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The Nordkanal blog

Practical answers to what people search for before and after they order. Exact numbers, and a straight word when something will not work.

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    Nordic TV in Spain: a practical guide

    Watching Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish TV from Spain: time zones, fibre and holiday-flat Wi-Fi, catch-up for the evening news, and what to bring.

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    What is IPTV, and how does it work?

    IPTV explained without jargon: how live TV travels over the internet, what you need at home, and where it beats or loses to aerial, cable and satellite.

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    IPTV keeps freezing: causes and fixes

    Why IPTV buffers and freezes, in the order the causes usually turn up: Wi-Fi, the device, evening congestion, the player buffer. Plus tests that pinpoint which.

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    M3U and Xtream Codes, explained

    What an M3U playlist is, what an Xtream Codes login is, which to use in which app, and how to fix the error messages that stop a login from working.

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