BRIAN 1

Hi,we had a slingbox for a couple of years,installed in our sons spare room.He had it linked to his Sky anyroom,otherwise we would be controlling his main tv from here.Every now and then it would crash and we had to text him to reset it.Not a very convenient set up really and after 2 years it burnt out anyway.Cheers,Brian.

BRIAN 1

Hi,we're watching GMB right now,lol.We got an old Iphone from our daughter,downloaded the app and plugged it into our tv with Iphone to hdmi lead,no probs,cheers,Brian.

britaly00

Wow! Living the dream lol

Geordieborn

Had to search what "GMB" was, is there a GMI?

fliss59

We have a vpn and use iPlayer. Works fine in Umbria but we did have the iPlayer app before we came

Plan B

It is possible to receive some of the main UK channels (BBC1,2,3,4, ITV1, Channel4). I am wary of 'broadcasting' this too widely in case the method is closed off. Anyone interested can PM me.
I wish the broadcasters would hurry up and provide a subscription-based internet service.

arjacey

Look at TVMucho. New kid on the block, claims to be legal, no VPN required (which we found BBC was blocking anyway), reasonable rates.

If you are interested, PM me as it mightbe mutually beneficial. I haven't looked at the 'invite a friend' deals yet but it could be good.

Usual provisos on continuity of service....

Geordieborn

Lots out there on the web about it, but nothing untoward, looks as you say like a new starter. If Beeb blocks your vpn service get in touch with your provider as they most likely have a solution. However this is a cat and mouse game so it will happen often. Smaller vpn companies are getting away with it for now, but they may hit them anytime. Some vpn companies will give you a personal IP address at a cost.

arjacey

Express VPN have, sort of, given up, just say it’s a problem that might be resolved by reconnecting, switching on and off, reconnecting wi-if, disabling Location Services and so on, but nothing seems to work so I have given up as well.

VPN Express works well but bandwidth needs to be purchased. Sometimes need to restart app or reconnect VPN but, so far, quite reliable.

philat98

I just installed privateinternetaccess VPN and it is working well. Easy to configure and $70 for two years.

BRIAN 1

Never used vpn or whatever.Still "living the dream" watching Loose Women and Dancing on Ice,lol.

Kenzo14

I have to admit I really don't understand wanting British TV over here.

There are Italian versions of most British programmes and to be honest I found it has helped me learning the language a lot. I never really watched corrie or eastenders though in the first place.

British TV has gone downhill anyway. There are a couple of nice things maybe but not enough to really get me going down a whole VPN route or anything.

Maybe I just don't love TV enough but I certainly didnt come to Italy to watch British TV..... I can do that in Britain lol

Geordieborn

I agree, but we had almost stopped watching TV before we bought here 8 years back. Still there is the occasional sports radio program I might want to listen to and the beeb block a lot. In those small number of occasions I use the VPN which cost circa £50 for 2 years...

philat98

VPns are a useful security feature. ISPs in the US have started selling clients browsing and download data and I don't suppose the ones in Italy are far behind. If you use a VPN the ISP cannot record what you are doing online.

Kenzo14

I suppose so. I think the last TV programme I ever watched in the UK was death in paradise, the carribean Jonathan Creek if you will. I just watch the Italian versions of everything else. Although in all honesty I game much more than I watch TV.

As a security feature I don't really see the point, if someone can make money out of me browsing expat forums and the occasional cooking website then best of british to them I guess...

Kenzo