Almost no TV so can you recommend some great websites to us?
May 1st 2010, 5:31 pm
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Almost no TV so can you recommend some great websites to us?
Greetings:
My wife and I are going on a three month vacation in less than two months. My employer has cut off our Orbit/Showtime subscription for probably this reason. We will probably get it back after the summer vacation in September. In the mean time, we don’t have any TV except CNN. However, we do have (when it works) relatively high speed Internet therefore can anyone recommend some great websites that have kept them sane or at least relatively happy during their stay in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia? Websites concerning news, movie downloads, documentaries, comedies, dramas and so on would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I especially would like to watch some British programming like BBC World International if possible but please feel free to make any recommendations you wish because my wife and I love to watch everything. Finally, we like to download programs or films so we can watch later because our Internet connection is at time unreliable. That’s it for now and we look forward to reading your responses.
My wife and I are going on a three month vacation in less than two months. My employer has cut off our Orbit/Showtime subscription for probably this reason. We will probably get it back after the summer vacation in September. In the mean time, we don’t have any TV except CNN. However, we do have (when it works) relatively high speed Internet therefore can anyone recommend some great websites that have kept them sane or at least relatively happy during their stay in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia? Websites concerning news, movie downloads, documentaries, comedies, dramas and so on would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I especially would like to watch some British programming like BBC World International if possible but please feel free to make any recommendations you wish because my wife and I love to watch everything. Finally, we like to download programs or films so we can watch later because our Internet connection is at time unreliable. That’s it for now and we look forward to reading your responses.
May 1st 2010, 6:13 pm
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Re: Almost no TV so can you recommend some great websites to us?
Greetings:
My wife and I are going on a three month vacation in less than two months. My employer has cut off our Orbit/Showtime subscription for probably this reason. We will probably get it back after the summer vacation in September. In the mean time, we don’t have any TV except CNN. However, we do have (when it works) relatively high speed Internet therefore can anyone recommend some great websites that have kept them sane or at least relatively happy during their stay in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia? Websites concerning news, movie downloads, documentaries, comedies, dramas and so on would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I especially would like to watch some British programming like BBC World International if possible but please feel free to make any recommendations you wish because my wife and I love to watch everything. Finally, we like to download programs or films so we can watch later because our Internet connection is at time unreliable. That’s it for now and we look forward to reading your responses.
My wife and I are going on a three month vacation in less than two months. My employer has cut off our Orbit/Showtime subscription for probably this reason. We will probably get it back after the summer vacation in September. In the mean time, we don’t have any TV except CNN. However, we do have (when it works) relatively high speed Internet therefore can anyone recommend some great websites that have kept them sane or at least relatively happy during their stay in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia? Websites concerning news, movie downloads, documentaries, comedies, dramas and so on would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I especially would like to watch some British programming like BBC World International if possible but please feel free to make any recommendations you wish because my wife and I love to watch everything. Finally, we like to download programs or films so we can watch later because our Internet connection is at time unreliable. That’s it for now and we look forward to reading your responses.
BBC1, BBC2, ITV Channel 4, etc its all there, bit pricey though. I'd give the free trial ago first. Hope that helps
SJ
May 2nd 2010, 2:58 pm
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Re: Almost no TV so can you recommend some great websites to us?
Get your Fix of British TV here
BBC1, BBC2, ITV Channel 4, etc its all there, bit pricey though. I'd give the free trial ago first. Hope that helps
SJ
BBC1, BBC2, ITV Channel 4, etc its all there, bit pricey though. I'd give the free trial ago first. Hope that helps
SJ
May 3rd 2010, 5:18 am
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May 3rd 2010, 2:03 pm
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Re: Almost no TV so can you recommend some great websites to us?
About to go back into Shite TVland (Bahrain this time) so looking for a solution before I blindly settle for Showtime and it's "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" 1987 repeats. What does eveyone else do? Having two very small children the "get a life" option isn't currently available to me until at least 2015.....
May 3rd 2010, 3:26 pm
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Re: Almost no TV so can you recommend some great websites to us?
Previously I paid a monthly fee for a VPN and manually downloaded stuff from BBC iplayer or Channel 4's 4OD - does the kind of subscription site offered above offer much more than that? It's a lot more expensive so I would expect to be able to plug in their box straight into my tv and have a lot less fannying around.
About to go back into Shite TVland (Bahrain this time) so looking for a solution before I blindly settle for Showtime and it's "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" 1987 repeats. What does eveyone else do? Having two very small children the "get a life" option isn't currently available to me until at least 2015.....
About to go back into Shite TVland (Bahrain this time) so looking for a solution before I blindly settle for Showtime and it's "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" 1987 repeats. What does eveyone else do? Having two very small children the "get a life" option isn't currently available to me until at least 2015.....
May 3rd 2010, 8:09 pm
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May 3rd 2010, 9:31 pm
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I don't use a VPN for downloading. Just etishite broadband and leave it running 24/7. Downloaded all sorts of stuff from the latest Doctor Who, Ashes to Ashes, Fringe, Flash Forward, Stargate Universe...you name it. Can also get sports same day as aired on TV...best of all...it's all free!
