UK TV in Spain
May 24th 2018, 11:41 pm
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UK TV in Spain
What effect, if any, has the change in rules in April about cross border internet TV had on the availability of UK TV. Do we still need a VPN or DNS?
May 25th 2018, 6:15 am
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Re: UK TV in Spain
Pay TV services via the internet can now be watched without the need of VPN / DNS service for most "portable" devices (eg Sky Go, Netflix), for a LIMITED number of days.
For example, Sky Go is available for approx 35 days. After that then the device needs to be reconnected via a UK IP address. (more here https://www.sky.com/help/articles/st...tent-in-the-eu )
This is because these rules are more for travelers and not permanent expats.
The rules do not apply for free services, like iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, etc.
And no idea if Brexit will mean these changes will continue to apply or not
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May 30th 2018, 6:15 pm
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Re: UK TV in Spain
try www.easyview.eu
Has quite a few of the UK channels and is hassle free - I don't work for them by the way
... I just couldn't be bothered to set up a VPN in Germany and it worked fine there.
Has quite a few of the UK channels and is hassle free - I don't work for them by the way
... I just couldn't be bothered to set up a VPN in Germany and it worked fine there.
May 30th 2018, 6:50 pm
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try www.easyview.eu
Has quite a few of the UK channels and is hassle free - I don't work for them by the way... I just couldn't be bothered to set up a VPN in Germany and it worked fine there.
Has quite a few of the UK channels and is hassle free - I don't work for them by the way
... I just couldn't be bothered to set up a VPN in Germany and it worked fine there.
May 30th 2018, 8:27 pm
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Re: UK TV in Spain
huge apologies - I just typed the address as I always do. Just tried it from my laptops(2 Macs, a windows laptop and my iphone just to be sure) and the address is fine.
May 30th 2018, 8:52 pm
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I've just checked TrustPilot and the facebook pages for easyview and there are no reported malware issues - nobody likes to be accused of posting an infected link...
May 30th 2018, 9:16 pm
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Re: UK TV in Spain
Hola
Worked OK in WIndows but Android reported virus and was insistent about it
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Worked OK in WIndows but Android reported virus and was insistent about it
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May 30th 2018, 9:20 pm
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Don't have android, so can't confirm/deny - thanks anyway Dave for validating the non-android link 
May 30th 2018, 11:18 pm
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I opened the link on my Android and it reported a virus and gave me a 4 min countdown to click another link or all my data on my memory, discs and SIMs would be erased _ I didn't, but ran Norton anti-virus which reported no virus. Sorry murfmeister but that's what happened, and I tried it again with the same result. Looked like the start of a ransom virus.
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May 31st 2018, 8:41 am
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The link does exactly as Mike says on Android. However personally I have had this before with Android and to me it seems to be that it initiates a pop up link trying to get you to download some form of virus cleaner which may in itself lead to a virus. I don't think the TV link is in fact infected certainly whenever this has happened to me there has been no virus, I never open the link to the so called virus cleaner.
May 31st 2018, 9:56 am
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I opened the link on my Android and it reported a virus and gave me a 4 min countdown to click another link or all my data on my memory, discs and SIMs would be erased _ I didn't, but ran Norton anti-virus which reported no virus. Sorry murfmeister but that's what happened, and I tried it again with the same result. Looked like the start of a ransom virus.
May 31st 2018, 10:22 am
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May 31st 2018, 11:20 am
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Now that's funny - But you're right, Windows is c**p lol
- But you're right, Windows is c**p lol
Jun 4th 2018, 7:41 pm
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Re: UK TV in Spain
Just buy a receiver for i907 and get all the UK PSB channels in HD free. Installation costs including new 80cm dish is about €300 or less and no monthly charges.
It works particularly well in Southern Spain where the Sky satellites do not allow reception apart from on aa HUGE dish.
It works particularly well in Southern Spain where the Sky satellites do not allow reception apart from on aa HUGE dish.