Syd Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Help please Will not be able to get my F1 fix some of the time that we are away, I know that people watch TV via the internet in a forign language so does anyone know where do I look to find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snitrats Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 If you have sky tv at home, just sign up for Sky player, now Sky go.Its free; Sky.com or bbc I player (live & recorded tv) :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero boy Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How are you intending to manage your wi-fi connection? Campsite wi-fi can be unpredictable and sometimes expensive. Dongles etc will require large data allowances to watch TV, again reception can be patchy and expensive.If you want to watch (and possibly) record reliable TV abroad then a cheapish satellite dish and receiver will work out to be far more flexible and inexpensive in the long run giving you 'free' TV after initial setup costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesFrance Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 If you have decent bandwidth when you are away, you could install and use the BBC iPlayer Desktop to watch the Grand Prix with the usual commentary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install If you are abroad you will also need to install and use ExpatShield which will give you a UK IP address by using a vpn. Otherwise the iPlayer will say that programs are not available in your area, although you can access BBC radio without it. http://expatshield.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Not only will it not work very well unless you have a good fast connection it is also dam selfish, hogging the bandwidth and slowing down everyone else's connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1footinthegrave Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 lennyhb - 2011-08-23 4:10 PM Not only will it not work very well unless you have a good fast connection it is also dam selfish, hogging the bandwidth and slowing down everyone else's connection. You are joking I presume,if not they better stop BT Vision service that will stream movies to your home, and recently added BBC Iplayer too, and of course Xbox live, PC online gaming, Youtube, Spotify, internet radio's, and God knows what else. Oh and should have mentioned all the social network sites with everyone sending pictures, and video clips to each other. There are literally thousands of streaming services available now, both video and audio. Not to mention all the kids downloading their music and stuff of their mates, he in isolation will have no impact in the grand scheme of things. In addition Windows 7 now has a multitude of streaming video available through Media Centre. But I do agree a cheap satellite system would prob be the best way for him to go, or tune in to local TV stations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 1footinthegrave - 2011-08-24 3:45 PM lennyhb - 2011-08-23 4:10 PM Not only will it not work very well unless you have a good fast connection it is also dam selfish, hogging the bandwidth and slowing down everyone else's connection. You are joking I presume,if not they better stop BT Vision service that will stream movies to your home, and recently added BBC Iplayer too, and of course Xbox live, PC online gaming, Youtube, Spotify, internet radio's, and God knows what else. Oh and should have mentioned all the social network sites with everyone sending pictures, and video clips to each other. There are literally thousands of streaming services available now, both video and audio. Not to mention all the kids downloading their music and stuff of their mates, he in isolation will have no impact in the grand scheme of things. In addition Windows 7 now has a multitude of streaming video available through Media Centre. But I do agree a cheap satellite system would prob be the best way for him to go, or tune in to local TV stations ! No I am not joking, most campsites are in remote areas therefore some considerable distance from an exchange if they are receiving there connection via copper they will probably be lucky to get 500k, have you honestly not noticed how poor campsite connections are. OK I would agree that the diversity factor does help as everyone will not be downloading packets at exactly the same time, how good their link is also depends how low their contention ratio is, generally in the UK it's a max 50:1 for a private link and a max 20:1 for a business link I live 1.5 miles from the exchange I can only get a 2 meg link which never runs faster than 1.3 meg downstream, iplayer is a nightmare my link is just not fast enough for streaming. A friend on the same exchange but less than a mile from it gets an 8 meg link. BT may be flogging all these services but a large majority of the population do not have a fast enough connection to make full use of them unless you live in a reasonable sized town, not the normal habitat for a campsite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN G Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 My brother-in-law records the Highlights for me. Then we watch them in comfort when we get home. :-D I've tried watching snowy pictures of F1 in a foreign language....when I could find the right channel. >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hi Syd My understanding is that you will be blocked from BBC iplayer, if trying to access from outside the UK. (Others may know better) as it is an on-line service, it recognises where access request is located. We use a "Hauppauge" TV to PC dongle, in the laptop that receives "local" TV stations direct. (no requirement to go on-line) As regular followers of F1 we just turn the volume down so the foreign language doesn't distract. Our Hauppauge dongle was from Maplin's about 4 years ago & from memory around £30. There are numerous others available, but I have no experience of them to say if they are better / worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesFrance Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 flicka - 2011-08-25 10:54 PM Hi Syd My understanding is that you will be blocked from BBC iplayer, if trying to access from outside the UK. (Others may know better) as it is an on-line service, it recognises where access request is located. No, that is where ExpatShield comes in, it gives your location as in the UK. Likewise HotspotShield, also from Anchor Free, puts you in the USA for any US restricted web sites. However the main purpose of these programs is to secure your internet access from hackers when you are using unsecured wifi. Nobody can read your emails etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Thanks everyone, been really interesting but I think I will give it a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesy Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 If it's just one programme like the F1 do what i do for Moto GP or world cup rugby and find a nice local sports bar, we've had some good times with the locals watching these events. Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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