Daniel70 wrote:

Usually, I just watch Free-to-Air T.V. but I came across an
ad for a method to obtain subscription T.V. and Streaming
Platforms FOR FREE

Nothing new there, there's plenty of ways to access streaming
platforms for free... if that's the way you wanted to go about
it. Good internet is generally required though.

"Back from Silicon Valley, this engineer explains us how to
access all the paid channels and platforms for FREE"

The usual method of choice is a jail-broken Amazon 4K Firestick
then some software easily found on the internet... the only cost
would be the Firestick.

So I've just paid out about AU$150 for a gizmo that plugs
into a HDMI socket to access heaps of channels .. INCLUDING
DISNEY+!!

You've been robbed.

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On 2025-06-14 13:00:23 +0000, Blueshirt said:

Daniel70 wrote:

Usually, I just watch Free-to-Air T.V. but I came across an
ad for a method to obtain subscription T.V. and Streaming
Platforms FOR FREE

Nothing new there, there's plenty of ways to access streaming
platforms for free... if that's the way you wanted to go about
it. Good internet is generally required though.

"Back from Silicon Valley, this engineer explains us how to
access all the paid channels and platforms for FREE"

The usual method of choice is a jail-broken Amazon 4K Firestick
then some software easily found on the internet... the only cost
would be the Firestick.

There are numerous naughty websites where you watch the shows
completely free within minutes of the release / broadcast, if you
already own any device with an internet connection and web browser app.
Many shows even appear, often briefly, on places like YouTube,
DailyMotion, and Archive.org.

So I've just paid out about AU$150 for a gizmo that plugs
into a HDMI socket to access heaps of channels .. INCLUDING
DISNEY+!!

You've been robbed.

--- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
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On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:02:47 +0000, Your Name wrote:

On 2025-06-14 13:00:23 +0000, Blueshirt said:

Daniel70 wrote:

Usually, I just watch Free-to-Air T.V. but I came across an
ad for a method to obtain subscription T.V. and Streaming
Platforms FOR FREE

Nothing new there, there's plenty of ways to access streaming
platforms for free... if that's the way you wanted to go about
it. Good internet is generally required though.

"Back from Silicon Valley, this engineer explains us how to
access all the paid channels and platforms for FREE"

The usual method of choice is a jail-broken Amazon 4K Firestick
then some software easily found on the internet... the only cost
would be the Firestick.

There are numerous naughty websites where you watch the shows
completely free within minutes of the release / broadcast, if you
already own any device with an internet connection and web browser app.
Many shows even appear, often briefly, on places like YouTube,
DailyMotion, and Archive.org.

Many shows are available for free download just hours after they air,
making paid streaming services unnecessary and easily circumvented. I
don't get why there's so much hype around subscription services. When
you're online, all the tools you need are right there at your
fingertips.

--
https://www.theory11.com/

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The Doctor wrote:

In article <ce35a784b295805240430f91b7beb66b@www.novabbs.com>,
Theory11 <card.master@bee92.invalid.com> wrote:

Many shows are available for free download just hours after
they air, making paid streaming services unnecessary and
easily circumvented. I don't get why there's so much hype
around subscription services. When you're online, all the
tools you need are right there at your fingertips.

Someone has to pay.

That's very insightful Dave. Well done.

What do you pay for though?

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Your Name wrote:

There are numerous naughty websites where you watch the shows
completely free within minutes of the release / broadcast,

Yeah, "Swedish Spanking Sessions", "Adventures of a Babysitter
(Vol.4)" and "Barely Legal Does Dallas"... are definitely worth
downloading.

Or so I'm told...

Oh hang on, maybe you don't mean those sort of naughty websites?
In which case, I'm sure "The Acolyte" is available for download
somewhere... but trust me, the other movies are way more
entertaining.

Allegedly.






Your Name wrote:

On 2025-06-14 13:00:23 +0000, Blueshirt said:

Daniel70 wrote:

Usually, I just watch Free-to-Air T.V. but I came across an
ad for a method to obtain subscription T.V. and Streaming
Platforms FOR FREE

Nothing new there, there's plenty of ways to access streaming
platforms for free... if that's the way you wanted to go
about it. Good internet is generally required though.

"Back from Silicon Valley, this engineer explains us how to
access all the paid channels and platforms for FREE"

The usual method of choice is a jail-broken Amazon 4K
Firestick then some software easily found on the internet...
the only cost would be the Firestick.

There are numerous naughty websites where you watch the shows
completely free within minutes of the release / broadcast, if
you already own any device with an internet connection and web
browser app. Many shows even appear, often briefly, on places
like YouTube, DailyMotion, and Archive.org.

So I've just paid out about AU$150 for a gizmo that plugs
into a HDMI socket to access heaps of channels .. INCLUDING
DISNEY+!!

You've been robbed.

--- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
* Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (3:633/280.2@fidonet)

The Doctor wrote:

In article <xn0p72r0a9h70s009@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

The Doctor wrote:

Someone has to pay.

That's very insightful Dave. Well done.

What do you pay for though?

I will let you guess.

My guess would be, nothing!

But just in case I guessed wrong, and instead of swerving
the question, why don't you tell us what you do pay for?

It'll just be between us, so don't be shy...

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Daniel70 wrote:

On 14/06/2025 11:00 pm, Blueshirt wrote:

Daniel70 wrote:

Usually, I just watch Free-to-Air T.V. but I came across an
ad for a method to obtain subscription T.V. and Streaming
Platforms FOR FREE

Nothing new there, there's plenty of ways to access streaming
platforms for free... if that's the way you wanted to go
about it. Good internet is generally required though.

One of the attractions was that you just plugged it into the
T.V.'s HDMI socket and away you go, apparently just pulling
the signal out of the Air.

Yeah, it's called magic.

The rest of us might use the term internet stream though! ;-)

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On 2025-06-15 11:55:36 +0000, Daniel70 said:

On 15/06/2025 8:58 pm, The Doctor wrote:

In article <ce35a784b295805240430f91b7beb66b@www.novabbs.com>,
Theory11 <card.master@bee92.invalid.com> wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:02:47 +0000, Your Name wrote:

On 2025-06-14 13:00:23 +0000, Blueshirt said:

Daniel70 wrote:

Usually, I just watch Free-to-Air T.V. but I came across an
ad for a method to obtain subscription T.V. and Streaming
Platforms FOR FREE

Nothing new there, there's plenty of ways to access streaming
platforms for free... if that's the way you wanted to go about
it. Good internet is generally required though.

"Back from Silicon Valley, this engineer explains us how to
access all the paid channels and platforms for FREE"

The usual method of choice is a jail-broken Amazon 4K Firestick
then some software easily found on the internet... the only cost
would be the Firestick.

There are numerous naughty websites where you watch the shows
completely free within minutes of the release / broadcast, if you
already own any device with an internet connection and web browser app. >>>> Many shows even appear, often briefly, on places like YouTube,
DailyMotion, and Archive.org.

Many shows are available for free download just hours after they air,
making paid streaming services unnecessary and easily circumvented. I
don't get why there's so much hype around subscription services. When
you're online, all the tools you need are right there at your
fingertips.

Someone has to pay.

WOW!! YOU, Binky, finally got something RIGHT!! (Did I actually type that??)

I'm on a very limited Internet account (10GB/month, I think) so I don't
want to be using my 'normal' Download to watch T.V. .... which I why I thought this system (pulling it directly from the Air via a dongle)
might be the way to go.

It depends on where you live, your internet provider, etc.

Here in New Zealand at different times the internet providers have had
the data from certain streaming services not count towards your data
limit, so effectively free data (although there are usually 'fair use'
limits, so you can't sit there watching 24 hours every day). I'm not
sure if they still do that or not now that most people have plans with
far more data or unlimited data. Apart from the occasional short
YouTube video or even less often a missed free-to-air episode, I've
never bothered with streaming since we do not have an internet
connected TV.



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