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Ballstream.com because this CSN mess sucks!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Ultimate6thMan, Sep 25, 2013.

  1. tehG l i d e

    tehG l i d e Member

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    This never works for me.what am I doing wrong? I tried copy and pasting the link in VLC and I get an error message.
     
  2. Mr. Dominant

    Mr. Dominant Contributing Member

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    I tried yesterday, but looks like they got shut down.

    Will try again later today.
     
  3. The_Yoyo

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    i tried their one day free trial last night

    i have no idea where they get their feeds - but they have the in-arena feeds that show whats on the jumbo trons and all so instead of commercials you see the stuff fans see at the arena. That part was cool the quality was great - the only draw back is unlike BallStreams you can only watch via a browser. Ballstreams had an android app, a roku app, a plex channel.

    the other downside is that they do not archive games for longer than a week. Ballstreams and LP do have an archive of the entire season.

    Ballstreams would also air Inside the NBA which was nice, i dont have cable so I would watch Inside on ballstreams

    Apparently though they are trying to stream NBATV in the future so that would be plus.


    Overall I thought they were stream quality wise just as good if not better than Ballstreams - question is do I want to pay another 50 bucks on top of what I already paid for ballstreams? probably - I'll have to hook up my laptop to my tv now though which is going to be a pain vs having the roku app but thats fine.
     
  4. Haymitch

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    RIP Ballstreams. You were a life saver when I needed you.
     
  5. Mr. Clutch

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    I guess just Kodi then?
     
  6. shastarocket

    shastarocket Contributing Member

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    From my understanding, International League Pass (through a VPN) is the only way to get this feature. If you go with the Premium tier, you also get Home and Away feeds (except nationally televised games), playoffs, ASW, Summer League and a live stream of NBA TV.
     
  7. TheRealist137

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    let me know if any of y'all have success getting a refund from paypal and the steps that you took to request one.
     
  8. Vin2k2

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    Lots of users are reporting success at getting full or partial refunds through PayPal

    https://www.reddit.com/r/BallStreams/comments/44ec17/ballstreams_seems_to_be_dead_with_the_site_not/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/BallStreams/comments/453dng/you_can_get_a_partial_refund_if_you_paid_via/

    I contacted my credit card's bank today to file a dispute. They let me know this should be a pretty easy case for me to win since the website is "out of business" and that in situations like this, the merchant will not even attempt to fight it. The bank has already issued me a temporary credit for the full $90 I paid in September. They didn't even ask for documentation of when the subscription expires, or even what it was for. I just told them it was an "international video streaming service" and that their website had been down for about 5 business days with no updates or notices to their customers. I also told them that there was no way to contact them via phone, email, chat, social media, etc.


    Good luck to you and other BallStreams users!
     
  9. Mr. Dominant

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    Works flawlessly again. I just watch from the website.
     
  10. tested911

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    Guys ever since I found NBA reddit streams it's been golden.

    Seriously HD quality streaming and several sources.

    Just google

    NBA reddit Stream> click on the 1st link will take you to a subreddit of all NBA current games.

    It doesn't have DVR but it's free.
     
  11. RedRedemption

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    National TV games are gonna be iffy for that website because the guy that runs it is getting his feeds from International League Pass.
     
  12. Mkieke

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    Most probably don't know, but I had Ballstreams set up to renew monthly via PayPal. Since the site is now defunct, I'm assuming they won't be charging through automatic renewal?
     
  13. TheRealist137

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    Got a full refund from PayPal for Ballstreams.

    I've been using hehestreams lately and it's worked well, but I am doubtful that the site will continue to run smoothly as it becomes more popular.
     
  14. dragician

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    How and where did you request for a refund?
     
  15. krosfyah

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    Just ask for a refund via Paypal, assuming that's how you paid. I asked for a 50% refund (since it lasted half the season) and I got the refund applied to my paypal account straight away.
     
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  16. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    I found a great deal for international LP in Canada right after the AS game. $35CND for the rest of the season and playoffs. I have to use my VPN to spoof a Toronto IP address but still that's $28
     
  17. Mr. Dominant

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    Details? I want to do it.
     
  18. TheRealist137

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    Guys hehestreams is LEGIT. works on ps4 and quality is true hd, 2x better than what I was getting on ballstreams mobile. I can't believe this is free. I will donate soon.
     
  19. RedRedemption

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    Be sure to sign up for an account on hehestreams guys.

    Guy who made it is anticipating a lot of domain hopping soon.
     
  20. Uprising

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    This is great thanks!
     

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