ASTRA 2E now moving to station at 28.5 east

[pickwick]

Hi Bruce and Widge

The whole situation regarding watching Sky/BBC out of the "legal" area is a minefield. As I write this I am watching BBC via Filmon (UK website) as BBC, ITV, C4 etc have dissapeared from satellite TV in the Algarve. The Filmon service is via my i-Pad via my Apple TV and the only difference from last week is that the Filmon logo is on the top right right hand corner of the screen.

Within a week I will have fast internet and IPTV via a small box and be able to watch all the channels that have been removed from satellite TV. In 6 months it will all probably be different but I do not see what the difference watching BBC this week live via Filmon and watching BBC next week via IPTV from A Spannish provider is legally?? As far as I know I should not be able to watch either but I suspect both situations are really beyond the control of the BBC and if they are able to shut either down another provider will replace them toute suite.

In summary if you want to watch live UK TV anywhere in the World there is a way.

Pickwick

[ron5000]

Hello Pickwick
You have the same set up as me now, you don't need the other service. It will not be any better than the system you have now

[laserblazer]

What channels are left on Freesat? Is the likes of Dave and Drama likely to stay?

[Jaylay]

Can any help, has anyone got any ideas on how much monthly useage of wifi would be needed to download 2 hours of tv a day

[DVBRO]

Jaylay,
Half an hour internet connection using Filmon, uses half mgb download. If your internet is a 3G connection you are limited to 15 mgb per month, with most suppliers. This is dependant on what contract you have with your supplier, for 3G. Mine equates to 50cents per half hour, with Vodafone. However I do get between 6-7 mb download speed. Sapo at €25 per month gives me .75-1.25 download speed with unlimited usage, however I think you need to get a faster speed to watch Bbc via. VPN connection.
However, as I can't get Cable or a decent phone line, I have moved to World Telecom, where I get 3-3.5 mb download on an Optimus 3G router with unlimited download for €25 per month. This gives me the speed to watch anything on the tablet or computer. Good luck!

[Sheila]

I have gone the free way. I have an old ipad 1, apple TV, Meo internet, all connect wirelessly then HDMI from Apple TV to TV. Load the filmon app through Apple store, for some reason you get better resolution than just downloading Filmon, then subscribe for free to Filmon. When watching any station on Filmon on the pad there is a bar at the bottom of the screen with an extra button which is the Apple Airplay button. Press and ipad or TV comes up, press TV and hey presto full screen on TV comes up. Resolution on my old 40 inch Sony is as good as I got on Freesat and the pad becomes your remote with electronic programme guide, you also have the facility to record any programme by pressing the red button next to the programme on the EPG and the recording is stored on Filmon's server ready for me to watch any time. Simple and perfect for me at this moment

What is an Apple TV?

[andara]

Hi Sheila,
Apple TV is a small device, about the size of a mobile phone. It connects on one side to your broadband router and on the other to your TV. It costs about £75 from Apple or Amazon and many other retail outlets and allows you to project internet TV from your iPad to your TV. To do this you also need to download the tv apps to your IPad (BBC i player, Sky Go, iTV player, Filmon etc). If used outside the UK, you also need to subscribe to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), off which there are many available to down load to your iPad via the internet. Some are free.

You also need broadband speeds in excess of 1 mps, the faster the better. Again there are many internet sites that will test the speed for you. I have downloaded the Ookla app from the internet to my iPad to do this.

It all sounds complicated but really isn't that bad....


..... Which brings me to the main point of my post. Up to Feb 10, I was getting broadband speeds constantly around 1.5 mps in Sesmarias and reception using Sky Go, BBC iPlayer and even ITV player was perfectly acceptable. Since then, Sky Go has suffered many interruptions, BBC I Player suffers constant buffering, ITV Player hardly works at all and internet browsing is much slower than before. At first I put this down to increased internet traffic following the loss of ITV stations on the night of Feb 10. But this seemed too coincidental so I conducted a number of broadband speed tests at different times of the day, including 5:00 am this morning.... An lo and behold, my broad band speeds are constantly around 0.4 mps. It's almost as if my broadband has been downgraded. I have arranged an appointment with a Pt engineer next Monday to try to find out what has really happened.


Has anybody else suffered a similar experience?

[sasha1]

Hello Andara,

Exactly the same has happened to us and we live near Sesmarias. Would be interested to know what your PT engineer has to say. I contacted them and they said that 0.5 mps was the maximum available!

Sasha

[laserblazer]

Has anyone tried to access the Intelsat 907 which apparently carries BBC and ITV channels but needs a BISS key.

[Michael Crane]

A friend of mine living in Harrow, UK, has a dish that can follow satellites and is able to receive TV from many parts of the world. Isn't this a solution?

[Michael Crane]

Regarding Apple TV. Is it hard-wired or can it be connected between router and TV via wifi?

[widge]

Hello Andara,

Exactly the same has happened to us and we live near Sesmarias. Would be interested to know what your PT engineer has to say. I contacted them and they said that 0.5 mps was the maximum available!

Sasha

Hello Andara & Sasha,

We also live in Sesmarias although not there at present arrive Tuesday. We have broadband via PT Telecom & the signal is poor especially at peak times. If the only way to receive UK tv is via the net have you thought of an alternative ? What about satellite internet, CabioVisio (spelling ?) retune to different satellite (Biss codes?) somehow we need a Sesmarias solution !

[ron5000]

Regarding Apple TV. Is it hard-wired or can it be connected between router and TV via wifi?

Hello Michael. The apple tv box picks up your router wirelessly you can then use your iPad to connect to the apple tv wirelessly via AirPlay no need for a VPN

[ron5000]

Works with any generation iPhone too

[maccasa]

The use of moveable dishes to focus on a number of satellites is not recommended in PT due to the high winds and possibility of poor alignments. I have this system in uk and there are several satellites which broadcast BBC/ITV. One option would be to have your dish repositioned for one of these, but this would need a new satellite receiver to suit.