bigwhitewarrior Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Having bought a smart t.v. yesterday it doesn't seem to be such a smart t.v. or maybe it's me.. ;-) how can I get uk tv or German or italian tv in thailand ? Do they have free view boxes or do I need a special arial? The appartment we rent only has 20 thai channels and although this is great and even better for learning thai I would like to access European channels too. If any of you know a way how I can do this please let me know. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 i have been looking into buying one of these so called smart tv,s myself ii think from my inquiries you connect to the internet either cable or from a wireless router then you can access bbc i player or itv player and watch uk tv for free otherwise sign up with say UK TV and pay for internet viewing service basically you need to connect to the internet using your smart tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 This is what I've done as we have 20mg download speed here for free..so I guess I just got to figure out where BBC 1 player is.. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy1 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 This is what I've done as we have 20mg download speed here for free..so I guess I just got to figure out where BBC 1 player is.. ;-) www.thaiexpat.tv This will sort you out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Have the same issue. My tv has internet , but cannot download hola to the tv so stuck with the laptop till i connect that to the tv Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertty Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) This is what I've done as we have 20mg download speed here for free..so I guess I just got to figure out where BBC 1 player is.. ;-) www.thaiexpat.tv This will sort you out This is what I use. Its about 9000 baht for a year and as long as you have decent internet speed its all good. I seem to recall bbc iplayer cannot be used from Thailand. Or I might have dreamed it. Yes just checked the bbc iplayer website. Cannot be used to download outside Of the UK. Edited October 27, 2014 by bertty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It depends what Smart TV model you brought. In most cases Smart is a misnomer e.g.Samsung only allow you to run their own apps on the operating system of the TV which is also likely set up for Thailand region (but this can be changed). You can buy an external computer (Android boxes are common, cheaper and much "smarter") to run whatever media streaming apps you want through the HDMI port of the Smart TV. ThaiExpat TV, as mentioned above, is a good app to run off the Android box to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 We got the LG HD 32 inch model with a smart remote and 3 d glasses.. I have been told that if u change country on the setting to uk then I fool the t.v. and apparently can watch uk t.v...I will try tonight and update on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfieconn Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) This is what I've done as we have 20mg download speed here for free..so I guess I just got to figure out where BBC 1 player is.. ;-) www.thaiexpat.tv This will sort you out This is what I use. Its about 9000 baht for a year and as long as you have decent internet speed its all good. I seem to recall bbc iplayer cannot be used from Thailand. Or I might have dreamed it. Yes just checked the bbc iplayer website. Cannot be used to download outside Of the UK. 600 baht per month for the standard UK package. Edited October 27, 2014 by alfieconn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 You can use BBC I player outside UK no problem ...All you have to so is get a vpn on your Android phone and select the country ..like uk...now your android thinks you are in uk and you have access to the Internet as if in uk.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 You can use BBC I player outside UK no problem ...All you have to so is get a vpn on your Android phone and select the country ..like uk...now your android thinks you are in uk and you have access to the Internet as if in uk.. so true now bobs your unk try zen mate for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I use surf easy in my Samsung s5 works a treat is free too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) We got the LG HD 32 inch model with a smart remote and 3 d glasses.. I have been told that if u change country on the setting to uk then I fool the t.v. and apparently can watch uk t.v...I will try tonight and update on here. I don't think it will work. All it might do, is allow you to have the UK apps (which will probably include BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, and 4OD) on your screen. As soon as you try to use them, you will get a message saying something like "not available in your country". As others have said, you will need to fool it into thinking you are still in UK. For that you need a VPN or unblock us. Oh. While we are talking tv, can anyone give me an invite for i likeHD please? Tried to register today, but they ask for a reference. Edited October 27, 2014 by phetphet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Unless the Smart TV allows for a geo location unblocking app like Hola or Zenmate like you can do on TV android device or laptop connected to TV, I don't believe the UK content will play in Thailand on Smart TV just by changing country settings in the units enclosed operating system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Correct digital Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Computer says no; -) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) As digital wrote. Download hola first then the computer should say yes :-) Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Edited October 28, 2014 by N47HAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Well that VPN Hola works fine on my Galaxy Note 4.. however ...even when I use GB ..I am able to download for example BBC I player. .but unable to watch it.. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhitewarrior Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 If you install Hola vpn on a laptop running windows 7 ..then you can browse the Internet ok but cannot use it with Outlook express for emails... :-( the only vpn so far that combines both is Surfeasy :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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