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NBA League Pass Yearly ₹1499 (~A$26.60), Premium ₹2099 (~A$37.62) @ NBA iOS App (Indian Apple ID, & Amazon Req)

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  1. Set up an Indian Apple ID using your AU mobile number to verify.

  2. Login into an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, using an Indian Apple ID by going to settings > Your name > Media and purchases.

  3. Buy Apple gift cards from Amazon India using your AU amazon account. Enter an Indian address (make sure indian address is selected) and use an international fee free card. Then load gift cards to your Apple ID.

  4. Open up NBA app and it will give you a prompt to subscribe with Indian pricing, without even logging into an account. You can also login into your existing NBA account/create a new NBA account before subscribing, if you prefer to use it on other devices.

  5. Choose a plan of your liking

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Comments

  • +2

    Anything similar for PlayStation Plus or EA sports? VPN or another country sub?

  • Would this work with Turkish IOS account? And if so, any idea how much it is in TRY?

    • +4

      Standard - TRY689.99 (A$30.25)
      Premium - TRY869.99 (A$38.14)

    1. Open up NBA app and it will give to prompt to subscribe with Indian pricing, without even logging into an account.

    Does it prompt you to log into the NBA app after you press subscribe?

    Just thinking how it works if I want to watch on a different device?

    • You can also login and subscribe.

  • +1

    I did Turkish iOS account for last season. Looks like Indian is cheaper.

    • I have the Turkish iOS nba league pass premium set up last year. It says on the subscription page that my renewal is 599.99, that’s about 26-27 dollars.

      I have bought 600 lira worth of Turkish Apple gift card and see if it will just deduct the money from my Apple account and continue the subscription

      • I would like to know if this worked for you, cause I planned on doing the same. Though my renewal would be in late October. When is your renewal supposed to kick in?

      • Did that work for you with the Turkish apple gift card?

        • yes it worked

  • Can you use this without VPN after you subscribe?

    Can you use it on multiple devices?

    • -1

      Can you use this without VPN after you subscribe?

      Looking at previous posts, you don't need VPN to watch.

      inb4 anyone asks again: You don't need to connect to a VPN to watch.

      But hopefully someone who has previously had membership can confirm.


      Can you use it on multiple devices?

      Membership should link to your NBA profile, if you login before signing up and then you can log in on any device.

  • That is a good question, you might need to log in on a VPN

    • You don't need a VPN. I just did this process this arvo. I can confirm this works. Tried creating the indian apple id on the computer, but that did not work. Had to create it on my iphone, which then let me complete the account creation. Everything else worked as described.

  • Once purchased, you don't need to stay signed in to the Indian apple id account I'd hope?

    • +1

      Yup, just login to your NBA account on the app before you sign up, so that the membership is tied to your NBA account.

      • +2

        Yep, did exactly as you described. Logged into my nba account on the phone before subscribing. It all appears to be working. :-)

        • i'm confused about this part - can i create a new NBA account which can be used on different devices? or will i be restricted to watching on the device i'm purchasing it on?

  • -1

    Can the account be shared? If so, PM me, and we can split the cost.

  • +3

    In the past India has been the cheapest but also required a VPN to watch. Other countries only VPN needed at sign up. Your Milage may vary

  • +2

    A friend got an email this morning saying : we notice you have been enjoying NBA league pass from Australia. and your subscription pricing will be updated to that Australian retail price

    • Were they paying using an Apple ID though?

      • +1

        this is usually happens closer to renewal - and I was using the turkey one

      • +1

        I am not sure. will find out.

      • I got this email as well. Bought via Mexico the last couple of years with VPN. Not using apple ID.

    • +3

      Got the same email last year, just got an email in spanish telling me my pass would renew for 1314HNL….. Don't give it too much thought

    • +1

      I received an email yesterday saying that my subscription will renew for 2024-2025 in a month time, TRY 839.99 will be charged to my payment method on the file. I signed up to Turkey's via vpn last year.

      • Are you subscribed via Apple or Android?

  • -1

    Anyone know if this strategy could work for any EPL services?

  • Can you use VPN to just sign up directly on the NBA website or is the iOS account mandatory?

    • Not anymore, you will be able to get to the payment page but the card will fail. I have tried with multiple cards, multiple VPNS and multiple regions with no luck.

      Would always get one of two errors
      "Uh-oh, something went wrong" or "we can't process your transaction at this time, please try a new card or contact your financial institution"

      • +1

        Incredible how they would rather block someone paying. I've happily paid $30-$50 for a pass in the past. If they want to make it difficult for me to pay a price I deem reasonable, which other countries can enjoy, then I have no choice but to raise my mast and sail the high seas.

        Arrrrrrrrrrrr

        • -5

          The alternative is they stop offering regional pricing and people from those countries miss out entirely. If you want Turkish pricing, move over there and take home 15x less per year.

  • Has anyone who used the Turkish iTunes method last year received a renewal email? I haven't received anything yet so wondering if they'll ask me to renew in AUD (I don't have iTunes credit on that account anyway).

    • I am with you, still haven't received renewal email either.

      Used Turkey apple ID with subscription purchase.

    • Same, I haven't received anything regarding to renewal yet. Though I signed up around late October 2023 during the pre-season games. So maybe I still have a month to go (i.e. September) before receiving any renewal emails.

    • I got that email to renew in Tuk currency (840). But i used this indian method instead

  • I was using the Algerian VPN method and got the Aussie renewal yesterday for $170~. Stuff that.
    Has anyone done this and confirmed it's actually working and can sign in to their account and watch games whilst NOT connected to VPN?
    I've been watching games for years though my Nvidia Shield. Don't want to fart around with VPN's being on when watching

  • Does this give men and women's basketball? Don't want to pay for kayo just to watch basketball… Or are they different still?
    Want to watch current and past games but couldn't really tell what it entails compare wise
    Thanks

    • NBA league pass is only for the men's games, the WBNA have their own league pass. You can go back and watch past games of the season using NBA league pass.

      • Thanks, any ideas if the same works for women's cost wise?

        • I'm not sure sorry, I havent tried.

  • Can this be achieved using revolut?

    • Nope, thus why the gift cards

      • Still can't use revolut to purchase the gift cards?

        • +1

          Yeah, you can use Revolut to buy gift cards. But I haven’t tested it.

  • Does anyone know if you can share the subscription to other iCloud family members?

  • so have ppl got this working or what

    • Bueller…Bueller…

    • +1

      I can confirm this works. Tried creating the indian apple id on the computer, but that did not work. Had to create it on my iphone, which then let me complete the account creation. Paid for the indian apple gift card using my Wise digital credit card. Did that part on my computer. Everything else worked as described.

      • Did you use a new phone number or one that was already linked to an existing apple account?

        • when i created the indian AppleID i used an AU number

          • @sdarren88: Mine is saying subscribed but I can't watch premium content and due to renew in 7 days so I should be able to watch for free but I can't.

            Any ideas anyone?

            • @Pootie Tang: what does it say under Subscription in account settings? did you create a new NBA ID or use an existing one? I created a new account

              • @sdarren88: Existing.

                I will try a new one.

                Nothing in the league pass subs - only says subscribed via apple store when I try do it again.

                Going to try a new NBA account. Seems to be the variable.

                • @Pootie Tang: does the gift card balance look like it's been redeemed? =\

                  • @sdarren88: No but only assumed it would after the alleged 7 day trial which ends on the 20 th.

                    However I'm confident in not registered as otherwise I could watch everything.

  • +1

    Ok just received an email yesterday (12/09) from Apple regarding to the NBA subscription renewal. The cost is still 599 Turkish Lira/Year. I haven’t top up my Turkish Apple account yet…

    The renewal date is for 12/10 btw.

    • Hmmm, I wonder for the Turkish renewal on iOS, is it just add in the amount into the iOS account and let it run its course for the NBA subscription without the need of VPN.

  • 849 tukish lira when I subscribed the other day for the premium three devices option

  • Have been subbing through South Africa for a few years and when I go into manage the account the prices are now in Australian dollars even if I'm on a VPN for South Africa.

    The jig is up.

  • +2

    I've just managed to sign up through Turkey. It was a process…
    For the past few years I've just let it renew at the Aus price but not this time.
    Firstly tried the Google Pay method. Set up a Turkey GPay profile, connected to Turkey VPN but always got the "please try another payment method" error at the last step.

    What worked was…
    *I had to borrow a friend's iPhone
    Not connected to VPN
    Changing my Apple ID (that I use on my work laptop…..) Region to Turkey, with a randomly generated address and phone number.
    Buying Turkish iTunes Gift Cards from G2A (849 Turkish Lira over 3 cards) ~ $52AUD.
    Log into my Apple ID on iPhone. Redeem the vouchers in the App store.
    Download NBA App.

    Connect to Turkey VPN - I use Nord
    Open NBA app.
    Log into my EXISTING AU nba account.
    Subscribe using Apple

    Was able to watch immediately on device not connected to VPN.

    Side note… Had a hell of a time trying to create a new Apple ID before using my work one.
    Seemed to be a problem with the SMS verification API. Confirmed first code via email, got second code sent to my phone, but would never work when submitted. No errors in the UI. POST errors in Dev Tools but no useful info.
    Would have been fairly quick and easy if that step had have worked

    • Any reason why you signed up with Turkey instead of following the proposed Indian option which seems cheaper? I'm about to do sub and keen to get your feedback.

      Cheers!

      • Im following this process. Im not sure with India tbh though thanks to OP for sharing. I believe previous years when you sub to india lp it requires you to watch the games with vpn to india turned on.

        • +2

          Same here. Historically, you needed to use VPN when watching via Indian subscriptions. I’ll wait it out to see others results when the season starts.

          • +3

            @eciuj: For the last 2 years there has been no need to use the VPN for Indian accounts. I've had one for 7 years up until now. My credit card expired and it won't let me update it. Need a good work around for payments for non iPhone users.

            • @hjsimp5: @hjsimp5. Good to know. I'll still wait until others confirm juuust in case lol

        • thanks for the tip. I'll hold off for now, no point on gambling 30-50 bucks.

        • +1

          update.:

          subbed lp premium using turkey route. thanks steven42 and OP.

  • In step 4, it says: "You can also login into an account before subscribing, if you prefer to use it on other devices.". Can you help explain this? If I sign up with a new account, will I be able to use the new account on other devices?

    Thanks

    • +1

      Yeah you can use new account as well. As long as you are logged in

  • +3

    Just a warning - the NBA has IP banned me. I cannot use the NBA app or access their website using my Wi-Fi. Luckily, there are some very easy workarounds around this. I used the Turkish iOS account method last season with no problems. I renewed my league pass via my Turkish iOS account on 20/09/24 & I just noticed yesterday that the NBA has IP banned me.

    • What message do you get im worried to renew now lol

      • +1

        On a web browser I get the "Access Denied" error. The NBA app doesn't even load. When I switch to my data or use a VPN, I can bypass it. They didn't ban my account so I didn't get a message or anything, but they've basically banned my IP address on my Wi-Fi from accessing their website/app.

        • +1

          Turns out there's an even easier way to bypass this IP ban. Just turn off your router for like 30 mins & you will be assigned a new IP address. Then you can use league pass like normal again. At least until they IP ban me again lol

          • @Nords: I think im assigned a static ip i seen another person with a error on the whirlpool lrague pass forum about noting being in the correct country when watching on the tv its gonna cost $42 to enew for premium

    • Thanks for sharing. My renewal will be in 12/10 on my Turkish iOS account. I’ve topped up the amount needed for the renewal (599 Turkish Lira), interesting to see what happens next, only in a couple of days.

      • For more context, I mainly use the NBA App on my phone and Chromecast. I don’t use it in my PC.

        • Mine doesn't renew till end of month. Let us know how you go. Cheers

          • @oohaah: Looks like I got charged today for 599.99 Lira on my Turkish iOS Account. Got an email confirmation. And I can still watch NBA games (pre-season atm) on the NBA App for my iPhone and Chromecast.

            • @Spinach: @Spinach cheers mate, will let mine renew too then

              • @oohaah: Oh one more thing, my Turkish iOS account was signed in via iPad, added the amount needed to the Apple wallet. Then I switched back to my normal iOS account. I never had to switch back to the Turkish iOS account at all since then. Only received confirmation of the receipt to the email that was used for my Turkish iOS account.

      • Yeah I'm not sure what triggered them to IP ban me

  • Do you need VPN to create INDIAN APPLE ID?

  • These prices that you guys are getting for $170 or so, is that for premium? I previously had SA, and I'd maybe consider $170 (is this for premium?), but when I go to the page, it says $229 AUD. No way am I paying that amount.

  • By the way, if anyone has a slot they'd want to sell, please PM me. I also have a VPN, so if there are any regions that require one, I'd also be interested in that too.

  • Can you watch on android TV with APPLE ID?

    • Good question. I assume this is to just purchase the subscription? I assume you can use it on any device (PC, Android TV etc.?), or am I wrong on that? Can anyone confirm?

      • working ok for me. running on Android, iOS, Google TV and a Chrome browser on a Windows laptop

    • I don't see why you couldn't. I used a family member's iPhone to set up the iOS method but I've only used the league pass on my Android phone or my PC. I haven't had any issues.

  • +2

    i just followed the OPs post. worked. I am in the 7 day trial. the Premium was ₹2099 for me so had to add ₹2100 in apple gift cards. no vpn needed at any point

    • +1

      Enjoy! Try going to Subscriptions > NBA > See All Plans - and see if you can find a cheaper price for Premium.

    • I've had troubles trying to get the registration to 'stick' says I'm subscribed but doesn't actually subscribe me. Did you create a new nba account or anything unique outside of the steps above? Thanks

      • +1

        no i used my existing account.
        says i am subscribed… but im in the 7 day trial . so ill see if it all goes through smooth on the 20th when they bill me.
        setup on the ipad but have been able to watch on a bunch of devices including pc and Android

        • Thanks. No idea why mine is getting across the line. Did you use a VPN when you signed up after loading gift cards or due to turkey profile no need? And assuming you did it yesterday if your renewal is the 20th.

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