How to Receive TV From a Broadband Telephone Line

You can receive TV with your broadband telephone connection on your laptop or desktop computer.

Receiving TV through a broadband telephone connection is possible as long as you have the right software for it. A number of websites offer television shows, both pre-recorded and live on their websites for free (some do charge a fee and others offer premium services for a fee). As long as your connection is fast enough and you are located in the right country (some of these websites allow access only to those from certain countries), you can watch TV with a browser.

Things You'll Need

• Web browser with Flash player installed

Instructions

Watch TV with Hulu

1. Click the "Start" button and select "Internet Explorer." Internet Explorer opens. If you prefer, you can also use a different browser, as long as it has Adobe Flash installed.

2. Type the address for the Hulu website into your browser's address bar.

3. Click a category and then click a TV show. An ad will begin playing. Your TV show will start soon after that.

Watch TV with Crackle

1. Click the "Start" button and select "Internet Explorer." Internet Explorer opens. If you prefer, you can also use a different browser as long as it has Adobe Flash installed.

2. Type the address for the Crackle website into your browser's address bar.

3. Click a category and then click a TV show. An ad will begin playing. Your TV show will start soon after that.

Watch TV with SlashControl

1. Click the "Start" button and select "Internet Explorer." Internet Explorer opens. If you prefer, you can also use a different browser as long as it has Adobe Flash installed.

2. Type the address for the SlashControl website into your browser's address bar.

3. Click a category and then click a TV show. An ad will begin playing. Your TV show will start soon after that.

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to receive live television with your broadband telephone connection, this is available as well from Livestation, Zattoo and Ivi (Note that Zattoo is not available in the United States while Livestation is available everywhere and Ivi --while technically available everywhere, is primarily available in the United States). Note that you'll have to download a proprietary player for all three of these services, as they don't work via a Web browser.

References

• Hulu
• Crackle
• Slashcontrol

Resources

• Ivi TV
• Livestation
• Zattoo
• Adobe Flash Player