EMR

You would need a vpn type service to mask your location.

SMENI

I know that now but previous poster didn't mention he'd done that - so wondered how he had got it to work?

julie221271

Ive just found out that the amazon fire stick DOES work in Portugal....watch UK tv on film on tv.

julie221271

Many thanks just found out myself that the Fire Stick works great in portugal.

barlaventoexpert

GeniB,

Don't necessarily blame the guy!

Assuming your UK TV is being fed over your Internet connection sounds like part of the problem is with your Internet Connection. Who is the provider? MEO?

If MEO, are the phone cables to your house overhead or underground? If overhead, could well be problem with dodgy connectors between the exchange and the house.

EMR

Our friends in Albufeira are now on their third iptv product, this one being a 4g reliant service using a pirated tv server providing Sky ,BBC etc.
We popped round for tea while the federer matchvwas on.
Every few minutes it started buffering.
The only reason offered by the provider is the huge rise in demand on the systems with the arrival of tourists.

barlaventoexpert

EMR, you are correct!

A large percentage of reports of buffering occur in in winter on late Saturday afternoon when the Premier League matches are on!

Basically the servers all the way up the line (Lisbon, tv feed server, node server, broadcasters server can't handle the demand for video feeds. It's not a "Portugal" problem, it's a global demand question as humankind's accelerating incessant need for 24/7 audio/video gratification means, even with the best will in world, humankind will never be satisfied!

mfesharne

If you have a half decent interner connection you can get everything you could possibly want from Sky Sports to newest on demand movies all legal & free of charge & legal with mobdro.com, kodi.tv & camposat.tv

EMR

Not legal, Sky is only legally available via a contract subsription.
If your provider is caught and shut down you will have no complaints.
I thought you were a great one for legalities ?

mfesharne

According to their respective websites it is legal because it's streaming not downloading but I don't really know what the difference between the two is. However, I'd have thought if it were illegal Sky & others would have shut them down very quickly but they've been running for a long time now so I guess it's not illegal.

FWIW, you don't use a provider as such because you access the site directly not through a 3rd party. Or perhaps it might be more accurate to say kodi or mobdro etc are the providers.

snaphappy

Streaming, downloading, whatever way you do it, it's illegal if there is a country specific license attached.

It's very illegal, but not a lot that can be done about it. Most of these streaming services are directed via Russia so difficult to shut down.

Personally, one of the reasons to come to Portugal is to get away from British TV

barlaventoexpert

mfesharne

I agree absolutely but find the services mentioned very useful for watching international rugby & an occasional movie..... Can't remember when I last watched any of the BBCs or ITVs etc though.

EMR

The process of shutting down goes in all the time.
The copywrite owners are always chasing the signal stealers.
Some trying to watch the Euros on BBC via Camposat found the signal blocked..

macliam

Camposat just re-package Filmon who had an agreement with UEFA not to re-broadcast Euro 2016 matches (and previously did the same during the world cup), so there appears to be tacit acceptance of re-broadcasting.