the Slingbox

[True Bluebagger]

I was just wondering if anyone on here has had any experience using a 'Slingbox' to send Australia FTA TV and/or cable TV abroad?

I live in Japan and recently I was talking to an American mate who U.S. TV and cable sent to him here via the use of a Slingbox.

If you can do it, I just thought it might be a good way to watch the AFL, cricket, horse racing and any other interesting Aust. programmes.

I know you need someone is Oz. who is prepared to use their TV to send the signal via the slingbox. But other than that, I don't know a lot more.

 

[Smokin]

I have already posted on this board re the slingbox. The perfect solution really, just need to have the resources to set it up.

I have one, and a mate from the states has one - we watch each others.

You basically need a good internet connection, with fast upload speeds and good download/upload limits.

Great quality and you obviously have full access to the cable box, ie Foxtel IQ, which you are streaming - so you can record the show you want, and watch it when you wake up, instead of during the night for example.

It obviously flies on your own home network which it is connected to - so with a laptop for example, I can take my foxtel (with near perfect quality) anywhere in the house and watch foxtel there - using the network not the net.

100% legal - Only one can connect at a time - so you arent broadcasting but simply placeshfiting the program.

The AFL cant, and wouldnt, ever stop this.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Can more than 1 computer watch the signal at the same time?

 

[WindShear]

I have been reading up about this as well, cos Im planning on travelling a bit while the footy is on

I just got back from the states and missed the AFL so badly, so what is required?

Obviously it sounds like you connect the sling box to the foxtel iq, and when you're abroad would just any wireless connection do the job for the streaming from the sling box to the laptop?

 

[Smokin]

yea only 1 computer can connect to it at a time. It is not for broadcasting to masses.

As long as your upload speed is fine here in oz, generally I have had no problems anywhere overseas connecting at good quality as generally the speeds overseas are much faster than here anyway.

You do need software though, so often downloading it everywhere you go at Cafes isnt practical or allowed. I use my laptop.

Generally, your upload speed wont be much more than 800Kb or so, so you will get that easily overseas and watch it as fast as you can. Ie, your upload speed from the slingbox source internet determines the quality, even if you are on the fastest speed in history overseas obviously.

 

[WindShear]

Geez you couldn't go wrong for $299US for the HD one, what I can't understand is how the actual sling box will recognise the network your using overseas, it their a device that helps recognise this?

 

[Hawk Dork]

Does it get activated by hardware or a password on the computer end?

 

[Hawk Dork]

Does it get activated by hardware or a password on the computer end?



Sorry my computer had a stutter