leaf4 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I was doing some reading and it said 4 hours of standard definition was 4gb, and 1 hour of hd was 4gb, so depending on how much tv and how many people you could need a large internet package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 My neighbor has a Boxee Box. Is it similar? It is an internet based tv application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I went dreambox.500 wide open every channel...plus locals.. with my bell service I would never pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I was doing some reading and it said 4 hours of standard definition was 4gb, and 1 hour of hd was 4gb, so depending on how much tv and how many people you could need a large internet package Ow, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofabed Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Big Cliff Can you tell me how Bell discovered all your receivers did not exist at the same address? I have been doing the same thing for a few years and never been questioned. I also never plug them into my phone line unless all receivers are home. Edited April 2, 2014 by sofabed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ow, thanks. definately not an option if you are rural and have no access to cable / dsl. if you do have either however, there are plenty of package especially from third party resellers that have large enough bandwidth limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Big Cliff Can you tell me how Bell discovered all your receivers did not exist at the same address? I have been doing the same thing for a few years and never been questioned. I also never plug them in to my phone line unless all receivers are home Yes, all our receivers went down one day so I called them and they said sorry, we'll fix that tight away. Then they asked me to go to receiver #1 and tell them what the code was, I did and within seconds it started working again. Same thing with receivers 2 and 3. When it came time to do receiver 4 and 5 I explained that they weren't at this location and that is when the crap hit the fan so to speak. Oh, and mine weren't plugged in to the phone line either. Edited March 31, 2014 by Big Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big guy Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Is there a way to block channels you don't want your kids to watch? Also, we are rural, but have high speed Bell internet and a wireless modem, what is everyone's experience with streaming live TV, such as hockey games with this type of internet? Will it be too choppy to watch? We have a smart TV and have tried streaming sports through other providers such as Hockey Streams, I think that's what it was called, and it was unwatchable. I'm wondering if the Gbox would be a better receiver of the wireless signal compared to the TV, as it probably doesn't have the best, most robust software, RAM etc. Any thoughts on this anyone? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 You're never going to get live streams with quality anywhere near what you'll get off expressvu/rogers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Is there a way to block channels you don't want your kids to watch? Also, we are rural, but have high speed Bell internet and a wireless modem, what is everyone's experience with streaming live TV, such as hockey games with this type of internet? Will it be too choppy to watch? We have a smart TV and have tried streaming sports through other providers such as Hockey Streams, I think that's what it was called, and it was unwatchable. I'm wondering if the Gbox would be a better receiver of the wireless signal compared to the TV, as it probably doesn't have the best, most robust software, RAM etc. Any thoughts on this anyone? Thanks The quality of the sterams will be fine depending on the plan you have with bell (I was on Bell wireless 25down/1up as well before moving to a place with cable internet and could stream video no problem). The issue is the low monthly bandwidth caps you have . Video, especially HD, eats up a lot of data. Edited March 31, 2014 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 XBMC s the way to go. Future tv is better if you dont like to mess around constantly. You just simply turn it on and enjoy. Future tv also has child locks that work well.. Almost too well. its a pain to have to enter the code. There is one thing with any XBMC box or even future TV one box per TV. So if you have 3 tv's you will need 3 future tv subscriptions or 3 android boxes. Unless you dont mind moving your computer or andriod box to different tv's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) I can honestly say I have never had to mess around with my GBox, it came preprogrammed. Just plug it in and go I also like the Navi-X app for up to date movies, series etc G Edited March 31, 2014 by Gerritt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I can honestly say I have never had to mess around with my GBox, it came preprogrammed. Just plug it in and go I also like the Navi-X app for up to date movies, series etc G Navi-x never seems to work when you wan it to ..I cant wait for them to upgrade their servers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Some useful info in this thread but I am a bit surprised that given some of the posts are blatantly admiting to illegal activity that this thread hasn't been locked. Especially given so many fishing posts get locked.... Just thoght I would stir up some cr@p... nothin else to pick fights about given musky season hasn't started and the leafs are on there way out. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 This is definitely worth looking into has I absolutely hate the evil empire of Bell and Rogers and it kills me to right those criminals a cheque every month. I am not really sure how this internet TV thing works, I understand you need a good internet connection with a lot of bandwidth but outside of that I don`t know much. If I went with a internet system could I still get hockey i.e. all the Habs and Leaf games? And the other shows I like....Pawn Stars...Ice Pilots... Walking Dead etc? If anybody could shed some light on that please!!! you're in orangeville right? get an HD antenna and point it at the cn tower, there's your CBC HNIC broadcasts along with anything else the Toronto stations broadcast. If you want all NHL games, you will need NHL Gamecenter subscription, you will also need a service ($1.99 / month to get around the local blackouts). Mine is $99 / season that's still cheaper than basic cable when you break it down by month. Walking Dead is on netflix, The other shows are available via XBMC plugins. You won't get the shows the day they are aired but if you're ok with a day (or a few hours) later, then no issue. even basic cable was like $70+ / month with box rental for us, that's $840 a year! By comparison, my expenses for TV are $99 / year for game center + 8.99 / month (netflix) + 1.99 / month blackout service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Thanks for the info...Yup I am in Orangeville I don`t think a Antenna will work, I don`t own a house anymore first floor of a apt. so I am thinking it won`t work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Some useful info in this thread but I am a bit surprised that given some of the posts are blatantly admiting to illegal activity that this thread hasn't been locked. Especially given so many fishing posts get locked.... Just thoght I would stir up some cr@p... nothin else to pick fights about given musky season hasn't started and the leafs are on there way out. haha Actually there is nothing illegal about XBMC not in Canada any way.. there is no law about what you can or cant stream from one computer to another. Its the content that can get you into trouble and from what I have seen there is no such content..Im not going to say what said content is cause I find it disgusting and I cant even say the words. The illegal stuff was FTA and that is long gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big guy Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 The quality of the sterams will be fine depending on the plan you have with bell (I was on Bell wireless 25down/1up as well before moving to a place with cable internet and could stream video no problem). The issue is the low monthly bandwidth caps you have . Video, especially HD, eats up a lot of data. No problem with the download limit, for $10 extra a month we have unlimited. I will just have to verify what our bandwidth is as far down and up, then go from there. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big guy Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 So our download speed is 5 Mbps and upload is 800 Kbps. Do you think the download speed will be adequate enough? I personally have my doubts, but don't know a great deal about all this. Due to where we live, that's as fast as we can get at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 5mbps should be plenty for video feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big guy Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 5mbps should be plenty for video feedback I have been researching the internet, using the smart TV, to find streaming sites and see if I can view some hockey games on it. Wanna see if it's still choppy like it was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Some useful info in this thread but I am a bit surprised that given some of the posts are blatantly admiting to illegal activity that this thread hasn't been locked. Especially given so many fishing posts get locked.... Just thoght I would stir up some cr@p... nothin else to pick fights about given musky season hasn't started and the leafs are on there way out. haha Some one admitting to criminal acts is not breaking the rules( for the most part) however our policy is to turn over if requested any threads and content that can be used as evidence in a criminal prosecution. Now disregarding the rules, bashing, cussing or mock cussing and other infractions will get threads locked. We hope that the participants of the threads who follow the rules will excuse us for stepping in before feelings get to bent out of shape during the winternet episodes that occur periodically. Thanks and now back to our regularly scheduled programming lol. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 5mbps is too slow..streaming in HD is out of the question without constant buffering..I run Rogers 45mbps flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 5 Mbps is not enough to stream hd... Sd yes. Hd no. You will require in my experience at least 10mbps for 720p G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) 5mpbs may or may not be enugh for hd. it is enough for netflix but may not be for nhl gamecenter as they stream at a higher bitrate. if the tv is the only thing using the internet in your house while watching then maybe but you'd want at least 10 as mentioned for HD. 5 should be more than enough for sd. we have 25 mbps down here and can watch netflix on two tvs in hd + surf web / play ps3 at the same time without issue. the lack decent high speed internet in rural areas in canada is really a pet peeve of mine. it's not like you're 200 miles from civilization either. Edited April 1, 2014 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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