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With the demise of
the Telemicro service on the Costa Blanca, many people have been left
stranded with little or no English TV. This system was always prone to
shutdown even though it was sold as legal. If companies start again
with the microwave system, be very careful before purchasing, these
companies cannot legally retransmit sky channels. You may
be lucky and get 12 months TV but its always possible that they could
be shut down almost immediately, leaving you with nothing but a hole
in your bank balance.
How Can I Watch My
Favourite UK Channels Now?
There are two
options for watching the main English channels on the Costa Blanca.
Unlike the majority of the Sky package, which can be received on a 1
mtr dish, the main channels like BBC1, ITV CH4 and CH5 are only
receivable with a large dish. Depending whereabouts you are
situated on the Costa Blanca you will need a dish with a diameter
between 1.9 and 2.4 mtr. These are very large and not everybody
has the room to install one. Many apartment owners are
experiencing problems trying to get permission to install a
large dish on the roof and this is causing a lot of frustration.
If you have tried everything and don't seem to be getting anywhere, as
a last resort, you can watch your favourite channels online providing
you have a broadband connection.
How
You Can Watch Live BBC, ITV etc Online
The BBC, ITV CH4 and
CH5 all have online services. ITV have a live service and from
November 27th 2008 BBC will broadcast BBC1 and 2 live over the
internet. A the moment, the BBC have a service called iplayer which
allows viewers to catch up on all the programmes they may have missed
during the week. ITV and channel 4 also provide a similar
service. Unfortunately, there is a problem here on the Costa
Blanca. When you go to the BBC or ITV online sites, and try to
watch a programme, it tells you that the service is unavailable
outside the UK however, there is a way around it. From the
beginning of December (or earlier) , we will be promoting a UK company
who can provide you with a solution for £9.99 a month or £99.95
a year which will allow you to watch BBC, ITV and CH4 online using
your computer. Better still, you can try it free of charge for
12 hrs before you buy.
How Does It Work?
To be able to watch
these channels, you have to fool the sites into thinking that you are
in the UK. The company we will be promoting will provide you
with what is called a UK proxy address. Put simply, this will
enable you to watch everything in the same way you would if you were
in the UK by just entering a number into a box. This is
extremely easy and can be done by anybody who is able to access the
internet.
I Want It Now
At the moment, the
company have told us that they are in the process of setting up an
affiliate system which should be available next week (week commencing
24th November 2008) As soon as this has been set up, we will be able
to provide you with a link to their website. You can check back
here next week or if you prefer, you can
click here send your email
address and we will send you the link by email as soon as we have it,
we will also include links to the BBC, ITV and CH4 online sites .
This system works, I have put it on my mum's computer in Benidorm and
she is over the moon with it. The picture quality is fantastic
and you can watch programmes in full screen. After months of having no
English TV she can now watch all her favourite programmes. I've
also installed a wireless router for her so she can watch anywhere in
the apartment.
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