I wrote about this topic some 18 months ago when several satellites beaming in UK channels were turned off without warning (link to article below). This was mainly in southern Spain. "Guiris" in other parts of Spain could continue to view their favourite channels from home as before.
[Smart Aerials]
Backstory
For southern Spain there were a number of workarounds, including streaming, VPN and Amazon Firestick, as well as very expensive internet-based systems.
Streaming [Eroski Computer] VPN [Amazon] Firestick [Amazon]
I and several other "guiris" round here chose to go the Firestick route with a guy in Estepona who was selling Firesticks pre-loaded with 1000s of foreign channels. I was happy with this solution initially, until I found out that such services are highly illegal and punishable with huge fines.
Then this very week my service disappeared, despite having paid up to April 2026.
I am now firmly of the opinion that my guy in Estepona is a charlatan. He's not only cut off my service, but he is impossible to contact by phone; he ignores text messages and I've heard via another of his victims that he is now living in the UK and is seriously ill. Well, he may be terminally ill, but he still has obligations to his clients.
For everybody's information this "crook" goes by the name of Dusty Mitts, quite clearly not his real name.
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As for me and the missus we are going to go down the VPN route, probably with NORD VPN.
They have a special offer which expires today, so we'll have to get our skates on .....
[Xataka]
Link to original article:
How to watch British TV in Spain in 2024 and beyond
STOP PRESS:
Look what I found in just five minutes of web-browsing:
Adi Lennon: "Anyone know how to contact Dusty Mitts IPTV. My system has gone down, tried the new Spanish mobile number and nothing, as switched off, no reply to whatsapp or facebook."
Martin Brown: "Ah...the weekly 'where is Dusty Mitts' post. I don't know him so can't comment on his service...but he seems to be one of the world's most polarising characters."
Jackie Waters: "All the bad reports I am surprised people still use him. Pay cheap pay twice !"
Rowena Alderson: "Forget Dusty Mitts. He’s always been unreliable and now like the Invisible Man."
Jo-Anne Hodkinson: "I’m having problems too, for the second time I’ve paid for 12 months but only getting 6 months. Messaged several times but no response."
Evy Eguiluz: "Dusty Mitts is not reliable at all."
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Amazon, Eroski Computer, Facebook, Smart Aerials, Xataka
Thanks to:
Elaine Love, Estepona Info & Chat, Eye on Spain, Nick Flynn, Nord VPN, The Curmudgeon
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