Wifi access in Holland / The Netherlands

skkthfc61 · **Wifi access in Holland / The Netherlands -** 06-08-2010, 14:53

Hi all I'm new to this forum so please be gentle with me !!

I'm going to Holland in a couple of weeks. I need to be able to watch tv on my laptop so as I can watch the Spurs matches on my laptop whilst I'm away esp the champions league match.

Anyone have any idea how I can do this to watch the match either on my Laptop or Ipod touch without it costing me the price of return air fare from Holland to London

Thanks for any help that anyone can give

inquisitor · 06-08-2010, 20:03

Before you care about internet access, is there actually anyone broadcasting that match to the web? And if so is that stream accessible from anywhere? Usually broadcasting rights are sold by country. So British providers are probably only allowed to broadcast matches to British audiences. In order to enforce this restriction, providers geo-localize IP-addresses and block access from foreign IP-addresses. E.g. the FIFA did that for their website during the soccer worldcup, so some countries were excluded from live streaming. Of course you can bypass such restrictions by using VPN through a VPN-gateway in the UK.

Ties Brants · 07-08-2010, 13:44

Your best option might actually be to check if the match you want to see is broadcasted by one of the Dutch public broadcasters (Nederland 1,2, or 3). Then you should be able to watch it using a simple dvb-t usb stick.

The simplest way to get free wifi is to go the Mcdonalds. They should have free wifi everywhere.

Or if you are in a larger city: find an English pub

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skkthfc61 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 06 Aug 2010 Country:	Wifi access in Holland / The Netherlands - 06-08-2010, 14:53 Hi all I'm new to this forum so please be gentle with me !! I'm going to Holland in a couple of weeks. I need to be able to watch tv on my laptop so as I can watch the Spurs matches on my laptop whilst I'm away esp the champions league match. Anyone have any idea how I can do this to watch the match either on my Laptop or Ipod touch without it costing me the price of return air fare from Holland to London Thanks for any help that anyone can give

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 957 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	06-08-2010, 20:03 Before you care about internet access, is there actually anyone broadcasting that match to the web? And if so is that stream accessible from anywhere? Usually broadcasting rights are sold by country. So British providers are probably only allowed to broadcast matches to British audiences. In order to enforce this restriction, providers geo-localize IP-addresses and block access from foreign IP-addresses. E.g. the FIFA did that for their website during the soccer worldcup, so some countries were excluded from live streaming. Of course you can bypass such restrictions by using VPN through a VPN-gateway in the UK. terminals: Motorola: Milestone, F3; Nokia: N95, 1208; BenQ-Siemens: S68; Huawei: E5, E1823, E1762, K3715, K3765, EM770 in Asus Eee PC 901 GO; Qualcomm Gobi 2000 in Sony VAIO VPC-Z12X9E/X postpaid: DE: O2 Blue 100 Flex; prepaid: DE: Lidl, Fonic, Tchibo, solomo pro, congstar, T-Mobile, Vodafone, otelo; CH: Swisscom Natel Easy BeFree, Sunrise go dayflat, Lebara; OK,-mobile; UK: T-Mobile, 3; NL: T-Mobile; ES: Vodafone, MÁSmovil, simyo; HU: T-Mobile; BG: MTel, Globul, vivatel, Petrol mobile; INT'L: none

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Ties Brants (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 65 Join Date: 15 Feb 2008 Location: Amsterdam Country:	07-08-2010, 13:44 Your best option might actually be to check if the match you want to see is broadcasted by one of the Dutch public broadcasters (Nederland 1,2, or 3). Then you should be able to watch it using a simple dvb-t usb stick. The simplest way to get free wifi is to go the Mcdonalds. They should have free wifi everywhere. Or if you are in a larger city: find an English pub