Expats - loss of BBC channels?

smeariestbat

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May 5, 2012

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• Feb 11, 2014

• #61

seagullsovergrimsby said:

On the basis the satellite dish is big enough to pick up all the channels.
UK bank account for direct debit payments
UK postal address (a relative without Sky ? )
Tell Sky you don't have a landline , this means a non contract box which doesn't have to be plugged into a phone line for the first 12 months , this costs £25 as a waiver as the box isn't connected. The downside is not being able to use On Demand where programmes are downloaded into the box via the net.
An alternative is to use a slingbox or similar device.

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thanks

 

Boroseagull

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Aug 23, 2003

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Alhaurin de la Torre

• Feb 11, 2014

• #62

seagullsovergrimsby said:

It isn't illegal , if you get sussed by Sky as not being in the UK or Ireland you're only breaching terms and conditions of the subscription agreement , they don't execute you or put you inside for 20 years.

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It's said that 5%+ of Sky's subscriptions are from Europe. But there are so many ways around the problem to be able to view the 'freeserve' channels, the only ones lost.

 

seagullsovergrimsby

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Aug 21, 2005

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• Feb 11, 2014

• #63

Boroseagull said:

It's said that 5%+ of Sky's subscriptions are from Europe. But there are so many ways around the problem to be able to view the 'freeserve' channels, the only ones lost.

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I would say it is closer to 10%

 

Cadiz Seagull

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Feb 12, 2014

• #64

Have any of you guys in Spain or elsewhere in southern Europe used an IPTV set top box, or no anything about them?

 

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Mileoakman

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Aug 11, 2003

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• Feb 12, 2014

• #65

They have dropped the £25 charge now as they don't need the phone connected anymore. Just means that people ordering box office films have to phone for the film rather than ordering it on the box.

 

Boroseagull

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Alhaurin de la Torre

• Feb 12, 2014

• #66

Cadiz Seagull said:

Have any of you guys in Spain or elsewhere in southern Europe used an IPTV set top box, or no anything about them?

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Do have an IPTV system [raspberry pi/xbmc], was all preloaded for me by a friend. I reiterate an earlier posting, search on facebook for IPTV Spain, it's an open group, no selling allowed, only everone pulling together to help each other. Your answerers are somewhere in there.

 

Gregory2Smith1

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Sep 21, 2011

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Auch

• Mar 16, 2014

• #67

any updates on this

managed to watch MotD this morning,but no red button for the FL show

last night BBC1 was unwatchable