is it possible to get american television in foreign countries?

Phokus

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I'm thinking of working abroad, but i'd still like to get american tv. Can you get that through satelites or something? I especially want to keep up with football :)
 

Phokus

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Originally posted by: BigJ
Ever hear of this thing called a satellite?

well yeah, that's why i asked about satellites... like how much does it cost and do they carry the shows live or do they sync it with your time zone?
 

Codewiz

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Originally posted by: BigJ
Ever hear of this thing called a satellite?

Hope you aren't refering to DTV or Dish Networks. Neither work in europe. Europe does have sat tv but I don't know what they carry.
 

CRXican

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are you kidding?

we're the largest exporter of mass media in the world, it's sad really
 

Phokus

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Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
where are you going?...its better to find out there

I was thinking Europe (England, Norway, France, Netherlands, Italy comese to mind), Asia (Hong Kong/China), Australia/New Zealand), canada...
 

BigJ

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Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: BigJ
Ever hear of this thing called a satellite?

Hope you aren't refering to DTV or Dish Networks. Neither work in europe. Europe does have sat tv but I don't know what they carry.

Yep, which is why I said satellite instead of DTV or Dish Net.
 

Phokus

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Originally posted by: CRXican
are you kidding?

we're the largest exporter of mass media in the world, it's sad really

Well, could i watch the new england patriots play football internationally when the rest of the world doesn't care about american football? :p
 

Cal166

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Originally posted by: Phokus
I'm thinking of working abroad, but i'd still like to get american tv. Can you get that through satelites or something? I especially want to keep up with football :)


And lets not forget p0rn.
 

Jzero

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There's some product that can be used to transmit a television feed through the Internet to a receiver in a remote country. It was written up in the Circuits section of the New York Times at some point, but I cannot seem to find it or recall the name :(
 

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Originally posted by: Phokus
Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
where are you going?...its better to find out there

I was thinking Europe (England, Norway, France, Netherlands, Italy comese to mind), Asia (Hong Kong/China), Australia/New Zealand), canada...

We don't have TV in Canada, sorry. We site around and tell stores by the camp fire for entertainment.

 

Phokus

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Originally posted by: cyclistca
Originally posted by: Phokus
Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
where are you going?...its better to find out there

I was thinking Europe (England, Norway, France, Netherlands, Italy comese to mind), Asia (Hong Kong/China), Australia/New Zealand), canada...

We don't have TV in Canada, sorry. We site around and tell stores by the camp fire for entertainment.

haha, but you don't broadcast american football games do you?

 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: Phokus
Originally posted by: Jzero
There's some product that can be used to transmit a television feed through the Internet to a receiver in a remote country. It was written up in the Circuits section of the New York Times at some point, but I cannot seem to find it or recall the name :(

Is this it?

http://tech2.nytimes.com/mem/technology...res=9F00E0DB1E3EF931A35751C1A9629C8B63

TV2Me That's it! I kept thinking TV2Go.

I think it's pretty expensive right now, though.