Spain Forum

Ultra-wide screen monitor needed

2013-05-29T11:03:40Z

Hello folks!

I am new to this forum and don’t know if I am posting in the right section. I have been posted to Seville and have been living there for about three months now. My young son is really into graphic designing and computer gaming and has asked me to get an Ultra-wide screen monitor for him. Here’s a video of what I am talking about -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUBzjL2XN9Q

He only sent this video to my Gmail. Can anyone guide me where to get this Ultra-wide screen monitor in Seville? We are residing in the Santa Cruz region right now. Any suggestion or guidance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Internet WITHOUT phone line?

2011-10-31T14:02:10Z

Hola.

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get the internet in Spain without having to have/or sign up for a phone line too.

In the places I’ve rented so far it seems all the landlords have just quoted the un-magical figure of 40euros every month for internet, which is MIGHTY expensive…..........especially as in my current place I did a speed test and the maximum download speed is 5.6.

Sometimes this 40e figure included the phone line too - but I NEVER use it so it just seems like a waste of money. Also as i’m currently living alone (and will have 1 flatmate max) 40e every month is an even greater expense than normal.

My current place has a cable (I think it may be ONO) and also a telefonica socket.

Any advice welcome. Gracias.

Obtaining internet/(UK)TV without a phone line in rural Mallorca

2012-03-16T17:47:26Z

Anybody know how to get broadband/(BBC)TV without a phone line in central Mallorca? Cell-phone reception is OK, presumably via booster, so bought Movistar’s 20€ monthly phone/internet deal 2 years ago but never used the lap-top card (dongle?) and this surely won’t help access BBC/ITV?! Will we need a satellite dish and, if so, what size etc.? Don’t mind investing as long as good quality TV/internet and low monthly charge. Technically challenged so any help much appreciated.

Is it possible to get englsh tv without a dish?

2008-10-17T21:05:28Z

We have a 5 month rental property in Ontinyent (whilst we search for our permanent home) and upon arrival were informed that if we purchased a digital receiver box, (equivalent to free view i guess), that we could get BBC1,2,3,4 etc. Upon purchase of an ARIS box however, we are only able to get Spanish channels. We are reluctant to have a dish installed, since we do not intend to stay here permanently but since this is a traditional Spanish town and we are still adjusting, would REALLY love to receive even English news!! If anyone can provide advise or guidance, we would be truly grateful…..

Manual how to watch UK TV online

2010-05-18T12:05:02Z

Hi all,

I have been looking for a solution as to how to watch UK TV online for quite a while now as this is the only way for me to get it and now I would like to share my results with you as some forums have helped me to finally succeed.

There are many ways of watching UK TV online, and here some ways I have found and my recommendation.

Option 1:
I have tried the service of http://www.ukproxyserver.co.uk as they offer a free 48 hour trial. There are two different ways of connecting to the service, you can either use a Proxy server or a VPN connection. After searching a bit on Google, I found that some people have warned about Proxy servers as all of your traffic will be routed through a server controlled by the owner of it – in this case UK Proxy Server – and of course they can see, copy, manipulate, basically do whatever they want to do. I am not saying that UK Proxy Server are doing any of that, but I would not rely on that. The other option they have is a VPN connection to their servers over there, compared to the Proxy Server, if I am right, it does not redirect all your traffic over this connection and you have more options to watch television as you can use more free tools (e.g. Zattoo). The VPN connection did work but, I could not find any UK channels, so I am not sure what I might have done wrong. It also needs a high broadband speed in order to work properly at peak viewing times. I did not check it much further as I found another solution in a forum around the same time which suited me much better and unlike UK Proxy Server, it is completely free.

Option 2: (Best solution I have found until now):
It is a very smart way of watching UK television as it is just using the VLC player (a popular player to watch videos or listen to music) and then importing a playlist with UK TV channels.

How does it work?
1. Go to the VLC website, download and install the player.
2. Download the zip file attached to this post (UKTV2.zip)
3. Unpack the downloaded file on to your desktop, it contains only one file which is the playlist with all available channels
4. Start the VLC player
5. Drag & Drop the file into the VLC player
6. The player starts streaming the Channel BBC1
7. To change the channel click on View—> Playlist and double click on the desired channel

That should be it and UK TV online should be now available on your PC. As I am the lucky owner of a television which has a connection for my PC, so I can even watch it on the big screen now, just like I would do in the UK. You can also choose either high or low speed depending on your connection – it does affect the quality of the picture so you would only be able to watch on a regular sized computer screen, but if you have a slow internet connection, choosing the low speed will eliminate problems with the picture breaking up.

There is more information about this on different blogs, here is a link to another thread if you are interested in more detailed information:
myp2pforum.eu

Option 3:
Filmon.com – This is a service a friend of mine was using for the last couple of months. In general it was not a bad service, but compared to the VLC it has two significant disadvantages: 1. It is not a free service 2. It breaks up quite frequently if your connection is not super fast! There are different subscriptions available on their website.

Option 4:
ADSL provider, I have found an ADSL provider offering free UK television with their ADSL connection. I was reading their website to find out how this is possible as all other services – except for the VLC player – is not free of charge and even more important are the legal issues in that case. I do not want to migrate my ADSL connection to another provider just because of UK television which might stop working in a couple of weeks. I have contacted them and asked if they could guarantee that the service will be available in the future too, but unfortunately in the reply I was only asked for my phone number so they can check if I can use the service. As my questions have not been answered I have sent them another email, but I am still waiting for the reply, as soon as I have received it I will give you an update.

Conclusion:
Option 2 is definitely the best solution I have found and I hope it will continue to work for sometime. I hope this article does help some of you and I would appreciate if you could let me know your experiences and solutions on how to watch UK TV online.

Filmon…

2013-03-13T19:12:24Z

Subscribers, free or paid should note that Filmon is no longer streaming British TV progs to Spain.

When I emailed filmon to ask why, I had a reply stating that it is due to an EU directive…

Satellite/Cable TV

2013-02-19T11:00:07Z

I’ve just bought a place in La Duquesa. I have a lovely TV set but can only get Spanish channels and would like to watch something I can understand. My community rules say ‘no satellite dishes’ (although there seems to be some on the roof of the develeopment!). I still work in the UK so I am not in Spain long term (yet!) so I am not keen on paying a large monthly subscription if I can avoid it. So if someone can give me some ideas/recommendations I’d appreciate it.

Many thanks

Paul

Tooway 20mb broadband

2013-02-09T18:15:30Z

Its here at last TOOWAY satellite 20MB Broadband now with unlimited options installed from 149e and only 29.95 mth works in all REMOTE AREAS we at http://www.fastbroadbandspain.com are installing from Valencia to Murcia

CBS FM International , radio you love to listen two

2013-01-09T00:56:13Z

CBS FM International-Playing all over the World Now!

CBS FM International, The World’s Favourite Hits! in Smart Stereo. 24 hours a day from the Garden of
Spain,on 88.4fm Stereo!and around the World. We are 21st Century Radio .

http://www.cbsfminternational.com/

best luck to all there

dongle/pincho internet connection question

2012-09-14T12:49:46Z

I purchased a dongle from Moviestar and it came with 500 mb. I am not sure what that means. I have to pay 20 euros per month for the 500mb. I have been using it for a week and here is the data for the accumulated traffic:

total traffic: 1014 MB

received: 851 MB

sent: 165 MB

the billing period ends on the 17th of each month.

I am confused. if i only have 500 mb per month, it seems like I have surpassed that already. also
even though i just purchased it a week ago, will I have to pay again on the 17th? thanx