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Old Jun 10th 2013, 7:52 pm
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We are being offered free internet TV.. A one of payment of €250 and they send you a box which gets you free UKTV. I have never heard of this before. These people live in spain ...not in the Canary Isles.
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Suppose it depends how much the box is actually worth and what TV it will give you as you will have to pay the internet charges to watch it. Just a quick search came up with this from Maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk/digital-stre...ion-box-476764
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IBELKIN F7D4555uk Smart TV Link. Smart TV BOX. found this box in Currys at £50. I wonder if it does free uktv.
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Any Android TV box also works.

Bought one at Leroy merlin for €59 a few months back. Just download the apps you want. BBC iPlayer, LoveFilm, Netflix, etc...
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Just one of many jumping on the loss of UK TV bandwagon, we will hear more of this.
Buy a cheap box and if and when sites are shut down you will not have lost too much money.
Certainly do not pay for any subscription services.
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Old Jun 11th 2013, 9:04 am
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Originally Posted by amideislas
Any Android TV box also works.

Bought one at Leroy merlin for €59 a few months back. Just download the apps you want. BBC iPlayer, LoveFilm, Netflix, etc...
This is what i mean ,you can put your own BBC & ITV on the box for free.Then why pay €250.
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we have people here who would tell us all about the free tv they are getting but neglect to tell us about the €250 they forked out to get it

I suppose if it lasts for a year then it is only €5/week and gets less for every year but then there will be the internet charges - and we know how limited the bandwidth availability is

But the more the adverts keep coming the more people are going to buy into the scams - and the rocket hasn't taken off yet ! !

By the way Bob, at £30 sounds a good deal - but I noticed that it isn't available on the internet when I looked
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Originally Posted by tommy.irene
This is what i mean ,you can put your own BBC & ITV on the box for free.Then why pay €250.
Because so many people don't know otherwise. With all the "scare" about UK TV being "lost", there's gold in them thar hills, Rasmus!
(I was recently offered a "fix" for the unbelievably low price of only €900 - I reckon it was so good I don't even need it :-)

Same concept in "phishing" emails. Out of a million emails sent, you might get 10 who give you their credit card or online banking login info. Potentially many grand in-pocket right there (except offering UK TV service for €250 is probably perfectly legal if you agree to it).

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