Can i watch sky player on pc???

muzer


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 68

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 11:57

Sorry but i bet you have been asked this a hundred times. Can i what sky player on pc and what will i need to do? We coming out for a few weeks to our place If it is ever ready at Crystal Bay Park.

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 12:29

Only if you have a proxy UK server and a really fast internet connection - basically no

muzer


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 68

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 23:08

cheers worth a try

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 09:24

Could you not save the downloaded prog. and then watch it on your Pc?

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 10:59

re msg 1 Muser:



The answer is YES..you can use your SKY player and watch SKY, BBC / ITV etc during your stay.



1/ You'll need an ADSL / Wireless / 3G connection for "fast" internet



2/ Before you go you'll need a UK VPN ( virtual private network) connection setup..



We can supply you one for a month



Send me a pm - my email addy is in my profile

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:01

MM nice to see you on again you have been quiet, but will it work with a 512 connection?

muzer


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 68

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:24

Can someone get intouch with mmm for me as a new member i can not get his email address cheers

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:42

Hi Hippo



re msg 6



Been in "Russia" on and off for two days...



glad to be back home.. waiting in queues to renew My Wife and Step-son's passports and dealing with Ru "red tape" NOT my idea of fun ;)



I'm guessing you'll be on the water, soon?



re msg7



I have emailed the email address in your profile

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 11:46

re msg 6



Hippo



re 512 connection



They'd be able to download overnight and watch without stutter !

crystallady


Joined: 16/04/2008
Posts: 103

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 12:44

mmmmmm



I'm not at all technical so i apologise if this is a silly question - if you have an internet connection in TRNC & your laptop has sky player installed on it, why do you need a VPN ?

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 13:10

because bbc itv recognises your ISP as not in UK therefore it is contary to thier Licence -is that correct MM

crystallady


Joined: 16/04/2008
Posts: 103

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 13:25

So, if I create a VPN from my laptop to my main pc at home, that would work?

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 13:38

Re 10-12



Cystallady / Hippo



You need a VPN as the Beb / SKY / ITV / C4 etc, allow allow connections that appear to be UK based.



Actually, you DON't need a UK TV license to watch iplayer / skyplayer -if it is you only means of viewing.



Heard it on a Radio 2 prog - legal eagle got the admission from TV licensing bod.



You can create a vpn to your own pc back in the UK, but I'm guessing you don't have the UPLINK bandwidth that a dedicated VPN server - directly connected to a major internet backbone has.. :(



Most Cables cos offer up to 500 kps max and ADSL c. 360 kps



Now IF you had SDL - same up and down speed... and no cap on your traffic - YES it would work.



Very few ppl have the luxury of such a connection..



The key to success is the UP speed for the UK and if you want live UK tv a 1.5mps connection at the receiving end.. if not, then downloading - for later playback, rather than streaming is still the way to go.

kbire


Joined: 02/11/2010
Posts: 9

Message Posted:
02/11/2010 15:30

im in need of a skyplayer subscription im very serious and i would like to here from you mmmmmm

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 00:29

Hi Kbire



I'm here, and nice to hear from you !



You'd have to subscribe to SKY and have a UK VPN to use it - if you want sport you'd be looking at paying 40.75 GBP / month - going up by 2.5% ( VAT Rise) in December.



Do you have a UK address ?

kbire


Joined: 02/11/2010
Posts: 9

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 14:50

thanks for the reply much appreciated well im irish and have been living in indonesia for 4 years i have the parents address over there but they dont have a credit card and they are too old for me to bother them about viewing card numbers etc for me paying for sky is no problem its well worth it and im sick to death of the crap they show over here.

zuzu1


Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 33

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 16:25

u can't watch in north cyprus there is always a problem internet speed simple as that. u need at least 4 mb but who is the provider that can give a constant 4mb connection??

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 18:05

Hi Kbire



suggest just have SKY installed in Ireland for your parents and you can use the SKY Player using a IRL Virtual private network ?



You'll be giving them a nice present, too ;)

aussiejock



Joined: 06/10/2010
Posts: 350

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 18:31

If you look up my post you will find a program that you can download and watch BBC iplayer and any site that is blocked in the NC, I registered with the BBC, all it asked me to do is register put in a user name a password and a UK postcode. I was sent an email with my user id and that was it, I live in Australia and I can now watch BBCiplayer

this is my post if you want to have a look http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/48978.asp





Robert

plumber



Joined: 27/08/2008
Posts: 85

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 23:52

rapidshare or maybe a torrent from ht*p/www. thepiratebay.org

kbire


Joined: 02/11/2010
Posts: 9

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 09:54

Right im so keen to get this i was so kind to offer it to a mate of mine here that i will pay for his vpn in the uk if he will aloow me to piggy back on his account as sky says you can use up to 4 machines on the same account



will i be able to get away with that ?



i think so

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 10:20

re 19



AussieJock



If the SKY was receiving Irish SKY channels the service you recommend would be as much use as a chocolate fire-guard !



IF the product you are using ( recommending) IS a VPN, I want to know why you need to run an installation to set it up ?!





'There's no such thing as a free lunch'...



re 21



YES, that would work.. but .. only ONE PC can be registered to download - for later playback - the others can only stream.

Hatty


Joined: 13/07/2008
Posts: 260

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 10:26

Would it not be easier to connect sky up to a slingbox?

aussiejock



Joined: 06/10/2010
Posts: 350

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 11:00

Message 22



well why don't you look up the website that's offering the software, if you are not happy with the explanation about the software then don't download it, a lot of people want to watch UK programs and if expat shield is of help to them then whats wrong with using it, if it's not their cup of tea then they can uninstall it, the software has been on the market for quite some time and if it gets you a VNP for the UK thats good. at the moment I find it's good for C4, C5, ITV, BBCiplayer and a few other sites, I switch it off when I don't need it,







Robert