Sportsmania Kodi

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:05 pm

SM works fine on laptop at min with IP Vanish

However with IP Vanish on Kodi thru the TV no links work

Any ideas?

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:07 pm

HDMI cable?

Doesn't answer the question as to why not working but at least you can watch on tv from laptop

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:09 pm

Yeah ano. Jus pisses me off on tv when menu used to work fine now no links work

ClaretSam92 · Post by **ClaretSam92** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:11 pm

Try changing the server mate

Barrowfordclaret · Post by **Barrowfordclaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:16 pm

I can't get a VPN on my firestick so what I did was put a VPN on my computer/tablet. Watch the stream through google chrome on sportsmania website and then stream it to my tv using a chromecast stick which I bought before the firestick.

Claretrew · Post by **Claretrew** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:34 pm

I watched the whole match through with ipv on sm. I picked a Dutch ip address if it helps.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:45 pm

IP Vanish on Shield with Kodi and SM through a TV works fine, or so I'm told

aggi · Post by **aggi** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:07 pm

How are you getting it on your TV, firestick? There is an issue with vpns on them that they appear to be working but not all traffic is directed through them.

Claretrew · Post by **Claretrew** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:10 pm

I have an android box gave up on the firestick because of the vpn issue on series 1 firestick

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:17 pm

I intalled IP vanish from the store on the firestick itself. Alwsys connect to netherlands and the chart shows traffic. When i revert back to kodi no links work on SM

I have a 3 year old version of kodi. Could that be it?

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:31 pm

Last season I just logged on to Sportsmania looked at stream calendar and then just tapped on to SkyNet or whatever and hey presto got the stream no problem without any fiddling or farting about.
Now this season I have not managed to watch any of our games
So what has changed and why?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:41 pm

Like barrowford says at post#5, if you can get it on your tablet, cast it to the telly with Chromecast.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:41 pm

mkmel wrote:Last season I just logged on to Sportsmania looked at stream calendar and then just tapped on to SkyNet or whatever and hey presto got the stream no problem without any fiddling or farting about.
Now this season I have not managed to watch any of our games
So what has changed and why?

Mel, I believe the Premier League streams in particular are being blocked - hence why sportsmania are currently offering the service for free to existing customers.

The way around this is a VPN - which is fairly easy to set up on a laptop but someone else would be more suitably placed to advise you how to install one onto a fire stick if that's what you use.

Unfortunately you have to pay monthly to use a VPN, although most seem to offer a free trial.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:43 pm

Opera VPN on playstore is free and works well for me on mobdro.
Don't know if it would be the same for SM though.
Set to Netherlands.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:05 pm

IP Vanish is £62 a year and SM £52 a year.

I can get midweek stuff without changing IP but no chance at the weekend, it simply doesn't work.

It's still less than you would pay for a decent awayday in London.

burnmark · Post by **burnmark** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:07 pm

I'm having the same issue as Cutsy. VPN on and set to Netherlands. Interestingly though when I do a speed test through SM it is my home IP that shows rather than the server set on my VPN?

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:14 pm

Long shot, I know, but does anyone know how to set up a VPN on a PS4? I get a better performance when I stream through the PS4's web browser than I do by mirroring my MacBook onto my tv screen.

Claretrew · Post by **Claretrew** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:21 pm

cutsy123 wrote:I intalled IP vanish from the store on the firestick itself. Alwsys connect to netherlands and the chart shows traffic. When i revert back to kodi no links work on SM

I have a 3 year old version of kodi. Could that be it?

I use spmc rather than kodi and it is the uptodate version so it could be but I am no expert

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:21 pm

Rileybobs wrote:Long shot, I know, but does anyone know how to set up a VPN on a PS4? I get a better performance when I stream through the PS4's web browser than I do by mirroring my MacBook onto my tv screen.

Someone mentioned setting a VPN up on their router? I don't know how they did it, but could be something to look into.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:40 pm

bfccrazy wrote:Someone mentioned setting a VPN up on their router? I don't know how they did it, but could be something to look into.

Cheers. I set up Express vpn on my laptop and this came with instructions how to set up with the PS4. I changed some settings on my PS4 and tweaked the router firewall rules and it initially worked with my PS4, then after about 5 minutes the streams wouldn't load again.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:59 pm

Http://streamarmy.co.uk/repo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Nemesis + varied football streams inc cricfree.
For Kodi

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:05 pm

IanMcL wrote:Http://streamarmy.co.uk/repo
Nemesis + varied football streams inc cricfree.
For Kodi

Know of any builds with this installed you could recommend?

I've had the Fire Tv Guru build for a while but its starting to need an upgrade if you have any you could recommend instead?

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:16 pm

Perfect on laptop but given the size of my tv i want it thru kodi on the tv. Mite jus have to hdmi it next time but the menu etc used to be so slick

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:33 pm

cutsy123 wrote:Perfect on laptop but given the size of my tv i want it thru kodi on the tv. Mite jus have to hdmi it next time but the menu etc used to be so slick

Show off.

Barrowfordclaret · Post by **Barrowfordclaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:45 pm

I found this free vpn okay https://windscribe.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sign up with a valid email address .... ( can be a junk mail one as far as I know )

Login to your account

Select claim voucher and use the code - 50GBFREE

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:54 pm

Seems to be a definite fault with Kodi on Firesticks.

My pal came round for the Liverpool game yesterday as he couldn't get his working. We tested it and couldn't get it working at my place either.

I run my kodi through an Nvidia shield downstairs and a Fire Tv box upstairs and neither were affected, both giving great streams. Also tested my old firestick and couldn't get it working either.

I wouldn't go so far as investing in an Nvidia shield but a Fire TV box is a reasonable price.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:56 pm

Barrowfordclaret wrote:I found this free vpn okay https://windscribe.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sign up with a valid email address .... ( can be a junk mail one as far as I know )

Login to your account

Select claim voucher and use the code - 50GBFREE

50GB won't go far will it?

williamsorhowey · Post by **williamsorhowey** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:13 pm

Hi all Im a comlete Techno Phobe and my sportsmania subscription is up for renewal( I mainly use it for Skysports and boxing not 3 o clocks) Am i being thick but how do I pay for another year? this is the renewal message i get looking like I can only get 2 weeks,

* Membership Type
2 Weeks News Pack £10.00 for 14 days
You will need a coupon code to get this, Please visit our forum for information
Payment System
Stripe
Pay Safe and Secure Using Credit or Debit Card (Your bank may charge you a very small currency conversion charge subject to some countries)
Enter coupon code

Thanks in advance

Barrowfordclaret · Post by **Barrowfordclaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:16 pm

Rileybobs wrote:50GB won't go far will it?

I've watched loads of football this month and still got 21 gb left

Barrowfordclaret · Post by **Barrowfordclaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:20 pm

Also checked my broadband speed before I put the VPN on and it was 52 (whatever lol) and when I connected to France it only dropped to 38

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:29 pm

Rileybobs wrote:50GB won't go far will it?

50 gig should give a fee weeks before you have to get a new email signed up I'm guessing?

Barrowfordclaret · Post by **Barrowfordclaret** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:30 pm

just googled and 8gb gives you about 2 hours so about 6 Burnley matches a month

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:33 pm

williamsorhowey

You can only sign up for a 7 day free subscription just now until they sort out their servers...the last code was 1moreweek.You cannot do this until your subscription has run out fully.

williamsorhowey · Post by **williamsorhowey** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:35 pm

Thanks, my subscription doesnt finish until 24th I will wait until the day.

thanks

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:46 pm

williamsorhowey wrote:Thanks, my subscription doesnt finish until 24th I will wait until the day.

thanks

Hopefully by then they will have sorted all the gremlins and we can purchase a subscription

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:31 pm

williamsorhowey wrote:Hi all Im a comlete Techno Phobe and my sportsmania subscription is up for renewal( I mainly use it for Skysports and boxing not 3 o clocks) Am i being thick but how do I pay for another year? this is the renewal message i get looking like I can only get 2 weeks,

* Membership Type
2 Weeks News Pack £10.00 for 14 days
You will need a coupon code to get this, Please visit our forum for information
Payment System
Stripe
Pay Safe and Secure Using Credit or Debit Card (Your bank may charge you a very small currency conversion charge subject to some countries)
Enter coupon code

Thanks in advance

New 2 week code is spoilingcustomers

steve_f · Post by **steve_f** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:42 pm

My vpn set to london, watched every game. You dont need to set your vpn to another country

burnmark · Post by **burnmark** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:30 am

Just realised VPNs don't work on 1st generation firesticks. It shows via the app that it is connected but it is entirely ineffective. Bloody hell!

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:02 am

Thanks cutsy.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:06 am

One thing i noticed on kodi....make sure that you have thedate and time set correctly as this ca affect things.....if you do a reboot the date/time may go back to the date the box was set up.

upanatem · Post by **upanatem** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:43 am

I have a subscription with SM. I use my desktop Mac to access the site and used to go straight to the steams page, click on the relevant link and watch my beloved Burnley. I do not use KODI. Recently, I have not been able to do this as I do not have a VPN. (As you know, a message on SM says you need a VPN to access Premier League.)

On Saturday morning I subscribed to a VPN, set the country list to France, signed in to SM as normal, and still could not watch the Burnley game (nor any other PL games)! I tried from different countries, but still no go. I shut down, restarted, ensured the VPN was active, etc.

I eventually 'watched' on a stuttering cricfree stream.

Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:29 am

I did exactly what you did upandatem.signed up for a month with ipvanish and still unable to watch the sky channels or premier league links on my kodi box.....am at a loss what to do now .
Ps....i have virgin media. Broadband

MattBFC · Post by **MattBFC** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:47 am

Having same issue here.

I have a 1st gen fire stick and use Kodi + SM but I think it's time to buy something a bit better as it's not just the footy that can be a bit glitchy.

Happy to build it (software) myself. Any recommendations for equipment that cost less than £150??

I suppose it needs to be something I can put a vpn on to get around the issues reported above. I don't have a clue how to put a vpn on the router.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:23 pm

MattBFC wrote:Having same issue here.

I have a 1st gen fire stick and use Kodi + SM but I think it's time to buy something a bit better as it's not just the footy that can be a bit glitchy.

Happy to build it (software) myself. Any recommendations for equipment that cost less than £150??

I suppose it needs to be something I can put a vpn on to get around the issues reported above. I don't have a clue how to put a vpn on the router.

Get a fire tv box. Much better. 80 quid tops. If you really want the dogs ******** get a Nvidia shield. Around 150.

upanatem · Post by **upanatem** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:16 pm

The Enclosure wrote:I did exactly what you did upandatem.signed up for a month with ipvanish and still unable to watch the sky channels or premier league links on my kodi box.....am at a loss what to do now .
Ps....i have virgin media. Broadband

This is strange. I also checked SM's F'b'k page for other similar messages (and, hopefully, responses as to how to fix), but drew a blank. If I find out any more I will share on here. Maybe you could do the same?

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:51 pm

You need to check sportsmania's forum, as they have now shut down all support on their facebook page.

As for the VPN's, sometimes you need to try a different country. With IPvanish, I tend to use Netherlands, Denmark or Belgium.

MattBFC wrote:Happy to build it (software) myself. Any recommendations for equipment that cost less than £150??

As Ghandi has said, the FireTV Box is your cheapest bet and is easy to add the IPvanish app on to. I had no issues with mine at the weekend. If you can push the boat out I would definitely go for the Nvidia shield though - easy to install Kodi, Ipvanish and had perfect performance all weekend on all the PL games.

upanatem · Post by **upanatem** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:34 pm

Darthlaw wrote:You need to check sportsmania's forum, as they have now shut down all support on their facebook page.

As for the VPN's, sometimes you need to try a different country. With IPvanish, I tend to use Netherlands, Denmark or Belgium.

Thanks Darthlaw. On Saturday I tried France and Iceland but with no success, unfortunately. I've now hooked up to The Netherlands – hopefully this will work for me.

When I have time I will search the SM forum.

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:21 pm

Netherlands is always reliable. I sometimes use Paris, Brussels and Luxembourg. Canada for Netflix.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:48 pm

I'm having major problems with IPVanish on my Windows 10 Laptop.
I get a consistent 37mb/sec without the VPN, with the VPN it can drop as low as 1.5mb/sec.
I've tried different servers/countries, different protocols and ports, and then, usually after a restart, it will work at 33mb/sec.
Very strange indeed. I'm usually quite good at working through these types of problems but this one has got me scratching my head a bit.

upanatem · Post by **upanatem** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:46 pm

Does anyone else have to wait an age for the 'stream calendar' page to open up on SM?