DrAlphaeus wrote:AnubisADL wrote:DrAlphaeus wrote:Are any of the games going to be broadcast on local TV this year? I'm really not trying to pay for cable when I'd only really want is the ESPNs, TNT, MSG, SNY and YES.
Not liklely. NBA League Pass Broadband is decent. I prefer to watch games on the big screen though in HD.
League pass has local blackout though, right?
I recall them saying it is linked to your billing address. 
So if you have an out of state relative/friend who can use their card to pay for it you are good to go.
Edit:
What determines a broadband blackout?A broadband blackout is determined by the zip code location associated with your Internet Service Providers (ISP) account. Our system uses this information to confirm your location and to restrict access to regionally televised and national televised games.
For example: If a customer lives in California and purchased his subscription there; then traveled to Michigan, he would be blacked out in Michigan.
We do not support the use of VPN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vpn), internet accelerators (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accelerator), or proxies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server). VPNs, internet accelerators or proxies make users look like they are in a different location than they actually are. Note that the google web accelerator (http://webaccelerator.google.com/) is an example of a service which will result in incorrect blackouts,
You can verify your IP location by going to www.ip2location.com. Your location is listed in the middle of the page. If your internet service provider is using a proxy server, you could show up as being in another location, which would cause you to be blacked out.
Source: http://leaguepasssupport.nba.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=7801&task=knowledge&questionID=264
Sorry you are screwed. Looks like you are going to have to pay for cable.
8/12/2010 6:31 PM LAST EDITED: 8/12/2010 6:36 PM