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Genesis did go a bit Pete Tong for a while but It seems to be back to its best for me. Only Channel 4 doesn't seem to want to play but I watch that via the website. Any probs I have I look at the Kodi's forum, answers and solutions come very quickly.

Are you getting warning emails? From who?

I wouldn't use Shaw or any of the cable suppliers even if they dropped their prices drastically. I like the way I watch telly now.

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They were coming from the likes of HBO etc via Telus at the time-I was watching Game of Thrones/the Walkng a Dead/ Supernatural- pup was downloading whole seasons of.. God knows what! - it just got tedious.

We switched to Shaw due to internet speed as we all stream independently. We just have Shaw for our internet, no cable etc, as you say, no need. We have to have a landline as we live in a bit of a dip and our cellphone coverage is sketchy in certain parts of the house- annoying but in view of work we do have to be contactable most of the time. Hopefully upgrades to Telus in town this year may improve things and we can then ditch the pointless landline

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My MIL rents out rooms in her house to 20 somethings passing through Squam and they of course download various movies and such and recently shaw has been sending warninf letters of some sort about it, has her paranoid now the cops are gonna bust down her door.

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I was told by my IT friend its not the download they track you with its when it "seeds" thats when they can track you. I had two emails from Telus regarding illegal downloads so one cure for that was an app on my phone so i could monitor those downloads while relaxing in my recliner. Once the download was at 95% i would drag my ass to the PC and shut off the download before it started seeding. Well he put the app on my phone and PC thats what IT friends are for lol

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So you got all but the end of the program.. was that not a bit frustrating missing the cliffhanger?:cool:

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So that is why Snoop was lead away in handcuffs this afternoon:unsure:

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If you have an Android phone/Android Box (like Nexus Player, NVidia Shield, MXIII G etc...) or Apple TV or a Windows based computer, just install Kodi and install the free FilmOn addon. You get most UK channels (BBC, ITV etc.. Food Network)
Been running it for over a year now.

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I use Play Box Hd on my iPad and iPhone to stream to my apple tv, as most current movies and tv shows, its free and as its not torrent its not an issue until they decide to make streaming an issue

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As was said from someone else with Kodi you dont need to download anything, just stream. Anyone needs a good how to site, try this for Kodi

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Thanks for the link :thumbup:
Yep, that is what we do, just stream. I thought that was what I had suggested but maybe my post was a bit confusing:cool:

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Yea sorry I did get that i just wondered who was sending you letters if you were streaming. All clear now :rofl:

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My issue with streaming.....

No matter how good your own internet is (and ours is) there may still be site problems.

One streaming source might just have that little ring going round and round and round and round and round and never starts when earlier on there was no problem.

Or it might start but keep stopping when previously the same site wasn't a problem.

If you pause to make a coffee or something and find it's 20 minutes or so before you get back, it might not start going again.

Much depends on the site and some are more reliable than others but even the most reliable may suddenly not play nice. At least with a download, once connected it's just minutes away from having it saved and ready to view.

You get yourself ready, sit down with beverage or whatever and then maybe find yourself faffing around trying to find one that works first time. Or you might even find that while the movie was there earlier, it has since been removed.

Tonight, I can sit down, have my whisky and 7up ready and my dry roasted nuts and I know that I can start up The Night Manager and it's absolutely guaranteed to work instantly.

No bandwidth issues, no threatening emails or letters.
There is that bloke in the suit and shades I've got tied up in the garage though. I'll see what he wants after Easter.

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When we first arrived we used Shaw. Standard Definition is poor. Kept trying to adjust TV until I realised it was what Shaw do.
Now we use Telus and SD is much better. However I only graze with Telus and record the odd programme.
For most TV I have a small PC connected to the TV and internet and use Kodi. Addons give me free real time UK channels (watched last 6 nations rugby) and a huge repository of free TV programs and movies on demand (currently watching House of cards, UK and US).

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Shutting it off at 99% doesn't effect what you watch, but the telus emails stopped. :)
I don't download any more though I watch everything through raspberry Pi

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Interesting way of avoiding the hassle- I would have never thought of that. Streaming seems to be so much better