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Forum: Spain
Apr 19th 2022, 6:07 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,350
Posted By The Guy

Re: BBC iPlayer on Firestick

Unfortunately not all the time. Due to the way SmartDNS works, some TVs need to be set up using a VPN set for the UK before they load up the UK apps, then you can remove the VPN and use a Smartdns...
Forum: Spain
Apr 18th 2022, 6:45 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,350
Posted By The Guy

Re: BBC iPlayer on Firestick

VPNs on a firestick (and other devices) to access the likes of iPlayer have been around for ages, so this is nothing new really.


Try STVPlayer instead (the Scottish regional version of ITV),...
Forum: Spain
Apr 10th 2021, 7:30 am
Replies: 23
Views: 12,555
Posted By The Guy

Re: Iptv recommendations

If "Satellite TV is about to disappear" then why have pretty much all the uk broadcasters signed new deals with SES Astra for the next 7 years?
And satellite is perfectly capable of distributing 4k...
Forum: Spain
Apr 9th 2021, 3:59 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 12,555
Posted By The Guy

Re: Iptv recommendations

The UK TV satellites (there are currently three, not one, Astra 2e, 2f and 2g - the old ones weer 2a, 2b, 2d and EB1) have two beams.

One UK beam, carrying the likes of BBC, ITV C4 Five,...
Forum: Spain
Apr 9th 2021, 6:58 am
Replies: 23
Views: 12,555
Posted By The Guy

Re: Iptv recommendations

Remember that the Astra 2 European beam, that carries the majority of Sky package channels is still easily available in all of Spain on "smallish" dishes. So to say "the demise of sky tv in southern...
Forum: Spain
Sep 18th 2020, 5:51 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,456
Posted By The Guy

Re: Movistar RADIO Fusion

Be easier to buy another router and link to your main router and use the DNS service on that - that way you are not messing around with the settings on your main router
Forum: Spain
Sep 14th 2020, 5:27 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,199
Posted By The Guy

Re: Lliria

Sky Multiroom works that you have one "main" card at "full price", and a second card at 10gbp per month, that mirrors the main card.
However, they do try to police this by asking for the boxes to be...
Forum: Spain
Sep 14th 2020, 2:23 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,199
Posted By The Guy

Re: Lliria

SkyQ boxes have the card inserted in them. They use your internet network to transmit the signals to the "slave" boxes.

Sky+HD and the SkyHD "multiroom" boxes all require their own separate card....
Forum: Spain
Sep 14th 2020, 5:53 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,199
Posted By The Guy

Re: Lliria

Place in the sun C4 on Wednesday is around Lliria
Forum: Spain
Jul 3rd 2020, 5:55 am
Replies: 8
Views: 822
Posted By The Guy

Re: Satellite ready TV

And worth noting that TVs with built in satellite receiver may not get access to a full 7 day programme guide, or do automatic channel updates, or get "red button" text like a Sky or Freesat box...
Forum: Spain
Jul 2nd 2020, 5:41 am
Replies: 5
Views: 893
Posted By The Guy

Re: British T V in Spain

All, yes, yes, depends.


You can get all channels in Spain.
Via satellite it depends where exactly you are in Spain, which will determine the required dish size.
For some areas, the required...
Forum: Spain
May 17th 2020, 4:16 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 852
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

Not quite. £20-25/mth, and that is before they offer you their discounts..where you can usually get about 50% off for 18 months
For some people prefer direct from satellite especially if they only...
Forum: Spain
May 17th 2020, 12:39 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 852
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

Actually the issue will be resolved with a small dish or LNB adjustment. Those group of channels are really sensitive to such a small movement in dish or LNB skew.
And if using a Sky (which the OP...
Forum: Spain
May 17th 2020, 6:52 am
Replies: 9
Views: 852
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

In that area, on that sized dish, you should be able to get them back again.
It should not affect other channels, but there are a few others (ITV1 HD, SD Discovery, some Sky HD channels like some...
Forum: Spain
May 16th 2020, 6:49 am
Replies: 9
Views: 852
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

They have not moved, still on the same frequency / satellite / beam.
But they did change the frequency parameters, so their owners (UKTV) could cram all their SD channels (inc Dave, Gold, Eden,...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 21st 2020, 1:38 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 9,914
Posted By The Guy

Re: Intelsat 907 ... 901 now live!!!

Satback at 28.5west has the 8 BBC channels (One, Two, Four, News, Parliament, CBBC, Cbbeebies, Red Button, with in additional three country variations of BBC1, and with BBC1, BBC2 and CBBC in HD...
Forum: Spain
Jan 19th 2020, 8:12 am
Replies: 34
Views: 5,600
Posted By The Guy

Re: Severe weather warning

80kmph winds, with predicted gusts of over 140kmph, with rain, snow, and seaswell of 6-8m. going to be a rough evening / night
Forum: Spain
Jan 19th 2020, 8:10 am
Replies: 6
Views: 654
Posted By The Guy

Re: Car tyre shops in Oliva / Gandia

The polygon near Leroy Merlin and Dulcesol factory, next to the Chino shop...Nuematicos Gandia
Most insurance policies have breakdown cover, so you call them, and they will arrange for a grua to...
Forum: Spain
Dec 31st 2019, 6:35 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,176
Posted By The Guy

Re: Buying a television in the UK

Not too sure many TVs can be used with I907 (soon to be I901!)...with a separate receiver should be no problem, but trying to import the Biss codes required to hack into I907, and the unusual Symbol...
Forum: Spain
Sep 23rd 2019, 4:28 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,721
Posted By The Guy

Re: help iptv down

Hows about :Freesat
Subscription free UK TV - so no viewing cards required (so no Sky T&Cs to break)
Channels are free to air, legally available to anyone with a large enough satellite dish to...
Forum: Spain
Sep 22nd 2019, 7:20 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,721
Posted By The Guy

Re: help iptv down

Confusingly the xtreame fb page is back up,and they already have another webpage up....yes i know that what was taken down was not actually an IPTV server, but simply a "back end" interface and...
Forum: Spain
Sep 6th 2019, 5:48 am
Replies: 30
Views: 4,350
Posted By The Guy

Re: Who knows about Spanish Tv's?

I have a client this week that got a latest Bravia.
It does the country check as normal(set to uk), but when it connects to the internet, it checks your location, and downloads the appropriate...
Forum: Spain
Aug 28th 2019, 6:01 am
Replies: 30
Views: 4,350
Posted By The Guy

Re: Who knows about Spanish Tv's?

Some of the TVs set up the apps during set up, after you have connected it to the internet. So you may need to ensure the TV is set up to your UK VPN router before you start the set up, so it can...
Forum: Spain
Aug 26th 2019, 6:14 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,154
Posted By The Guy

Re: Which brosdband / tv supplier is best?

IF you want Sky UK, then if you want the best reliability, picture and audio quality, and direct from the broadcaster, then a dish and sky uk subscription.
However, some sky pay channels, and most...
Forum: Spain
Aug 17th 2019, 3:32 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,383
Posted By The Guy

Re: Cough after day at beach?

Two of our local beaches were closed for a few days whilst they tested the water...as we had a very intense but brief rainstorm a day or so earlier and drains were overwhelmed and sewerage came into...
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