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XBMC addons
I've just tried installing XBMC on another machine and have discovered that a number of repositories and addons have disappeared including ExpatTV and Notfilmon.
For those who are unaware, Notfilmon gives access to all of the Filmon IPTV streams with a choice of resolution and without the need to subscribe and without all the annoying advertisements.
So, if you already have these installed it would be a good idea to make a good backup of your system. If you have an Android TV box such as the GBox all you need to do is make a copy of the "sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/addons" directory to an external SD card.
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For those who are unaware, Notfilmon gives access to all of the Filmon IPTV streams with a choice of resolution and without the need to subscribe and without all the annoying advertisements.
So, if you already have these installed it would be a good idea to make a good backup of your system. If you have an Android TV box such as the GBox all you need to do is make a copy of the "sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/addons" directory to an external SD card.
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XBMC add-ons
Russell,
Would you be able to make these add-ons available to forum members, if any of them decide to go down the IPTV route with an Android box?
Would you be able to make these add-ons available to forum members, if any of them decide to go down the IPTV route with an Android box?
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Re: XBMC add-ons
I don't see why not. Hopefully these addons will become available again before too long one way or another. A quote from another forum:pbb wrote:Would you be able to make these add-ons available to forum members, if any of them decide to go down the IPTV route with an Android box?
"A group of developers have left the xbmc hub!!!!
Everything started because they were sending to every xbmc device advertisement of the tlbb supposedly without authorization.
This has created a big mess.
If you notice that some add ons are not working, is because of this reason."
Like the satellite dish situation it is a case of wait and see. In the meantime the Notfilmon addon is still working and doesn't need either a VPN or SmartDNS to access the UK channels. If anyone needs a copy PM me with your email address.
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Re: XBMC add-ons
could you post the link to this forum please.russell wrote: A quote from another forum:
"A group of developers have left the xbmc hub!!!!
Everything started because they were sending to every xbmc device advertisement of the tlbb supposedly without authorization.
This has created a big mess.
If you notice that some add ons are not working, is because of this reason.
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Filmon (the service ) is working fine this morning. I've just tried it on a PC, an iPad, a Samsung Smart TV and an Android TV box and all are working.montgolfiere wrote:it seems there are more problems this morning. Filmon and notFilmon are not working again. These 'problems' within xbmc are really a pain. It looks like these types of FTA IPTV systems are 'off the menu' until this situation can be sorted.
I suspect you just need to change update settings on XBMC. I'll have a look later on.
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Alan,
It seems to be just the XBMC addons that are broken. I can't get XBMC/Filmon to work either on the G-Box or the laptop. However Filmon is working on the laptop through Firefox and on my Android tablet with the Filmon App. It is even working without a VPN connection which was needed before.
So perhaps it's going to be best to subscribe to Filmon to get the HD and no Ads and install the Filmon App on the Android TV box?
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It seems to be just the XBMC addons that are broken. I can't get XBMC/Filmon to work either on the G-Box or the laptop. However Filmon is working on the laptop through Firefox and on my Android tablet with the Filmon App. It is even working without a VPN connection which was needed before.
So perhaps it's going to be best to subscribe to Filmon to get the HD and no Ads and install the Filmon App on the Android TV box?
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I'd heard there was going to be a new Android App.russell wrote:Alan,
It seems to be just the XBMC addons that are broken. I can't get XBMC/Filmon to work either on the G-Box or the laptop. However Filmon is working on the laptop through Firefox and on my Android tablet with the Filmon App. It is even working without a VPN connection which was needed before.
So perhaps it's going to be best to subscribe to Filmon to get the HD and no Ads and install the Filmon App on the Android TV box?
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I believe the current one was developed by someone getting paid commission to sell Filmon subscriptions.
Certainly whenever I have used the iPad App I've not suffered advertisements and have watched in SD without interruption
I haven't yet tried the new Windows 8 App - I'll let you know how that behaves.
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Yes, I think there must have been a recent update that is broken. Hopefully it will come back soon.montgolfiere wrote: It is just through XBMC that the Filmon and notFilmon add ons that are not working.
Some of the add-ons have been rather unreliable since the split between some of the addon writers and XBMC organisation. Let's hope they kiss and make up soon!
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Yes there are no issues with Filmon 'per se'.Sue wrote:Filmon is working fine this morning on my lap top with my Chrome browser. Have changed channels several times.
It is just the XBMC add ons that access the Filmon Streams in a specific way from Android Set Top Boxes etc.
The issue is with XBMC not Filmon.
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Yes, it seems that the NotFilmon addon is still partly brokenmontgolfiere wrote:I have a few Channels, incl. BBC 2 BBC News, not working on < XBMC 'notFilmon' >. They are however working on < XBMC Filmon >.
Has anyone else the same experience?
The UK channels now work on the Filmon addon without the need for a VPN etc. The only difference between the two seems to be that NotFilmon gives you the choice between SD and HD.
Another possibility that may be more reliable is to install the Filmon Family Android app from Google Play and not use XBMC. When I first tried that it needed a VPN to watch BBC etc and it was plagued by adds unless you subscribe. It now works without a VPN and SD is free and seems to be add free, at least for the short time I've played with it. A 15 USD/month subscription gives access to HD and recording although I haven't tried that.
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Link to a 'Clean' version of Filmon for xbmc.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=175884
I will be trying to install this tomorrow.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=175884
I will be trying to install this tomorrow.
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I've been using this version for a week or so now and it is working fine (so far).montgolfiere wrote:Link to a 'Clean' version of Filmon for xbmc.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=175884
I will be trying to install this tomorrow.
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