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Old 18-11-2015, 15:39   #1
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I am trying to get BBC i-player or Chanel 4 catch up on Freeview , but there does not seem to be list anywere to do that , what am I not doing right here ! .

I have all the channels on the TV list and I also have the Ethernet connection to my Router ! .


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Old 18-11-2015, 15:41   #2
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Re: BBC i-Player

What Freeview box do you have? Have you verified that it actually has those services available on it?
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Old 18-11-2015, 16:22   #3
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What Freeview box do you have? Have you verified that it actually has those services available on it?
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Thanks for your reply , I dont have a box it is built into my TV , I have a sky box to use freesat , not sure why I have connected to my router it has logged onto the router but I dont seem to get anything from my remote to use it .

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OK , got it , I take it that I need a Freeview box or a Freesat box to get i-Player , but what I dont understand with my new TV , is what is the Ethernet Connection to my router used for ! , I take it that the LAN connection goes into the Freesat or Freeview boxes but why into the TV and the TV has logged into my router .

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Sorry, I made an assumption that you were using a Freeview box, rather than your TV.

What is your TV make and model?
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OK , got it , I take it that I need a Freeview box or a Freesat box to get i-Player , but what I dont understand with my new TV , is what is the Ethernet Connection to my router used for ! , I take it that the LAN connection goes into the Freesat or Freeview boxes but why into the TV and the TV has logged into my router .

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You don't need a freeview box if what you have is a SMART TV. This type of TV will have apps loaded onto it that can use services like iPlayer. If you dont have a menu screen with the aforesaid apps available, then you have a standard Freeview HD TV. The ethernet connection on these is to allow you access to the additional internet streamed channels attached to the Freeview service.

http://www.freeview.co.uk/what-we-of...and-connect-tv
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