Notes from the far side of the world
Every piece here started as a question somebody asked from a new address, a hotel room or a spare bedroom at their parents. No keyword padding, no filler, and nothing written by somebody who has never had to explain a time zone over the phone.
Channels not loading? Change your server host
The most common problem and the quickest fix: swap the server address in your playlist link for one of your backup hosts. Video walkthrough, screenshots for every app, and your own backup servers listed on the page ready to copy.
Open the guide →Streaming on hotel and holiday rental Wi-Fi without losing your temper
Hotel networks are built for email and boarding passes, not for two hours of continuous video. Here is how to tell quickly whether the room is workable.
Read the piece →Which region should lead your channel list, and what it really changes
Choosing Europe does not mean you lose the Gulf channels, and choosing Arabic does not hide the English ones. It only decides what you see first.
Read the piece →Following live sport from the wrong side of the world
A three in the morning kick-off is a fact of life abroad. The trick is making the guide honest about it and knowing what is waiting for you at breakfast.
Read the piece →Running one subscription across two countries
Sharing a single login between two countries produces drop-outs that look random and are not. Here is the arrangement that works.
Read the piece →How many connections a busy household actually needs
Most households guess this number from how many people live there, which is the wrong thing to count. The right thing is smaller than you fear and lands at a worse moment.
Read the piece →A question we have not written up yet?
Send it over. Half of the pieces above exist because enough people asked the same thing that it was worth doing properly.
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