rikki... Update: AmeliaPond

[womet]

I wanted to thank you for telling me about tunnelbear to watch Downton Abbey on ITV. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have learned about expatshield and wouldn't be watchin Season 3 right now.

[Deleted]

I'm sorry, you're able to watch season 3 right now? could you help me out with a PSA?

[womet]

If you download expatshield on your computer, it gives you a UK IP address. So then you can watch it on itv.com. The only hitch so far is that I don't know if/how to watch it later. I am currently watching it live. I'll check out the site tomorrow and see if I can watch it then.

[rikki]

You're very welcome, but it wasn't me. . I've never heard of the program. I'm going to look it up now!

[womet]

Oh I thougt it was you. I looked back and realized it was AmeliaPond. Thank you Amelia!!!

[ladygrey]

Sorry to hijack, but I just watched the first episode of DA season 3 via Tunnelbear and it was great! So happy to not have to wait until January!

[mccallister84]

Definitely watch it on itv. I tried to watch it on the other site but couldn't pull up any of the links. Itv worked right away

[Deleted]

I watched it too, it was awesome not having to wait!

[315bride]

It's taking some serious willpower not to join you all in watching now. I don't know how long I can last.

[Deleted]

Yay! Glad it worked. I need to watch still.

[mccallister84]

Watch it 315. So worth it!

[DarcyLongfellow]

I'm dying. Dying, I tell you!! So jealous of all of you! DH has decided we'll get prosecuted for illegal downloading if I try any of these ways to watch DA. :-(

[ladygrey]

I'm not an expert in these issues, but I'm pretty sure that watching through a VPN is perfectly legal. It's different than downloading a bootleg copy, right?

[DarcyLongfellow]

Sept 17, 2012 22:23:59 GMT -5 ladygrey said:

I'm not an expert in these issues, but I'm pretty sure that watching through a VPN is perfectly legal. It's different than downloading a bootleg copy, right?

I thought so too. DH is unconvinced and says people used to think there was nothing illegal about Napster. I've complained so much he's sick of hearing it :-(

[mccallister84]

For what it's worth, tunnel bear explicitly states that it is legal in its faqs.

[Deleted]

Sept 17, 2012 23:04:10 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Sept 17, 2012 22:23:59 GMT -5 ladygrey said:

I'm not an expert in these issues, but I'm pretty sure that watching through a VPN is perfectly legal. It's different than downloading a bootleg copy, right?

I thought so too. DH is unconvinced and says people used to think there was nothing illegal about Napster. I've complained so much he's sick of hearing it

I think it is a gray area because if you are using the tunnel software you didn't pay the licensing fees that all UK families pay to watch TV.

[pugz]

IMO watching something that streams is very different than downloading pirated media, but I may just be justifying because I am impatient I always watched FNL early and am doing the same with Downton.

[katieb4tom]

I tried to get this to work last night but kept getting a 'you're not in the user area' message. I downloaded tunnel bear and turned it on--what am I doing wrong???

--Desperate DA Fan

[cjeanette]

Sept 18, 2012 6:45:42 GMT -5 pugz said:

IMO watching something that streams is very different than downloading pirated media, but I may just be justifying because I am impatient I always watched FNL early and am doing the same with Downton.

TW shut down my ILs cable once when SIL was streaming not downloading.