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This seems to be a legitimate online service. I've only just heard about it, but in the context of Virgin Media's Anywhere and Sky Now/Go, etc, is this a genuine competitor?

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...-channels.html

It would certainly seem to fill some channel gaps of VM's online streaming service.

(PS Apologies for the heading typo!)

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FilmOn is illegal as it rebroadcasts channels to you regardless of your location.

Try TVCatchup, a much nicer service and one that is legal.

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I don't think that's had it's final ruling yet http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/64...adcasters.html

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FilmOn now bookmarked

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Well TVC successfully won court cases against 4 major UK broadcasters, FilmOn just do what the hell they like and have terrible apps regardless.

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I can't seem to find anything that suggests what they're doing is illegal. In fact, they seem to buying up rights to stream certain channels and content. What they appear to be doing is white labelling channels.

BBC have also stated that you still need a TV licence to view content - they're not claiming that it's illegal to watch.

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Might not be the best but it works and i don't get the dropouts with FilmOn unlike the ones i get with TVC.

Between the 2 they cover everything i need most of the time.

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Probably virgin broadband lag being the issue as Tvcatchup has never lagged for me on broadband or mobile (3G). Not once and I make use of it a lot. Should get a decent broadband supplier :)

Used FilmOn before but the ads were annoying on the mobile app. Might take another look now there is more content though.

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Why does this post not surprise me :shocked:

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Because virgin has a buffering video reputation?

Being a heavy user of the TvCatchup service and not having the issues, shows that the service is not at fault. Therefore the issue Sirius had is likely down to his broadband connection.

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I have not been using TvCatchup at home as i have a Tivo, i use TvCatchup at work during dinner on a 1gig dedicated connection, waits for your obvious reply . :rolleyes:

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Of course you do :naughty:

Being that virgin media is your employer, that would indicated they can't get streaming to work even on a dedicated 1 gig connection, which is pitiful lol.

Tada! Reply delivered as expected? :rolleyes:

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:rolleyes: i was expecting something better than that.

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So someone responds with a logical reply re having TiVo and you call him a liar

Any reason why?

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Yeah I could have done so much better with the unintentional bone you threw :p:

Still, I have now made the mental note that even virgin offices directly connected to their backbone on a dedicated 1GB connection have streaming issues. Thanks for that :)

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Yet another thread you have jumped in solely to attack me with no actual input on the topic at all. Nada. Not one bit.

Any reason why you follow me around asking unrelated questions? Do you like rhetorical questions? :rolleyes:

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Non of that just think you add no value whatsoever to this whole forum. You simply come on here to wind people up. Every post you make has some sort of spin on it to make sky appear great and vm poor. I would also add that some of your posts are bordering on being libellous, with unsubstantiated claims about the services they offer and their business practices.

It is fine to post your personnel views about them and no one will deny that you appear to have had a bad service, and you have voted with your feet which is your prerogative. However when you appear to spend your life trying to damage a brand with untrue allegations then that is another thing all together.

When I get the time I will link the posts in question but one in particular regarding you claiming they post dodgy numbers to get stupid people to buy shares is one!

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I have just purchased a wd media player they are not a bad box has on filmflex,spotify,bbci player but the apps are a bit thin on the ground.

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TVCatchup today have had to remove around 12 channels including ITV/C4/C5 channels.

Link

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If you like USA tv there is a site called USTV.com which allows you to view usa tv stations legally. It's free to view cw , fox , abc , pbs and a couple of others but to get the likes of AMC , Discovery etc you will have to pay a premium.

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I have just moved my streaming over to here

http://www.filmon.com/tv/filmon-studio

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[QUOTE=paultrademark;35627981]TVCatchup today have had to remove around 12 channels including ITV/C4/C5 channels.

For some reason they still work for me via XBMC running on a Pi.

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Great site! I think it's called USTVnow.com

The quality of the picture is pretty good. For those who like NASCAR it's worth joining the site. NASCAR is on live this Saturday on ABC through the website.

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Glad you knew what i meant lol :D yeah it's a great site i sometimes use it to watch CW if i'm still awake when their primetime shows are aired.