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magnification Sep 3rd 2014 11:39 am

How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
anything online (eg bbc)fromUK, unblocked?

csdf Sep 3rd 2014 11:46 am

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
Filmon

magnification Sep 3rd 2014 11:49 am

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
blocked i think....was today earlier.

Bahtatboy Sep 3rd 2014 12:05 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
vpn + BBC iPlayer, Channel 4 etc

Millhouse Sep 3rd 2014 12:18 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
samsung smartv TV, DNS settings. magic

Brains1983 Sep 3rd 2014 12:23 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11391189)
samsung smartv TV, DNS settings. magic

do tell?

UKCityGent Sep 3rd 2014 12:24 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
I use mozilla and a BBC iplayer add-on

No configurations, no issues, no cost

shiva Sep 3rd 2014 12:35 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11391189)
samsung smartv TV, DNS settings. magic

****, never thought of that.
I assume a quick google will sort me out with the settings?

csdf Sep 3rd 2014 1:15 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 

Originally Posted by magnification (Post 11391159)
blocked i think....was today earlier.

If so, then it happened overnight as I was watching it yesterday.

Millhouse Sep 3rd 2014 1:38 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11391203)
****, never thought of that.
I assume a quick google will sort me out with the settings?

if you bought the telly here you need to get it to point to the uk/us app store. you change the region by a 15 sequence on the remote.

like this

then use this to change the dns

presto. My TV thinks and operates as if it's in the UK.

magnification Sep 3rd 2014 1:53 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
not using tv......laptop online please.

Millhouse Sep 3rd 2014 2:02 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 

Originally Posted by magnification (Post 11391278)
not using tv......laptop online please.

change the dns settings and use the iplayer

shiva Sep 3rd 2014 4:57 pm

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11391262)
if you bought the telly here you need to get it to point to the uk/us app store. you change the region by a 15 sequence on the remote.

like this

then use this to change the dns

presto. My TV thinks and operates as if it's in the UK.

not using that kind but id assume if it can be done on one brand it can be done on most. Ta

martinbkk Sep 4th 2014 4:17 am

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
A note of caution about TV's.

Depending on the TV brand not all will accept their being in your country of choice. For example my 2013 model LG smart 3d tv have about 25 countries stored in its region selector. When connected through my VPN enabled router which gives it a UK ip address the tv thinks it is in a basic default "other" country and does not load the relevant apps so for iPlayer use I am limited to opening it in the browser. It does not appear in the baked in apps as it would if it were a true UK model.

I understand there is a way to reset the TV to reprogram the region groups to make it an EU model as opposed to a ME&A model but I've not yet found how to achieve that.

Other than that any of the various services that can spoof your location should basically work. On a laptop usually easier than a TV.

csdf Sep 4th 2014 4:36 am

Re: How can I watch tv? free. online.
 
For what it's worth, FilmOn still works fine as of last night. Combined with a Raspberry PI and an EPG add-on, it's pretty convenient (albeit you're forced to watch mid-afternoon programming in the evening, due to the time difference). My wife appears to be addicted to Tipping Point, which as far as I can tell is only one step removed from the Apocalypse.


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