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FREE Web TV service - sign up and help charity too

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  • 01-02-2011 4:33pm
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    Darragh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭


    Heya

    Magnet have just launched their new FREE Web TV service.
    magnet_2.jpg

    Available at www.magnetwebtv.ie, the no-strings-attached service offers live streaming of five Irish channels for free, regardless of provider.

    As long as you have a 1Mbit broadband connection all you have to do is to log on to magnetwebtv.ie and register to watch RTE1, Network 2, TV3, TG4 and 3e live from any web browser.

    No TV license fees, no cable subscription, no contract, no monthly subscription fee and no software downloads.

    For a monthly fee of €3.99, a total of 21 channels are offered to Magnet broadband subscribers, including BBC’s full range of channels, MTV, VH1 and kids channels Nickelodeon, Nick Toons and Nick Junior.

    In addition, if you sign up this week, they've agreed with me to give the Jack & Jill Foundation €1 for every sign up, up to €1,000. (blog post with competition here)

    So of you could help, and want this free service, it's on http://www.magnetwebtv.ie

    We'll be running a competition next week too...

    Cheers

    Darragh


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    #2
    56lcd
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭56lcd


    can they make it an Android App?


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    #3
    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    Looks like a great service I will definitely sign up.

    About the no tv license though I believe this isnt true as you have to pay for a license if you possess any equipment which is capable of receiving rte and since the rte player came out PC's are included in this.


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    ixtlan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭ixtlan


    Unsupported Magnet WebTV Region
    Sorry but Magnet WebTV is not available in your area!

    FYI - Cork city

    !!! Hmmm... I expect this means it's restricted to areas that might possibly become customers for Magnet. So Dublin... :rolleyes:


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    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    ixtlan wrote: »
    Unsupported Magnet WebTV Region
    Sorry but Magnet WebTV is not available in your area!

    FYI - Cork city

    !!! Hmmm... I expect this means it's restricted to areas that might possibly become customers for Magnet. So Dublin... :rolleyes:

    Works here in limerick, maybe your ip is being routed through some other country somehow?


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    #6
    ixtlan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭ixtlan


    oops... my bad...

    was using a vpn... very stupid of me...

    ix.


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    #7
    kearneybobs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs


    Em, clicked on the verification email. And now it's saying bad credentialts when I try and log on

    edit: nevermind. it was automatically entering my email address into the username box.


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    #8
    danois
    Registered Users Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭danois


    is this a free promotional period or something or is this going to last so i can cancel my sky sub??


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    kearneybobs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs


    Pretty good quality. seems to be better than the RTE player and does more. Could come in handy for watching the champions league while playing the PS3 or something. Thanks.

    edit: very, very slight lip syncing issue. But really great value for a free service.


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    56lcd
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭56lcd


    ixtlan wrote: »
    Unsupported Magnet WebTV Region
    Sorry but Magnet WebTV is not available in your area!

    FYI - Cork city

    !!! Hmmm... I expect this means it's restricted to areas that might possibly become customers for Magnet. So Dublin... :rolleyes:


    does this mean that it will not work if I am out of the country??????


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    bittihuduga
    Registered Users Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭bittihuduga


    can we access this with xbmc or boxee?
    dont want to watch it on small laptop screen :-(
    although no complaints for a freebie


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    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    Limericks wrote: »
    Looks like a great service I will definitely sign up.

    About the no tv license though I believe this isnt true as you have to pay for a license if you possess any equipment which is capable of receiving rte and since the rte player came out PC's are included in this.

    I don't believe that's true. You need to be able to receive television signals. If you have a tv tuner card in your PC then you may need one but not for a PC..


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    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Keeps on saying cannot leave field blank in the username part even though I put my username in there.


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    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,061 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Worked OK for me, nice that they can do the service free


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    Gerbud
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Gerbud


    Will this work abroad??


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    #16
    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Nice one. :)
    danois wrote: »
    is this a free promotional period or something or is this going to last?


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    Lord Spence
    Registered Users Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Lord Spence


    nothing working for me, video wont load, on a standard PC


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    Gerbud
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Gerbud


    Lord Spence wrote: »
    nothing working for me, video wont load, on a standard PC


    Same now for me


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    #19
    Lord Spence
    Registered Users Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Lord Spence


    There server is probably not ready for a boards bargain alert :D


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    #20
    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,386 ✭✭✭ando


    yea we always seem to break systems. Doesnt work here either!


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    #21
    thenightrider
    Registered Users Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭thenightrider


    :( Not working here at least i no it is not my end :)


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    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    bittihuduga wrote: »
    can we access this with xbmc or boxee?
    dont want to watch it on small laptop screen :-(
    although no complaints for a freebie

    +1
    Would be great if someone could get it to work on Boxee - there is an RTE player on Boxee already so maybe the dev for that could be contacted and add these links to his App? Maybe you could just add it through the Boxee or XBMC browser

    On a side note - it aint working here now either - overload from Boards I expect


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    thebuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 654 ✭✭✭thebuzz


    Video stream wont load.


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    #24
    CH3OH
    Registered Users Posts: 7,275 ✭✭✭CH3OH


    Is it true that Magnet are actually offering a €1000 prize to the first Boardsie to get the video stream to load?

    p.s. not working here either:rolleyes:

    Working!18:54. Can I claim the prize?


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    #25
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,061 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    still working here, video fine
    Gerbud wrote: »
    Will this work abroad??
    No, I'd say not


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    #26
    Do-more
    Registered Users Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Do-more


    Ghost Train wrote: »
    still working here, video fine

    Can you check to see if you can view this with your BlackVPN switched on please?

    invest4deepvalue.com



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    #27
    ryanmatty
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭ryanmatty


    Working for me perfectly


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    #28
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Ha ha! look freeking FAB on my Dell Streak! Full screen no borders and over 3g! Ha! :D


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    #29
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    Working perfectly, thanks :)


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    #30
    gonker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭gonker


    Brilliant thank you


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    #31
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,061 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Do-more wrote: »
    Can you check to see if you can view this with your BlackVPN switched on please?

    no can't view on uk proxy


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