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Sky Stream has arrived in Ireland

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    #482
    starlit
    Registered Users Posts: 12,342 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122022002#Comment_122022002

    Would you recommend eir over sky stream service? I assume you need fibre broadband to stream any of the tv providers or can you stream sky with the ordinary broadband?



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    #483
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,729 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Sky recommend a 25 meg speed or 30 if you want to watch UHD.



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    #484
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122041909#Comment_122041909

    The UHD sports on sky stream is absolutely outrageously good



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    #485
    Gardening
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Gardening


    Apparently Irish channels will be available on the freely tv streaming service in northern Ireland when activated so here's hoping it'll be the same in the republic for the free to air UK channels



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    #486
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users Posts: 8,569 ✭✭✭Red Silurian


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122043470#Comment_122043470

    There was meant to be a deal when saorview launched that we would get BBC on it and NI would get RTE on Freeview but that never materialised in the end



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    decor58
    Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭decor58


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122044211#Comment_122044211

    RTE, TG4 pay the transmission costs of their channels in NI, BBC is available to transmit on Saorview if someone, not BBC, is prepared to pay transmission costs. BBC is available in pretty much most of Ireland via satellite without additional cost to them.

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    #488
    galtee boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    RTE and TG4 might be available on that new streaming service in NI, not mainland UK of course, but I guarantee you, the Virgin Media channels won't be.



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    #489
    galtee boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    Can I ask someone who has Sky Stream, when you opt to record a programme, say on RTE 1, it puts the programme on a playlist and when you go to watch that programme, I understand that Stream plays that programme for you from the RTE Player ? But does Stream immediately start playing the programme for you, or does it direct you to the RTE Player, wait for it to load, find the programme, have to watch adverts first etc ? Like when you use the Player yourself ?



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    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122166208#Comment_122166208

    You have to watch the ads, but you can fast forward through them. But the biggest problem with Sky Stream is that it more or less doesn’t work with the BBC player. All others seem to work ok, however playlist will only remain however long the program or film stays on the player.



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