Watch NBC Sports Live Extra outside US

There are 2 possibilities to watch NBC Sports Live Extra outside the USA

• Click here to watch NBC Sports Live Extra on your Personal Computer, Tablet or Smartphone.
• Click here to watch NBC Sports Live Extra on your Smart TV, Settop Box, Gaming Console or TV Stick.

If you need to know why NBC Sports Live Extra is not viewable in your location and how you can change it – continue with this tutorial.

For a sports enthusiast, there is nothing better than having all sorts of sports in one single space. Whether it be hockey, football, golf, the Summer and Winter Olympics, or many other sports, NBC Sports Live Extra brings to you all of this as well as its pre-season and post-season coverages which is why it is one of the leading sports channels in the United States. But what if you are not in the United States? Once you are on the other side of the American border, you cannot access the official channel. Every time you try to connect, you will get an error message. It is because of Geoblocking.

There are people who practically live for sports, and you may be one of them or you may know one of them. But what if, for any reason they are not in America, they may go to a foreign country for a vacation or to work or just simply they were never in America, to begin with. Is it fair that they miss out on all the fun? That is why it is necessary for them to circumvent the Geo-blocking that is in place which stops you from watching NBC Sports Live Extra from outside the United States of America.

GeoBlocking: What, Why and How to Get Around It?

Let’s look at the different aspects of GeoBlocking individually. Starting with what it is.

What is Geoblocking?

Chances are, you already understood what GeoBlocking is. Just as its name suggests, it allows or blocks the content that an internet user receives, based on the geographic location. To circumvent it, we need to understand it a bit better. So let’s just delve into it.

Think about it: Suppose you want to have some product or service delivered to your home. You have to give your address where you want it delivered, otherwise the seller or professional would not know where to send it to you. But if after you give the address to the seller, they tell you that they do not deliver to that location. GeoBlocking works in the same way.

Every device which connects to the internet is given a unique IP address. This IP address changes every time you change a network. If you are at your home or at your office or at your favorite cafe, the network that you use changes; so you get a new IP address each time. When you use any services or visit any website on the Internet, your device sends out a request to the server to send that information on the IP address that it is using then. This IP address tells the server where you are, it works as a GeoLocator. Based on the Geolocation that the server received from the IP address, it may choose not to send back the information. That is when you get an error message and you are “GeoBlocked”.

Why is GeoBlocking used?

Sure, on the first glance it looks like Geo-blocking is discriminating among the users and to be honest, it totally is. So why is it necessary, why are we not doing away with this practice? The simple reason is that we need it. The servers are always tracking our locations to give us the best possible results. Take Google Maps as an example, when you search for ‘coffee shops’, it shows you all the coffee shops and ranks it based on their proximity from the location you are in. Can we truly deny how useful we have found it over the years? It is also the exact reason why when you look for things online in America, you see their prices in USD and in other countries, you see the prevalent currency.

However, if you search for the same result while in China, you will not get any results. Because in China, Google is not allowed. That is Geoblocking. It is used when the content that you are requesting is either illegal and not permissible to be accessed by the users in that area or simply the host does not have the right or license to distribute its content in the area.

How to Circumvent It?

All been said and done, when it starts affecting what you love the most, in this case, NBC Sports Live Extra, you need to find a way to circumvent it. Circumventing GeoBlocking is a very prevalent practice in today’s world where everyone wants equal access as every other person. To do this, VPN and Smart DNS are the most effective, secure and famous options. They let you access the content even if there is a GeoBlock in place by manipulating the IP address that is sent to the server. Think, getting your goods delivered to your friend’s place and having your friend forward it to you.

Links of places where you can stream the NBC Sports Live Extra:

• The Official Website
• Download the app from the iOS App Store
• Download the app from Google Play Store

You can get it on your smartphones, tablets, etc. Once you have logged in to any of these, you are taken to the homepage where you have to sign up for it. The process is very simple you just have to use your email-id/username and password that you use to sign up for any cable or satellite provider that you currently use. They support over 500 such providers and that’s it, you are an official subscriber to NBC Sports Live Extra and you can watch their content in real time.

VPN and Smart DNS

As mentioned earlier, VPN and Smart DNS are services that help you circumvent any website that is Geo-blocked. Both of them have certain advantages over the other. Let’s compare them first.

1. VPN works by encrypting your data which includes the connection request that you sent to the website until it reaches their own servers located in a non-restricted area. From there the data is decrypted and sent to the website’s servers. To the website, it looks like the request originated from the location of the VPN’s server and thus access is granted to you.

A Smart DNS, on the other hand, does not encrypt your data, rather, it just changes your IP address. Instead of the IP address showing the network in the restricted area that you are actually connected on, it shows the website server that it is connected on the network owned by the Smart DNS company.

2. While VPN encrypts all your data even those other than the connection request, Smart DNS does not encrypt any of it.
3. The VPN can be used on various computers with Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems, as well as Smartphones and Tablets, as long as the software provided by the VPN company is installed on the device. In addition to the devices mentioned above, Smart DNS works on smart TV and sticks as well. They include Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast as well as Amazon fire TV and PlayStations and Xboxes.
4. To get VPN on smart TVs and playing devices, one must get them connected to a router which supports the VPN software.

Using VPN

VPN is an acronym for Virtual Private Network. It is a software that you install on your device through which you access the internet. In layman’s terms, it is basically a middleman between you and the world wide web and any request that you make is carried out through it.

By accessing a VPN, you connect to the company’s servers which are located all across the world. You have a large number of servers in all the different parts of the world from where you can choose to connect to the world wide web. Sticking to the above example, if you are in China and want to circumvent the geo-block, you can access the world wide web through the servers placed in Australia, the USA, Canada, European countries or literally anywhere else where the servers are. And the receiving server would be tricked into processing the request and giving you unrestricted access.

The VPN servers do not change your data. They simply act as an underground tunnel through which you send and receive data, while any data sent by you or to you is encrypted by them. In addition to it, it also protects you from hackers and protects your online activities from the radar of your internet service providers (ISP) as well as the Government, which translates to, no one being able to track you. Thus providing you with a sort of invisibility cloak to do all your legal as well as illegal activities on the web. It is very useful when browsing on the internet through a public Wi-Fi system as well as when using file sharing through BitTorrent.

Accessing VPN

Accessing VPN is quite simple. The process can be completed in only a few steps as listed below:

1. First and foremost, you need to subscribe to a VPN Service that you find online. This subscription is really easy as all you need to do is give them your email id to create a password-protected account and the credit card details with which you will pay. It is important to note that most of the VPN services provide a trial version or money back guarantee for a short period of time like 7 days, 14 days or a month. But even so, you will have to give your card details beforehand.
2. Once you are a subscriber to the VPN Service you need to download their software. The size of the software depends on the various VPN services however it should not be too heavy.
3. After which, you can choose the server location that you want to connect to for browsing NBC Sports Live Extra. You will be provided with a list of all the server company owns so that you can choose the location that would serve your purpose in the best way possible.
4. Now that you are connected to the server in a different location, you can browse the internet as you would usually do. In this case, go to the apps or the website of NBC Sports and start watching live sports.

Now that you know what VPN is and how it works and how you can access it hassle-free, which are the VPN providers that you can use? The top 3 VPN choices to stream NBC Sports Live Extra are

Get it for free: If you are less than a month outside the United States, choose a VPN with 30 days money back guarantee like Express VPN. If you dont need the VPN after your trip abroad, just cancel it and get your money back.

Using Smart DNS

DNS is the acronym for Domain Name System. It is the system by which domain names are translated into a language, which is easier for computers to read. When we type www.nbcsports.com, the computer cannot actually understand that. It rather translates it into a numeric or alpha-numeric IP address for the ease of the computer. It works both ways. Not only does it convert the website or web page’s address into numeric and alpha-numeric IP addresses but it also is the reason why your IP address, and not your device’s name and model, is sent to the service every time you make a request.

The IP addresses contain the exact location of the network that you are using to access the internet. Smart DNS changes or rather manipulates this process. By using Smart DNS, the IP address does not show the network you are actually connected on rather it gives the illusion that you are connected to the network of the Smart DNS provider.

You do not need to choose between countries or change your settings every time you access different websites or channels. There is no need for any kind of software to be installed on your devices; only a few DNS settings are required to be changed. While this means less work for you, it also means less control to you. The Smart DNS changes your IP address to a predefined one, which may or may not have some restrictions, and you have no way of bypassing this. So it works for only some channels and websites and may not work for some other. Also, it provides you with no encryption and you are visible to all the hackers and your virtual safety lies completely up to you. So think twice before file sharing or doing anything illegal.

Because of this lack of encryption, the Smart DNS is faster than VPN services. However, this difference in speed is so insignificant, that you would not notice it while streaming videos.

Accessing Smart DNS

Accessing Smart DNS is quick and easy and the steps to follow are:

1. Getting a subscription with a Smart DNS provider. It is similar to getting the subscription of VPN so we need not go into that again.
2. Once subscribed, you are taken to the router admin panel. There you need to put in the IP address of the router or the device that you are using. If you are using the Smart DNS for Smart TVs or consoles or things like that they inherently come with DNS settings which you can enter in the router admin panel.
3. Now, you need to choose the DNS servers from the list that is provided. You will be required to choose two of them, the closest and the second closest to your location. This will work as the primary and secondary server.
4. Once these are selected you need to restart the router that you are using for the settings to start working.
5. Please note most Smart-TVs, Sticks, set top-boxes and consoles have their own DNS settings. So a router is not needed if the DNS Settings option is already present in your device.

This completes all the steps that you need to do and you are free to browse the internet or stream videos without any Geo-restrictions.

Now that you know what Smart DNS is and how it works and how you can access it hassle-free, which are the Smart DNS that you can use?

The top 3 choices to stream NBC Sports Live Extra are:

Kodi

Kodi is marketed as an ‘Open Source Home Theatre Software’. It is a free and customizable software to transform any smartphone, TV, tablet or computer into a virtual set-top box and give the users the ability to browse the internet and stream various contents. It should be noted here that to watch various contents on Kodi, there are multiple add-ons that need to be added. Kodi could be used to stream NBC Sports Live Extra. It should not be confused to be a VPN provider or a smart DNS provider which is why you will still need a VPN or a Smart DNS to stream NBC Sports Live Extra on Kodi.

NBC Sports Live Extra can also be watched on popular platforms such as DirectTV Now, YouTube TV, Hulu TV, Sling TV as well as PlayStation Vue. You can choose from the satellite providers at the time of subscribing to NBC Sports live extra or you can change it later on. It should also be noted that while these may not be Geo-blocked in many places outside the USA, NBC Sports Live Extra will still show you an error.

Conclusion

To sum it up, we can now see that’s NBC Sports Live Extra gives its subscriber the ability to stream live sports as it happens on their networks. Even so, these are restricted outside the geographical boundaries of the USA, to bypass which we have provided you with the options. You can choose between a VPN or a Smart DNS whichever suits your needs the best. However, we urge you not to use this as a means to do something grossly illegal and immoral.

More about NBC Sports Live Extra:

NBC Sports Live Extra was launched in 2012 and is owned and operated by NBC Sports Group. This is a web based online television service which broadcasts live events from the NBC Television network, NBCSN, Golf Channel and from the companys regional network.

The programs streamed are The Dan Patrick Show, Pro Football Talk, National Football League, National Hockey League, Formula One Racing, PGA Tour, Notre Dame Football and AVP Volleyball. If you want to watch the above channel outside US, you have to install a virtual private network or SmartDNS service.