I've got the same email this morning, time to attempt a charge back to my credit card now.

I also got the Sneaky user email this morning , not to worry though i have a NBC sub which is a much better stream in all honesty.
PLP was a back up service , i don't mind them having the money i have already been charged but if they attempt to take further payment i will charge-back every penny

Same situation with PLP. What's next?!

Would appreciate details on an NBC sub if possible (long time poster here not a newbie)! May give starsports a go.

I also got the "Dear Potentially Sneaky User" late last night from PLP.

Hope you don't mind me asking, but how did you get your NBC subscription, and how much does it cost you?

I have seen talk elesewhere of needing to get a US E-mail address so as to be able to get a login for NBC, but I suspect it also needs one or two other techie things to be done on your PC.

Could be a user error but is anyone else having trouble playing vids on star sports with ios 8 via iPhone / iPad? My iPhone is ios 8 and I've tried v3.4 and 3.5 of the app and the app closes as soon as I try to play a vid. I haven't updated my iPad to ios 8 yet and that's fine. All be it mirroring isn't full screen for vids.

Same for me, the Star Sports app must need to be updated to iOS8. It hasn't been yet and as you say it crashes all the time, so hopefully an update is imminent. I've had literally hundreds of updates for other apps over the last 24 hrs or so.

I don't understand how PLP are identifying people to block. I signed up from Taiwan, with a uk address and have only ever connected via the same vpn server in NZ. Still not blocked. Honestly, I think it's smart dns services.

Wrong , i signed up from Taiwan using a VPN , also didn't use the sample phone number like a lot of people.

They can and do block VPN services as it is simple for them to work out who is using a VPN service and who is not .

You seem to be of the opinion that a VPN is some unblockable magic solution that cannot be detected and blocked .

That opinion is wrong .

I've been using VPN and they got me in this round too

Phew not just me then. Thank you for checking

Wow, attitude.

Have you ever used smart dns to connect?

Ok so you explain to me the technical differences of ip allocation through a smart dns and a vpn. And whether one service hides the original location or not. Enlighten us

No never, I've always used a VPN with PLP. I ditched smart DNS at the end of last season. Signed up for PLP via VPN and been on the same server ever since. Got the Taiwain price etc. Been using the NZ server.

Both VPNs and smart dns are getting blocked mate, all i'll say to anyone is have a back up plan ready as i think loads more are going to get suspended on PLP.

Can't really see a problem if they were to block us anyway , you could just pay for a 24 hour subscription at taiwan prices , they would never be able to keep track

My account is still going strong i connect via dns when i signed up i used a genuine Taiwan address and telephone number i also used a non UK card .I don't think it matters how people connect your just as likely to get caught

I got the PLP e-mail too and in desperation (need to watch United tmrw) I re-subscribed to BeIn (MENA) for 1 month ($13). Problem is, when I tested a channel in a browser, all I get is "Error". Does it still work through SmartDNS (Overplay)? I wanted to sign up to StarSports, but I cannot use their website through SmartDNS - it must require VPN.

All of this hopping between services, varying quality etc. is driving me towards getting cable and just watching every game on NBCSN! Does anyone know the very cheapest way of getting NBCSN in the US? Dish? DirecTV? Cable?

Oops- bein MENA aren't showing any epl online!

BeIN video highlights are awful

Quality jumping from 512 to 1000kbs for Keys and Gray show.

Has the jump in quality bug happened since the new player?

Eh? I thought they were just restricting the number of games shown. They're not showing any at all?

Their TV guide shows they are screening the United game on 11HD this weekend.

Yeah but when you go to watch the game it wont be the game you will be watching, either bein sports news or an error screen.

Really stable on ios but it's 1800 I think. Not top quality. Very watchable though.

This may be a stupid question, but is there a difference between Comcast and Dish in terms of what you get or picture quality?