MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
Sep 15th 2019, 6:40 pm
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MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
Hello
looking for some help / advice on how I can watch my5 / channel 5 on demand on my TV in Canada
i have managed to watch / use it on my iPad but it will not mirror to my Apple TV ( only the audio will mirror no picture )
i can use a VPN on my iPad but on my Apple TV not sure if this will work and we also use rural TELUS internet so not easy to add a VPN to our home router and I am not sure a VPN will even solve the issue with the MY5 viewing. Maybe there is another option to use MY5 in Canada that I am not aware of so any advice would be appreciated thanks
looking for some help / advice on how I can watch my5 / channel 5 on demand on my TV in Canada
i have managed to watch / use it on my iPad but it will not mirror to my Apple TV ( only the audio will mirror no picture )
i can use a VPN on my iPad but on my Apple TV not sure if this will work and we also use rural TELUS internet so not easy to add a VPN to our home router and I am not sure a VPN will even solve the issue with the MY5 viewing. Maybe there is another option to use MY5 in Canada that I am not aware of so any advice would be appreciated thanks
Sep 15th 2019, 10:00 pm
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Re: MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
I use a DNS hider for all my ATVs and use the MY5 app on the ATV
Sep 16th 2019, 1:17 am
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Sep 16th 2019, 3:56 pm
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Re: MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
Easiest option would be just to get a PC for your living room. You can connect it to your TV with HDMI, then just connect to the VPN on your PC and browse the My5 website with a web browser.
Alternatively, you could connect a PC/Laptop to your router with a regular LAN cable, connect to the VPN, then use Windows Connection Sharing to share the VPN connection over a WiFi hotspot and have the apple TV and your phone both connect to that. I've known people to sometimes have issues with this though (sometimes the site will realize you're using a VPN this way).
Final option would be to buy a powerful router that can connect to the VPN.
Alternatively, you could connect a PC/Laptop to your router with a regular LAN cable, connect to the VPN, then use Windows Connection Sharing to share the VPN connection over a WiFi hotspot and have the apple TV and your phone both connect to that. I've known people to sometimes have issues with this though (sometimes the site will realize you're using a VPN this way).
Final option would be to buy a powerful router that can connect to the VPN.
Sep 16th 2019, 4:27 pm
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Re: MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
Easiest option would be just to get a PC for your living room. You can connect it to your TV with HDMI, then just connect to the VPN on your PC and browse the My5 website with a web browser.
Alternatively, you could connect a PC/Laptop to your router with a regular LAN cable, connect to the VPN, then use Windows Connection Sharing to share the VPN connection over a WiFi hotspot and have the apple TV and your phone both connect to that. I've known people to sometimes have issues with this though (sometimes the site will realize you're using a VPN this way).
Final option would be to buy a powerful router that can connect to the VPN.
Alternatively, you could connect a PC/Laptop to your router with a regular LAN cable, connect to the VPN, then use Windows Connection Sharing to share the VPN connection over a WiFi hotspot and have the apple TV and your phone both connect to that. I've known people to sometimes have issues with this though (sometimes the site will realize you're using a VPN this way).
Final option would be to buy a powerful router that can connect to the VPN.
thanks
Sep 16th 2019, 5:35 pm
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Sep 16th 2019, 6:14 pm
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Sep 16th 2019, 6:46 pm
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Re: MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
I got one for $99 (mail order from Infotech in Toronto) with far better specs than I'd have got in a laptop for that low a price.
It was W7 but we took the still free upgrade to W10.
Sep 16th 2019, 11:05 pm
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Re: MY5 UK TV Viewing Help
Today I had a play around with the tv and using express VPN service I was able to manually set my DNS on my Apple TV box and then login into iTunes using my old uk login. I downloaded the BBC i player APP and that seems to work also downloaded the MY5 app unfortunately it will not play when I choose a tv show.
Not sure if it’s the DNS I am using that’s not compatible with MY5 or something else
my head starting to hurt lol
Not sure if it’s the DNS I am using that’s not compatible with MY5 or something else
my head starting to hurt lol
