I access BBC iPlayer through My Private Network and it works absolutely perfectly. Some time ago (I think maybe 12/18 months or so ?), some kind soul explained on this forum how to extend the viewing time by renaming the downloaded file. Can anyon
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Sadly, it looks like some people will again be struggling to get here and/or go back for the bank holiday weekend coming up next week, hopefully a lot of rescheduling can be undertaken? As a point of interest, the following website shows the lack
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 08:15
I don't know if it is me (or my computer !) but .....................every now and then, it is like this forum goes to sleep. I was only thinking the other week how fantastically useful the forum is for getting and donating information, research,
Sun, 05/08/2011 - 06:06
Sorry..............does anybody know an Indian Restaurant in Macerata area ?S
Wed, 05/04/2011 - 15:18
For those who can't get to see the wedding on Friday, this link might help........... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug S
Wed, 04/27/2011 - 03:55
Prior to buying our little bit of Italy, I insisted on having a certificate of habitation fully signed and sealed. Does this have to be renewed at any point or is it only if I sell sometime in the future? S
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 14:25
I don't dislike the lizards that bask in the sun and race around (and seem to bite each others tails?) the garden and rockery that we have.................but, this year we seem to have LOADS more than previ
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 14:22
Does anyone know the tree here in Italy called ............(I think!)...............'amoro'............OR 'umbrello'? We have one tree that sprouts like a 'good-un', there are others around here in Le Marche, but every year they are SEV
Mon, 04/18/2011 - 08:55
Apologies for the nature of this subject ! Having a great time here in Le Marche, but one thing that has me stumped is what I can only imagine is some sort of 'poop' (for want of a better word). VERY regularly(maybe weekly), we can be sitting on t
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 07:43
Can anybody confirm that as of January 1st 2011, it will be actually illegal for shops to provide plastic bags for you to carry your shopping home? Thanks in advance, S
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 12:47
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I used to be good at sums (when I was 12 !!), That is a HUGE amount...........I'm glad we sold the lot ! I had taken the council tax band as being the council tax AMOUNT, ours would have been in excess of £1500 !...........Is this an annual charge (whilst people own the property) ? Crikey ! S
Thanks Penny, I agree, some people will not have known about it, but even so it seems only a 'piddling' amount? I worked out what ours would have been on the house that we had when we lived in the UK and it was something like €25. Even with a 40 % fine on top, it is still only €35/40. (unless my sums are wrong, which could be the case!) I wonder how much it costs to collect it ! (not that I think it shouldn't be collected by the way ) S
Rickardo, to be fair, it is also quite possible that a lot of people have taken residency because they are actually resident here, not just to avoid paying the higher tax on their purchase ? We do not own property anywhere else so presumably we are not affected by this. I do know a lot of people who do though ! Sometimes they have not been able to (or do not want to) sell their property in the UK so they have decided to rent it out. I am a bit unclear on how the tax authorities quantify the amount of tax one should pay, what is the calculation based on ? It will be an interesting one for a lot of people ! I totally agree that foreigners should not escape scrutiny, we're all in this together (someone once said !). S
Now..............who on earth would find fault with this very helpful forum eh? Bravo Ram, S
Cheers Al, Exactly my understanding........I keep telling people, do not spend too much in the way of €€€€s at this time. My main backup plan (when it becomes a need) is still VPN which we still use to utilise the recordings off iPlayer. S
Work out your anticipated data usage before you sign up is my advice ! S
Hi Al, I am in Penna San Giovanni and have an old UK Sky box with a 1 metre dish and (at the mo !?) receive all UK terrestrial channels fine for 95% of the time. I have today been around to some friends to help set up their new HD freeview box (+ sling), also with a 1 metre dish and reception is great, signal strength and signal quality both very acceptable. Obviously the bigger the better, but a 1 mtr dish is fine here. S
Portofino...............I'm very envious, we normally stay 'next door' at Santa Margherita di Ligure, one of our most favourite (is that good English ?) bits of Italy, S
In case we run out, where exactly are you !!
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In our case, we moved lock stock and barrel over here (to Italy), started learning Italian with a teacher every week before we arrived, continued with another teacher once arriving here and...................I'm useless with languages. Our immediate neighbours speak only 'dialetto'............we do have a large circle of friends who are English speaking and we see them regularly. We have made lots of Italian friends (and acquaintances) and have hosted three different Italian families around our dinner tables (one brought their own food and would not eat ours !!). But all in all we get by very well and just cannot see why we would ever go back to blighty. HOWEVER.....I would think that if 'something' serious happened to either of us, that would change our view dramatically. You make the most of what you have I suppose ? S