Hi all,
After doing some searching in this sub, it appears that most users have been met with nothing but resistance as it relates to NordVPN (whether configured on router, or as a client on device) and trying to watch blacked out games on MLB.TV.
Is this really a dead-end nowadays? Did anyone have success late in the season?
I had 0 issues with mlb.tv and Nord last year
Worked for me just fine last season. I think there were 6 games blacked out I used Nord for. Same with NFL games on CBS.
This is a good topic. As I am an AZ Diamondbacks fan and last season I didn’t have NordVPN and couldn’t watch the Diamondbacks games due to black out location. I’m hoping this will be the solution!
It worked for me last season, but was sometimes a challenge.
I have Nord installed on my firewalla gold, so when I have the VPN turned on it covers all devices downstream, but if I had to login to MLB from my computer for some reason (usually because I forgot my MLB password), it might still flag me for a little while on other devices unless I remembered to clear my cache/cookies before hand.
Has anyone had luck with using Nord and MLB this season 2024 that just started last week? Last year it worked fine, but doesn’t work this year. Completely blacked out no matter what city I select.
I’m currently running Nord and MLB.TV on my laptop (using trials), without difficulty.
Today, I loaded OpenVPN profiles on a GLinet Mango, and found that UK and Canada locations are blocked.
I was going to test the Orioles using Salt Lake City, but we’re in a rain delay. However, the pregame show is still blocked, so I think probably unsuccessful.
Two years ago, I had a static IP profile running on a DD-WRT router and it worked. Last year, it didn’t. So IDK - might throw in the towel and get Fubo for a few months and dump my Hulu package.
I’m curious too. I had PIA last year and had no luck. Switched to Nord and am having trouble with regular already but I maybe haven’t got the right settings yet. Read somewhere that Nord was best for MLB. I’d like to hear more before I commit to a year with Nord
Have you tried nba league pass with nord? I sometimes need to try up to 5-7 locations before the app will accept my location before I can watch. Otherwise I get the error. I know this is off topic but maybe it will be the same with mlb etc.
Great thread. Anyone have success using Nord with online sportsbooks?
Did you configure it on your router? Or use a client?
Nice! How did you have it setup? On router or as a client?
Thanks for the reply! When you say you had to login to MLB from your computer, can you expand on how that messed things up? Really hoping Nord is a solution for me because ExpressVPN requires flashing their firmware on my router which I’m not a fan of!
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I ended up going the Fubo.TV route as I didn’t want to mess around with the VPN option. Seems like MLB has really been cracking down lately on popular VPN IPs.
Yeah, I went with Fubo as well as I didn’t want to deal with it.
I haven’t yet! I do have NBA League Pass through YouTubeTV though. Currently I’m blacked out for Portland Trail Blazers games (but they suck anyway, lol). Certainly could try this solution, was just thinking of waiting until baseball started.
Nord on PC, casted from chrome to tv
I believe if you login without clearing your cache, your machine retains location/IP address data, so even if nordvpn is running it still catches the legacy data.
I might have to subscribe to the team app this season since I have every other streaming service that the games air on now and then. I’d hate to be someone who paid full price for an MLB TV subscription.