It's entirely possible that they mean "we don't support it but it happens to work anyway".
They were using it as the excuse for Eurosport not working though (although the app worked just the subscription refused to go through). It now works so either the gremlins have got bored and gone home or Google did something to fix it.
How well has the app Player been working since you first sorted it out?
I haven't found it to bad but I do get the odd buffering episode which is a bit weird. If I use cyclefans to pick up a live stream from a European tv station I have no buffering episodes at all so you'd expect a specially designed app to be ok. Other than that though it's been ok, my tablet is only a 7" one so the picture looks ok.
Ah yes - I sometimes get those too. They cause a brief delay and then the coverage continues from where it froze. Not a huge problem in itself, but that is also what happens before the server error failures so the buffering message puts me on edge because I think that the Player is about to crash on me and it might take a few minutes to get it back.
I can't praise it enough. My phone, HTC One X, has a 4.7 inch screen so the Nexus it quite a bit larger. I rarely bother to use the PC for internet based stuff (such as CC) anymore. Searches, forum participation, email etc are all done on the Nexus (even the phone gets little use at home as the devices duplicate and update each other). Out and about is easy with the Nexus, it fits in the pocket of my shorts so I can take it to the pub etc. BT Wifi manager seems to keep me within range of a hotspot whenever I need one.
I prefer typing on the Nexus to the iPad. The smaller, lighter machine makes it easier to hold and easier to reach the whole screen with your thumbs. If you've got a hard surface to rest it on, though, you can use all of your fingers for typing and the iPad is faster.
