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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 9th 2017, 1:48 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,717
Posted By ovbg

Re: Leaving Germany for U.K.

I moved back to the UK after over 15 years in Germany and more than 25 years abroad. All up and it was an easy process.

My old National Insurance number was still valid, and it was easy to set...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 5th 2015, 10:00 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,491
Posted By ovbg

Re: How are we watching BBC now?

The BBC iPlayer has the largest platform support of any television catch-up service in the world. It is on almost everything.

The Now TV box is as suggested is the best value option. It will also...
Forum: Australia
May 6th 2013, 8:53 am
Replies: 189
Views: 65,927
Posted By ovbg

Re: How can you watch UK TV on your computer for Free in Australia?

Year... but...

Do you really think Sky gave NTV their blessing to rebroadcast their sports channels? These are not FTA (free-to-air) services and this makes a very very big difference. It is one...
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2013, 10:16 am
Replies: 25
Views: 9,820
Posted By ovbg

Re: Smart TV's aren't that smart!

The best TV I have found for this is the E-series Samsung. (Be careful of the later F-Series as the trick doesn't work with that model), likewise, many E-series Blu-Ray players will work as well.
...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 7th 2013, 12:29 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 49,905
Posted By ovbg

Re: Hola unblocker - BBC iplayer gone?!!!!!!

Probably the best way is via something called a Smart DNS. It isn't free as it costs generally about the price of a pub beer per month, but you get a lot more than Hola.

The big advantage is that...
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2013, 9:05 pm
Replies: 189
Views: 65,927
Posted By ovbg

Re: How can you watch UK TV on your computer for Free in Australia?

Try setting that up on a Smart TV app or iOS. Hola is fine when watching TV on a computer though.
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2013, 12:52 pm
Replies: 189
Views: 65,927
Posted By ovbg

Re: How can you watch UK TV on your computer for Free in Australia?

The answer is a bit more complicated. Yes and No.

No, if you buy a Samsung TV in Australia, out of the box you will only have access to the Australian app store.

Yes, it is available on an...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2013, 10:35 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,547
Posted By ovbg

Re: Ditching SKY and using Freeview/Internet

Absolutely fantastic. Those of you who are watching UK tele via the Samsung Smart Hub, 4oD have just added themselves to the lineup.

This means the Samsung Smart hub should offer all of the UK's...
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2013, 10:31 am
Replies: 189
Views: 65,927
Posted By ovbg

Re: How can you watch UK TV on your computer for Free in Australia?

Well, Channel 4 have done it, they finally put 4oD up on the Samsung Smart TV Platform. This means all the main UK channels now have their catch-up services available from the Samsung Smart Hub, BBC...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 18th 2013, 1:05 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,249
Posted By ovbg

Re: I'm thinking about becoming German

Here's a free "J"... comes in handy for saying yes in German. :D
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 18th 2013, 5:26 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,547
Posted By ovbg

Re: Ditching SKY and using Freeview/Internet

Just tested it southerner and everything is fine here, on all devices I have and both live & catch-up.

It's interesting that you are having problems as usually it's the other way around. In most...
Forum: Australia
Dec 18th 2012, 10:42 pm
Replies: 189
Views: 65,927
Posted By ovbg

Re: How can you watch UK TV on your computer for Free in Australia?

^ It's an interesting read, though I would want to check all the sources before believing it 100%.

One thing that was incorrect was at the bottom, where it said TV-Catchup was breaking the same...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 14th 2012, 7:34 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,547
Posted By ovbg

Re: Ditching SKY and using Freeview/Internet

You will need a UK iTunes account, but this is pretty easy and painless.
* On a computer (rather than a mobile device) go to iTunes and create a new account. Make it a UK account.
* You will need a...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 7th 2012, 2:26 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 5,547
Posted By ovbg

Re: Ditching SKY and using Freeview/Internet

Thank you Mr Holmes.

So, I'm still interested to know if FilmOn has UK TV on their free service in NZ. The last time I VPN'd into NZ, I noticed my FilmOn app stopped showing the UK channels. I was...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 5th 2012, 8:09 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 5,547
Posted By ovbg

Re: Ditching SKY and using Freeview/Internet

Does FilmOn offer UK television for free in New Zealand? I use this service in Germany and it's great, especially if you Airplay from an iDevice as the video quality is for some reason much better...
Forum: Europe
Jul 23rd 2004, 10:46 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,704
Posted By ovbg

To get British Satellite TV isn't that hard. 1st,...

To get British Satellite TV isn't that hard. 1st, if you already have Sky in Britain, just take your box, and LMB but leave your dish in the UK, it's no use in Spain for Sky & BBC.

The main...
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