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Watch Web TV Anywhere (Part 2)

10/4/2013 6:18:11 PM

Watch live TV wherever you are

Watch satellite TV shows on your smartphone

If you subscribe to Sky TV or you’re a Sky broadband or phone customer you can use the excellent Sky Go app for Wad, iPhone, iPod Touch (www.snipca.com/9154) and many Android devices (www.snipca.com/9155) for no extra cost. You can also log into your Sky account and watch programs online on a desktop PC or laptop (www.go.skycom). Each Sky user can access Sky Go on two devices. The list of devices you can use with Sky Go is at www.snipca.com/9054.

Sky Go Tablet app

Sky Go Tablet app

The $7.5-a-month Sky Go Extra option adds the ability to download programs and to watch programs on up to four devices. If you subscribe to Sky Sports or Sky Movies you can also watch live Premier League football or the latest blockbuster films online. Just open the app or log into your account to start watching. As well as live streams of major Sky channels such as Sky 1, Sky Sports and Sky Movies, there’s an extensive on-demand library that includes popular series such as Mad Men, Touch and Modern Family.

Watch Sky without subscribing

There’s a cunning way to get Sky Go without paying for a Sky account yourself. If you have a friend or family member who doesn’t use Sky Go, ask them to set you up as an additional user on their account so you can use it. Up to nine people can be registered to a household Sky subscription. See www.snipca.com/9055 for details.

Virgin TV customers can use Virgin TV Anywhere (www.snipca.com/9057) to watch any of its 67 channels online or via an iOS app. Virgin says it will launch an Android version this year too. As well as live broadcasts, Virgin TV Anywhere offers thousands of hours of on-demand TV and films. Sky channels, MTV and Nickelodeon aren’t available on the app.

Virgin TV Anywhere

Virgin TV Anywhere

Get live TV on your phone or tablet

With so many on-demand programming available, it’s easy to forget about live TV. TVCatchup, available for Android (www.snipca.com/9136) and Apple (www.snipca.eom/9166) phones and tablets, streams almost any program | shown on Freeview live over the web. You can start watching as soon as you’ve got the app as no sign-up is required. There’s a browser version for viewing live TV on your desktop PC or laptop (www.tvcatehup.com).

TV Catch up

TV Catch up

TV channels are listed down the side of the screen with details of what’s on now and next. Scroll down to see more channels. Tap a program to start watching. Tap the X in the top right to skip the adverts. Quality is decent and you can watch live TV over W1-Fi, 3G or 4G. Only use these last two options if you have an unlimited mobile data plan or you’ll end up with a huge mobile phone bill.


 

Use a tuner to watch live TV

If you have a slow internet connection but want to watch TV on your computer, a TV tuner is a good investment. It will pick up all the channels available on Freeview and doesn’t require a web connection to work. However, the Freeview signal in the UK is very poor so you might not be able to tune into many stations. USB TV products such as the Elgato EyeTV DTT Deluxe (www.snipca.com/9225) also depend on excellent indoor reception to work. Installing a TV tuner card on your desktop PC and connecting this to your rooftop aerial is a more reliable alternative (www.snipca.com/9066).

Bypass international TV restrictions

Watch overseas TV programs in the UK

You aren’t limited to programs intended for broadcast in the UK. You can watch almost any program you wish right now without paying a penny. US web TV services office far more choice than UK ones. Programs often air and become available for download or streaming months earlier too.

The only thing stopping you watching the latest films and programs from overseas is where you live. Disguise this and endless additional entertainment can be yours. Pretending that you’re in the US rather than the UK is safer than resorting to dodgy pirate sites too. At peer-to-peer download sites you risk exposing your computer to a trove of malware.

View US Netflix shows

To take your pick of US Netflix programs you need to mask your UK location using Unblockus (www.unblock-us.com; $5 per month after week-long trial). You first need to sign up for a Netflix account at www.netflix.com. Telling Netflix you’re watching from within the US rather than the UK isn’t technically illegal but it breaches the Netflix user agreement.

Unblockus is much easier to use than a VPN or proxy server. The service is designed specifically for watching TV and films from other countries and works really well with Netflix and similar USTV and film services such as Hulu (www.hulu.com).

Unblockus can be used on a laptop, Smart TV, games console or smartphones. You won’t need to install any software either as it works by changing settings on your device to make it appear as if it’s located in another country. On a Playstation 3, for example, you need to change your DNS settings on the games console and then go to the Unblockus website in the PS3’s web browser. Log into your account, change your region to USA (or another country) and click Update. There’s even a video explaining how to do it at www.snipca.com/9070.

Hulu film service

Hulu film service

Enjoy overseas TV shows for free

VPN software creates a private connection between your computer and websites you visit. Use the free proXPN (www.proxpn.com) VPN software on a Windows or Mac computer to reroute your internet connection via the US and make it looks as though you’re accessing the internet from the US. If you install proXPN on your laptop, you can connect it to a TV via an HDMI cable and enjoy US Netflix or Hulu in your living room. The version of proXPN for iPads and Android tablets costs $10 per month or $6.5 per month for a one-year subscription. The paid version also lifts the 300Kbps bandwidth restriction. This makes it more likely you’ll be able to stream high-definition video, though this also depends on the quality and speed of your web connection.

Not all US web TV services can be fooled by proXPN. Fox.com, for example, will recognize that you’re trying to watch from outside the US. To use proXPN to watch the latest US TV and films on Hulu, install the software, click Connect and wait for the icon to tum green. When you try to go to www.hulu.com, you will be redirected to the proXPN website. Click ‘Continue on to www.huIu.com’. Hulu has a vast number of programs to enjoy.

Yet another option is to try Hola (www.hola.org). This is a free add-on for Chrome and Firefox web browsers. There’s also a Windows Desktop version and apps for Mac and Android. Hola works with Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, CBS.com and Fox.com in the US.

Watch UK TV favorites overseas

If you spend time overseas, but want to watch homegrown shows, you’ll find some of them on YouTube. The BBC has its own YouTube channels at www.snipca.com/9157. Some of the location-masking methods we’ve described also allow access to the iPlayer and other web TV services as if you were in the UK. Hola works with BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD and Demand 5 outside the UK. ProXPN works overseas too, but you’ll need to pay to use it. A month’s access costs $10. An annual subscription is $76. Once you’ve created 2 premium account select a UK server from the dropdown list and click Connect.

ProXPN

ProXPN

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