Eir TV

Anyone else get signed out of the EirTV box ?

Very interesting. I wonder how that breaks down in age groups as I'd guess it's very skewed towards iOS for under 25s.

In Switzerland, eir's sister company Salt gives customers the option of either Apple tv or Android depending on their own preference.

"Came back" after a few hours - didn't have to re login or anything

I was plagued by this issue for a few months. Turned out that the setting "ALLOW TV PROVIDER TO ACCESS eir TV" was set to off. (This setting is under Settings - Profiles and Accounts.)

No one else goes near these settings, so maybe it was changed by a software update. Anyway, set it to "ON" and so far so good.

Yeah, it just happened to our final Apple TV in the Sittingroom this evening. I updated the software, after being logged out.
With the latest software you set it in two locations:

1. Profiles and Accounts - TVProvider eir - "ALLOW TV PROVIDER TO ACCESS eir TV" - set it to On
2. The setting is: Settings - Apps - eirTV - TV Provider set it to Always

If you have multiple profiles the first setting would have to be set each time.

The Apple/Android TV streaming pucks are tied to your account address. However, the eir TV mobile app works away from home, and offers the same eir TV experience and user interface, so you could stream from your phone to a TV in your holiday home using Google Chromecast or equivalent.

Does it have to be an Apple TV box with an Eir remote or can I use one from Harvey Norman for example?

I am thinking of signing up to Eir broadband for 24months and they offer TV for 15euro per month incl Amazon prime. I'm wondering if Netflix on the EIR android box is just the APP and I will have to pay my usual Netflix subscription , or is it actually Netflix included with Eir TV?? I suspect its just the app? Thanks.

RTE Tv stations now allow to replay all the programs, pity BBC does not allow the same again.

This is an acceptable compromise. It was a bad move by RTE to block this, and actually would have resulted in less RTE being watched (at least in my house).

BBC have dug their heels in, they’re a lost cause and will never allow recording/replay outside the UK on streaming services.

I agree since RTE stop allow this, I had watch a lot less of the channels, I am happy that is reasonable compromise. BBC policy is strange for all streaming services, I wonder how mini BBC iplayer on Sky stream is working out ? Why that cannot be offer to other services.

BBC are public service in the UK, so get hammered If they don't provide access. However, in Ireland they're paid for by royalty fees by sky, virgin, eir and Vodafone, and since they don't run ads, they don't really care whether you watch their content or not - you're paying for them once they're carried. Hence, they don't seem to bothered about whether their programming is accessible here or not - there's no commercial incentive for them to do so. It's basically just being treated as a simple linear TV service here.

I find I hardly watch BBC anymore - programming is weaker than it used to be, and I just tend to not bother.

I suspect Sky are not about to give up that exclusivity any time soon.

You are right. Gone on the Rte channels. Still working on Rte News and Virgin Media.I hope the programme replay function is restored on Rte.

I had SkyQ last year, BBC on Demand was on it, was it the iPlayer no, was it better than nothing yes, I would take it on eir tv no problem. Anyway, whatever about the BBC, RTE are really acting the maggot as regards streaming tv services in Ireland, why can't they allow recording and fair enough, not allow fast forwarding of the adverts ? Surely that would keep the advertisers happy ?