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Netflix has all the Twin Peaks. Need a refresher before the new season coming up soon!

Been binging on Resurrection: Ertugrul series....kind of the King Arthur for the Ottomans/Turks, and father of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. Funny, season 1 has 70 something episodes, and season 2 has over a hundred...:biggrin:
 
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I really like the new Kodi interface! It's been working very smooth for me.
A bit easier to navigate once you get used to it.
 
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It's getting high marks Skip. Depending on their preference, folks can always go back to the Confluence skin if they choose also...
 
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It seems like they are cracking down in the UK. They just passed a new anti piracy law and selling boxes is now illegal in the EU.

I wonder how long until it catches up to those of us in the US? I've been enjoying KODI, but it's always seemed to good to be true.
 
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It's just the "Fully Loaded" boxes Squall, that no one should be buying anyway. The developers, the smart ones anyway, saw this coming a mile away, and improved security. They are the ones they're TRYING to go after, and will only be caught in rare cases of weak security. It's still 100% legal for us because we're the end user. We're only streaming, not downloading...https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/29929...mier-league-european-court-decision-new-laws/ .

If anyone is shopping for a device, and you come across one that says "Fully Loaded", "Jailbroken", or anything similar STAY AWAY. These seller's are idiots and are screwing it all up for the rest of us, getting the piracy hawks attention, having them on Amazon, and Ebay. They're the Trojan horse of the Kodi community, and that's just the first reason. They are also full of junk, ads, outdated addons, and could have who knows what's on there.

Always buy a raw, brand new, unopened device. It's very easy to put your addon repositories into your file manager. There are tutorials everywhere, youtube, and I'm happy to help. Kodi's a kind of stoner heaven, it's fun to me...

Edit: Ok, had to delete that last paragraph, since looking at some newer info/vids from the last few days, they've been making modifications to the new law. They seem to have included streaming is the same as downloading, but end users are basically left alone, as they try to catch the IPTV providers for the most part. There's no way they're going to have the resources to go after end users on a significant scale, or bother with them, but UK users should now get a good VPN. It's eventually going to cross the pond, so US users should start looking at good, fast, pay ones as well...like IPVanish, ExpressVPN, or the one Watts suggested. I think it's close to VPN time lol. Especially since the US has now gone full blown oligarchal, corporatist, sell your own mother for a buck, along with your information, it's just a matter of time...

This guy seems to articulate this well...https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IR336OsdMeU
 
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I was talking with my bro since he's a security freak when it comes to internet privacy, and he said it would be much more difficult what their doing in the UK, here in the states.

For VPN service he suggested privateinternetaccess
 
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In response to the new law passed here in the UK the UK metropolitan police force has put together a special crack team to deal with the dangerous criminals who stream from kodi.

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Device meaning what do I stream from? I still haven't purchased anything. I hook my laptop to the TV with an HDMI cord.
 
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Well it looks like MadeinCanadaIPTV is going the way of the dodo bird unfortunately. Streams were sketchy at points but it had a good run. Now im on the hunt for Canadian content again but I do find that most live tv channels are sketchy even with all the tweaks to lessen buffering. Ive contemplated an HD antenna but I dont believe the channels I am looking for are even available. Mainly looking for the morning news but I hear that all Canadian content is tough as the providers do theor best to crack down on streaming.
 
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Went looking for Bmac, and stumbled upon one I forgot about, that I never put on Krypton. It's called Goodfellas, and it's great for everyone. Has Canadian, US, UK sections live tv, plus sections for every catagory. Huge amount of content here. Came across the old version of Stephen King's IT on there, then the bong came out, and forgot what I was doing in the first place.:biggrin:

Here's the url for your file manager- add source: http://goodfellasteam.com/Repository

Note the capital "R" in Repository...http://www.wirelesshack.org/how-to-install-goodfellas-2-0-addon-kodi-17-1-krypton.html

Can also see what channels you can find on here...https://tutorial-iptv-xbmc.blogspot.com/2017/05/ftfa-tv-kodi-addon-watch-uk-usa-free.html

A good separate app...https://tutorial-iptv-xbmc.blogspot.com/2017/05/geo-streamz-apk-free-live-tv-app-for.html ...I tested Sportsnet, and TSN's, working fine.:tiphat:
 
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Trainspotting 2 is finally out. Now I need to go back and read a summary because I know I missed a lot with those Scottish accents!
 
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I'm going to have to watch the first one again, all I remember is the baby scene.

Paid for 15 days of Real-Debrid, increased the hd, 1080p count by triple it seems, with lots of 5.1 surround sound. Was only 3 bucks, definately worth it, especially on Exodus.

Some good ones today...https://tutorial-iptv-xbmc.blogspot.com/
 
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Edit: few drinks, and might of gave a little spoiler for Life, not really but still lol, definately recommend it, seemed done in the same style as Gravity. Kind of the Hawking idea of lets not get too excited over finding the first alien life..:biggrin:
 
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Looks like we lost UK Turks, so much for my docs. Figured there would be a shake up after the UK law. Silent Hunter also, citing the climate. Let's hope this doesn't get to the TVaddons developers, I know some are UK. Lambda, the biggest dev out there imo, has shared his Genesis/Exodus code with other countries devs which is good. This why we have Specto, Genesis Reborn, Bubbles, and the like. I've been using the Terrarium app quite a bit lately, large library, seems reliable, lots of HD, updated regularly. The few bucks for Real Debrid has tripled the HD count in a lot of Kodi addons for me, 1080p 5.1's on Exodus, always start right up...
 
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UK Turk hasn't quit. His host site no longer wants to host him so he's offline until he finds a new host.
On his twitter account he said "don't worry I ain't going down like that".
Ya silent hunter has gone apparently but it's still being updated, I watched the belko experiment on it last night in 1080 , by the way it's a great movie I recommend you watch it.
 
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