessary VPN (will probably give Proton a go, as Surfshark wasn't fantastic).
Before I go ahead with this, just want to confirm that there are still no better options, aside from:
A. Getting rinsed for a Sky subscription
B. Getting only a little less rinsed for Now TV
C. "Sailing the high seas" with a dodgy stick or whatever. Which, aside from the illegality and distant possibility of being rumbled, is also not in any way guaranteed to perform well, plus there's no watching on catch up etc.
I believe that NordVPN can let you have a dedicated IP address which is less likely to blocked, but you have to pay extra on top of the cost of the VPN for it.
Even after all of this I still think that £60 for a year is worth a punt. And the option of not having the Fat Oaf commentating.
Teppic said:
The only concern with F1TV and a VPN is that they can (and do) block VPN addresses. I spent most of last year “holidaying” in Austria. Then I had to move to France, and from there to the Netherlands.
I believe that NordVPN can let you have a dedicated IP address which is less likely to blocked, but you have to pay extra on top of the cost of the VPN for it.
Even after all of this I still think that £60 for a year is worth a punt. And the option of not having the Fat Oaf commentating.
Yes, they did try it last year, although it never succeeded in stopping me watching. I tried to consistently "identify" as Canadian! Might look in to the dedicated IP if it's not excessively expensive.I believe that NordVPN can let you have a dedicated IP address which is less likely to blocked, but you have to pay extra on top of the cost of the VPN for it.
Even after all of this I still think that £60 for a year is worth a punt. And the option of not having the Fat Oaf commentating.
Jonny_ said:
C. "Sailing the high seas" with a dodgy stick or whatever. Which, aside from the illegality and distant possibility of being rumbled, is also not in any way guaranteed to perform well, plus there's no watching on catch up etc.
Gahhhhhhh yes there be a way to watch on catchup. Well there is on the service i use.
tangerine_sedge said:
I received my first 'discount' NowTV offer this morning, a quick bit of maths means that watching F1 on NowTV will cost me ~£354.89 (total depends upon exactly when I start/stop the service). This works out at ~£15 per race...
Do we think the offer will go any lower before the season starts?
NowTV used to run an offer for JUST the F1 channel, £199 for the full season.Do we think the offer will go any lower before the season starts?
This was before Drive To Survive though so they probably milk it now. But could be worth looking out for.
I went with Sky UHD last season and very happy with it. But for the other sport (football) the HDR just looks a bit off
Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff