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Posted October 15, 2013 01:02 · last edited October 15, 2013 03:06

Sweet,

News, I hope your lawyer is as good as mine :)

I've been on Maxxed Football forums (www.fbtz.com) for a few years to get the games I couldn't see on Sky. I log into my server when I wake up, check the Arsenal threads (the game is always posted by then) and decide which one I want. I haven't had a bad quality game yet and the 720p ones have been excellent.

I use the Hotfile links as they give you the option to save to a free pCould account. The 'transfer' to pCould takes a minute or two for a 600MB file, and I then download from pCould using Firefox with the DownThemAll OneClick! extention to a directory my HTPC accesses. The whole process only takes a couple of minutes. That's to get it downloading not to download a 600MB file !

I tried a few of the paid download options but never found them fast enough and the pCould option has been great since I first tried it a few weeks ago.

So by the time I've made myself and the wife a cuppa, checked any pre-game banter on twitter and done my fatherly duties by reading my little one a story or two the first half has downloaded (it can max out my 7Mb connection but not always). The second half is ready by the time I've finished watching the first half.

The picture quality is always excellent its just the audio which changes. The US ones are usually ex-second rate footballers, the UK ones are often SkySports commentators (much of the same really!).

Job done.


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martyyn edited October 15, 2013 03:06

Sweet,

News, I hope your lawyer is as good as mine :)

I've been on Maxxed Football forums (www.fbtz.com) for a few years to get the games I couldn't see on Sky. I log into my server when I wake up, check the Arsenal threads (the game is always posted by then) and decide which one I want. I haven't had a bad quality game yet and the 720p ones have been excellent.

I use the Hotfile links as they give you the option to save to a free pCould account. The 'transfer' to pCould takes a minute or two for a 600MB file, and I then download from pCould using Firefox with the DownThemAll OneClick! extention to a directory my HTPC accesses. The whole process only takes a couple of minutes. That's to get it downloading not to download a 600MB file !

I tried a few of the paid download options but never found them fast enough and the pCould option has been great since I first tried it a few weeks ago.

So by the time I've made myself and the wife a cuppa, checked any pre-game banter on twitter and done my fatherly duties by reading my little one a story or two the first half has downloaded (it can max out my 7Mb connection but not always). The second half is ready by the time I've finished watching the first half.

The picture quality is always excellent its just the audio which changes. The US ones are usually ex-second rate footballers, the UK ones are often SkySports commentators (much of the same really!).

Job done.


martyyn edited October 15, 2013 01:03

Sweet,

News, I hope your lawyer is as good as mine :)

I've been on Maxxed Football forums (www.fbtz.com) for a few years to get the games I couldn't see on Sky. I log into my server when I wake up, check the Arsenal threads (the game is always posted by then) and decide which one I want. I haven't had a bad quality game yet and the 720p ones have been excellent.

I use the Hotfile links as they give you the option to save to a free pCould account. The 'transfer' to pCould takes a minute or two for a 600MB file, and I then download from pCould using Firefox with the DownThemAll OneClick! extention to a directory my HTPC accesses. The whole process only takes a couple of minutes.

I tried a few of the paid download options but never found them fast enough and the pCould option has been great since I first tried it a few weeks ago.

So by the time I've made myself and the wife a cuppa, checked any pre-game banter on twitter and done my fatherly duties by reading my little one a story or two the first half has downloaded (it can max out my 7Mb connection but not always). The second half is ready by the time I've finished watching the first half.

The picture quality is always excellent its just the audio which changes. The US ones are usually ex-second rate footballers, the UK ones are often SkySports commentators (much of the same really!).

Job done.