Comments on: Expat Tech: Slingbox http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DaVe http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-7999 DaVe Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:11:40 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-7999 Have you tried <a href="http://www.cuevana.tv" rel="nofollow">http://www.cuevana.tv</a> and <a href="http://www.firstrowsports.tv" rel="nofollow">http://www.firstrowsports.tv</a> ? Have you tried http://www.cuevana.tv and http://www.firstrowsports.tv ?

]]> By: wence http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-7984 wence Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-7984 Hi, I have a Slingbox with Cablevision up and running in Argentina, but I want to see the TV from US,, I will trade my slingbox account if you can give me an account to see TV from US. thanks Wence Hi, I have a Slingbox with Cablevision up and running in Argentina, but I want to see the TV from US,, I will trade my slingbox account if you can give me an account to see TV from US.
thanks
Wence

]]> By: DaVe http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-7206 DaVe Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:35:57 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-7206 You need to have a fast Internet connection and unfortunately, the ones in Argentina are a bit too slow to actually do this. Fibertel's 6 megas may do it, but it will not be great. You need to have a fast Internet connection and unfortunately, the ones in Argentina are a bit too slow to actually do this. Fibertel's 6 megas may do it, but it will not be great.

]]> By: Mariana http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-7204 Mariana Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:49:12 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-7204 Hi Gabriela, I am from Argentina but I am living outside the country. I would like to install a SLINGBOX in my mum's home so I can watch Argentinina TV. Because of that I appreciate if you could tell me If you finally install it in your mums house and it is work? Do you have any problem doing this? Thank you very much for your help.! Regards, Mariana Hi Gabriela,
I am from Argentina but I am living outside the country.
I would like to install a SLINGBOX in my mum's home so I can watch Argentinina TV. Because of that I appreciate if you could tell me If you finally install it in your mums house and it is work?
Do you have any problem doing this?
Thank you very much for your help.!
Regards,
Mariana

]]> By: Larry http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-834 Larry Wed, 06 May 2009 01:20:00 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-834 Here on Telefoncia we get programming from Argentina and all of South America but no, I don't have all the channels from Argentina. Do you have any family who can help your mom? Or maybe you could call computer guy to come out to your mom's to configure the slingbox? Larry Here on Telefoncia we get programming from Argentina and all of South America but no, I don't have all the channels from Argentina.

Do you have any family who can help your mom? Or maybe you could call computer guy to come out to your mom's to configure the slingbox?

Larry

]]> By: Gabriela http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-833 Gabriela Wed, 06 May 2009 01:10:52 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-833 I have Cablevision for both TV and Broadband in the US, and I have the "Silver" TV package + IO en ESPANOL. My mom is 80 years old and I don't think it'll be feasible to do a conference call. I didn't quite understand how you can help me with Argentinean programming if you'll be in Colombia. .. I have Cablevision for both TV and Broadband in the US, and I have the "Silver" TV package + IO en ESPANOL.
My mom is 80 years old and I don't think it'll be feasible to do a conference call. I didn't quite understand how you can help me with Argentinean programming if you'll be in Colombia. ..

]]> By: Larry http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-832 Larry Wed, 06 May 2009 00:55:51 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-832 I am in Colombia and would be willing to do that with you. I have 2 megabits in and 500 kb out with satellite with Telefonica. My slingbox is in Florida but I will be there for a week on the 15th as I have renters moving and I will ship a bunch of stuff back home (to Colombia) including the Slingbox. How fast in and out is your internet connection and who do you have for TV? Another option is for you to conference call Sling Media and your mom from there in the US. I am sure they have support in Spanish to help her and with Vongage it’s so cheap calling Latin America. I have 2 Vonage and a Packet8 line here in Colombia – and in the US Vonage with the Unlimited Latin America Plan which allows unlimited calls to Latin America (non mobiles) for 14.99 per month (on top of the base package). I am in Colombia and would be willing to do that with you. I have 2 megabits in and 500 kb out with satellite with Telefonica. My slingbox is in Florida but I will be there for a week on the 15th as I have renters moving and I will ship a bunch of stuff back home (to Colombia) including the Slingbox.

How fast in and out is your internet connection and who do you have for TV?

Another option is for you to conference call Sling Media and your mom from there in the US. I am sure they have support in Spanish to help her and with Vongage it’s so cheap calling Latin America.

I have 2 Vonage and a Packet8 line here in Colombia – and in the US Vonage with the Unlimited Latin America Plan which allows unlimited calls to Latin America (non mobiles) for 14.99 per month (on top of the base package).

]]> By: Gabriela http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-831 Gabriela Wed, 06 May 2009 00:45:35 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-831 I am on the opposite end of the spectrum here. I live in the US and would like to watch Argentinean TV. I have sent a SLINGBOX to my mom in Argentina who has Cablevision and Broadband, but she has no clue as to how to connect it. I'd be willing to have someone connect his SLINGBOX in my house in the US in exchange for someone helping me with my Slingbox connection in Argentina. Any takers? I am on the opposite end of the spectrum here. I live in the US and would like to watch Argentinean TV. I have sent a SLINGBOX to my mom in Argentina who has Cablevision and Broadband, but she has no clue as to how to connect it. I'd be willing to have someone connect his SLINGBOX in my house in the US in exchange for someone helping me with my Slingbox connection in Argentina. Any takers?

]]> By: Larry http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-828 Larry Tue, 05 May 2009 02:52:50 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-828 where can one obtain programming from the US? Are there any commerical services that you are aware of that I could subscribe to? I would love to watch US programming but I live here in South America and I don't have a place in the US. where can one obtain programming from the US? Are there any commerical services that you are aware of that I could subscribe to? I would love to watch US programming but I live here in South America and I don't have a place in the US.

]]> By: LivingLargeBA http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/expat-tech-slingbox/comment-page-1#comment-630 LivingLargeBA Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:34:36 +0000 http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/?p=92#comment-630 We have 2.5mbps Fibertel (Multicanal Cable) and 2mbps Arnet (Telecom DSL). For Slingboxing, both work well although DSL seems consistently better with less buffering than the cable modem. For Vonage, it always worked better via Cable than DSL. Although recently that has changed and we have to toggle between one or the other if Vonage starts having trouble. For Apple TV (iTunes), our DSL has always been consistently better than our Cable for downloading movies and TV shows etc., (often times by a magnitude of 2 - 5 times faster). DaVe; Try testing your local BA and your remote US connections with http://www.speedtest.net. Check the download speed for your local, and the upload speed for your US. On both tests, run against a server at the other location. We have 2.5mbps Fibertel (Multicanal Cable) and 2mbps Arnet (Telecom DSL). For Slingboxing, both work well although DSL seems consistently better with less buffering than the cable modem. For Vonage, it always worked better via Cable than DSL. Although recently that has changed and we have to toggle between one or the other if Vonage starts having trouble. For Apple TV (iTunes), our DSL has always been consistently better than our Cable for downloading movies and TV shows etc., (often times by a magnitude of 2 – 5 times faster).

DaVe; Try testing your local BA and your remote US connections with http://www.speedtest.net. Check the download speed for your local, and the upload speed for your US. On both tests, run against a server at the other location.

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