Teliko21

Yeah they know you are in Australia from your IP address. They will have blocked access to anyone who doesn't have a UK IP address.

Hutch

You can usually circumvent such IP checks by using a proxy. However - proxys are often overloaded with lots of users and aren't generally much use for things like streaming video.

BobbyDazzler

Has anybody tried

www.channelchooser.com ?

lollyno1

hi all

complete idiot when it comes to computers...so was wondering..how u get tv through your computer...only thing id like to watch is MOTD really.

or cant u get that programme anyway...

Jockstar

20GIGS? Thats nothing really. Does anyone know if Oz broadband providers do this also?

Hutch

Smaller country (population-wise), less competition - bottom line you'll end up paying more for your bandwidth. Competition in the UK is so intense that you can get properly unlimited connections on ADSL2 pipes for 20-odd quid a month. Here you'll find most ISPs have an upper-teir of packages that top out at around the 40Gb range, but with the better ones you also get 'free' bandwidth outside quota during off-peak hours. You're looking at between $90 - $120 for a 40Gb package. In the UK I was regularly downloading 4Gb DVDs on an 8Mb connection, but it was often downloading for the sake of it - here I'm much pickier about what I snag. That said, in my new house I'll have a much better connection and look forward to some heavy torrent activity. Just don't make the mistake of signing up with one of the telcos (Optus, Telstra, AAPT etc) for your broadband.

northernbird

Its usually enough for me. iinet do packages with higher download limits but I am buggered if I am paying $100+ per month for internet access.

annqldau

There was me wishing for TV without adverts every 5 minutes... .

JenJen

Errm i'm now real confused?

I thought you just needed someone in this country with sky and skype???? or something like my dad and when we move to Melbourne we can watch dads sky box channels through the broadband on our pc

I've prob got this completely wrong haven't i

Help I'm confused I'm sure a few months back there was a topic on here about it

Jen

decca

We have Foxtel with UK TV the soaps are all twenty months behind UK

rab

We get some great shows here like "TROLL's Roadshow", "Some mothers do TROLL 'em" and "It ain't half TROLL Mum", not to mention "TROLL of the Day", "TROLL's Army" and the classic "Only TROLLS and Horses"!!!!

Did no-one else suss this?

rab

The Genie

Does Oz have decent terrestrial TV channels? We will be travelling around Oz when we land, so thought we would buy a cheap LCD and hook it up the old fashioned way - TV Ariel!

possoms

yup

Brian Clough down under

Aussie terrestrial tv is woeful, absolutely terrible. Unless you like rugby, AFL or American medical dramas. Prime time tv on the commercial networks (7, 9 and 10) makes you think you're living in the US. Practically every show between about 7pm to 11pm is an American show - you know, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Lost, Grey's anatomy.......jesus.

My landlord won't let me get foxtel, so if i watch tv it tends to be SBS or ABC - at least that way i get to see some footie on SBS and some English shows on ABC. There are one or two decent Aussie shows on, but you've got to look hard to find them - i like that Chaser's War on everything on ABC for example, but it depends on your sense of humour.

annqldau

Beg to differ but those American shows keep us sane... :scared: would hate to think we had only Aus stuff and if the soccer started over here the schedule would be buggered (like in UK, the series thats been on for weeks stopped for the footy) on top of too many adverts.