Did anyone buy a Chromecast in Ireland yet? (1 Viewer)

[pissypants]

Tonight we're gonna chromecast like it's $19.99 - Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, and More - Newegg.com

(Sorry)

 

[Reets]

Does anyone know if you can use hola with the chromecast?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Does anyone know if you can use hola with the chromecast?

You can

Best thing about it

I can throw the RTE Player - set to Ireland - up on my flat screen

 

[Reets]

Brilliant. My laptop is a chromebook, so figured I'd be better off sticking with the cc over apple tv.
I miss the beeb.

 

[therealjohnny]

You have to jump through a few hoops to install Hola on the ipad

I gave up

 

[pete]

Is it like tunnelbear? Installs as a VPN service you just turn on & off in settings? worth it.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

This yoke wouldn't cast the BBC iPlayer for me last night

Like it's all set up to do so, but the telly just shows the BBC logo with a 'Ready To Cast' message

Anyone else encountered this?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Pay your licence fee ya thieving bastard!

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Has anyone been using Mobdro?

MOBDRO - Discover a world of video streams

The brother's bird says it's the biz. She's a scientist, but I still don't trust her.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Has anyone been using Mobdro?

MOBDRO - Discover a world of video streams

The brother's bird says it's the biz. She's a scientist, but I still don't trust her.

A lad in work has everyone using it, including our Financial Controller!

They're all raving about it. I was tempted to e-mail everyone this old chestnut

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[Jim Daniels]

Bought a Chromecast at last - on sale in Currys for €35.

I don't have Netflix or anything, but spent the night watching You tube videos/ clips/ interviews and docs on my telly. Deadly device/ app.

 

[GO]

I got the audio..its absolutely fabulous!

The sound is pristine

 

[Jim Daniels]

I got the audio..its absolutely fabulous!

The sound is pristine

I was going to ask about the audio! Deadly! Going to get one now!

 

[therealjohnny]

I mentioned earlier in the thread that I had an EZcast. I used it once or twice. Cheap piece of crap. It eventually , literally fell apart. Avoid

 

[Repelies]

I get all my internet and entertainment for €20 a month. Here's how:

• You will need two smartphones ideally although you could just use one smartphone but it will eat your battery in no time.
  
• Have one phone on the All That You Can Eat Data plan with Three.ie for €20 per month
  
• Buy Chromecast
  
• Enable Hotspot and Data on phone that has All That You Can Eat Data with Three.ie
• Download Terrarium TV, Mobdro and All Cast on spare phone
  
• Enable Wifi On Spare Phone and Connect To Hotspot on Three.phone
  
• Configure Chromecast to Three.ie Phone
  
• Go into Terrarium and open whatever movie or TV show takes your fancy on Spare Phone
  
• Open Movie or TV Show with the All Cast App
  
• Point Spare Phone at TV
• You can Do this with Mobdro if you want to watch Footie or different tv from around the World
• Enjoy!

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

That sounds like a lot of work.

 

[Repelies]

That sounds like a lot of work.

Honestly mate -its a piece of cake..follow those instruction to a T and you'll be grand. Chromecast is a doddle to set up -- it practically does it for you! If you have a spare smart phone or evenif you bought a cheap one on donedeal and download all your entertainment apps on it and then buy a Chromecast for 40 euro -- you are saying yourself over grand a year with Sky.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Honestly mate -its a piece of cake..follow those instruction to a T and you'll be grand. Chromecast is a doddle to set up -- it practically does it for you! If you have a spare smart phone or evenif you bought a cheap one on donedeal and download all your entertainment apps on it and then buy a Chromecast for 40 euro -- you are saying yourself over grand a year with Sky.

Sky isn't that expensive and why do you need a data plan instead of using your wifi? And why not plug in your phone instead of buying a second one?

 

[Repelies]

Sky isn't that expensive and why do you need a data plan instead of using your wifi? And why not plug in your phone instead of buying a second one?

I got rid of Sky broadband/TV package altogether. I use my all that you can eat data plan instead as a router for the other phone via the hotspot. Believe me -90 Euro a month adds up when you have to pay nearly 1200 a month on a morgage.

You could use one phone and mirror it to the tv but the audio will be slightly out of sync. I found that it would overheat and would make my phone behave erratically.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Ok. I only have Sky TV, don't use their broadband/movies/sport so happy enough with that rather than messing about with all that mojo.