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 ·  Posted: 05.02.2022  ·  #1
I don’t watch much tv but last year in Spain we tethered my laptop (approximately 10 years old) to my Irish Vodafone iPhone to watch the F1. It was okay but there was quite a bit of buffering. I then tethered to my iPad which is about 2 years old and there was little or no buffering but it has a small screen (10”) so for my next trip I’m considering my options all tethered to my Irish phone sim, and I am considering a small smart tv, a new laptop with a faster operating system or a iMac Pro laptop or mac book.

The beauty of the Irish sim is that Netflix, Prime, Now don’t cut you off for being abroad. I know you can hide your vpn to get the same results.

Anyway I’d appreciate thoughts on the best solution for occasional live streaming. I’m not interested in normal tv, news, coronation street etc. Just F1 maybe MotoGP and box sets.
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 ·  Posted: 05.02.2022  ·  #3
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Did you see: forum/topic.php?t=23940

I didn’t but I have now, thanks. But with a laptop or MacBook it has other uses for the price of this projector thingy where as a simple small smart tv is relatively cheap.
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Fire stick plugged in to to and hotspot to your sim, just pick the size of the to you feel you need.

It’s what i did with the new van, no aerial fitted and dont think i ever will
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Fire stick plugged in to to and hotspot to your sim, just pick the size of the to you feel you need.

It’s what i did with the new van, no aerial fitted and dont think i ever will


When roaming, you usually only have 10 GBs data ,is this enough to run Firestick or anything else for long ??
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Fire stick plugged in to to and hotspot to your sim, just pick the size of the to you feel you need.

It’s what i did with the new van, no aerial fitted and dont think i ever will


When roaming, you usually only have 10 GBs data ,is this enough to run Firestick or anything else for long ??

I’m on a Vodafone unlimited data package here and in the eu we had no problems with it over the winter. We didn’t even bother with campsites WiFi.
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If you log into Netflix on a webpage (not the app) you can change the default on video quality settings to reduce the data used.
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I have a Google Chromecast TV dongle with remote plugged into the HDMI of my telly. I hotspot off my phone, I have the Vodafone unlimited package too.
So far the 4G has been good enough with no buffering.
I also cast RTE from the phone to the Chromecast. We watched the ireland Wales match this afternoon without a problem. We're at Villa Nova de Santo António in Portugal.
I've seen a Chromecast with an iptv app downloaded to it that gives every tv station you could want, I'm told such apps have a subscription of around €80 a year but are a bit 'dodgy'
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When roaming, you usually only have 10 GBs data ,is this enough to run Firestick or anything else for long ??


That would give you less than 4 hours of Netflix HD.

I use a ROKU stick plugged into TV HDMI port and hotspot to the phone. ROKU has no storage for pre-downloading Netflix movies. And if I pre-download Netflix to my phone via the IOS app because I anticipate being in an area with no mobile network, I can't cast the movies from phone to ROKU, because you still need a basic mobile network to cast. Catch 22. If you're thinking about a 'stick' type player, get one with download storage.
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When roaming, you usually only have 10 GBs data ,is this enough to run Firestick or anything else for long ??


That would give you less than 4 hours of Netflix HD.

I use a ROKU stick plugged into TV HDMI port and hotspot to the phone. ROKU has no storage for pre-downloading Netflix movies. And if I pre-download Netflix to my phone via the IOS app because I anticipate being in an area with no mobile network, I can't cast the movies from phone to ROKU, because you still need a basic mobile network to cast. Catch 22. If you're thinking about a 'stick' type player, get one with download storage.


Can you explain this thinking that I’m 80 years old, which is akin to my technical knowledge.
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When roaming, you usually only have 10 GBs data ,is this enough to run Firestick or anything else for long ??


That would give you less than 4 hours of Netflix HD.

I use a ROKU stick plugged into TV HDMI port and hotspot to the phone. ROKU has no storage for pre-downloading Netflix movies. And if I pre-download Netflix to my phone via the IOS app because I anticipate being in an area with no mobile network, I can't cast the movies from phone to ROKU, because you still need a basic mobile network to cast. Catch 22. If you're thinking about a 'stick' type player, get one with download storage.


Can you explain this thinking that I’m 80 years old, which is akin to my technical knowledge.
Thank you


Using a stick player in general or the particular problem with ROKU and no mobile network?

Well, in general you get yourself a stick like a Chromecast, or a ROKU, or Apple TV or Firestick etc. This 'device' plugs in to the TV's HDMI input socket. You set up your device on a WiFi network. This could be the campsite's WiFi but in reality you would need your own mobile network to hotspot to, i.e. you point your device at your mobile phone hotspot network. In the case of Roku/ Apple TV/ Firestick, once it has a network connection, it can stream content via its apps, Netflix, Youtube, 4OD, Spotify, whatever you have put on there. Chromecast is different, it just casts/ mirrors your mobile phone content to the device. That's OK but it really ties up your phone and becomes a pain in the long run. It's better to have the apps on the device.

Do your research though. I had to find out the hard way that the Roku stick doesn't play nicely with my phone's hotspot, when my phone doesn't have a mobile network. So I couldn't cast content from the phone to the Roku. Otherwise, it works well.
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When roaming, you usually only have 10 GBs data ,is this enough to run Firestick or anything else for long ??


That would give you less than 4 hours of Netflix HD.

I use a ROKU stick plugged into TV HDMI port and hotspot to the phone. ROKU has no storage for pre-downloading Netflix movies. And if I pre-download Netflix to my phone via the IOS app because I anticipate being in an area with no mobile network, I can't cast the movies from phone to ROKU, because you still need a basic mobile network to cast. Catch 22. If you're thinking about a 'stick' type player, get one with download storage.


Can you explain this thinking that I’m 80 years old, which is akin to my technical knowledge.
Thank you


Using a stick player in general or the particular problem with ROKU and no mobile network?

Well, in general you get yourself a stick like a Chromecast, or a ROKU, or Apple TV or Firestick etc. This 'device' plugs in to the TV's HDMI input socket. You set up your device on a WiFi network. This could be the campsite's WiFi but in reality you would need your own mobile network to hotspot to, i.e. you point your device at your mobile phone hotspot network. In the case of Roku/ Apple TV/ Firestick, once it has a network connection, it can stream content via its apps, Netflix, Youtube, 4OD, Spotify, whatever you have put on there. Chromecast is different, it just casts/ mirrors your mobile phone content to the device. That's OK but it really ties up your phone and becomes a pain in the long run. It's better to have the apps on the device.

Do your research though. I had to find out the hard way that the Roku stick doesn't play nicely with my phone's hotspot, when my phone doesn't have a mobile network. So I couldn't cast content from the phone to the Roku. Otherwise, it works well.


"Chromecast is different, it just casts/ mirrors your mobile phone content to the device. That's OK but it really ties up your phone and becomes a pain in the long run"

A Chromecast and a Chromecast TV This unit are totally different units. With the Chromecast, as said, you can only just cast what's on the phone.
A Chromecast TV unit turns your tv into a smart tv on which you can run all the usual apps found on a smart tv plus others which can be downloaded to it.
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 ·  Posted: 06.02.2022  ·  #14
Here my shilling worth ,in spain now portagal and soon as I get home will buy 12v smart tv and run from my phone ,will bring a tablet for for everyday use,and tv to relax at night with football, have firestick with 3000 channels but inverter drains my battery, can get 3 hours max then I am in the dark , have lobster card from spain and still good here in Portugal 55gbs 24€ and its 21 tomorrow so no 5v working on my tan
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 ·  Posted: 07.02.2022  ·  #15
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A Chromecast and a Chromecast TV This unit are totally different units. With the Chromecast, as said, you can only just cast what's on the phone.
A Chromecast TV unit turns your tv into a smart tv on which you can run all the usual apps found on a smart tv plus others which can be downloaded to it.


Well that's good to know the distinction. A 'Chromecast with Google TV' has all the features of a media player like Roku, Firestick etc. but the regular 'Chromecast' doesn't. The former selling for €70, the latter for €35. You could be very disappointed if you ended up with the regular Chromecast not knowing the difference.
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 ·  Posted: 07.02.2022  ·  #16
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Here my shilling worth ,in spain now portagal and soon as I get home will buy 12v smart tv and run from my phone ,will bring a tablet for for everyday use,and tv to relax at night with football, have firestick with 3000 channels but inverter drains my battery, can get 3 hours max then I am in the dark , have lobster card from spain and still good here in Portugal 55gbs 24€ and its 21 tomorrow so no 5v working on my tan


Good to hear from you @benen , keep the trip updates coming
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