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The likes of Showtime and HBO will still sell their content as part of TV packages the streaming options are to attract those subscribers who don't want cable/satellite packages and have already severed ties.

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The one, do I remember you saying you were part of a trial about a TV company looking to go streaming only? If so, was this the company?

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No the company is Starz but i've heard nothing more on that v yet will update once i find out.
The other company i was on about trialing a tv service was plusnet this has now launched it's freeview plus a few extra channels via the net aka syfy, history, discovery etc, suprisingly historyhd is on plusnet tv too i wasn't expected this as it's not on vm yet as far as i'm aware.

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http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/06/net...source=mainrss

Brad Pitt's War Machine coming to Netflix next year

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Cheers!

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To watch US Netflix on my Xbox One I have entered some DNS numbers into it, it has worked perfectly for several months, however today I notice that all the US thumbnails now display the message 'to continue streaming US Netflix go to viperDNS.com' although clicking the thumbnail still let's me watch US Netflix.

Has anyone else experienced this and can I just change my DNS numbers on the Xbox One to get the normal thumbnails back?

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I recommend using a paid smart dns provider they are much more reliable and more secure unblockus are fantastic and cost around £3.20p/m others i recommend are unotelly and unlocator all cost the same about £3.20p/m
Free ones sell your bandwidth this has been exposed as hola were caught doing it.

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I don't really need to pay money if just entering DNS numbers into Xbox One works, the question is has anyone experienced what I am seeing, is it normal to see that and is it related to the DNS numbers I entered? :)

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Edit

Other people are seeing the same as me!

http://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comm..._what_is_this/

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Fully agree.

BIB Interesting (and worrying) for people who use them according to this article.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/29/86...sers-bandwidth

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Netflix price increase from £6.99 to £7.49 for new customers, current customers get the old price held for a year.

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Again? Glad i've got an old subscription although it's getting to the price where do I think is it worth it when the old price ends.

Source?

Found it here

https://www.netflix.com/getstarted?locale=en-GB

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and confirmed on an email last night they sent ... to be fair a 50p increase is nothing to worry about ...

Dear Mr A ,
In order to continue adding more TV programmes and films, including great Netflix series such as House of Cards and Better Call Saul, we are increasing our price for new members from £6.99 to £7.49 for the 2 screens at a time plan. As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your current plan and price will not change for one year.
You can review your membership details at any time by visiting Your Account. As always, if you have questions, we are happy to answer them. Please call us at any time on 0800 096 6380.
–The Netflix Team

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50p is nothing really considering how much original programming they are making nowadays.

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Exactly, and if they had stuff on there like Rizzoli and all 3 of the NCIS franchises then I would only need Virgin for the Sports so I could watch the golf.

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I agree. However, as more programming gets added, costs will increase for Netflix.

They may reach a point where they need to have a two or three tier structure so that you can pay less for a more limited choice. However, that may be a few years off yet.

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Original content does not equate to quality though. Bloodlines was pretty acceptable, but some of the other stuff has been pretty standard in my eyes.

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Everyone has different tastes in shows personally i thought from dusk til dawn the series, orange is the new black, marco polo, sense8 and daredevil were superb.

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I never finished From Dusk til Dawn and Sense8 i'm on the fence with as i felt it was too buch bloat and not enough substance, but Straczynski is known for sowing seeds that seem pointless to begin with but turn out to be important in later seasons, season 2 will hopefully have less Wachowski and more Straczynski. All of their other original shows i've loved or liked though, Bloodlines probably the least.

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Indeed they do. I have greatly enjoyed House Of Cards, ORITNB and Lilyhammer. They do have great content too, but unfortunately, like all other content providers they are going to produce original content that is not of interest to me or content I do not like. I never cared for Marco Polo or Dusk Til Dawn and Sense 8 is really not my thing. Daredevil is fairly decent, I agree, it's just that I struggle with the premise of that super hero. A couple more recent releases - Kimmy Schmidt and Frankie and Grace are just not for me either.

I guess I am a bit odd with my viewing habits, as well as documentaries, I really do like dark TV shows with a bit mystery, that are set very much in the present with characters who seem like they could be real people and often have morale conundrums in them. Luther, Broadchurch, Whitechapel, Law and Order: CI, Law and Order, Shield, Braquo and True Detective are probably my favourite TV shows from the past 10-15 years. As such, this really limits the content I like. It's the same with Atlantic, so much is not of interest or has shows what I would class as average or poor. I am happy to try new shows, but it's rare for me to rave over them.
For example - Banshee, is sadly pretty average. It's plot for the second season was better than I thought it would be and it does very little wrong in terms of script, acting or direction. There is something missing that stops me from enjoying it as much as I would like to though. Also, Battlestar Gallactica and Fire Fox were excellently made all round, but I could not rave about them purely because they did not keep my attention enough - and much to my brothers amazement I can only rate them as average TV shows.

Perhaps I should stay out of content discussions because I am a very fussy watcher of TV.

Netflix is a great service as it stands, though, but in a years time I may have a £2 price hike to contend with, in which I may not get HD content and I would then have to decide whether or not the service is worth while. With the content it is producing at the moment, I would have to question whether it is.:(.

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I think we are all fussy viewers, Harry, but we are all hung up on different things. Most of the programmes you have highlighted I like very much, and it is the very wide distribution of those programmes over many different channels and streaming services that makes us all pay rather more than we want to pay in the end.

However, for me, content is everything and my hope is that in the not too distant future we will be able to choose practically whatever we want from the libraries of programmes available to us. However, I don't like to dwell too much on how much this might cost!

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Yeah, I guess that is where I might be lucky in the future. I will happily drop services if the content is not there for me.

I think your idea is what everyone wants, but like you say, cost is best not mentioned.......nor potential advertising;)

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Orange is The New Black S03 now on Netflix

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I have loved a lot of their Original Content, House of Cards, OITNB, Daredevil (This was superb one of the best superheroes TV series I can remember) Marco Polo, Arrested Development.

I have only seen one episode of Sense8 and found it a bit messy which is a shame due to the great JMS being involved.

Hot Girls Wanted seems rather intersting ;)

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This reviewer suggests sticking with Sense8 - at least for the time being. Well written review if you're interested:

http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough....x2_netflix.php

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Another positive review of Sense8 where they suggest it starts getting better around episode 3:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/28/86...owskis-netflix

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I will most likely go back at some point when there is less to watch.

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Sky just announced new now tv monthly sports pack for £31.99p/m http://community.nowtv.com/t5/NOW-TV...nt-bau_twitter

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Considering they used to charge £10 a day, that's not bad, (but I wont be taking it up!)

On a slightly different note, I wonder what (apart from a new design and ethernet port) the new box has to offer

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I think it's a rebadged ROKU2 not 100% certain though.

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This site has a pic with a Sky badged box and remote and there appears to be a tag of some sort on the end of the remote that says 'Roku':

https://skyonline.sky.de/scrm/cms/de...7F.s-ng-tcp1-b

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i think it's way too much but people have complained in the past that they're forced to pay for channels they don't want just to get the sports.

Sky have obviously listened and it's a good move, now if only they'd extend it to pubs and clubs where they're forced to take the whole shebang at +£700 a month.

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The new box is a rebranded Roku 3.

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Considering vm charge £29.25 for skysports pack with tvm it's not too bad.

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I take it these boxes don't have access to the other Roku channels by sideloading? Or rooting even, it would make them a steal as the Roku 3 is £99.

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How does that price compare with taking Sky Sports via VM? Doesn't the price for Sky sports vary depending whether you are on M, L or XL TV?

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As usual Sky are greedy buggers.

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It's business Den , Sky charges £25.50 for Sky Sports on the Satellite platform however you must have the Original bundle at a cost of £20 so the entry point is £45.50.

This now offers a cheaper entry point for those who just want freeview and sport , in fact even with the Entertainment pass its only £38.98.

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When I cancelled mine a couple of weeks ago, VM were charging £31.25pm

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So I guess an option for sports fans who want to Cord Cut, is internet via BT, for BT sports and Now TV for Sky sports.

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I was basing it on the bare minimun i could find as you do not need entertainment pass for sky sports on nowtv so was trying to balance it out if that makes sense? lol.
Ofcourse it will vary if you take out m+ or above.
It's a bit of this a bit of that.

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Companies are in it for one thing profit. :

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Hit the nail on the head there.

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Given that it's only £3 more than if you bought it from VM whilst subscribing to M TV, it's not such a rip off as I would have expected from Sky.

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Agreed they have surprised me tbh with that price.

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Are we factoring cost of broadband with these prices as for cord cutting? you still need Internet to view it, would it be incorrect to assume to add £10 for cheapest BB cord cutting as VM, BT and sky prices include the BB

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Sky and VM offer TV services without broadband. I assume that with BT, you have to have BB from them to get TV. I could be wrong on that though.

But the significant change to me is that, for sports fans, sport is now available at a similar, though slightly higher price, via streaming rather than having to subscribe to a full pay TV service with at least a 12 month contract; Now TV's previously daily and weekly passes were too expensive to be viable for a sports fan who want an on-going service.

It may still be cost effective to go down the Sky or VM route if you want phone and broadband bundled, but there is now another option, especially if you want BT sport as well as Sky sports, as this is free (excluding the new European part) if you get your broadband from BT.

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You can actually get BT's TV for free per month which includes all BT Sport channels however this only includes the non PVR Youview box and I think there's an activation charge of around £35.

Anyone with the Now TV Entertainment Pass

True Detective Season 2 (HBO) starts this Monday , Colin Farrell , Vince Vaughn

The Brink (HBO) starts this Monday , Tim Robbins , Jack Black

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100% agree, for me personally a potential game changer to go down the individual stream route for a more tailored package

If costs work out I may sacrifice the HD in order to do this

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Full press release here , mention of a new UI plus some extra functionality.

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That's not too bad. This article suggests the box will support 1080p stream:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/16/sky-now-tv-august/

The current Now TV box streams SKY Sports at 720p. So if the new box does stream at 1080p, and that's the quality it delivers for SKY Sports, is £31.99 per month via Now TV actually the cheapest way to get SKY Sports in full HD?

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Is that a recent change? I thought all live broadcasts on Now TV were streamed in SD quality.

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They are except for on the Apple TV box which are 720p.

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Anyone watching/watched Orange is the new Black? My twitter feed is clogged with people raving about it. Just wondering if I should give it a go.

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I watched the first series but haven't started the second yet as i've been binge watching other stuff, i need to get my butt in gear.

Give it a couple of episodes and see how you go.

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Defo worth it.

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Thanks, will watch a couple of episodes tonight then.

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Look out for crazy eyes on oitb one of the funniest characters ever imo.

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At E3 Sony announced that Sony vue customers would soon be able to subscribe to channels on a individual basis rather than a channel package.

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Of no interest to me, but fans of this legend in his own lunch box maybe pleased to know that the big mouth may be back:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/06/net...source=mainrss

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Anyone know if I cancelled xBox Live Gold, would Netflix still work or does it require a Gold sub to work?

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Yes it would still work you no longer need the gold membership for streaming apps.

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Thanks muppet.

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Why do you want to cancel Gold?

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Because to be honest, I hardly play games on the One. I mainly use it for Netflix and iPlayer now. So I was thinking of cancelling Gold until I finally start playing games properly on the One.

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Prob been mentioned elsewhere but season 2 of daredevil confirmed by Marvel and Netflix http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...on-2-confirmed

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Anyone got a PS4 ? Now TV beta offering 3 months free movies and entertainment pass if accepted with the added bonus of being entered into a draw if you complete all tasks for an Ipad Air.

http://community.nowtv.com/t5/PlaySt...308229#U308229

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For those who use a vpn and use HULU Showtime is coming to hulu next month, it will cost $17 per month for the combo of showtime and hulu+ also a 30 day free trial will be available http://www.cnet.com/news/soon-for-hu...ts-a-discount/

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Rather strange (as the article points out) as CBS network shows aren't on Hulu.

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I have 3 NOW TV SKY Sports day passes to give away for free. Only catch is they need to be redeemed before midnight tonight! I've had them for ages, and only noticed earlier that they are about to run out. Once redeemed through the NOW TV website, you have a full year to use them.

There's not catch, no BS, I'm just looking to give them away to 3 people who will genuinely use them. The first 3 people to direct message me will get them. Remember they must be redeemed in the next 90 mins!

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1 pass gone, 2 left

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Agreed also i don't think syfy showsc are on hulu+ either unless you login with tv provider, i use xfinity on hulu at the moment so syfy shows are available for me at the moment.

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An hour to go and I've still got 2 left. If nobody claims them in the next 15 mins I'll need to put them out to Twitter to make sure they don't go to waste.

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Only 1 pass left now.

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That's it, they're all gone.

Enjoy the passes

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It would appear this is also open for those Now TV customers with an LG TV that has the Now TV app.

http://community.nowtv.com/t5/LG/Hav...307165#U307165

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Free Now TV Ashes Pass for day 1.

http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/ne...ports-day-pass

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Now TV app gets new look

http://community.nowtv.com/t5/NOW-TV...UI_BLOG_150629

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TV Player streaming service:

http://www.c21media.net/tvplayer-launches-pay-service/

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i thought my £8p/m to plusnet was good but £4.99p/m is outstanding value even more so if they get catch up and on demand content.

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But limited device access with the forthcoming UKTV channels.

I'd heard of it but not paid much attention to it before. Prompted by tassiekev's post, I've just added it to Fire TV... which won't be getting the UK TV channels.

I welcome all new OTT services and this will be great value for some people, even though not for me; Now TV gives me a range of channels more suited to me for the same price (based on buying the Now TV three month pass).

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Another one worth looking at (may have been mentioned here before) is 'USTV NOW'. Just needs an email address - no cards. A few US channels shown live. Can't check it on the Fire TV at the moment - it's dead Jim!! Waiting for a replacement from the kind folks at Amazon.

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The free plan only allows you to watch on a computer after your 45 day trial, it can be quite expensive $39 p/m or $29 with limited dvr

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I'm the same although in my case xfinity with my vpn gives me all the channels and od i need, i have plusnet tv but that's just as a back up option no ariel is connected so only get the internet channels and od.

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If it becomes a paid service I really hope they bump up the bitrate, the current TV Player app on Fire TV and Android TV is a bit ropey picture wise. Also going to have to count the channels noway is there 55 on those.

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Music streaming question

I currently use Deezer Premium free as part of a purchase with a few Sonos speakers , when this free 12 months ends does anyone have experience of any other services specifically the pay element of them.

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Spotify worked well when I tried it free of charge through VM for a bit, but I am not sure of any other services. I then had Deezer free with Orange mobile for ages. when I cancelled my mobile deal, Deezer gave me the option of another month free followed by my current deal of 3 months premium subscription for just 99p all in. Hopefully you will get a similar deal when the subscription ends and you can have a good look at alternatives others may suggest for you:)

Edit

Spotify is the same price as Deezer too and offers pretty much the same stuff.

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I'm probably on totally the wrong path, but I had Spotify some time ago as a freebie for a while. When that ran out, I looked for alternatives and (thankfully) discovered internet radio. Well over 17,000 stations (156 alone playing 50s - OK so I'm old), just about every genre with very few, if any, ads. Radiosure (free) on a PC/laptop even allows you to record.

http://www.radiosure.com/downloadz/

There is a paid version but I've never felt the need.

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Does the service have to work on a Sonos system or are you just using sonos branded speakers on another system.

Put another way, what devices do you want it to work with?

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Sonos system , Android phones , ipad mainly.

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These are the services that work with sonos; I think pretty much all services work with your other devices.

http://www.sonos.com/en-gb/streaming-music?r=1


I've only used services on the PC and have tried Spotify, Deezer, Rdio and Napster. And I'm currently trialling the free three month apple music trial, which according to this will eventually be coming to sonos:

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/28/apple-music-sonos/

Using these services will be different on a device rather than a PC, so it's probably worth trialling them all.

On the PC side, I think Spotify is best (providing you fix it so that you are using an earlier version of the software than the abomination they released a few months ago). Deezer lacks a PC client and is web only and in Napster and Rdio, I can't find a way to sort playlists. Apple music could be promising (much as I hate to admit it :D) but still early days of playing.

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I got the same three months 99p Deezer offer recently and took it based on this:

http://www.deezer.com/beta/forwindows

Apparently, that's been saying, 'in a few days' for months!

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I got a three month free trial of Google Music, which now also includes YouTube Music Key. You can upload 50 000 of your own songs into their locker and mix and match with their streaming service. Works really well on a Android device and has chromecast support.

Also has Songza built into the app which has sveral playlists, which change throught the day, to match your moods (working out, cooking dinner, Sunday night etc) and curtated by real DJs (not sure if that is a good thing).

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I use Google Play Music and I like it. I like the fact that you can upload your own copy where the album isn't available in their library.

The only downside is that on the PC, it only seems to like Chrome, but it's not much of a problem.

I trialled Spotify a few months back and it seemed to be cluttered with additional stuff.

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Showtime have now launched their stand alone service it is $10.99p/m or $8.99p/m if you have hulu+ showtimes new app is only on ios and roku at the moment but android, windows and firetv are coming soon.
You can grab a 30 day free trial (vpn or smart dns needed) via apple or roku or hulu+
more info www.showtime.com

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Lifetime now offering standalone service for lifetime movies (usa for now) http://www.mylifetime.com/lifetime-m...710-July102015

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I think i asked this previously but can anyone tell me if i can change the DNS setting on the Amazon Fire Stick so i could watch US Netflix on it as i can't change it on my router and don't currently have plans to get another router?

The reason i am asking is it is on offer at £19 today only and i can't change the DNS on my Chromecast.

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You can. It's a little more involved on Amazon fire products. I'll find a link later

Edit:
http://www.eyeondemand.com/2014/12/3...for-smart-dns/

Works for both stick and box.

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Thanks, you posted the link once before and I used it on the Fire TV successfully. I'm still waiting for my replacement FTV box (2 weeks now, bit slow Amazon) so I'd appreciate seeing it again for the new box (if & when).

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Thanks i have found a link where it says i need to enter an IP, i guess that is what you talked about?

Yes it was the same as your link thanks alot for the help i may snap it up now. :)

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For some reason, the Fire box and stick needs a static IP address. I don't really understand these things, so just followed the instructions step by step.

All I needed to do on my WDTV and LG Bluray player was change the DNS numbers. Why the Fire boxes have to be different, I haven't got a clue!

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I decided not to buy the Fire stick that is on offer for £19 today only, as i would have needed to signup to Amazon Prime at £79 a year which i didn't want!

I actually did signup and then cancelled it in 10mins for a full refund as they don't currently do the free months trial anymore, at some point i will just grab the stick at full price.

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They do do the free months trial, I just signed up for it....

:)

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Got a link as i clicked a free trial link and it said it wasn't available anymore? :)

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I used a new email address to sign up...

;)

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Thanks for the tip, i probably won't signup now as i don't want to mess things up with the refund as it'll go on the same card, not for the sake of a few £ anyway. :)

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Thanks

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Netflix CEO tells subscribers to brace for higher-priced plans in the future

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...r-priced-plans