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Title: uk tv on line
Post by: potash on July 19, 2012, 20:27:12 PM
Hi can someone in fue give this a try you may need to use ex pat shield but i think you will like this give it a go


TVCatchup - Never Miss A Show Again
www.tvcatchup.com/ (http://www.tvcatchup.com/)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: potash on July 19, 2012, 21:03:18 PM
A good choice of chanels

http://www.tvcatchup.com/channels.html (http://www.tvcatchup.com/channels.html)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: KateandTim on July 19, 2012, 23:24:12 PM
Im using Sky go. its going to be awesome for when the Prem starts up!! Coyb's!!!!
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 20, 2012, 05:03:40 AM
Tvcatchup

Tvcatchup doesn't work here. - even when using Expatshield, a UK VPN or  UK IP.

Using Expatshield you can use:

Most of the UK terrestrial channels - (for Channels 4 and 5 use Filmon)
BBC iPlayer
Sky Go - with an account.
4oD
ITV Player
5 on Demand

For Live Sport: - When not available on the terrestrials.

http://www.wiziwig.tv/index.php?part=sports (http://www.wiziwig.tv/index.php?part=sports) and Sopcast
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: sandybbfan on July 20, 2012, 08:19:10 AM
Quote from: KateandTim on July 19, 2012, 23:24:12 PM
Im using Sky go. its going to be awesome for when the Prem starts up!! Coyb's!!!!

I have this on my iphone and catch up tv, both very good  :)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 20, 2012, 12:34:46 PM
QuoteI have this on my iphone and catch up tv, both very good 
'catch up tv' - do you mean iPlayer etc. or do you mean tvcatchup.com?

If you can get tvcatchup.com - are you in Fuerteventura or the UK?

I've not been able to get tvcatchup for years here in Fv.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: potash on July 20, 2012, 12:51:42 PM
Quote from: potash on July 19, 2012, 20:27:12 PM
Hi can someone in fue give this a try you may need to use ex pat shield but i think you will like this give it a go


TVCatchup - Never Miss A Show Again
www.tvcatchup.com/ (http://www.tvcatchup.com/)


i am in uk at present time can you not get it through ex pat shield ?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 20, 2012, 13:14:08 PM
QuoteTvcatchup

Tvcatchup doesn't work here. - even when using Expatshield, a UK VPN or  UK IP.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: woe10 on July 20, 2012, 21:07:53 PM
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Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: woe10 on July 20, 2012, 21:20:33 PM
just watching GB getting slaughtered by Bazil. On Filmon.com. Bring on Beckham.  :o :o
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: KateandTim on July 20, 2012, 22:17:36 PM
If its saying you need to be in the uk then you need something like www.beevpn.com (http://www.beevpn.com)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Brightspark on July 21, 2012, 03:13:11 AM
2 problems here

1. Someone mentioned Expatshield

2. Someone mentioned paying for a VPN to get a British IP

No one has mentioned Piratebay yet  ;D
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 21, 2012, 06:07:00 AM
Quote2 problems here
1. Someone mentioned Expatshield
What's the problem?

QuoteNo one has mentioned Piratebay yet 
How can you watch UK Tv with Piratebay?

QuoteIf its saying you need to be in the uk then you need something like www.beevpn.com (http://www.beevpn.com)
Have you used beevpn from outside of the Uk to watch tvcatchup?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Hingston60 on July 21, 2012, 09:55:54 AM
You can watch free TV online on filmon.com or there is a site called project free tv, we use it all the time, its excellent for watching programs from the first episode right up to today... it can be a dodgey at times but in general its fab
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Brightspark on July 21, 2012, 10:53:46 AM
Quote from: admin on July 21, 2012, 06:07:00 AM
Quote2 problems here
1. Someone mentioned Expatshield
What's the problem?

QuoteNo one has mentioned Piratebay yet 
How can you watch UK Tv with Piratebay?

QuoteIf its saying you need to be in the uk then you need something like www.beevpn.com (http://www.beevpn.com)
Have you used beevpn from outside of the Uk to watch tvcatchup?

Unless it's changed it utilizes Internet Explorer (which sucks)
And Piratebay has some good free programs for changing IP addresses
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Hingston60 on July 21, 2012, 11:05:26 AM
with two sites i have mentioned there is no need for the expat shield
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: wavell ave on July 21, 2012, 11:29:32 AM
Quote from: Hingston60 on July 21, 2012, 09:55:54 AM
You can watch free TV online on filmon.com or there is a site called project free tv, we use it all the time, its excellent for watching programs from the first episode right up to today... it can be a dodgey at times but in general its fab
can you get corrie on project cheers mate
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Hingston60 on July 21, 2012, 13:08:46 PM
no but you can get it live on filmon and its free and you dont need any expat shield, just type filmon into your search engine and go to the page and click n the station you want to watch
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 21, 2012, 14:26:06 PM
I have zero problems with Expatshield.
Filmon isn't bad - it's a good service but depending on your connection it is possible to watch channels' official sites in HD using Expatshield. When watching on a laptop the difference is negligible but if you use a large screen Tv then the difference is apparent.

QuoteUnless it's changed it utilizes Internet Explorer (which sucks)
Expatshield can (and always could be) configured to use Firefox (or whichever browser you like) as default.
With Firefox (and others) you can install the Adblock Plus plugin which removes all of Expatshield's annoying banners.

With Expatshield you can watch all of the official online Tv channels - including the Sky channels (but not channels 4 & 5) plus the official catchups - BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, Sky Player etc.
With BBC iPlayer you can pause or restart live BBC programmes or even go back a couple of hours. For example I like Formula 1 but for the last race I switched on about 2:15 and just restarted the programme on iPlayer - selected 1:00 pm and watched from the start of the race.

The quality is much better than Filmon's and doesn't have their giant logo top right..

For the non terrestrials eg Dave etc. - (and Channels 4 and 5 which don't have  official live online sites) - then we use Filmon for those.

For unofficial catchups of tv and movies there are buckets and buckets of sites out there. like
ice films, (http://www.icefilms.info/movies/added/1)
blinkx, (http://tv.blinkx.com/movies)
Tvlinks  (http://www.tv-links.eu/tv-shows/)
Yourtvseri.es (http://www.yourtvseri.es/)
project free tv, (http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/)
tehcake (http://www.tehcake.com/).
EZDownloadSite (http://ezdownloadsite.com/)
. and many many more some of which come and go.
- There are so many that they could merit a topic of their own.

...And then there are the old fashioned torrents many of which can now be streamed using e.g. µTorrent

Getting back to the original topic - tvcatchup - Has anyone found a way to watch it in Fv? There's no point in suggesting Expatshield or the IP and Vpns - Tvcatchup uses very sophisticated filters to prevent them working. I'd love to find a way but as yet have failed.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: ZappaRocks on July 21, 2012, 15:10:05 PM
Expat shield is fine as it works but not if you don't like spyware which is why it's free.

It also loads a program automatically without asking which tracks your movements and if it's an older pc can help slow it down.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 21, 2012, 15:23:41 PM
Expat Shield is published by Anchorfree Inc. which is recognized by Verisign and other certificate authorities as a trusted software vendor. In addition, Expat Shield is reviewed by various reputed companies such as Wall Street Journal, CNN, San Francisco Chronicle, NY Times, LA Times, and Mercury News.  PC Magazine has named Expat Shield as one of the top free downloads.

It's free because it has ads - though you can block them.

I'm unaware of any reference to it tracking my movements. Any web site in the world can track your movements through its pages and monitor your reading interests using your IP address, a unique ID assigned to each computer in the Internet. Using only your IP address and the information about your operating system a Web site can automatically exploit security holes in your system using some free hacking programs. Expatshield prevents that.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: KateandTim on July 21, 2012, 16:00:41 PM
Yes im using Beevpn as we speak. Get to watch everything I want to (mostly off SkyGo) with no trouble. I can also get it on my Ipad too, which is nice.!!
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 21, 2012, 16:58:17 PM
QuoteYes im using Beevpn as we speak. Get to watch everything I want to
Does that include tvcatchup?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: KateandTim on July 21, 2012, 20:27:13 PM
Quote from: admin on July 21, 2012, 16:58:17 PM
QuoteYes im using Beevpn as we speak. Get to watch everything I want to
Does that include tvcatchup?

Im not sure what tv catch up is but you can access any website you want as the ip address comes through as a uk one so websites just think you are in the uk. It works perfect so im sure if tv catch up is like bbc iplayer or itv iplayer which only lets you access if you are running off a uk ip address then it will work.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on July 22, 2012, 04:08:00 AM
Quoteif tv catch up is like bbc iplayer or itv iplayer which only lets you access if you are running off a uk ip address then it will work.
It's not. They are more clever than the others.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on October 04, 2012, 01:18:12 AM
I have been running my website for 4 years now, http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/ (http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/)

Recently I updated the entire website, you get over 20 VPN servers to choose from, including 7 UK servers and links to all channels. You also get USA servers to unlock loads of USA channels.

Prices are the lowest you will find for the amount of servers you get. Basically, I supply servers on demand so any buffering is easily fixed by changing servers.

All info is on the homepage and FAQs page here http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/faq.html (http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/faq.html)

I am in Fuerteventura, so if anyone needs me to set this up for them, I can meet you to set it all up and show you how it works. If you want it running on your TV, I can help with this too.

Send me a message to contact@britishtvanywhere.com if you are interested.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: ben90125 on October 04, 2012, 11:34:19 AM
Quote from: Canarybid on October 04, 2012, 01:18:12 AM
I have been running my website for 4 years now, http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/ (http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/)

Recently I updated the entire website, you get over 20 VPN servers to choose from, including 7 UK servers and links to all channels. You also get USA servers to unlock loads of USA channels.

Prices are the lowest you will find for the amount of servers you get. Basically, I supply servers on demand so any buffering is easily fixed by changing servers.

All info is on the homepage and FAQs page here http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/faq.html (http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/faq.html)

I am in Fuerteventura, so if anyone needs me to set this up for them, I can meet you to set it all up and show you how it works. If you want it running on your TV, I can help with this too.

Send me a message to contact@britishtvanywhere.com if you are interested.

There's no mention of how much?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: RVEEE on October 04, 2012, 21:04:03 PM
Quote from: ben90125 on October 04, 2012, 11:34:19 AM
There's no mention of how much?

There's a 'Prices' tab at the very top???
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on October 04, 2012, 23:28:59 PM
Sorry about that, the prices are as follows..

24 Hours = €1
1 Week = €4,99
1 Month = €7,99
3 Months = €22,99
6 Months = €42,99
1 Year = €69,99

You can actually share your connection with 2 other people simultaneously. Basically, if you have 6mb ADSL or above, you can watch 3 different channels at the same time on 3 different devices. It does not have to be from the same connection either, you can use 3 different locations from anywhere in the world, just as long as you connect to 3 different UK servers at the same time. Hope that makes sense, I have had a beer!
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: ben90125 on October 05, 2012, 10:10:44 AM
Quote from: RVEEE on October 04, 2012, 21:04:03 PM
Quote from: ben90125 on October 04, 2012, 11:34:19 AM
There's no mention of how much?

There's a 'Prices' tab at the very top???

Ah sorry I must of missed that, thanks.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on October 05, 2012, 13:08:35 PM
Canarybid - what are the advantages of your setup over the free Expatshield and Hotspotshield?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on October 05, 2012, 16:53:55 PM
With ExPatShield and Hotspotshield, they are basic programs grabbing free proxy servers, available to the general public, mostly none encrypted proxies which do not increase your browsing security, unlike a VPN. My service is a VPN service that encrypts your sent data using 128k encryption, ideal when you are traveling abroad and using public wifi hotspots or shared connections.

You will also find adverts on both of the above free versions and nothing stopping the proxy servers from overloading and causing buffering when trying to watch live TV. My service does not have any advertising and servers are supplied on demand to stop buffering, the servers are never overloaded.

You also only get 1 UK connection, not the multiple connections we offer, currently 7 UK servers to choose from. As above, 7 UK servers will stop buffering, for example, if you are connected to UK2 and see some slowness, switch to UK3 and it will stop.

Not only do I offer UK servers, you also get USA, Dutch, German, Irish, Swedish and more to choose from, these other servers will allow you to watch TV from those regions anywhere in the world. You do not pay any extra for the extra servers, they are included as standard, wether you use the 24 hour plan or yearly plan.

The members area also has all links to all TV channels, UK and USA, easy to setup and easy to access.

A quick summary of the benefits of using our service over a free service...


    Security for Hotspot WIFI Users
    Unlimited and unmetered traffic
    Bypass ISP traffic filtering
    Bypass government monitoring
    Easy online ordering abroad
    Bypass ISP blocking for VOIP
    Full anonymity Works with all applications
    Hide real IP address
    Unique USA, UK, EURO, ASIA IP address
    Choose from 25 IP's in real time
    Unique EU IP address
    Bypass geographical blocks
    Protect from ISP evesdropping
    One account gives you all servers
    99% service up time
    Complete anonymity
    High speed connection
    No bandwidth limitation

All of this is at no extra cost and is automatically switched on when you connect!

A free proxy will work ok, not great, but a paid VPN service will blow the free proxy away! Admin, if you would like a free full speed account, I can give you my login details to use so that you can try out the service without any restrictions. Please send me a private message and I will reply with the login details.

For more info, this is the FAQs page here http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/faq.html (http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/faq.html)

Hope this answers any questions? :)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: smurf on October 09, 2012, 18:20:55 PM
Do you have to have a land line,or would caneray net be fast enough,we are in costa Antigua ?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on October 11, 2012, 01:57:43 AM
Hi,
   It all depends on how many people are using a hotspot at the same time. I use Canarynet in Triquivijate and get an impressive 4 - 5mbps most times. You need around 1mbps and above to use a VPN, using Canarynet in Triquivijate, I have had very little problems, some buffering in the busy times but mostly perfect.

You can try a speedtest here http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/connection-speed-test/ (http://www.britishtvanywhere.com/connection-speed-test/) to see if you are getting a good enough speed, if you are getting over 1mbps consistently, the service will work fine.

If you want a free 24 hour full speed trial, contact me and I will arrange it for you.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: smurf on October 27, 2012, 22:41:53 PM
Hi Canarybid in Nuevo have used canary net but no signal when i go in apartment very frustrating,also breaks up when on balcony..Idont have a land line(not out enough :( ).So will have to try something different.However we are out for 3wks shortly.Not too clued up on technology ;D
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on October 31, 2012, 01:14:29 AM
I would recommend using a wifi antenna like this one on ebay here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150Mbps-USB-Wireless-LAN-Adapter-Signal-King-WiFi-IEEE-802-11N-48DBI-Antenna-UK-/271085111440?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Wi_Fi_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item3f1dee8890 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150Mbps-USB-Wireless-LAN-Adapter-Signal-King-WiFi-IEEE-802-11N-48DBI-Antenna-UK-/271085111440?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Wi_Fi_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item3f1dee8890)

I have one here in Triquivijate that is similar and it work great with Canarynet from some distance. It will boost the Canarynet signal in Horizonte no problems at all. I cant guarantee that you could watch TV with it, but I will give you a free week when you are here so you can test it, just contact me from the website when you are here. If it doesnt work and you dont want the signal booster, I will buy it off you ;)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: austin7 on November 02, 2012, 12:07:27 PM
I've been trying to use expatshield to watch UK TV - it used to be OK but lately I've found it impossiblke to watch anything with it as it is constantly stalling and bufferring, watch for 10 second, wait 30 seconds for next ten second segment - useless...

I use Pirate bay to download programs, films etc, and then watch on my big screen.

Also a great site for sports http://www.thefirstrow.eu/ (http://www.thefirstrow.eu/) this is free, and streams Sky F1 for F1 fans, can be a bit pixelie, but better than nothing
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: chrisandco on November 04, 2012, 17:45:36 PM
Hi Maitland.

We have been having some problems recently with expatshield (although, for some reason, it has been fine for the last few days.)

What I have found is that, if you have a problem with the pink whirly thing, stop the programme, go back to the point where it lets you play and turn expat off before you play. Hey presto - it works.

What I cannot get my head around is why I can't pay the BBC an annual subscription to watch iPlayer without having to use expatshield. It would be simple to set up, with a password required to log on and they would make a fortune from people living, or visiting, outside of UK.
Am I missing something??
Cheers
Chris
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on November 05, 2012, 04:07:20 AM
Expatshield is using free proxies and most certainly being overloaded. If you want to watch UK TV online without buffering, you need a VPN which is what my business is about ;) Anyone who wants a free 24 hour trial, contact me.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: admin on November 05, 2012, 11:32:59 AM
QuoteWhat I cannot get my head around is why I can't pay the BBC an annual subscription to watch iPlayer without having to use expatshield. It would be simple to set up, with a password required to log on and they would make a fortune from people living, or visiting, outside of UK.
Am I missing something??

From http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/outside_the_uk/ (http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/outside_the_uk/) :

Outside The UK

Rights agreements mean that BBC iPlayer television programmes are only available to users in the UK. However, if you have previously downloaded a programme onto your laptop or portable hard drive from BBC iPlayer while in the UK, you can then watch it anywhere in the world. (Pre-booked programmes are slightly different – see here for more information).

Most radio programmes are available to listen live or on demand outside the UK, in addition to podcasts, although sporting and other programmes may be subject to rights agreements.

However, we are aware of demand for an international version. BBC Worldwide has recently launched the BBC iPlayer App for iPad and iPhone in various countries. Visit the BBC iPlayer (Global) YouTube channel for further information.

http://www.youtube.com/BBCiplayerglobal (http://www.youtube.com/BBCiplayerglobal)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on November 05, 2012, 17:01:12 PM
My service unlocks all live and on demand channels.

Any feedback on the free month I gave you Admin?
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: chrisandco on November 05, 2012, 23:18:36 PM
Thanks admin.
Still all seems crazy to me, Don't the BBC realise that there are a lot of people who watch their channels abroad but have to pay someone else for the priviledge?
Surely, they should either let us watch (quite happy to pay a subcription) or do something to stop their channels being broadcast abroad in contravention of "rights issues".
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on November 06, 2012, 15:07:31 PM
It is part of living away from the UK, would you expect Spain to allow the whole of UK to watch Spanish channels? Why cant we get every Premier league football match in UK but you can in UAE?

Servers are expensive and even I have to pay for every person who uses each server, adding more on demand. We currently have 7 UK servers to cope with demand. BBC would need to add their own new servers to allow the usage abroad but also you wouldn´t get all the programs as many do not have the rights to be viewed outside the UK. So even if BBC wanted to have people access their services from abroad, it would be too costly for them with rights issues and demand for servers on a wider scale than a small VPN business like mine.

As for my business, I pay my taxes, social security and feed my family. I have taken a opportunity to make a lot of tourists and expats happy, pay into the system here and feed my family. I have been running my business for over 4 years now and worked damn hard to get it where it is.

Now why dont you stop moaning about rights issues, either move back to UK or pay to watch TV! You have a TV license? If you have a TV license, you are not breaking any rights issues using a legal VPN service to watch UK TV from abroad. Lots of people here have Sky, Dubai Sports, Freeview etc etc, do you want to stop all of them too? Do you want to stop me from feeding my family by making a business obsolete and many others? Sounds to me like you have been here for 5 minutes and you have a lot to learn!!!
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on November 06, 2012, 15:13:06 PM
Quotedo something to stop their channels being broadcast abroad in contravention of "rights issues".

Is this what you want? No UK TV in Spain? Close down lots of local businesses solely for the reason you think its wrong. If my business suddenly stops, I know who to blame ;)
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: chrisandco on November 06, 2012, 23:10:47 PM
Oops - I seem to have hit a raw nerve !!
If you calm down for a minute and read my posts, I don't think you will find that I am complaining about anything. I was just asking why the BBC won't allow people overseas to watch their channels, even if they are prepared to pay them. I spend most of my time watching local TV but it is nice to watch something else now and again.
We have people bringing laptops and iPads from UK and they can't watch, even though they have paid a licence fee, so sorry if it still doesn't make sense to me.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on November 07, 2012, 03:18:16 AM
I will give you 3 months free British TV Anywhere so I can show you exactly how it all works....

Send me a private message and I will sort you out 3 months free all UK TV channels live and no buffering.
Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: Canarybid on November 07, 2012, 03:25:12 AM
Thats only for chrisandjan

Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: chrisandco on November 09, 2012, 17:23:10 PM
Thanks, Canary bid. I will think about that.

I still don't understand fully the issues here. Are we prevented from watching UK TV channels because the companies don't want us to, or is it illegal to broadcast or receive outside of UK?

With respect to the type of service that you offer, surely the TV companies would want to block it, if there were legal issues involved.

Title: Re: uk tv on line
Post by: greyrocks on November 10, 2012, 15:02:10 PM
I agree that it should be possible for ex-pats to buy in to UK TV. Until then it's Film On or our solution for the last 4 years:- a VPN. At about 20 Euros for three months consult-here works well, and is particularly good for downloading from the BBC i-player. As we are not paying a UK TV licence we regard this as one of the costs of not living there!