addy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 France is really beautiful but I still miss home and sometimes watching the soaps helps a lot [:)] but its really hard to catch up from you tube..does anyone know a way to watch British tv online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzer Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Received an email this week from filmon.com who say they offer most of the popular UK channels. I did use them a couple of years ago, until they started charging. Apparently now back on a free basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addy Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thanks, but when I google for info on this, I found various free solutions and by today my experience of these is that at best they only work badly.In another forum someone suggested that I get a VPN (virtual private network) account. so I found this UKTVAccess which works pretty good and the set up is dead easy ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I use FilmOn on my iPad. The app is being rejigged at the moment though.Mr Clair uses iPortal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 [quote user="Jazzer"]filmon.com[/quote]what a tip-top tip that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 [quote user="HoneySuckleDreams"][quote user="Jazzer"]filmon.com[/quote]what a tip-top tip that is![/quote]It was tip-top OK for a while, but it now requires me to login , i.e. have a subscription. A bit like a drug dealer...give it away free for a while and then when you're hooked start charging. It's 14.95 a month, so I doubt I will be signing up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 This question comes up time and time again, the answer as always, is just buy a dish and a freesat box you can watch as much UK TV as you could possibly want. The picture and sound will be near perfect and you don't have to sit there while the picture breaks up, because the French computer system frankly is crap; unless you live in a big city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 NickpYou're right...the voice of reason as always.I have freesat at home, but i'm working in luxembourg, and the house TV is all foreign...who wants to be a miilionaire, in German, is all I can cope with.However, I did notice in the garden that there is a satellite dish (with double LNB) which isn't being used. So, I will dig out my old sky box and hijack the cabling...be cheaper than 14.95 a month. I guess I can plug the box into my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 [quote user="Clair"]I use FilmOn on my iPad. The app is being rejigged at the moment though.Mr Clair uses iPortal.[/quote]I will be interested in knowing if it works still after the re-jig. Not that I have an iWant though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 [quote user="HoneySuckleDreams"][quote user="Clair"]I use FilmOn on my iPad. The app is being rejigged at the moment though.[/quote]I will be interested in knowing if it works still after the re-jig. Not that I have an iWant though[/quote]Yes it works fine.Watching BBC News on the iPad from my sick bed... (attack of the flu [:@]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 hi as someone else mentioned, FREESAT is the way to go, here here. He didn't say, the box can cost about 40 quid , maybe less, and then nothing else to pay. google search freesat boxes. Humax also do their own reconditioned ones with guarantees . On some for more money U get HD/recording/two channels at the same time , just like sky plus (wash my mouth out) but no monthly charges at all . Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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