NBA-LEAGUE-PASS International

[GangstaDre]

Go and get yours @ Welcome - NBA 2010 Live!

NBA League Pass Broadband is currently available in the following regions: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

NBA All-Access members please note: NBA League Pass Broadband registration is separate from All-Access. You will need to newly create your username and password.

Frequently Asked Questions

• 1. What games will I be able to watch?
  
  Season pass subscribers can watch all televised games during the 2009-10 regular season. All 2010 Playoffs and Finals games are available to subscribers to a playoffs package or with an active monthly subscription. The games you can watch will vary depending on your location and local television broadcast schedules.

• 2. Where is the product available?
  
  The product is currently available for purchase in the following countries:
  Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

• 3. What are blackouts?
  
  Online blackouts may occur if a television broadcaster in your area is carrying the same game on TV. If you are not able to view a live game online, you may be blacked out of the game. Consult your local television listings for the broadcast information on that game. If you feel you are blacked out incorrectly, please contact support at NBASupport@rayv.com

• 4. I am in the US can I access the games?
  
  This version of NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband is only available to users in the identified countries outside of the US . US users should access the product at: NBA.com - NBA LEAGUE PASS

• 5. I purchased a monthly subscription, how do I cancel?
  
  Monthly subscribers can cancel their subscription or update their account information at https://shop.ilp.nba.com/Profile/AccountInfo.aspx

• 6. Can I use my NBA All-Access login?
  
  NBA League Pass Broadband registration is separate from All-Access. You will need to create a separate username and password.

• 7. What are the minimum hardware requirements for the viewer?
  
  Windows/PC Version:
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or Intel Core 1.6GHz (SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems)
  • 512MB of RAM
  • 50MB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista
  • Microsoft DirectX compatible sound card and display adapter
  Macintosh Version:
  
  
  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
  • Safari 3/ Firefox 3 browser or higher
  • Any Mac with Intel CPU
  • Recommended memory is 512MB but is not mandatory.
  • Flash Player 9,0,28,0 or higher.
• 8. What are the minimum bandwidth requirements for the viewer?
  
  Broadband connection, such as DSL or Cable, with at least 1.0Mbps download bandwidth for Standard Definition (SD) and at least 1.5Mbps for High Definition (HD).

• 9. How much bandwidth does the viewer use?
  
  It will vary between 0.5Mbps 1.0 Mbps. Actual bandwidth usage may change during the program being watched depending on the amount of the video data transferred.

• 10. Can I run other programs while I am watching NBA League Pass Broadband?
  
  Yes. Even when the application is maximized to full screen, your other applications will continue to run in the background.

• 11. Will the viewing quality decrease if I am using other applications?
  
  Applications which consume high bandwidth, such as file sharing application (e.g. emule, bitorrent), may compete with NBA League Pass Broadband on the same bandwidth, and thus reduce video quality. It is recommended to close these applications while watching RayV or limit their bandwidth usage. Downloading large files or using real-time applications, such as VoIP, may reduce video quality as well.

• 12. What are the supported platforms RayV runs on?
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows XP home edition with Service Pack 2
  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
• 13. What are the supported browsers for the embedded viewer?
  • Microsoft IE version 6.0 and above
  • Mozilla Firefox version 2.0 and above
  • Safari 3 on MacOS and above
• 14. How do I change the screen size?
  
  Click the arrow icon on the bottom right corner to display the video control buttons and then click the "full screen" button. To return to normal mode, click the button again.

• 15. What should I do in case of a firewall/NAT?
  • Personal firewall: You need to allow RayV application to access the Internet when prompted with the firewall warning message.
  • Residential firewall: The RayV application self discovers and knows how to interact with it in order to properly assure video reception.
  • Corporate (business) firewall: Requires support from an IT professional within the organization. The following setting to the firewall are required:
    • Allow outbound TCP traffic to port 25793
    • Statically map the following UDP ports on the viewer to ports on the Firewall public IP address: 22556 & 22557
• 16. How do I report a problem?
  
  Send an email to NBASupport@rayv.com or click on the support link found on the web page displaying the embedded viewer.

• 17. What is the video and audio quality?
  
  Video quality - SD (Standard Definition) : 800Kbps
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3
  • Frames per second: 30 fps
  • H.264 encoded
  Video quality - HD (High Definition) : 1200Kbps
  • Aspect ratio: 16:9
  • Frames per second: 30 fps
  • H.264 encoded
  Audio quality (SD/HD): 44Khz, 16bit
  • AAC encoded (equal to MP3 quality)
  Video quality - SD (Standard Definition) :
  • 800Kbps
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3
  • Frames per second: 30 fps
  • H.264 encoded
  Video quality - HD (High Definition) :
  • 1200Kbps
  • Aspect ratio: 16:9
  • Frames per second: 30 fps
  • H.264 encoded
  Audio quality (SD/HD):
  • 44Khz, 16bit
  • AAC encoded (equal to MP3 quality)
• 18. If I miss a live game, can I watch it later?
  
  Every game on NBA League Pass Broadband is available as an archive for on-demand viewing. The length of time the archives are available may vary depending on your subscription package.

• 19. How does the live game DVR work?
  
  The live game DVR allows you to move backward in the live broadcast to replay any game action from within the last 30 minutes.

• 20. How do I contact support?
  
  Online support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please send an email to NBASupport@rayv.com

[Matze20111984]

That sounds good to me. I'll also have den League Pass Broadband if it's available in Germany. But as far as I know, there will only be available those games, which are not shown on national TV in the US. But I'm sure there will be enough links here for those games, which will be shown on national TV.

Does somebody know what the price was last season and what quality these League Pass Broadband streams will have (min. 800kbps hoepfully?)

[BaLLa]

^^ I e-mailed them about two weeks and the reply was basically that they haven't come to a conclusion whether to allow NBALP in Europe. Its the same answer that you got. I hope they will do it though so maybe I can see every Pistons game this season!

[Matze20111984]

That wouldn't be nice!!!

We try to get it on a legal way and then they wanna say no??? Hopefully that won't be the case!

[nEwImEr]

i wouldnt get my hopes up. this clearly is a standard answer so you will shut up for the moment. i'm rather sure they will again not a allow league passes in europe (for whatever reason, i cant figure it out)...

[Matze20111984]

As far as I know it was allowed last season

[BaLLa]

They didnt allow it last season as far as I know but they did the season before last.

[luckyone]

Why don't they allow it? Think of all the money they would make

[flashcash]

I'm thinking that there is just too much red tape to cut through. The NBA might have to deal with each European country and it's top Networks individually. However...If the NBA is looking for exposure and the possibility of maybe expanding over seas, LP would be a great way of spreading the word.

[Kobe_Bryant_24]

one the one hand they want to push the nba europe project, do games in europe before season starts and all that and on the other hand they dont allow league pass in europe. i dont get it...nba is weird

[yo23]

$99 dollars last year , 5.95 for a day pass

[ASOBN]

NBA League Pass was allowed in certain countries outside the US last year, it was the first time that happend, because before NBA sold LP broadband together with the NBA LP cable package. But they can only sell LP broadband at countries where they didnt sell the rights for live online games before, that is the reason why Germany was not on the list last year, and as far as i know that will not change, because the rights premiere bought for televising NBA include the online coverage.

[inLIMBO]

I bought one last year and it cost me about £50 in England. It was great at the start of the season, watched loads of games. But the last couple of months of the season it STOPPED WORKING.

I sent loads of emails to tech support to get it working but I was near ignored and it felt like I was getting cheated out of my money. So I was here looking for streams then.

It's funny I just sent a similar email to this post yesterday. Have you seen the NFL league pass alternative through yahoo? That's what the NBA needs

[dowilkins]

It started with 2006/07 season in some countries (Australia,... I think) and it was extended last season, but like inLIMBO said, there were problems, even if it was working in the last weeks, because a guy succeeded from Belgium.

Regarding the rights, I don't know if it depends on online games (Premiere...). There are other countries in Europe without online games where NBA LP Broadband is not available. And if Premiere send US national TV games online, it can't go against LP.

[GangstaDre]

The fact is,that every country can watch LP.The only thing that you need is internet and the links.But to get the links you need to buy LP.And to buy it you have to live in one of the countries they have listed......I tried to buy it last season but I couldnt klick anything because there wasnt anything there to click in the shop and always the massage "Your shopping chart is empty". Even if they allow LP in the non listed countries 99$=72€ thats not many for so much games I dont have VISA or MasterCard or anything like that,how should I pay??? That will be the payment-method 4 sure!!!

[Kendrick Perkins]

Perhaps you could use PayPal? But I'm not sure...

[Shooter77]

NBA League Pass was allowed in certain countries outside the US last year, it was the first time that happend, because before NBA sold LP broadband together with the NBA LP cable package. But they can only sell LP broadband at countries where they didnt sell the rights for live online games before, that is the reason why Germany was not on the list last year, and as far as i know that will not change, because the rights premiere bought for televising NBA include the online coverage.

Premiere does not own anything at this point, as any other possible broadcaster in Germany. And they're in deep financial problems right as well.
So, as of right now, it looks like German viewers won't be able to watch NBA Games on TV(at least at the start of the season) this year.

I'm also interested in LP this year, but there've been quite some problems in the past(when it was available in Germany), because IP's aren't set in Germany and games couldn't be watched(blacked out) because of that.

[GangstaDre]

Perhaps you could use PayPal? But I'm not sure...

Yeah... I hope so.We will see.At the moment we can do nothin except of writing E-Mails to LP and receive preprinted mails

[Kobe_Bryant_24]

So, as of right now, it looks like German viewers won't be able to watch NBA Games on TV(at least at the start of the season) this year.

are you serious?

[$h00ter]

yep thats premiere guys
btw next thursday 20 CET on DSF NBA Europle Live Wizards vs Hornets