MLB.tv premium looks sweet!

[robster1225]

MLB.com finally announced there new mlb.tv packages for this year, and I highly recommend checking out the premium package, I know I'll be getting it.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions...m.jsp?c_id=mlb

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by robster1225

MLB.com finally announced there new mlb.tv packages for this year, and I highly recommend checking out the premium package, I know I'll be getting it.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions...m.jsp?c_id=mlb

Their packages are good but the staff they employ are pretty much the worst I have ever dealt with. Only this week I sent an email to the elicense people and the MLB customer care people, the elicense people replied to my emails in a matter of hours and couldn't do enough to help me, the MLB people replied after 4 days and their response was phone us so I replied with why couldn't they sort my problem out over emails without my phone bill going up (I live in England so ain't cheap to phone the US) I'm still waiting for a reply 4 day's later.

[mauboy]

Argh.. How am I going to explain the wife why I should be getting Premium over regular?

OH, wait. I won't since regular is just fine.

[CHCfan]

I really need to know: mlb.com won't let two people log on with the same subscription at once, will they? That really puts the damper on my brother and I splitting the cost.

[mauboy]

Originally Posted by CHCfan

I really need to know: mlb.com won't let two people log on with the same subscription at once, will they? That really puts the damper on my brother and I splitting the cost.

I know my brother used my account at the same time as me a few times..

There were times when one of us was on that the other couldn't watch though.

[darkenigma510]

A couple of caveats:

1) Be forewarned this program works on an autorenwal basis on your credit card, even if you get the "annual" subscription.

2) Last year, the "all access" ended at the end of Nov, forcing subscribers to pay for the offseason. It appears premium runs until next Feb but I want to call them first about that.

3) Lots of blackouts for your local team. Works for me because I travel all the time but for some, it may not be worth the money.

That being said, despite the way I hate they treat their customers, its a good product and the quality if very good if you are a baseball nut.

[edm]

If I wasn't planning on getting extra innings again this would be something I'd definitely get. The new Mosaic view looks awesome and the 700k feed would be enough reason for me to get this over the regular package.

edit: is it a bad sign that I haven't been able to get the 700k demo to load all day?

[CHCfan]

Originally Posted by mauboy

I know my brother used my account at the same time as me a few times..

There were times when one of us was on that the other couldn't watch though.

So just to make sure, it sounds like you're saying that it can work to have two people signed onto the same account at the same time, but it didn't always work for you?

Thanks, much appreciated.

[mauboy]

Originally Posted by CHCfan

So just to make sure, it sounds like you're saying that it can work to have two people signed onto the same account at the same time, but it didn't always work for you?

Thanks, much appreciated.

Right. It worked sometimes. Easier to say that than what I did say, you know what I'm saying?

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by darkenigma510

A couple of caveats:

1) Be forewarned this program works on an autorenwal basis on your credit card, even if you get the "annual" subscription.

2) Last year, the "all access" ended at the end of Nov, forcing subscribers to pay for the offseason. It appears premium runs until next Feb but I want to call them first about that.

3) Lots of blackouts for your local team. Works for me because I travel all the time but for some, it may not be worth the money.

That being said, despite the way I hate they treat their customers, its a good product and the quality if very good if you are a baseball nut.

Could not agree more, for me living in England it's ideal but as darkenigma say's the way they treat their customers is very poor, it's a kind of we have your money so couldn't care what you think attitude.

[CHCfan]

Originally Posted by mauboy

Right. It worked sometimes. Easier to say that than what I did say, you know what I'm saying?

right, lol, thanks mauboy

[robster1225]

I understand the local blackouts for the video, but that doesn't apply to the audio, right? The audio is included in mlb.tv premium and regular, I believe.

[akw4572]

Now............if I can only get around the blackout thing. Anyone try working around that using a different ISP or anything?

[darkenigma510]

Originally Posted by robster1225

I understand the local blackouts for the video, but that doesn't apply to the audio, right? The audio is included in mlb.tv premium and regular, I believe.

Correct. Audio does not get blacked out.

[robster1225]

Well, thats a plus. It also seems that the postseason is only available in audio format, which sucks as well.

[Icy]

I'm debating about getting the standard or premium. If i like the premium is only because the high stream quallity (700 vs 400) as i don't care that much about mosaic (I'll watch most of the games the following day because the time differences make it impossible to me to watch them live).

What really sucks is that they make you pay again to watch the post season.

[Tony M]

I had MLB.tv (or its equivalent) in 2004 and 2005 - it's great being in the UK because we don't get blacked out at any point and we get a choice at WS time because Channel 5 show it.

What is the deal with the blackouts in the US? Not being up on the TV market over there does it cost a lot (over $20 a month) to subscribe to your local sports channel? I recall that when I was in Boston and New York the hotel TV always had coverage of the Sox-Yankees match (I've been to Boston three times and New York twice and it's always been during a Sox-Yankees series though I've always been in the wrong city to see it if I would have been able to get a ticket that is). Is it part of a base-level subscription?

We can get MLB games on regular season TV but it comes on Setanta NASN and costs £15 ($29.50 or so) a month and you can only see the games they choose.

In fact as long as MLB don't sign exclusivity rights with a UK broadcaster we over here will get the best of these deals

Now do I go for regular or premium this year?

[D Love]

Wait a sec... um... wasn't Mosaic a part of their regular package last year? Now it's premium and costs $20 more than last year? Ugh. Let alone that they didn't implement it last year until nearly June after advertising it as "coming soon" since March. And when I called to cancel for that reason (I was autorenewed against my will), I was actually told that I couldn't because I "clearly" didn't order it just for Mosaic!!

Anyway, keep in mind if like last year, Mosaic can't be customized so you're stuck with the group of 6 games that happen to line up together and can't pick and choose which 6 you watch at a time.

[jarmenia]

So when fox has the Saturday game of the week does that mean we can see other games or are we SOL all of Saturday like with extra innings?

[edm]

Originally Posted by D Love

Anyway, keep in mind if like last year, Mosaic can't be customized so you're stuck with the group of 6 games that happen to line up together and can't pick and choose which 6 you watch at a time.

Yeah, that would suck. but according to their description you can watch any 6 games live, so they might have changed it since last year. unless i'm reading it wrong.