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Forum: Spain
Jun 12th 2025, 6:35 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 956
Posted By The Guy

Re: WIFI & TV

And assuming your monthly dataplan grants you enough data for your viewing.

Roughly :
Standard definition (SD) content generally uses 1-2 GB per hour, high definition (HD) uses 2-4 GB, and Ultra...
Forum: Spain
Aug 27th 2024, 6:27 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 12,335
Posted By The Guy

Re: Internet t.v???

Havnt seen any options or method to change the DNS settings on the Freesat 4k boxes, so the easiest way is via a router with the dns settings set up on that.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 2nd 2024, 3:37 am
Replies: 3
Views: 796
Posted By The Guy

Re: BBC setback 27.5w /11495v NOT Working?

Scroll down a bit and you will fine a 6 page thread about this, when it happened, and possible solutions.
or here (https://britishexpats.com/forum/portugal-89/intelsat-901-27-5w-coming-end-950427/)
Forum: Spain
Jun 2nd 2024, 3:31 am
Replies: 2
Views: 615
Posted By The Guy

Re: BBC setback service 27.5w /11495v - NOT Working.

The service was removed from Intelsat at 27.5w back in early April 2024, which confirmed the rumours of changes back in late 2023
The service has moved to another satellite, Telstar at 15west....
Forum: Spain
May 7th 2024, 10:06 am
Replies: 47
Views: 5,121
Posted By The Guy

Re: best VPN for an idiot

Have seen reports that some of the free vpn apps are free because they sell and open up your internet for others to use...just like some of the free TV apps do. Which is scary.

Edit : In fact the...
Forum: Spain
Apr 29th 2024, 6:05 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,092
Posted By The Guy

Re: Has the Firestick geo changed.

Nothing is really free.
Or should that be free and safe and secure.
YOu need to be careful with free vpns and DNS services.
I have seen reports in the past year about some of these free vpns and...
Forum: Spain
Apr 28th 2024, 6:41 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,092
Posted By The Guy

Re: Has the Firestick geo changed.

Overcome this by changing the region / address on the Amazon account to a UK one, then the UK apps appear, install them, and then you can revert the account details back to what they were, and the...
Forum: Spain
Apr 28th 2024, 6:03 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,092
Posted By The Guy

Re: Has the Firestick geo changed.

A firestick is a firestick. It makes no difference where you buy it from. So no geo restrictions on where you buy it (never has been).
Content available on the main screen of the firestick is based...
Forum: Spain
Apr 18th 2022, 6:07 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 7,207
Posted By The Guy

Re: BBC iPlayer on Firestick

Unfortunately not all the time. Due to the way SmartDNS works, some TVs need to be set up using a VPN set for the UK before they load up the UK apps, then you can remove the VPN and use a Smartdns...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2022, 6:45 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 7,207
Posted By The Guy

Re: BBC iPlayer on Firestick

VPNs on a firestick (and other devices) to access the likes of iPlayer have been around for ages, so this is nothing new really.


Try STVPlayer instead (the Scottish regional version of ITV),...
Forum: Spain
Apr 9th 2021, 7:30 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 15,737
Posted By The Guy

Re: Iptv recommendations

If "Satellite TV is about to disappear" then why have pretty much all the uk broadcasters signed new deals with SES Astra for the next 7 years?
And satellite is perfectly capable of distributing 4k...
Forum: Spain
Apr 9th 2021, 3:59 am
Replies: 23
Views: 15,737
Posted By The Guy

Re: Iptv recommendations

The UK TV satellites (there are currently three, not one, Astra 2e, 2f and 2g - the old ones weer 2a, 2b, 2d and EB1) have two beams.

One UK beam, carrying the likes of BBC, ITV C4 Five,...
Forum: Spain
Apr 8th 2021, 6:58 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 15,737
Posted By The Guy

Re: Iptv recommendations

Remember that the Astra 2 European beam, that carries the majority of Sky package channels is still easily available in all of Spain on "smallish" dishes. So to say "the demise of sky tv in southern...
Forum: Spain
Sep 17th 2020, 5:51 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,104
Posted By The Guy

Re: Movistar RADIO Fusion

Be easier to buy another router and link to your main router and use the DNS service on that - that way you are not messing around with the settings on your main router
Forum: Spain
Sep 14th 2020, 5:27 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,815
Posted By The Guy

Re: Lliria

Sky Multiroom works that you have one "main" card at "full price", and a second card at 10gbp per month, that mirrors the main card.
However, they do try to police this by asking for the boxes to be...
Forum: Spain
Sep 14th 2020, 2:23 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,815
Posted By The Guy

Re: Lliria

SkyQ boxes have the card inserted in them. They use your internet network to transmit the signals to the "slave" boxes.

Sky+HD and the SkyHD "multiroom" boxes all require their own separate card....
Forum: Spain
Sep 13th 2020, 5:53 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,815
Posted By The Guy

Re: Lliria

Place in the sun C4 on Wednesday is around Lliria
Forum: Spain
Jul 2nd 2020, 5:55 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 941
Posted By The Guy

Re: Satellite ready TV

And worth noting that TVs with built in satellite receiver may not get access to a full 7 day programme guide, or do automatic channel updates, or get "red button" text like a Sky or Freesat box...
Forum: Spain
Jul 1st 2020, 5:41 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,011
Posted By The Guy

Re: British T V in Spain

All, yes, yes, depends.


You can get all channels in Spain.
Via satellite it depends where exactly you are in Spain, which will determine the required dish size.
For some areas, the required...
Forum: Spain
May 17th 2020, 4:16 am
Replies: 9
Views: 987
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

Not quite. £20-25/mth, and that is before they offer you their discounts..where you can usually get about 50% off for 18 months
For some people prefer direct from satellite especially if they only...
Forum: Spain
May 17th 2020, 12:39 am
Replies: 9
Views: 987
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

Actually the issue will be resolved with a small dish or LNB adjustment. Those group of channels are really sensitive to such a small movement in dish or LNB skew.
And if using a Sky (which the OP...
Forum: Spain
May 16th 2020, 6:52 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 987
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

In that area, on that sized dish, you should be able to get them back again.
It should not affect other channels, but there are a few others (ITV1 HD, SD Discovery, some Sky HD channels like some...
Forum: Spain
May 15th 2020, 6:49 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 987
Posted By The Guy

Re: Sky TV Question

They have not moved, still on the same frequency / satellite / beam.
But they did change the frequency parameters, so their owners (UKTV) could cram all their SD channels (inc Dave, Gold, Eden,...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 21st 2020, 1:38 am
Replies: 28
Views: 11,407
Posted By The Guy

Re: Intelsat 907 ... 901 now live!!!

Satback at 28.5west has the 8 BBC channels (One, Two, Four, News, Parliament, CBBC, Cbbeebies, Red Button, with in additional three country variations of BBC1, and with BBC1, BBC2 and CBBC in HD...
Forum: Spain
Jan 18th 2020, 8:12 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 6,067
Posted By The Guy

Re: Severe weather warning

80kmph winds, with predicted gusts of over 140kmph, with rain, snow, and seaswell of 6-8m. going to be a rough evening / night
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