seeth07
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Apparently I'm late to the game and should have one already. What am I missing?
Vsee box. Sell me on one
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Bryerific
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My neighbor was telling me about his a few weeks ago. I guess he has had it for almost a year and recommends it to everyone. He says it saves him hundreds on football alone. There is a 1-2 minute lag on live events and I’ve noticed his buffer a few times, something he says the newer devices do less.
After his recommendation I was curious enough to look into it to see how this ‘amazing’ device hasn’t been banned. My assessment was Vsee and its many competitors are only selling a piece of hardware that makes it particularly easy to pirate media while the company officially states that users shouldn’t use their device to access apps that provide unauthorized access to tv content.
Do you need this device to pirate media? No, but I think people feel more justified after dropping $300+ on a device vs just using an app they could already get on their computer or smart tv. Another other thing to consider is whether you trust Vsee to not include malware.
Fortunately I don’t watch enough TV to worry about it and will just keep my antenna for local channels.
After his recommendation I was curious enough to look into it to see how this ‘amazing’ device hasn’t been banned. My assessment was Vsee and its many competitors are only selling a piece of hardware that makes it particularly easy to pirate media while the company officially states that users shouldn’t use their device to access apps that provide unauthorized access to tv content.
Do you need this device to pirate media? No, but I think people feel more justified after dropping $300+ on a device vs just using an app they could already get on their computer or smart tv. Another other thing to consider is whether you trust Vsee to not include malware.
Fortunately I don’t watch enough TV to worry about it and will just keep my antenna for local channels.
seeth07
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It just baffles me that these aren't banned yet everyone i know is getting one and canceling all of their subscriptions as pretty much all sporting events are accessible on the box
Bigjay73
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I'll buy one today, that will guarantee they get banned tomorrow
SAJ-99
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Do they clean it first? Lots of malware on these things. The storage space will mostly be used for tracking to be sold to advertisers. Not much different than any other app I guess, but just keep in mind nothing is free.
seeth07
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What do you mean "not much different than any other app"? Im not aware of a TV app that let's you watch local Fox TV from Dallas to watch the Cowboys play when you live in Wisconsin
SAJ-99
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No, I mean the Disney app, Netflix app, Youtube etc. They all track you for ads. I can't help you if you want to watch the Cowboys. Please seek professional help.
seeth07
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Ok sure. But you pay for those and this is just a one time up front feeNo, I mean the Disney app, Netflix app, Youtube etc. They all track you for ads. I can't help you if you want to watch the Cowboys. Please seek professional help.
SAJ-99
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You have made me curious as to how this works. The Vsee box doesn't give you access to Disney + content. You need a subscription for that, at least Vsee says this. Disney has it walled off. For local stuff like sports, like you mention, you somehow need to tell the provider you are in another location and the only way to do that is through a VPN or for Vsee to download the content and play it back, which is illegal. There were some other black boxes that did that. It seemed like cyber warfare between providers and the box-maker. The box might work for 6 months and then would not work because content providers figured out how to block it. Rinse and repeat.
Every time I see these threads I want to buy one and test it to see how it works. Now I have to do some digging into this thing.
seeth07
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Correct, this isnt to cover having something like Disney plus to watch movies. Its to not have to pay sling to watch ESPN or pay YouTube TV to watch local TV when you're in the boonies like me and antenna doesnt work
npaden
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I did a little searching and came up with that it would be illegal to use for paid streaming services although it sounds like you could do it at least temporarily. Also if you are tech savvy enough it sounds like there are apps out there you could use instead of paying for a device that really is just a short cut to run the pirating apps.
If you really are just doing it to stream over the air network TV you might be legal although I think several of them charge to be streamed. I know they charge YouTube TV and Dish and those guys because for a while we couldn't get a local affiliate on Dish. ESPN would be illegal just like Disney+.
No idea what the ramifications would be if you get caught.
If you really are just doing it to stream over the air network TV you might be legal although I think several of them charge to be streamed. I know they charge YouTube TV and Dish and those guys because for a while we couldn't get a local affiliate on Dish. ESPN would be illegal just like Disney+.
No idea what the ramifications would be if you get caught.
seeth07
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This video was sort of the best I could find beyond personal friends telling me about it
SAJ-99
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i got one and have had it for a month if you need another anecdotal review.
I read an article about these types of boxes and they said that they opened up room for other crap to use them for other things. Wish I could find it so I could get my facts right. May have been put out by consumer reports or something similar. They made it sound like sketchy stuff could happen.
This article pretty much sums up how these things are a waste of money.
vSeeBox Review 2026 - Are These Devices Legal & Safe? https://share.google/5U8Bs7YOExzfiSZqb
This article pretty much sums up how these things are a waste of money.
vSeeBox Review 2026 - Are These Devices Legal & Safe? https://share.google/5U8Bs7YOExzfiSZqb
Is Your Android TV Streaming Box Part of a Botnet? – Krebs on Security https://share.google/ELfVOoDvEXhTCpjgB
Gellar
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I love to tell my kids when they are complaining about having to watch an ad for 20 seconds before they can skip it that when I was their age we only had 1 tv in the house that was black and white with rabbit ear antennas and you had to get up to change the channel and that also meant adjusting the rabbit ears. Occasionally you had to WHAP the side of the tv to get the picture to come back in. They can’t even fathom such a scenario.
Nick87
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I can relate.
