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Forum: Spain
Feb 25th 2024, 11:21 am
Replies: 66
Views: 3,214
Posted By bob_day

Re: PG Tips

Russels in Torrox have a good range of english tea types. Relatively exoensive as is the case with most expat foodstuff. We switched to teabags from Dunnes. Cheap and an excellent substitute for PG,...
Forum: Spain
Dec 2nd 2023, 7:58 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,410
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK tv

Stopped using my android box some time, now doing everything tv related on a 4kMax Firestick. Integrates way better into my home cinema setup. Integration with Alexa makes it far more convenient.
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Forum: Spain
Dec 1st 2023, 12:57 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,410
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK tv

For sure. Aside from tje speed refuction with a vpn, which may not be relevant if you have a fast connection. But for some it means tje difference between streaming UHD and HD..

You're cirrect...
Forum: Spain
Dec 1st 2023, 11:41 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,410
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK tv

You don't need VPN to watch UK tv. Often providors like iplayer will block vpn access as 99 times out of 100 its an expat from somewhere accessing the service. An altenative, and preferable solution ...
Forum: Spain
Nov 30th 2023, 6:03 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,410
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK tv

That is a solution, but personally i find it too much hassle to have to load a different app when i want to watch a diffetent channel.. Plus of course there's no overall epg.

Still using the new...
Forum: Spain
Mar 30th 2023, 11:45 am
Replies: 33
Views: 2,061
Posted By bob_day

Re: The fires have started

Couple of years ago as we went to bed my wife thought she could smell smoke. Stuck my head out of the door to see a wall of orange flame not many metres from our house. Fire brigade and guardian...
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2022, 12:46 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,966
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK TV in Spain without using a VPN

I use it with dns redirection from smartdnsproxy. Works perfectly.
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2022, 10:01 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,966
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK TV in Spain without using a VPN

Another current tvmucho user here. Used to use them a couple of years ago, but their service went downhill. Subscribed to an alternative for 12 months. Now back with tvmucho.

Another option which...
Forum: Spain
Nov 7th 2022, 2:31 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,042
Posted By bob_day

Re: Valencia

I'll pass this information on. Many thanks... As it happens it's his wife who will be working, my son is having 3 month holiday. I think that most of the filming will be in and around the science...
Forum: Spain
Nov 7th 2022, 10:31 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,042
Posted By bob_day

Re: Valencia

My son's wife is the one organising the trip. She is contracted by film studio to manage this and spend 3 months on location. But obviously she doesn't have any, let alone intimate knowledge of which...
Forum: Spain
Nov 6th 2022, 7:17 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,042
Posted By bob_day

Valencia

Does anybody here live in Valencia, or are familiar with the city? My son's work is taking him and family to Valencia for three months. He's trying to find out which might be suitable neighbourhoods...
Forum: Spain
Nov 5th 2022, 12:26 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,966
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK TV in Spain without using a VPN

I reality you don't need a vpn to watch iplayer, All4, itvhub etc. DNS redirection is sufficient and doesn't have the overhead of encrypting the traffic so you still get full line speed. I've been...
Forum: Spain
Nov 5th 2022, 10:06 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,966
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK TV in Spain without using a VPN

Right now I'm subscribed to tvmucho for uk tv. No vpn (although a vpn isn't normally needed just dns redirection for iplayer etc), stable streams, reasonably priced at 72e per year. Alternatively...
Forum: Spain
Oct 9th 2022, 11:20 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,208
Posted By bob_day

Re: Uk sim activated , used and recharged in Spain ?

Plenty of reasons, aside from use when visiting the UK. For example I still have a number of bank accounts registered to a UK address. They need a UK contact number.
Forum: Spain
Aug 1st 2022, 7:16 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,110
Posted By bob_day

Re: Caxton plusses or minuses

I have had a caxton card and use it when travelling to get local currency from atms.

I've now supplemented with revolut and wise cards as somtimes abroad it didn't work. However the main issue...
Forum: Spain
Jun 20th 2022, 6:55 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,551
Posted By bob_day

Re: Where to buy real terracotta tiles in Costa Del Sol?

Pretty much any builders supply yard sells them. 'Fraid I can't remember the price we last paid per sqm. Relatively cheap tho'
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2021, 4:57 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 430
Posted By bob_day

Re: Covid tests from chemist

Couple of weeks ago we paid 9.95e for each test in our local farmacia.

They give them away for free in the UK, boxes of 7. We brought 4 boxes back with us earlier this month.
Forum: Spain
Aug 2nd 2021, 3:19 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,207
Posted By bob_day

Re: letter of invitation for visiting family

Info here https://www.immigrationspain.es/en/invitation-letter-spain/

Only 74euros... Appointment at the police station yada yada yada..
Forum: Spain
Aug 2nd 2021, 2:29 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,207
Posted By bob_day

Re: letter of invitation for visiting family

Thought i read somwhere that is an official invitation form that has to be filed with Guardia and cost 80euros or somesuch. Of course i may have imagined it.
Forum: Spain
Jun 9th 2021, 1:45 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 5,636
Posted By bob_day

Re: Amazon Spain - any good?

Generally amazon.es is pretty good delivery wise and i use it a lot. However the range of product is way smaller than amazon.co.uk. Can also be a lot more expensive for the same item.

Check the...
Forum: Spain
May 13th 2021, 4:47 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 617
Posted By bob_day

Re: Elon Musk arriving....Starlink Network

We had satellite internet connection in the uk some 10 years ago. Biggest problem was latency due to the huge distance the signal had to travel. This was minimised by them caching a lot of pages when...
Forum: Spain
Apr 21st 2021, 2:13 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,751
Posted By bob_day

Re: car insurers

I had a good quote from Sabadell, with the bonus that it would nullify any bank chrges on my account. My previous insures LineaDirecta subsequently dropped their pants on the premium reducing the...
Forum: Spain
Apr 10th 2021, 8:02 am
Replies: 23
Views: 12,501
Posted By bob_day

Re: Iptv recommendations

Also been using tvmucho for a couple of years. Whilst their streams are pretty stable i find that their app is crap. The programs shown on the 'television' tab, supposedly 'on now' is always several...
Forum: Spain
Apr 3rd 2021, 6:43 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 4,443
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK to Spain customs clearance documents

Hmmnn, absolutely no idea what that comment means or is a reference too.

Back on topic then chaps....
Forum: Spain
Apr 3rd 2021, 3:45 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 4,443
Posted By bob_day

Re: UK to Spain customs clearance documents

Actually we choose to live in Spain, which happens to be member of the EU...

No contradiction there....

Given the vaccine debarcle in the EU can you imagine an EU army. My turn to fire the...
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