Internet t.v???
#16
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That stream locator looks like a good investment.thanks.
what is angering me now is you can get a mi-fi box for peanuts from Amazon in the u.k,but out here there non existent for a reasonable price.
ive found one for €80 with a SIM card for the month but it will have expired by the time my parents arrive!!
why are they not a ting in Spain or an I looking in the wrong places
what is angering me now is you can get a mi-fi box for peanuts from Amazon in the u.k,but out here there non existent for a reasonable price.
ive found one for €80 with a SIM card for the month but it will have expired by the time my parents arrive!!
why are they not a ting in Spain or an I looking in the wrong places
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That stream locator looks like a good investment.thanks.
what is angering me now is you can get a mi-fi box for peanuts from Amazon in the u.k,but out here there non existent for a reasonable price.
ive found one for €80 with a SIM card for the month but it will have expired by the time my parents arrive!!
why are they not a ting in Spain or an I looking in the wrong places
what is angering me now is you can get a mi-fi box for peanuts from Amazon in the u.k,but out here there non existent for a reasonable price.
ive found one for €80 with a SIM card for the month but it will have expired by the time my parents arrive!!
why are they not a ting in Spain or an I looking in the wrong places
This is the one I used 4G Router
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I use one of these
https://consumer.huawei.com/mx/routers/b310/specs/
Together with a PAYG Sim card and Firestick.
Loaded on the Firestick are IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Channel 5 and various others. Also is an app called Streamlocator, this automatically connects to the required UK TV app wherever you are in the world.
Cost
Purchase of router (mine was second hand)
Purchase of Firestick
Subscription for Streamlocator $4.99 per month
Sim card, I pay £12.90 per month, unlimited data and only when used
https://consumer.huawei.com/mx/routers/b310/specs/
Together with a PAYG Sim card and Firestick.
Loaded on the Firestick are IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Channel 5 and various others. Also is an app called Streamlocator, this automatically connects to the required UK TV app wherever you are in the world.
Cost
Purchase of router (mine was second hand)
Purchase of Firestick
Subscription for Streamlocator $4.99 per month
Sim card, I pay £12.90 per month, unlimited data and only when used
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I use one of these
https://consumer.huawei.com/mx/routers/b310/specs/
Together with a PAYG Sim card and Firestick.
Loaded on the Firestick are IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Channel 5 and various others. Also is an app called Streamlocator, this automatically connects to the required UK TV app wherever you are in the world.
Cost
Purchase of router (mine was second hand)
Purchase of Firestick
Subscription for Streamlocator $4.99 per month
Sim card, I pay £12.90 per month, unlimited data and only when used
https://consumer.huawei.com/mx/routers/b310/specs/
Together with a PAYG Sim card and Firestick.
Loaded on the Firestick are IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Channel 5 and various others. Also is an app called Streamlocator, this automatically connects to the required UK TV app wherever you are in the world.
Cost
Purchase of router (mine was second hand)
Purchase of Firestick
Subscription for Streamlocator $4.99 per month
Sim card, I pay £12.90 per month, unlimited data and only when used
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I use one of these
https://consumer.huawei.com/mx/routers/b310/specs/
Together with a PAYG Sim card and Firestick.
Loaded on the Firestick are IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Channel 5 and various others. Also is an app called Streamlocator, this automatically connects to the required UK TV app wherever you are in the world.
Cost
Purchase of router (mine was second hand)
Purchase of Firestick
Subscription for Streamlocator $4.99 per month
Sim card, I pay £12.90 per month, unlimited data and only when used
https://consumer.huawei.com/mx/routers/b310/specs/
Together with a PAYG Sim card and Firestick.
Loaded on the Firestick are IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Channel 5 and various others. Also is an app called Streamlocator, this automatically connects to the required UK TV app wherever you are in the world.
Cost
Purchase of router (mine was second hand)
Purchase of Firestick
Subscription for Streamlocator $4.99 per month
Sim card, I pay £12.90 per month, unlimited data and only when used
Some interesting suggestions however I repeat my question "where is the property"?
I ask because different solutions exist in different places so by knowing where you are is more likely to result in genuine recommendations.
The same goes really for many topic where local knowledge could come to the fore if we know which area we are talking about.
BTW calman the OP hasn't said that the community is insisting on removal of all dishes, it may well be that a communal system already exists but for Spanish TV while the OP has their own separate dish for Sky TV and it's that which is the problem.
If in my area (Alicante region) my suggestion would be to pay for an Internet connection, possibly a 'turn on/turn off' service, then use a company called DVBLabs who provide an IPTV service which can be installed on a dirt cheap MAG box and paid for only for the months required (€15/mth)
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Actually once set up, a MAG box can be used virtually anywhere in the world where you can get a decent WiFi signal, I took mine to Australia last year!
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I ask because different solutions exist in different places so by knowing where you are is more likely to result in genuine recommendations.
The same goes really for many topic where local knowledge could come to the fore if we know which area we are talking about.
BTW calman the OP hasn't said that the community is insisting on removal of all dishes, it may well be that a communal system already exists but for Spanish TV while the OP has their own separate dish for Sky TV and it's that which is the problem.
If in my area (Alicante region) my suggestion would be to pay for an Internet connection, possibly a 'turn on/turn off' service, then use a company called DVBLabs who provide an IPTV service which can be installed on a dirt cheap MAG box and paid for only for the months required (€15/mth)
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Actually once set up, a MAG box can be used virtually anywhere in the world where you can get a decent WiFi signal, I took mine to Australia last year!
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#22
Hi
I’m in Los pacos, I use Avatel, for my internet which is brilliant for 20 odd euros a month and runs 4 k tv with no issues.
i then take my mag 426 box with me which I use in both the uk and Spain, I need a vpn in the uk as I use BT but with Avatel there is no need. The tv costs about £70 for the year and has been really good for years but does drop occasionally.
Avatel used 5o be Vozplus a private company…..
this I find great !
regards
Al
I’m in Los pacos, I use Avatel, for my internet which is brilliant for 20 odd euros a month and runs 4 k tv with no issues.
i then take my mag 426 box with me which I use in both the uk and Spain, I need a vpn in the uk as I use BT but with Avatel there is no need. The tv costs about £70 for the year and has been really good for years but does drop occasionally.
Avatel used 5o be Vozplus a private company…..
this I find great !
regards
Al
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Hi
I’m in Los pacos, I use Avatel, for my internet which is brilliant for 20 odd euros a month and runs 4 k tv with no issues.
i then take my mag 426 box with me which I use in both the uk and Spain, I need a vpn in the uk as I use BT but with Avatel there is no need. The tv costs about £70 for the year and has been really good for years but does drop occasionally.
Avatel used 5o be Vozplus a private company…..
this I find great !
regards
Al
I’m in Los pacos, I use Avatel, for my internet which is brilliant for 20 odd euros a month and runs 4 k tv with no issues.
i then take my mag 426 box with me which I use in both the uk and Spain, I need a vpn in the uk as I use BT but with Avatel there is no need. The tv costs about £70 for the year and has been really good for years but does drop occasionally.
Avatel used 5o be Vozplus a private company…..
this I find great !
regards
Al
Its surprising how hard it is to find a mi-fi box for sale that’s not double the amount you can get one in the uk.Amazon is cheap but I’d have to remain in the apartment for collection,as there’s no way into the gated complex.saw a Amazon cardboard box thrown outside the main doors to the complex!!!
#24
A mag box is easily found on eBay, they MAY send them overseas (ask them) but Amazon in my area have the post boxes with key codes, ours is at the petrol station i think you can designate a pick up point…..…..mag boxes are great I started with a 250 but now I’m using a 426a or something like that, I think they are improving all the time….
my tv in Spain is great…..
my tv in Spain is great…..
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No option to collect from Amazon locker or collection point? Usually works well as sometimes delivery drivers don’t appear to have the ability to search using Google Maps etc.
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Do you have Media Markt near you
https://www.mediamarkt.es/es/list/router-4g
If not, check the likes of Carrefour
https://www.carrefour.es/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwO20BhCJARIsAAnTIVTtAk lvQdSbmG6mzXh9NtNXq5IGCnuG_Dzc_VWbLvoHdrQpkJGT4IUa AnBfEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&q=4g+router&scroll=VC4A-10575846
https://www.mediamarkt.es/es/list/router-4g
If not, check the likes of Carrefour
https://www.carrefour.es/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwO20BhCJARIsAAnTIVTtAk lvQdSbmG6mzXh9NtNXq5IGCnuG_Dzc_VWbLvoHdrQpkJGT4IUa AnBfEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&q=4g+router&scroll=VC4A-10575846
Last edited by VEDShappy; Jul 19th 2024 at 7:57 pm.
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Hi thanks for all the answers,I finally got one today from media mart.The mi-fi box keeps getting the signal dropped when updating but I think it’s the card I was sold with the mi-fi box.As in England I suppose it’s the same here where some providers have better coverage.the box shows 4 out of 5 lines at all times but the Amazon box kept saying lost connection.
To say it’s a top of the range stick,it wouldn’t even find my iPhone signal!!
prehaps a hard line internet connection would have been better but less hassle and more expensive.!!
To say it’s a top of the range stick,it wouldn’t even find my iPhone signal!!
prehaps a hard line internet connection would have been better but less hassle and more expensive.!!
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I've been with the same service for six years now (DVBLabs and IPTV only) and apart from when I upgraded from a MAG256 to a MAG324 I haven't had to touch anything whatsoever. I'm resident so pay €150/pa for the service which has very rarely faulted in that time but I could if I chose pay €15/mth just for the months I wanted or needed it.
I'm not convinced the Streamlocator is the panacea it's touted as and is not necessarily the plug and play solution being suggested because it says this in the description:
"Your laptop, PC and phone don’t need any app or software to work, but select devices such as Fire TV and Android TV do have apps that you’ll need to download for full access."
If you have to do that then you might just as well go for a VPN which will cost less than the Streamlocator and with no capital outlay. For my Firestick I use SmartDNDProxy which cost's around €25/year.
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That can be the case but if you choose a reliable provider there should be no 'tinkering' required.
I've been with the same service for six years now (DVBLabs and IPTV only) and apart from when I upgraded from a MAG256 to a MAG324 I haven't had to touch anything whatsoever. I'm resident so pay €150/pa for the service which has very rarely faulted in that time but I could if I chose pay €15/mth just for the months I wanted or needed it..
I've been with the same service for six years now (DVBLabs and IPTV only) and apart from when I upgraded from a MAG256 to a MAG324 I haven't had to touch anything whatsoever. I'm resident so pay €150/pa for the service which has very rarely faulted in that time but I could if I chose pay €15/mth just for the months I wanted or needed it..
I'm not convinced the Streamlocator is the panacea it's touted as and is not necessarily the plug and play solution being suggested because it says this in the description:
"Your laptop, PC and phone don’t need any app or software to work, but select devices such as Fire TV and Android TV do have apps that you’ll need to download for full access."



