TVAnts

[admin]

TVAnts has the most channels out of any P2P streaming program (usually over 500!). The program is mostly in English so it's easy to understand. Use the Search tab to find channels or use the tvants.com channel list or click a link provided on FSi.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1931/tvantsscreenshotkt1.jpg

I have publish some translated TVants guide in google doc & spreachsheets, some actually are guides from Microsoft in how to capture and encode better, and mostly are tips from TVants advanced users. Anyway, thanks and highly appreciate to their contributions to TVants development:
TVANTS Introduction http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_106g76ptj
TVants official download link http://download.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE
TVants Channel Online listing http://www.plutosoftware.com/dianying/leftmenu.asp?tvtype=TVANTS&sid=2006109341008392
TVANTS in xBox http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_105fwbrfx
TVANTS in Linux http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_104gp3drq
Setting up TVants tracker http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_101hcbgct
Search a channel under TVants official database http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_99d2gg7k
Publishing location of a channel and publishing a channel on webpage http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_97fbkbtm
Entering TVants Chat room http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_94rctnfh
Encoding Audio and Video with Windows Media Codecs http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_87c8km82
Building a Windows Media Encoding Workstation http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_60fc425c
Adding a new channel or streaming local video files to other TVants users http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_54gt8tdd
Advanced Encoding Techniques with Windows Media 9 Series http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_57hhz7nn
Guide to stream live TV using WME 9 with TVants Online p2p http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_36d6p5t2
Trouble Shooting Tips - "No channel exists in the list. " http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_108c53qbn
Trouble Shooting - "Windows Media Player cannot play the file ." http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_109gt8r68
Remove the limit on TCP connection at... http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_110dksnxr
Tvant failed to open the channel with... http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_111jvwc99
How to add/remove channels in TVants private tracker server http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_113c8s4q6
Youtube - watching TVants on Traditional TV - http://youtube.com/watch?v=8jP12lOYKWM
TVANTS Basic User Manual ( English) http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_1xmpqmz
I hope they are useful to all of you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any query or you have any tips to share , enjoy
kh_liew@hotmail.com

tvants.com
tvants.com in English (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvants.com)
tvants.com (Mirror) (http://mirror.tvants.com/)

Sports channel list


1
Extra trackers:

220.201.4.39
www2.tvants.com
tracker2.tvants.com
tracker3.tvants.com
hive.tobroadcast.com

Add these trackers to receive more channels by clicking the Servers tab, then Add, add one address to Name & Address, then OK.


1
Problems:

TvAnts recommend you have Windows Media Player 10 before installing or using this program. If you do not have WMP10, you have no reason to complain if channels don't work. If you have WMP9, upgrade to WMP10. If you have WMP11, rollback your player and runtime environment tp WMP10.

Also try installing the Chinese WM9 codecs.

All the required info is available in the WMP thread

1
Downloads:

Directly from the TV Ants website (Can be slow sometimes): http://www.tvants.com

Download TVAnts from the FSi server!
TV Ants 1.0.0.58 Build 0729 is the latest release, available for download here.

[Ivinsky]

I've tried the patch available on this site which is supposedly able to prevent the error message received when playing back TVAnts (which hasn't worked for me since day 2) regarding the open port issue with XPSP2. On installing the patch, a DOS window opens saying there is no limit problem with my XP1 PC. But, as ever, TVAnts comes up with the message (even though it is clear that buffering is occuring as usual) and fails to display the stream (PCast also behaves like this for me tho with no error message). It seems that something is getting in the way !!!

I'd really appreciate if someone could sort this problem out once and for all. TVAnts is the only player with ESPN Asia (broadcast out of Malaysia with virtually non-stop Premier football). I'm getting used to watching the beautiful display from Shanghai Sports when played on PPStream, but Chinese isn't quite as good as Andy Gray.

Cheers anyway for everything you've done. My life in Tokyo has changed for the better !! Good Luck

Ivinsky

[OMGITSFAISAL]

When I choose my channel i wanna use on tvants it opens the default player (the one with the green font) then it says it dont work and it tells me to use WMP and then WMP says that its not recognisable and that i should use http:// or something like that

How can I resolve this issue?

[fractured1]

ESPN Asia (broadcast out of Malaysia with virtually non-stop Premier football).

Is it? Is it Malay? I always thought it was ESPN China, but I don't speak either language. :-\

[habibi]

can anyone comment on the wikipedia entry for tvants which claims it contains spyware?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVants

"It has been found that TVants contains spyware. Once you connect to a particular channel, it connects to mayiad.com/ and it loads on to the user's computer a trojan dropper. The file names are usually rundll.exe, tmp1.exe, csrss.exe, tmp.exe. They are created in the user's Temporary Internet Files and in the Program Files or Program Files/Common Files."

[nicoliani]

When I choose my channel i wanna use on tvants it opens the default player (the one with the green font) then it says it dont work and it tells me to use WMP and then WMP says that its not recognisable and that i should use http:// or something like that

How can I resolve this issue?

I'm having same problem!

[WHU]

I'm having same problem!

Try running it without your firewall and/or anti virus. This works for me. Just need to remember to put them back when finished.

[WHU]

Try TVU. It's got ESPN Asia and a pretty good picture.

I've tried the patch available on this site which is supposedly able to prevent the error message received when playing back TVAnts (which hasn't worked for me since day 2) regarding the open port issue with XPSP2. On installing the patch, a DOS window opens saying there is no limit problem with my XP1 PC. But, as ever, TVAnts comes up with the message (even though it is clear that buffering is occuring as usual) and fails to display the stream (PCast also behaves like this for me tho with no error message). It seems that something is getting in the way !!!

I'd really appreciate if someone could sort this problem out once and for all. TVAnts is the only player with ESPN Asia (broadcast out of Malaysia with virtually non-stop Premier football). I'm getting used to watching the beautiful display from Shanghai Sports when played on PPStream, but Chinese isn't quite as good as Andy Gray.

Cheers anyway for everything you've done. My life in Tokyo has changed for the better !! Good Luck

Ivinsky

[accieturk]

whu and others although the software has and is continually checked to ensure its safe to use please no one ever use anything on the net without a firewall in fact never activate your connection without the firewall in place and active
you are right espn asia on tvu is quality but it doesnt always have the matches on unlike espn china on tv ants

[WHU]

whu and others although the software has and is continually checked to ensure its safe to use please no one ever use anything on the net without a firewall in fact never activate your connection without the firewall in place and active
you are right espn asia on tvu is quality but it doesnt always have the matches on unlike espn china on tv ants

Any suggestions to resolve this problem then? I can only access TVAnts with the firewall down, which is obviously not ideal.

[accieturk]

have you tried with just windows firewall running it shouldnt block the streams in any way and will protect you fine
also check that tvants does have proper clearance with the firewall you are using

[WHU]

Thanks for that accieturk. I'll have a proper look over the next few days.

[scoobydoo]

can anyone comment on the wikipedia entry for tvants which claims it contains spyware?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVants

"It has been found that TVants contains spyware. Once you connect to a particular channel, it connects to mayiad.com/ and it loads on to the user's computer a trojan dropper. The file names are usually rundll.exe, tmp1.exe, csrss.exe, tmp.exe. They are created in the user's Temporary Internet Files and in the Program Files or Program Files/Common Files."

Bearing in mind that they are system filenames, I wouldn't go deleting them if I were you.

Scan your PC with the Antivirus software you have faith in. Also Adaware & Spybot S & D. If they find anything, fix it. But bear in mind, there is a lot of scare-mongering surrounding P2P & a lot of scanners give out false positives through lack of info on this technology.

A prime example being Spybot flagging Pcast as the usenet picture downloader!

[accieturk]

your welcome WHU

and Scoobydoo is quite corect they are system files and quite important ones at that also bang on about the reacent tremd for some anyivirus/spyware to flag p2p applications incorectly my advice is similar to Scoobydoos have several antivirus software tools you have tried and trust and use them all to scan your system if there is anything they will find and clear it if they dont find anything almost certainly there will be nothing , remeber some peoople have a vested interest to discourage the use of p2p appliances ......taxi for Rupert M

[robo]

If you have Windows Media Player 11 (Beta 2) installed roll back to version 9 or 10, also rollback the runtime 11 as well.

Then scan your PC in Safe Mode, to do this click

http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

or




Hope this helps.

Plus..

Run http://www.ccleaner.com/to remove all temp files.

Good luck.

[Ivinsky]

As I now know after weeks of trying. Espn Asia on TVU is ESPN Philipines. Go to the ESPN/STAR web site and check out the tv schedules for HK/Malaysia and the philips and you'll see what I mean.

[Ivinsky]

Check http://www.espnstar.com/tvtimes/tvtimes_index.jsp out and compare the various ESPN countries schedule for Saturday. The malaysian connection also explains the occasional appearance of Indian studio hosts. This is what I dream to have working on TVAnts.

[Ivinsky]

Sorry, take that back. The studio is in malaysia but the actual streaming link is from ESPN China, of course.

[bernitez]

Any suggestions to resolve this problem then? I can only access TVAnts with the firewall down, which is obviously not ideal.

What firewall are you using?
I have Sygate and I have no problems running TV Ants with Sygate on.

[stevenlatham01]

I have been having a problem with TVANTS and have solved it by renaming the windows media player networking information folder. I tried every other suggestion on this site so not sure if you need to do some of those things as well. I have also gone back to windows media player 9 but I would try the following on 10 first:

Why do I get error C00D11BB when I try to stream content?

Error message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified protocol is not supported. If you typed a URL in the Open URL dialog box, try using a different transport protocol (for example, "http:" or "rtsp:")."
Windows Media Player can't play the file because the specified protocol is either not supported by the Player or not supported by the server.

You can rename the networking information folder for the Player so that it can rebuild its networking information files after you restart it.
To rename the Player networking information folder
1.
Close Windows Media Player. (To do this, on the File menu, click Exit.)
2.
Click Start, and then click Run.
3.
In the Run dialog box, type the following (exactly as shown):
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Media
This step opens the following folder on your computer:
SystemDrive:\Documents and Settings\UserProfileName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Media
4.
In this folder, rename the folder 10.0 to 10.0.bak.
5.
Start the Player and start a new stream from tvants.


That's it. Let me know if this works.

[Ivinsky]

[QUOTE=stevenlatham01;1447]I have been having a problem with TVANTS and have solved it by renaming the windows media player networking information folder. I tried every other suggestion on this site so not sure if you need to do some of those things as well. I have also gone back to windows media player 9 but I would try the following on 10 first:

　

[Ivinsky]

Steve Latham,

Unbelievably, IT WORKS you beautiful bastard. Thanks so much. I hope all the other people with similar problems achieve the same results as me.

Thanks again, Ivinsky

[stevenlatham01]

Do you know if it works on WMP 10? I went back to version 9 because someone said that might fix the problem.

[Ivinsky]

I'm on WMP 10, so yes it does. Still!

[Jodedore]

I have been having a problem with TVANTS and have solved it by renaming the windows media player networking information folder. I tried every other suggestion on this site so not sure if you need to do some of those things as well. I have also gone back to windows media player 9 but I would try the following on 10 first:

Why do I get error C00D11BB when I try to stream content?

Error message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified protocol is not supported. If you typed a URL in the Open URL dialog box, try using a different transport protocol (for example, "http:" or "rtsp:")."
Windows Media Player can't play the file because the specified protocol is either not supported by the Player or not supported by the server.

You can rename the networking information folder for the Player so that it can rebuild its networking information files after you restart it.
To rename the Player networking information folder
1.
Close Windows Media Player. (To do this, on the File menu, click Exit.)
2.
Click Start, and then click Run.
3.
In the Run dialog box, type the following (exactly as shown):
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Media
This step opens the following folder on your computer:
SystemDrive:\Documents and Settings\UserProfileName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Media
4.
In this folder, rename the folder 10.0 to 10.0.bak.
5.
Start the Player and start a new stream from tvants.


That's it. Let me know if this works.


Thanks mate - I've been struggling with this problem for a couple of months - trawled the net and tried everything - you're a star !!!

[oliver341]

I'm hoping the TvAnts player is fixed soon to work with Windows Media Player 11. I've installed Windows Media Player 11 and I like it, I don't really want to go back to Windows Media Player 10 :-/

[Haithem5000]

Arggh... I've done everything suggested (changed TCP connecton limit and renaming WMP folder), but TVAnts still doesn't work!

It buffers to 99%, but just can't play. Then, it gives me the error about the TCP count limit.

I go to Windows Media Player, but it says that a network error occured...

I've turned off my firewall but don't know what to do... Please help!

PS: I've tried ppmate too but it doesn't work either

[Barcelona101]

Having trouble also. Had to re-install and everything o.k. except that when I go into search It comes up with 'No channel exists in the list.' Any help appreciated.

[Barcelona101]

ok working now. thanks.

[Raff67]

I'm hoping the TvAnts player is fixed soon to work with Windows Media Player 11. I've installed Windows Media Player 11 and I like it, I don't really want to go back to Windows Media Player 10 :-/

Well then you will need to wait for micro$hit to release a chinese version.

[fractured1]

I'm using WMP11 with TvAnts and that Russian stream yeterday was pretty damn good.

I have installed the Chinese WMP9 codecs though. You can get them here

[oliver341]

Well then you will need to wait for micro$hit to release a chinese version.

There is a Chinese version of Windows Media Player 11 in both Simplified (http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/9/6/39691B06-7BFA-4736-89E4-2738E6023B6C/wmp11-windowsxp-x86-zh-cn.exe) and Traditional (http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/6/BC6D3921-1F44-4C2A-9262-0E779B6A6F89/wmp11-windowsxp-x86-zh-tw.exe). I never had a Chinese version of WMP10 though and that worked with TvAnts.

[Raff67]

That would be because the app is optimised to work with for 9 and 10.

Personally i´d prefer if they would let it work with VLC instead, then there wouldnt be all these problems.

[SamLKelly]

Oliver - I think Raff meant we'd need to wait for the Chinese version of WMP11 so that the (Chinese) TVAnts developers are able to update it for the program.

Thanks for the tip about the codecs, Fractured, I'm going to check those out right now...


Sam

[fractured1]

Another tracker to add:

hive.tobroadcast.com

[suzie]

Thanks fractured for the above tracker I now have tvants.com and www.tracker2.tvants.com (http://www.tracker2.tvants.com) and 220.201.4.39 trackers listed is there anymore that I could add, thanks for your help, greatly appreciated:D

[oliver341]

Oliver - I think Raff meant we'd need to wait for the Chinese version of WMP11 so that the (Chinese) TVAnts developers are able to update it for the program.
Maybe I should send the TVAnts team the links to the two WMP11 Chinese versions ;)

Seriously though, it needs fixing fast because more and more people are moving to WMP11, and excluding WMP11 users is going to affect the total number of available peers on the network.

[Raff67]

Maybe you should write to Microshit instead and ask why wmp11 does not support the mmst protocol and the reasons behind they have dropped it?;)

Another thing, if you look around the forum you might notice a lack of "wmp11 does not work with this or that" posts, perhaps thats because the majority are wise enough to realise that when apps say "recommended with wmp 9 or 10" they mean it and theres a good chance it wont work using anything else. Its one of the problems of early adopters like yourself are likely to encounter. Same thing will happen when vista is released.

[oliver341]

Well PPStream, Sopcast, TVUPlayer and PPMate all seem to work ok with WMP11; I haven't had a situation recently where a match I've wanted to see hasn't been on one of these four. PPLive and TvAnts are the two applications which seem to be broken. So, for now at least, I'll be sticking it out with WMP11, because it isn't causing me to miss any football.

[SamLKelly]

Yeah. To be honest I wouldn't have noticed if it weren't for the fact that TVAnts is the only app. that (always) has CCTV Soccer on it, and CCTV Soccer is nearly always the channel with the weekend's Argentine league games (ocassionally they're on CCTV 5 instead but that seems to have been happening less frequently as the championship's gone on). To be honest the streaming quality of it on a Sunday night is so crap anyway that not having it doesn't really make a difference, but it'd still be nice if it was at least an option again.

Still, PPMate and a few others are updated for it now, so I'm not complaining. I'll be able to watch the review of the year's league action when I'm in Buenos Aires in a few weeks anyway!


Sam

[alan.savage]

Thanks mate - I've been struggling with this problem for a couple of months - trawled the net and tried everything - you're a star !!!
downloaded tv ants yesterday can't get it to work it comes up buffers then tells me to use windows media player (got 10) tried re naming network info folder says player doesn't support protocol. would be grateful for any help.

[alan.savage]

error centre gives me code c00d11b cannot play the file
how cani change transport protocol? been goin round in circles for ages

[fractured1]

error centre gives me code c00d11b cannot play the file
how cani change transport protocol? been goin round in circles for ages

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/errors.aspx#index

May also be of help;
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html

[jbail31]

cheers mate

[sunnymattu]

here are more addresses to add to your server tab :D

tracker2.tvants.com
10.214.49.88
fanshoptv.no-ip.info
trackersport.serveftp.com
213.97.9.122
skyland.zapto.org
fw-tracker.no-ip.com
pirateradio.hopto.org
djdomyx-streaming.no-ip.org
219.149.195.139
tracker3.tvants.com

[fractured1]

How many of those are still working :?:

[sunnymattu]

not sure mate

[gra]

beware tvants and pcast are dropping viruses onto the users pc which i am told are hard to remove. like you lot i couldnt get mine to work after a reconfigure of the hard drive and i am not going to run without a firewall and antivirus..... am i cynical or did it get planned that way to access as many pcs as poss.. please read the following for more info...

quote from somewhere else. thanks to linnets
- check your running processes - ctrl+shift+esc will bring up the task manager then choose processes. If you have a IEXPL0RE.exe (note the 0 not /) running then you have the virus. Thats just one process but it adds files all over the place on your system and gives you all sorts of funny occurences.

[DEninja]

Hmm having the same problem (posted somewhere can’t remember now) when it comes up about windows media player message http, and that. i have installed the codec’s thing and i want to try that theory of renaming the folder thing but would i have to take this codec’s thing off before doing the renaming thing or?

[fractured1]

beware tvants and pcast are dropping viruses onto the users pc which i am told are hard to remove. like you lot i couldnt get mine to work after a reconfigure of the hard drive and i am not going to run without a firewall and antivirus..... am i cynical or did it get planned that way to access as many pcs as poss.. please read the following for more info...

quote from somewhere else. thanks to linnets
- check your running processes - ctrl+shift+esc will bring up the task manager then choose processes. If you have a IEXPL0RE.exe (note the 0 not /) running then you have the virus. Thats just one process but it adds files all over the place on your system and gives you all sorts of funny occurences.

I have both TvAnts & Pcast. No problems here.

The only time I ever see iexplore.exe is on the odd occasion I use Internet Explorer. :thumbsup:

[Funt]

I'm giving up with this software after getting several weird .exe files added after installation, that cannot be removed.

[newcastle90]

can u please tell me which is the best channel 2 go on with Tvants

[fractured1]

can u please tell me which is the best channel 2 go on with Tvants

The channel with the match you want to watch that works well for you.

My favourite channel on TvRats has to be a toss up between ULF & SSC. Top quality, decent bitrate.

[indigo]

Does anyone know how to put a password on a tvants stream?

[fractured1]

You'll need to add DRM to it.

I'm sure someone will assist you more if you let them know the password(s). :thumbwink:

[indigo]

You'll need to add DRM to it.

I'm sure someone will assist you more if you let them know the password(s). :thumbwink:

:lol: Heh heh.

It wasn't actually for me, but someone else. He was mucking around and got a pretty good stream going on TVAnts, but he's in the UK and a bit worried about getting busted for it. I'm trying to hassle him into doing a stream of the cricket, so I thought a password might reassure him a bit and make it more likely that I'll get to see some of the ashes. ;)

God knows why I want to watch us get annihilated like!?!

[toz66]

guys...

i too have been getting this stupid message when using tvant,
the one about

"failed to open channel with internal player,
try system default player (which is wm9)
caused by tcp limit..( ive done the patch, now set at 10)"

then it says cant open wm ,protocol rubbish


just want to add, been watching tv footy streams for a long time, its just that this is first time back after a full install.

thing is i cant remember having these problems when i set it up originally.


so guys, ive tried the folder rename,

basically i have had it all afternoon.

trying to watch the leeds/derby match...

so anybody got any idea what to do.......using win xp sp2 btw.

any help appreciated.

[mamboboy]

i have the same problem Toz. According to netlimiter TvAnts is downloading @ @150kb/sec, so i'm receiving all of the data but it's just not appearing.

i was pulling my hair out this afternoon trying to run the man utd game

EDIT: After googling around, it seems WMP11 is usually the cause of this problem, if you (like me) have installed it, then goto add/remove programs and roll back to WMP 10. Hopefully it'll sort it out

I'm not too sure if it works yet ...haven't rebooted ;]

[OnePablo]

Not used TVAnts in ages (Sopcast and TVU for me), installed a new version, and now get random popups, chinese browser bars, etc. This ain't on! Of course clicking the button with the number counting down might be the reason - but I only know swearing in Cantonese ;)

[reeler]

beware tvants and pcast are dropping viruses onto the users pc which i am told are hard to remove. like you lot i couldnt get mine to work after a reconfigure of the hard drive and i am not going to run without a firewall and antivirus..... am i cynical or did it get planned that way to access as many pcs as poss.. please read the following for more info...

quote from somewhere else. thanks to linnets
- check your running processes - ctrl+shift+esc will bring up the task manager then choose processes. If you have a IEXPL0RE.exe (note the 0 not /) running then you have the virus. Thats just one process but it adds files all over the place on your system and gives you all sorts of funny occurences.
what does it mean note the 0 not / ???

[holly1]

how would u download this programme?

[julioarca]

how would u download this programme?
Tvants? Its on the first page of this thread titled tvants. Click either tvants in english or tvants mirror underneath the graphic

[Raff67]

Latest download of tvants is said to be compatible with wmp11, anyone care to check it out ?:lol:

[mike81]

I'll give it a bash.

[tjl]

I'll give it a bash.

:) Awaiting the result,as I have never been able to access this player since upping to WMP 11.............:drink:

[mike81]

Struggling to find a download that actually works. Anyone got a link?

It worked fine with WMP11 until I updated it last week.

[robo]

:) Awaiting the result,as I have never been able to access this player since upping to WMP 11.............:drink:

Ditto

[robo]

Struggling to find a download that actually works. Anyone got a link?

It worked fine with WMP11 until I updated it last week.


Here you go

Click on the icon.


http://www.turboup.com/download.php?file=7c4f761f0582c47874a77a8e151f5eeb (http://www.turboup.com/download.php?file=7c4f761f0582c47874a77a8e151f5eeb )

[robo]

Yipppppppeeeeeeeeee


It works

[farmountain]

I have publish some translated TVants guide in google doc & spreachsheets, some actually are guides from Microsoft in how to capture and encode better, and mostly are tips from TVants advanced users. Anyway, thanks and highly appreciate to their contributions to TVants development:
TVANTS Introduction http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_106g76ptj
TVants official download link http://download.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE
TVants Channel Online listing http://www.plutosoftware.com/dianying/leftmenu.asp?tvtype=TVANTS&sid=2006109341008392
TVANTS in xBox http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_105fwbrfx
TVANTS in Linux http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_104gp3drq
Setting up TVants tracker http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_101hcbgct
Search a channel under TVants official database http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_99d2gg7k
Publishing location of a channel and publishing a channel on webpage http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_97fbkbtm
Entering TVants Chat room http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_94rctnfh
Encoding Audio and Video with Windows Media Codecs http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_87c8km82
Building a Windows Media Encoding Workstation http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_60fc425c
Adding a new channel or streaming local video files to other TVants users http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_54gt8tdd
Advanced Encoding Techniques with Windows Media 9 Series http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_57hhz7nn
Guide to stream live TV using WME 9 with TVants Online p2p http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_36d6p5t2
Trouble Shooting Tips - "No channel exists in the list. " http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_108c53qbn
Trouble Shooting - "Windows Media Player cannot play the file ." http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_109gt8r68
Remove the limit on TCP connection at... http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_110dksnxr
Tvant failed to open the channel with... http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_111jvwc99
How to add/remove channels in TVants private tracker server http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_113c8s4q6
Youtube - watching TVants on Traditional TV - http://youtube.com/watch?v=8jP12lOYKWM
TVANTS Basic User Manual ( English) http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg9bbng9_1xmpqmz
I hope they are useful to all of you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any query or you have any tips to share , enjoy
kh_liew@hotmail.com

[fractured1]

Thanks Farmountain.

I'll put this in the 1st post. :thumbsup:

[footiemad]

beware tvants and pcast are dropping viruses onto the users pc which i am told are hard to remove. like you lot i couldnt get mine to work after a reconfigure of the hard drive and i am not going to run without a firewall and antivirus..... am i cynical or did it get planned that way to access as many pcs as poss.. please read the following for more info...

quote from somewhere else. thanks to linnets
- check your running processes - ctrl+shift+esc will bring up the task manager then choose processes. If you have a IEXPL0RE.exe (note the 0 not /) running then you have the virus. Thats just one process but it adds files all over the place on your system and gives you all sorts of funny occurences.

I have IEXPLORE.exe running but the CPU is 00. Any suggestions of what i can do? also what do you mean by 'note the 0 not /'?

[oliver341]

I have IEXPLORE.exe running but the CPU is 00. Any suggestions of what i can do? also what do you mean by 'note the 0 not /'?

I am guessing he means iexpl0re.exe with a zero instead of an "o".

As for the warning, pcast has been flagged as spyware by some scanners but I'm not aware of problems with tvants.

As for what you can do: run antivirus and antispyware scanners.

[footiemad]

I am guessing he means iexpl0re.exe with a zero instead of an "o".

As for the warning, pcast has been flagged as spyware by some scanners but I'm not aware of problems with tvants.

As for what you can do: run antivirus and antispyware scanners.

Yes that does make sense with the 0. I have upto date antivirus and antispyware so hopefully i'm ok then. Thanks for quick reply

[Jamit]

Hey guys. I got hit yesterday by this virus. I could not remove it, and now I can not start up windows. Not on safe mode or normal mode. It loads some of the way, then turns off.

I need help...

[pepsisi]

Hey guys. I got hit yesterday by this virus. I could not remove it, and now I can not start up windows. Not on safe mode or normal mode. It loads some of the way, then turns off.

I need help...

Jamit, you said you could not remove it? It being what? Reason asking is because I'm wondering what you tried removing in the first place to stop windows from loading.
Have you tried loading the windows cd back in and running a "Repair". This will repair windows without deleting what you have already on the disk.

I must also reiterate that I have PCast and TvAnts and haven't had a problem (And still don't).

[Jamit]

Jamit, you said you could not remove it? It being what? Reason asking is because I'm wondering what you tried removing in the first place to stop windows from loading.
Have you tried loading the windows cd back in and running a "Repair". This will repair windows without deleting what you have already on the disk.
I tried to remove the virus using Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

I will look into the disk idea...

[nameuser]

I tried to remove the virus using Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

I will look into the disk idea...
Try Kaspersky Anti-Virus. They have a free 30 trial. Run a full system scan and see if it removes the virus then uninstall it.

http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/trial-versions.php

[pepsisi]

That'd be ok nameuser if he could turn windows on.

Adaware and Spybot DO point to PCast as spyware, but nothing malicious. I put it on the ignore list. As for TVAnts, I have version 1.0.0.58 Build 0720 running and that shows up nothing. I have Windows firewall and AVG Anti-Virus running. I use Adaware, Spybot (Does find PCast as said earlier, just don't fix those) and CCleaner.
Of course be vigilant, but I assure you that TVAnts is safe to use. 8)

[robo]

I tried to remove the virus using Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

I will look into the disk idea...

If you have any concerns relating to viruses, before you open an exe, upload it here

http://www.virustotal.com/en/indexx.html

Once you have uploaded your file be patient, depending on how big the file is relates to the speed of the examination.

[nameuser]

That'd be ok nameuser if he could turn windows on.

Adaware and Spybot DO point to PCast as spyware, but nothing malicious. I put it on the ignore list. As for TVAnts, I have version 1.0.0.58 Build 0720 running and that shows up nothing. I have Windows firewall and AVG Anti-Virus running. I use Adaware, Spybot (Does find PCast as said earlier, just don't fix those) and CCleaner.
Of course be vigilant, but I assure you that TVAnts is safe to use. 8)
My bad. Well, if you want to remove a virus.. i don't think spybot and ad-aware are very good programs to do that.

I had something like this happen to me before. I did have to use the Windows CD to fix the problem but the "Repair" option didn't work for me. I had to re-install Windows but not reformat the hard drive. It was something like "install over a previous installation of Windows without reformatting". You won't lose your files but you will have to re-install all your programs because this method resets the registry. I don't know if "Repair" does that. I would try "Repair" first.. if that doesn't work then try "Install over Windows without reformatting".

Good luck

[super_scott_johnston@msn.]

Help!
I am trying to watch the Spurs game, but I downloaded the TVAnt Chinese pack but it still isn't working it was on the second to top link.

[5Bells]

For the first time ever, I have received a couple of notifications via my AVG, that I have a Trojan. Only picked up when I tried a couple of channels, $ky Sports 1 & UBC 40, no problem on BUF this morning. It may be from an AVG update, I am not too concened, I just Heal/Delete, but I don't then get to watch the channel. Curious as to whether anyone else has noticed this?

[geoffjones99]

For the first time ever, I have received a couple of notifications via my AVG, that I have a Trojan. Only picked up when I tried a couple of channels, $ky Sports 1 & UBC 40, no problem on BUF this morning. It may be from an AVG update, I am not too concened, I just Heal/Delete, but I don't then get to watch the channel. Curious as to whether anyone else has noticed this?

I got the same yesterday on tvants with sky sports + icc cricket channel - for the first time also. AVG reports "Trojan horse downloader" + "Small.58.ag" . Virus d/b's didn't give much help .
When I did a "full" scan i also got references to "pop_up[1].htm" files -all of these plus the "Small.58.ag" files are in "/local settings/temp internet files/IE5"
dir.
I suspect that AVG has up-dated their definitions : - that the "trojan" may be the prog. that launches the pop-up page of adverts that you get b4 the channel loads??? + if you "heal" the pop-up you don't get the channel??
Hope it's as simple as this - would like other opinions tho!!!

[nameuser]

For the first time ever, I have received a couple of notifications via my AVG, that I have a Trojan. Only picked up when I tried a couple of channels, $ky Sports 1 & UBC 40, no problem on BUF this morning. It may be from an AVG update, I am not too concened, I just Heal/Delete, but I don't then get to watch the channel. Curious as to whether anyone else has noticed this?
Once you do the "heal" are you still able to watch it in like Windows Media Player or any other player? Or does it not even buffer?

[5Bells]

Not able to watch. But I agree with Geoff Jones.

When AVG kicks in for it's daily scan it moves it to the vault anyway (as per my settings).

I mainly use Sopcast & PPmate but TVants has a few extra channels and a viable alternative when the others occasionaly play up.

[kev1]

where can i down load tv ants from tried all the links but they dont seem to be working and dont have winzip to open up the zip files?

[pepsisi]

where can i down load tv ants from tried all the links but they dont seem to be working and dont have winzip to open up the zip files?

Kev, not being funny, but it'll be easier and quicker to just install winzip, you get free trial ones, just google for it.:idea:

[oliver341]

Or WinRar (http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) - great utility.

[gunnapaul2]

Anyone else getting a problem with tvants (usually espn) where it just sits saying this: downloading picture contorl 01.gif (and 02 and 03) at www.vodone.com ?

[FSi Team]

they are the tvants adverts, they take a while to fetch sometimes... give it a few mins and it should load the images, buffer then play

[c_findane89]

I cant get TVAnts to play any channels, it just keeps buffering . I have windows media player 10 and have installed the tcp/ip patch.

[nameuser]

I cant get TVAnts to play any channels, it just keeps buffering . I have windows media player 10 and have installed the tcp/ip patch.
TVAnts has been crap for me too. I wonder what the hell is happening.

[anglo]

Hi Admin, just to let you know of a typo on the 1st post re the newest version of TVAunts. :)
The version is listed here as 0279 instead of 0729.
Just to be 100% certain I had the latest version, I ended up downing it from both FSI & aunts.com and they are indeed both the same.
Only difference was the down speed, much faster on FSI. :D

[FSi Team]

cheersd anglo, I'll let him know.. I'll go and edit it for him.. :thumbsup:

[the best]

i had use tvants but it contained trojan does the new version contain trojan?

[FSi Team]

no mate, its ok!

[robo]

Has anyone had any issues with Sports channels loading.?

If so ive found a way round this problem, and its not too technical.

1. Open TVAnts and select TOOLS/SETTINGS/PROXY and then ADD.

You will see the image below

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071616.43001.png

Then go here for a Proxy

http://www.xroxy.com/proxylist.php?

Scroll down the page to find the active list.

Once you have found a Chinese or any other Asian countrys Proxy that you are happy with insert it into the Proxy box as shown above.

Eg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071616.50003.png

Type the IP address into the HOST section, the Port into the PORT section, and NOTE, this is SOCKS5, so ensure the TYPE section is showing SOCKS5.

Eg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071615.27004.png

Now click OK, make sure the box is TICKED (if not do so)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071617.01004.png

, click APPLY and OK again.

Now close the Application and then Restart it, find a working Sports Channel, select it, wait a few moments, and it should play.

If it doesn`t, then simply go to the Proxy website in this post, and follow the steps and insert another.

Job done

[owls head]

A question or 2 please...

"Once you have found a Chinese or any other Asian countrys Proxy that you are happy with."



Any Asian country will do...? Or are some better than others?

And what exactly should i be looking for on the "Happiness Front"

I'm guessing things like security first! Speed and dependablity second... But probably security is first...

Thanks in advance for any advice!

dave

[owls head]

Sorry to be a bug... but i had a go... and gave it a try...

I do have a couple of questions, please bare with me...

!) Do I have to change anything Under Share in the settings...

i.e. Listen port base? does that need to match the new proxy port i chose?

There are also ports under brodcast and the tracker tabs. again do these ports need to match the new proxy i am using...

sorry i am such a muddle

is there a good FAQ on what should be checked on and off etc. under the different tool settings: Share, Broadcast, Tracker (hope i am not being a bit of tool meself...)

[Ayster]

I have downloaded the latest version of this and was hoping to watch the United game on Guangdong sports but it seems to have most channels except this one as I click on the link given in links section and it begins to load up as " channel 9" then nothing happens. Anyone know how to get it?

[FSi Team]

have you tried robos proxy trick on page 5?

[gazza]

yeah defo do robo's proxy trick....i could never get anything of tvants until i did it and now i can............by the way cheers robo

[robo]

Sorry to be a bug... but i had a go... and gave it a try...

I do have a couple of questions, please bare with me...

!) Do I have to change anything Under Share in the settings...

i.e. Listen port base? does that need to match the new proxy port i chose?

There are also ports under brodcast and the tracker tabs. again do these ports need to match the new proxy i am using...

sorry i am such a muddle

is there a good FAQ on what should be checked on and off etc. under the different tool settings: Share, Broadcast, Tracker (hope i am not being a bit of tool meself...)

Don`t be in a muddle, and don`t make things more technical.

Just follow the instructions I have given. No more and no less. Everything will work.

If you have screwed the application up, uninstall, then reinstall. Then follow the steps.
lol

[Raff67]

Owls head, you dont have to change a bloody thing, its only uk isp's that are blocked from the official sports channels..apparently ? The latest release of tvants seems screwed up anyway, hope they fix it soon.

Im not in the uk and all the sports channels are working fine.

[owls head]

Owls head, you dont have to change a bloody thing, its only uk isp's that are blocked from the official sports channels..apparently ? The latest release of tvants seems screwed up anyway, hope they fix it soon.

Im not in the UK and all the sports channels are working fine.


sometimes i wish i were in the UK... sometimes i think i might prefer it... philosophical i think...

though... i would miss the NFL... :'(

[FootballPsycho]

How do you "roll back" to Windows Media Player 10 if u have 11?

[FSi Team]

Google is your friend...


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/readme.aspx#RollingbacktoapreviousversionofthePlay er


Rolling back to a previous version of the Player

Windows Media Player is a feature of the Windows operating system and cannot be removed entirely. However, in Windows XP, you can roll back to the version of the Player that was previously on your computer.

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to perform the following procedure.
Disconnect any portable music or video devices that might be attached to your computer.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
Click Windows Media Player 11, and then click Remove.
If Windows Media Player 11 is not displayed in the list of currently installed programs, then try the following:
At the top of the list, select the Show updates check box.
In the Windows XP - Software Updates section, click Windows Media Player 11, and then click Change/Remove.

In each of the two confirmation dialog boxes that appear, click OK.
When the rollback process is complete (it might take several minutes), click Restart.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
Click Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then click Remove.
If Windows Media Format 11 Runtime is not displayed in the list of currently installed programs, then try the following:
At the top of the list, select the Show updates check box.
In the Windows XP - Software Updates section, click Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then click Change/Remove.
If you installed a non-US English version of Windows Media Player 11, the instructions in the dialog boxes that are mentioned in steps 9, 10, and 11 might appear in English.

In the first confirmation dialog box that appears, click OK.
In the second confirmation dialog box that appears, select the Do you want to continue with the rollback? check box, and then click OK.
When the rollback process is complete (it might take several minutes to complete), click Restart.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
Click Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0.0, and then click Remove.
Follow the instructions that appear in the Software Update Removal Wizard.
If the Wudf01000 confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes to continue. When the software removal process is complete (it might take several minutes to complete), click Finish.

[Burdock]

Thanks to Robo for the TVAnts proxy doo dah........

[suzie]

thanks alot robo for the proxy web its working alot better now but just wondering do you have to change the ip address everytime or anytime in the future or does it last forever? thanks robo :thumbwink:

[FSi Team]

it'll work for as long as it works suzie.. it might be months but it can also only be for a few hours.. who knows??

[suzie]

it'll work for as long as it works suzie.. it might be months but it can also only be for a few hours.. who knows?? ok scudd thanks :)

[jake_snake2k]

Don't suppose anyone can help me, longtime user of TVants.. It stopped working a few months ago when I upgraded my WMP so I rolled it back and it was back to its best for a month or so then suddenly without any (tangible) changes it stopped again. Basically I can search all the channels and they all appear in the 'Search' tab but when I try to play one it starts 'Preparing channel' but never moves from there.. and it stays as 'Running' in the 'Channels' tab, but never starts buffering.
I've sorta tried robo's trick but it doesn't seem to help?
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Cheers.
Jake

[stillo78]

Great, thank you.

[IdontexistM8]

Just turned up for the new season...and this is a bit of concern as I have used it regularly over the last few years together with Sop.

Now I haven't checked yet but has some sort of ip blocking been put in by the makers of TVAnts or by some authority? And does it apply to all UK connections?

[oliver341]

I haven't tried using a proxy yet, but it appears ESPN and Setanta are blocked on TvAnts for my IP (I'm on UK Online). Other channels seems to work OK.

I would have thought that running TvAnts traffic through a proxy will cause a lot of problems because proxies tend to be pretty slow at the best of times (unless of course it's a paid-for proxy).

It did occur to me after signing up to UK Online that they are owned by Sky. This fact makes me slightly uneasy when it comes to the subject of blocking/throttling football-related p2p! I should add, however, that they are a very good ISP.

[sunnymattu]

i am not sure if someone have already posted these or if they are useful but here are some extra trackers

10.214.49.88
fanshoptv.no-ip.info
trackersport.serveftp.com
213.97.9.122
skyland.zapto.org
fw-tracker.no-ip.com
pirateradio.hopto.org
djdomyx-streaming.no-ip.org
219.149.195.139

[oliver341]

i am not sure if someone have already posted these or if they are useful but here are some extra trackersHi sunny, I added all those trackers but none of them supplied any channels.

[sunnymattu]

sorry for that then i thought it might help

[manUdave]

installed latest tvants & UUsee. Now when I put my cursor over a english word it coverts it to chinese ? any ideas.

[greencode]

I've never been able to get TVAnts to work. I've added some more trackers, added a couple of proxy servers and still nothing. All I get is a screen with a rolling tvants banner at the very top of the screen and then, where the video should be, a black box with a cross in the top left corner (as though there's a picture missing or something like that.

Any ideas?

[djtonyg]

hi im running XP and have wm10 installed but cannot get passed the message preparing channel

any clues?

didnt have a problem till i had to wipe my harddrive and re install all the software again

[Alan Shearer]

Balls...i've done the proxy trick with 3 different hosts and it still isn't working...i feel like a RIGHT retard! ARGH...how can i get this thing to work...maybe someone can give the details of a proven to work host from that list that they are using??? Cheers.

[greencode]

I still can't get it to work - I think the main problem is that it says Tracker Port Disabled, in the Performance details.

I've been using Sopcast today and that's been working great guns but I'd like to able to check and compare as to whether the quality is better on TVants.

[the best]

is anyone being able to watch espn on tvants as yesterday the channel was not working while i was watching spurs vs sunderland

[shabba10]

Has anyone had any issues with Sports channels loading.?

If so ive found a way round this problem, and its not too technical.

1. Open TVAnts and select TOOLS/SETTINGS/PROXY and then ADD.

You will see the image below

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071616.43001.png

Then go here for a Proxy

http://www.xroxy.com/proxylist.php?

Scroll down the page to find the active list.

Once you have found a Chinese or any other Asian countrys Proxy that you are happy with insert it into the Proxy box as shown above.

Eg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071616.50003.png

Type the IP address into the HOST section, the Port into the PORT section, and NOTE, this is SOCKS5, so ensure the TYPE section is showing SOCKS5.

Eg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071615.27004.png

Now click OK, make sure the box is TICKED (if not do so)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/dockray/MagicalSnap-2007071617.01004.png

, click APPLY and OK again.

Now close the Application and then Restart it, find a working Sports Channel, select it, wait a few moments, and it should play.

If it doesn`t, then simply go to the Proxy website in this post, and follow the steps and insert another.

Job done
im new to this but thanks for the advice on tvants with the proxy settin it worked a treat

[rogerramjetxl]

I never had a problem with TVAnts till this season but thanks for the proxy advice, works a treat.

[sam79uk]

my problem with tv ants is when i click on a channel the box comes up and says plz wait while buffering but i could sit hear all day and it wont load.
can any1 help cos i dnt kno wat the problem is.

thanks

[ste1h]

i just opend up my firewal and allowed an exception for tv ants and it works perfecrly know maybe you colud try that

[sam79uk]

when i choes a channel it just says "popup blocked." in the bottom left and it runs some advert. but i dnt load the channel. can any1 help??

[sjb2371]

Here's my solution to the TV Ants problem...
Use the old version of TV Ants (Download from the Software & Download section.)
Use Windows media player 9 or 10 (WMP 11 may not work.)


1.Open TV Ants. DO NOT UPDATE IF ASKED... Go to 'TOOLS' then select SETTINGS.

2.Select 'SHARE' then select 'ENABLE RANDOM SELECT LISTEN PORT IN ABOVE RANGE.' Select APPLY then OK.

3. Now Select 'PROXY.'

4. Select 'USE PROXY SERVER TO CONNECT TRACK SERVER AND PEERS.'

5. IMPORTANT: Select 'ENABLE RANDOM PROXY SERVER.' A green tick should appear in the box.

6. Select 'ADD.' Use these proxy severs for now. Get new ones from www.xroxy.com (http://www.xroxy.com)

socks5 61.175.139.6 port 1080
socks5 62.205.200.157 port 3128
socks5 84.201.207.12 port 1080
socks5 203.186.92.119 port 1080
socks5 222.231.63.18 port 7000

IMPORTANT: Use all the selected proxy's at the same time (i.e green ticks by the side of ALL the selected proxy's.)

Select 'APPLY' then OK. If 'APPLY' is not available just select 'OK.'

7. Close TV Ants then re-open.

8. Select a sports channel. The channel should now play. It may take up to 3 minutes to connect, if not close the channel then re-open the channel. That may fix it. Or open 3 or 4 channels at the same time.



Hope this fixes your problems. I've been using this solution for a week now. Watched The Liverpool game on Saturday and it worked fine.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck!!!

[Burdock]

Here's my solution to the TV Ants problem...
Use the old version of TV Ants (Download from the Software & Download section.)
Use Windows media player 9 or 10 (WMP 11 may not work.)


1.Open TV Ants. DO NOT UPDATE IF ASKED... Go to 'TOOLS' then select SETTINGS.

2.Select 'SHARE' then select 'ENABLE RANDOM SELECT LISTEN PORT IN ABOVE RANGE.' Select APPLY then OK.

3. Now Select 'PROXY.'

4. Select 'USE PROXY SERVER TO CONNECT TRACK SERVER AND PEERS.'

5. IMPORTANT: Select 'ENABLE RANDOM PROXY SERVER.' A green tick should appear in the box.

6. Select 'ADD.' Use these proxy severs for now. Get new ones from www.xroxy.com (http://www.xroxy.com)

socks5 61.175.139.6 port 1080
socks5 62.205.200.157 port 3128
socks5 84.201.207.12 port 1080
socks5 203.186.92.119 port 1080
socks5 222.231.63.18 port 7000

IMPORTANT: Use all the selected proxy's at the same time (i.e green ticks by the side of ALL the selected proxy's.)

Select 'APPLY' then OK. If 'APPLY' is not available just select 'OK.'

7. Close TV Ants then re-open.

8. Select a sports channel. The channel should now play. It may take up to 3 minutes to connect, if not close the channel then re-open the channel. That may fix it. Or open 3 or 4 channels at the same time.



Hope this fixes your problems. I've been using this solution for a week now. Watched The Liverpool game on Saturday and it worked fine.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck!!!

Nice first post sjb2371.... :thumbsup:

[colmusturd]

ive not been able to watch any football on tvants for a few weeks now. tvu and sometimes sopcast are the only 2 which seem to work.

[Tommy1977]

ive not been able to watch any football on tvants for a few weeks now. tvu and sometimes sopcast are the only 2 which seem to work.

just don't update tv ants. download it and when it says to update it DON'T

[truck23]

just don't update tv ants. download it and when it says to update it DON'T

you get no choice tommy.you must update it or you won't be able to watch any sport channels on tvants.
the problem is solved,check this topic out:

http://www.fsicrew.info/forums/showthread.php?t=6452

good luck

[Bazza1964]

Apologies if this is the wrong forum. I've downloaded the fsicrew forum version of TVAnts. I only have 2 channels showing and when I clicked the link for Arsenal v Man United it said:

"Can't show announce - failure occured during download"

I also had loads of trouble getting into this website. Any help appreciated.

FYI I'm using Vista an also tried downloading PPStream, which seemed to download okay. I was able to view some Chinese channels, but couldn't find the United Arsenal game.

[accieturk]

hi Bazza
sorry you had logged off before i could reply
firstly have a read of the tvants thread you will find a few other trackers listed and some usefull tips including the use of proxies

i would also advise you to download sopcast tvu and uusee

dont worry about trying to find channels yourself just use the links provided note some require 1 click to open player and another click to activate channel/stream

it does sound as if your download was interrupted/corrupted uninstall it and re download it

also some of us on vista find players work better if you right click the desktop icon and select run as administrator

our apologies for the disruption to the site at the moment we are doing all we can to prevent the cause
best advice is get on site a few hours before matches and save the feedback page with the links included

have a read through most of the forum you will fins most things are already covered but if you need more help with anything just ask
and finally a big welcome to FSI

[Bazza1964]

thanks accieturk
I did try clicking the links but nothing happened. Will have a look through the rest of the site - bit worried cos I tried downloading TVants 3 times.
Bazza

[accieturk]

the tv ants download seems to be ok now Bazza

one more thing check you have given the players clearance with any firewall you are using and permision if you get the unrecognisied appliance pop up on vista

[glenman]

Hi folks, I think I saw a post about this recently but I couldn't find it so I need help! I tried to watch the game earlier on Ants and I got a message about it expiring in 1 day and to visit the website and upgrade. Fair enough except its in Chinese or whatever and I flunked that at school. Any help appreciated.

[sharkyman]

Think the new one is on here, Glen. In the software section. Choose latest version.

EDIT. It is! Just checked. Updated 28th Dec.

EDit 2. Note down all your proxy settings if when you do it. Just in case.

[Begbie]

I reckon that they're up to something. Possibly English football related. I'm hoping that it's a P2P reason but the fact that a recent version is becoming 'obsolete' worries me.

[glenman]

Thanks for the swift replies guys.

[sharkyman]

I thought that Begbie. But the optimist in me thinks it'll be that it'll work best if everyone is on the same (ish) version.

Strange that the Spurs game buggered off for 5 minutes after kick off for everyone yesterday though. It's usually quite reliable when you've got it going. Although when I got it going again it stayed up.

[alanparf]

newyear chaps, this new tvants , every time i try to download it it says invalid aplication can anyone tell me why n give me a decent link :D

[alanparf]

if this helps it says not a winap 32 application:|

[alanparf]

ops sorry guys win32 application,

[suzie]

newyear chaps, this new tvants , every time i try to download it it says invalid aplication can anyone tell me why n give me a decent link :D I downloaded it alan from FSi had no problems with it at all :)

[Begbie]

Alan. Everybody has been getting a message recently saying that the version was going to expire. The Dowloads (http://www.fsiteam.info/upload/) page has the latest working version.

[nigelcramp]

I have downloaded from the FSI link, but when I try to run the file I too get the "not a win32 application".

I run windows XP, but the FSI page says that the version is for Vista. Is Vista a 64 bit operating system? Does tv ants work now for 32 bit operating systems?

Any help will be gratefully accepted

[nigelcramp]

I think there may be a problem with the download. The file is reported to be 2.75 Mbytes, but on six attempts to download I have only managed to download between 3 KB and 280 Kbytes.
Is this an FSI problem?

[Begbie]

I think there may be a problem with the download. The file is reported to be 2.75 Mbytes, but on six attempts to download I have only managed to download between 3 KB and 280 Kbytes.
Is this an FSI problem?Other people have downloaded today without a problem and I've just downloaded it in 30 seconds. :dunno:. Seems OK.

Edit: Size 2.74 Mb, Size on disk 2.78 Mb (from properties)

[nigelcramp]

Thanks Begbie.
Still no luck for me tonight. I'll try again tomorrow.
Cheers

[scooby-uk]

I've just updated to the new tvants (1.0.0.59 bld 0834) & now it won't connect to any channels. I either get "Preparing channel 10" or detecting proxy settings and then nothing. Checking the events tab on the control panel, I'm seeing:
Type Time Description
Warning 2008-01-02 15:05:09.698 Socket error occurs. Mode: UDP Listen, Local: 192.168.1.111:16800, Error: (10049)The requested address is not valid in its context.

I've set my router to port fwd ports 16800->16900 tcp & udp to this pc (192.168.1.111) - the above error looks remarkably suspicious. Any ideas?

[scooby-uk]

Also noticed a few of these:
Type Time Description
Warning 2008-01-02 15:05:50.486 Failed to resolve host skyland.zapto.org due to error (11004) The requested name is valid and was found in the database, but it does not have the correct associated data being resolved for.

but pinging skyland.zapto.org works fine.

[Begbie]

Scooby. I would uninstall TvAnts, download the version from here (http://www.fsiteam.info/upload/), and re-install.

Most people have experienced a relatively painless changeover.

[scooby-uk]

Scratch the above - crappy Norton had crashed on me & must have been blocking TVAnts as after a reboot Norton popped up asking if it was ok for TVAnts to connect to internet.

[Begbie]

My advice would be to get shot of Norton altogether and get something like AVG, free version. Norton doesn't like P2P and uses a lot of resources.

[young2077]

I am having the same problem with TVants. Has anyone got any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

[russell]

my tvants recently expired so i downloaded the new version of the tvants website. which works fine but when i go on to f.s.i and go to click on a link for tvants instead of saying launch application it says something like "firefox does not know how to open this address because the protocol tvants is not associated with any program... can someone please help

[Begbie]

my tvants recently expired so i downloaded the new version of the tvants website. which works fine but when i go on to f.s.i and go to click on a link for tvants instead of saying launch application it says something like "firefox does not know how to open this address because the protocol tvants is not associated with any program... can someone please helpTry pasting and sending the following from the URL in Firefox:
tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=909a1c38cd7b527c5490ca3e5071fbbb

Then try this:
sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/23459

One should open TvAnts, the other Sopcast.

Edit: Was it one specific link didn't work?

[Raff67]

Try this..

[Chivers]

I second that begbie there isn't anything that it does that alot of the free versions do not do, also they don't need a quad processor to run them.

[russell]

it is all tvants links when i go on to f.s.i and say for example i want to watch a match on truesport and i click the tvants link it comes up then?

[Begbie]

What happened when you pasted the links I gave earlier into the URL of your browser?

[bolkalion]

I,ve downloaded ppstream but the links don't work from the fsi page. I can't find things on ppstream home because it's only in Chinese. Any advice?

[the_dragon]

Hi All.

I know it's me :-/ but it's been a long time since I used TvAnts and other stuff to watch live football matches (I think since 2006 world cup), now I'm back and this time to see African Cup, as we work on the same time as come important matches like my country one (Morocco).

I need please advise about how to get WMP or VLC player work with TvAnts. The problem is that we have a spare pc that has ADSL conexion but no one is allowed touse this pc at full time, and installed TvAnts, Sopcast on it, tested conexion and everything went ok.
in my pc, I installed VLC player.
1- using Sopcast on the "server" pc, I only need to open the url http://serverpc:8902/ on vlc to see what sopcast is diffusing now.
2- i tried that with tvants but havn't recieve any picture.

What shoudl I exactly put on VLC player as url so I can see streaming video.

Many thank

[rg]

Hi guys and gals

I've got a problem...I have tried the experiment in the post http://www.fsicrew.info/forums/showthread.php?t=6452 but unfortunately when visitng the link to the proxy checker it says that the file is no longer there. So what now? Any thoughts? What actually happens if i do update? I've bit the bullet and clicked on "yes" when it asked me to update as I had no choice but I can't interpret the page to actually download the file anyways!!

Nice one

[suzie]

Just wondering if anyone has had to change their proxies on tvants alot recently? I didnt have to change my proxy for about a year but recently Im having to change it every few days now...

[ryancg123]

CAN ANYONE HELP ME TO GET TV ANTS WORKING AGAIN I HAVENT GOT THE LATEST VERSION TRIED A FEW THINGS BUT IT WILL NOT GET OFF THAT BUFFERING PAGE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A STEP BY STEP GUIDE USED TO WORK FINE
MUCH OBLIGED:x

[Dr_Jae]

Have a look through this thread:-

http://www.fsicrew.info/forums/showthread.php?t=54&page=7

It's got lots of tips to get TV Ants working.

I can also help you with something else......

The caps lock button is just above the shift key on the left hand side of your keyboard :).

[gazza]

also have a look HERE (http://www.freewebs.com/friendsoffsi/tvants.htm) mate

[ryancg123]

Shut up red shite!!!!!

[ryancg123]

wot about clever boy who thinks i should use caps im not 12 year old you know a warning my arse
tv ants will not work with the help you provided frustrated
there must be 5 different ways in that reply
\
need help

[mad-dog]

wot about clever boy who thinks i should use caps im not 12 year old you know a warning my arse
tv ants will not work with the help you provided frustrated
there must be 5 different ways in that reply
\
need help

if you knew caps was on why the feck did you not turn it off
you are going the right way for a ban :x

[gazza]

Shut up red shite!!!!!
ungrateful tw*t

[julioarca]

Horrible kernt. Enjoy the sin bin for the last day.

[jiampojamarn3]

Just wondering if anyone add more servers in TvAnt and what they are?

Any better or worse to add them ... as I saw some from old posts but couldn't recall them.

[Begbie]

This is what I've got. A lot of them don't seem to add any fresh channels, but....

www.tvants.com (http://www.tvants.com)
fanshoptv.no-ip.info
tracker2.tvants.com
www1.tvants.com
www2.tvants.com
tracker3.tvants.com
213.97.9.122
trackersport.serveftp.com
10.214.49.88
tracker.tvants.com
skyland.zapto.org
fw-tracker.no-ip.com
pirateradio.hopto.org
djdomyx-streaming.no-ip.org
219.149.195.139
220.201.4.39
hive.tobroadcast.com
www.p2psports.cn (http://www.p2psports.cn)

Edit: Roughly 150 channels

[BRDOG!]

im new to this and i seem to have everything working correctly sopcast real player and tvu player.
but iv got tv ants and no channel will load. do i need another version of it please if u could help me

really wanna get it sorted before the toffees win the league
cheers

[lumberjack]

really wanna get it sorted before the toffees win the league
cheers

Glad to see you have a sense of humour :lol:

Do a search of the forums - there are loads of tips for getting TV Ants to work. Basically there is something in the latest version that detects UK ISPs and you need to work round that.

Most seem to use SopCast, TVU and then TV ants as a last resort I think. Let us know if you get it to work !

[Sharky]

Aye, he's right...But it's pretty easy to find and get a non UK proxy to enable TVants to work for you. Help for this sprt of stuff is provided in the TVants thread,

[Begbie]

Some useful hints for a few different players here (http://www.freewebs.com/friendsoffsi/index.htm) as well.

[BRDOG!]

really am struggling with proxys and things i think uv done enough for me thanks alot
i will stick with what iv got
fuckin crackin website chaps
brdog!

[jiampojamarn3]

Thank you .. :D

[StatesideScouser]

nned some help here I think.

so I just downloaded and installed latest TVAnts version.
Installed and seems to work fine - clicked on CCTV5 in the channels list and all works great.

Problem is when I click on the link out of IE from the site here (at the moment I'm trying the Rangers/Liverpool link), it opens a new window and loads FSi homepage. When I try the Light Version, I get a red X where the player should be. What am I missing ?

I'm a bit of a Windows noob so dunno if I have to tell IE what to do with the link or what. I'd like to tell it what to go and do, but that's a different story... ;)

[KUBLA]

its accies link mate post it in the feedback thread

the link is down currently anyway btw

[StatesideScouser]

ah thanks Kubla

[Begbie]

tuner.tobroadcast.com seems to have taken over from hive.tobroadcast.com as a TvAnts tracker. I've just found it and got a few new channels.

[Begbie]

The only 2 server/trackers that I'm using are:

list.tvants.com
tuner.tobroadcast.com

These give roughly 123 channels. Does anybody have a tracker that adds more channels.

[goldenfi6h]

I made a non destructive windows system recovery and since then Tvants stopped working with a message saying "No channel exists in the list Please retry search or browse our website "http://www.tvants.com" for channels.
I am using Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and have got the latest version of Tvants and have never had a problem like this in the past with that software.
The firewall is not blocking it I even tried to disable it and its still the same.
I try searching for TV and it cannot find a channel:'(
Anyone knows how to fix this problem?:x

[revolver]

Has your proxies or server lists reset? I get no channels at all in my tvants without adding a handful of proxies every week?

I tend not to use it anyway, with reliable bowser links and sopcast links i usually find a way of watching a game.

[imperial109]

Wish I could help but TVants ain't my strong point.

[goldenfi6h]

Actually with adding new proxies I am able to catch new channels and the list comes. However this was not the case before. Because I remember that I didn't require proxies before to run the channels. I know that if I make a full system recovery this problem will be fixed! But why do that when I don't have no viruses have so many games installed as well as Crysis Warhead that is a DRM game.

If there was an easier solution to this I would be so grateful but sadly it seems I am stuck like this forever:-/:'(

[tjl]

I would go along with Revolver on this and look at your proxy settings look on here for a good rated one from Asia http://www.xroxy.com/proxylist.php?port=&type=Socks5&ssl=&country=&latency=&reliability=#table

Just because you had no problem last time doesnt mean you will never have probs Tvants as always been a minefield for me so much so I only use it as a last resort

[Sharky]

As you're in the UK you will probably need to use a proxy. Maybe you were just lucky before.

[goldenfi6h]

I would go along with Revolver on this and look at your proxy settings look on here for a good rated one from Asia http://www.xroxy.com/proxylist.php?port=&type=Socks5&ssl=&country=&latency=&reliability=#table

Just because you had no problem last time doesnt mean you will never have probs Tvants as always been a minefield for me so much so I only use it as a last resort
Works with the proxy immediately to perfection:D However how can I have a proxy that is a permanent solution? I don't want to have to keep putting in a new proxy every single time!:x

[goldenfi6h]

As you're in the UK you will probably need to use a proxy. Maybe you were just lucky before.
Your right!
Actually I just checked on my mums PC and I get the same thing. I guess its something new from Tvants. It wasn't like that before:( Anyway its good to know that its not my PCs fault.

[Begbie]

If you haven't already done so, click on the 'Servers' tab in TvAnts and enter

list.tvants.com
tuner.tobroadcast.com

as servers. That should get all the channels back when you click 'Search'.

Edit: There's another working one out there but I can't find it. The LIVE 1, 2 and 3 are on it. Any help appreciated.

[revolver]

www.tvants.com
tracker2.tvants.com
www1.tvants.com
www2.tvants.com
fanshoptv.no-ip.info
trackersport.serveftp.com
213.97.9.122
10.214.49.88
tracker.tvants.com
skyland.zapto.org
fw-tracker.no-ip.com
pirateradio.hopto.org
djdomyx-streaming.no-ip.org
219.149.195.139
220.201.4.39
hive.tobroadcast.com
www.p2psports.cn

found this list of servers on some other site somewhere that isn't here...

Anyone who knows about TVants should know which are useful and which are not.

[Begbie]

Rev. I promise that the 2 trackers that I gave will get you the same channels. Most of yours are down or else just mirroring. Delete them one-by-one and watch your channel count do absolutely nothing.

[revolver]

Rev. I promise that the 2 trackers that I gave will get you the same channels. Most of yours are down or else just mirroring. Delete them one-by-one and watch your channel count do absolutely nothing.

I dont use Tvants, i just found that guide and ripped it off. Bad information

[accieturk]

most of those were listed on here at one point as well rev but like tvants itself the trackers seem to change every so often #the 2 begbie has listed are showing all the channels tvants oficially claims to have and a few more and ive found no need for a proxy whilst using these trackers

[fishtoast]

TV ANTS 2008 EXPIRED
It's nearly 2008 over so that mean's one thing-Tv ants is set to expire at end of the year,so you will need to download the latest one i think,so we need all the help we can get in downloading it etc.[ps was i right in thinking we just pressed a orange bar [where red one is] on this chinese page to update last year http://www.tvants.com/ or can you press the red one to update to latest vision.

[accieturk]

Fish toast
tvants should offer a update option when you open expiring version if not then the orange/red bar on tvants page should dowmnload the latest version
Dragon
nice to see you again my friend
you may want to try localhost:8901
you should get tvants with that as opposed to 8902 (better for sopcast and tvu)
#
edit
ok this http://www.tvants.com/images/download.jpg (http://download.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE) on right hand side of page gives tvants download

[fishtoast]

Fish toast
tvants should offer a update option when you open expiring version if not then the orange/red bar on tvants page should dowmnload the latest version
ok this http://www.tvants.com/images/download.jpg (http://download.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE) on right hand side of page gives tvants download Thanks accieturk,is that the very latest [for 2009] Tv ants download does anyone know or is one not out yet, [i dont want to download and get same message]-i might just be better waiting a few days [i only use as back up to sop/tvu]- as far as im told this tvants is this years [2008]and not the new one for 2009,friend has downloaded it and it's this year's he said

[accieturk]

it should switch over as soon as the new version is cleared for use ,it normally does ,as said above any older versions should offer the option to upgrade if not the official page download should be upto date ,although you never know :lol:
havent checked either yet

[suzie]

I just downloaded the above update and even though on my previous version I did not get the expiry message...and now because I've done the above update I now get the expiry message I'm confused :-/

[Tats]

Welcome to the world of tats i spend most of my life in a confused state

[fishtoast]

The above one is the one every one should be on now i think [well i am anyway i think],there is a later one thats yet to be updated to tvants website [if right],one should become available for 2009 in next 6/7 days hopefully,everyone should get the expire message very soon on there tv ants-if not i'll Join Tats in his world

[fishtoast]

The new latest verson of tvants is now available http://www.tvants.com/ ive downloaded it and expire date has gone,

[jimbo54321]

i also just downloaded latest version 1.0.0.59 0835 and expiry warning is gone. thanks fishtoast

[Sharky]

Right after a few tries I got it to install. When doing it I deselected "Active X control" and it completed the installation.

Probably won't be able to use the embedded version in Internet Explorer but that's shite anyway. Should still work in Firefox....I hope.

[salford reds]

i have a problem with tvants every time i try to use it it say's my lease has expired do you wish to visit tvants.com but the website is in chinese how do i translate it into english can anybody help.

[manUdave]

Click on the big red button on the right, or down load it off this site.

[salford reds]

thankyou

[loganthecat]

Hi I am havingthe sametroublewiht tvants. I have downloaded the new one but when I try and configure it it comes up with the same message about the software haing expired. the lastest version i downloaded and installed was 1.0.0.59. Any suggestions?

[Begbie]

Download and install TvAnts 2009 (http://misc.tvants.com/download/TvantsSetup.exe) if you haven't done so already. Use Windows Explorer to go to c:\program files\TvAnts (or wherever you installed TvAnts.) Right-cick on the TvAnts application. Select 'Copy'. Go to your Desk-top and right-click on a clear bit of screen. Select 'Paste'. Double-clicking the new TvAnts icon should start the new version. You can delete other TvAnts icons on the screen.

[Tezza]

Hi
Set up TVants initially loaded a stream could get sound but video was distorted pink and green ,so had read up in the forum and added a proxy but still getting same prob ,also tried loading through VLC. Running through a Linksys router not sure if I need to forward any ports etc ,any hlp would be appreciated
Tezza

[Begbie]

You should be OK without forwarding ports, Tezza. I don't have to use proxies now. It should be OK without them.

There are a few tips on the TvAnts page here (http://www.freewebs.com/friendsoffsi/index.htm), including the ports to forward. It might help. :dunno:

Edit: Which channel are you trying? I'll give it a go too and see how it works at my end. The main server is down again so you'll probably only have a choice of 23 channels.

[Tezza]

Hi begbie
Thanks for quick reply will check out the tips link you gave ,presently trying tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=02e50cbea9d70d80efbd8240127131f5 setanta 1 ,noticed same video distortion is happening using sopcast as well installed load more codecs to try to solve it .Thanks again for hlp
Tez

[Begbie]

It's not working for me at all. Looks like I was lying and we might need proxies with this new version. :lol: I'll have to go and investigate.

Your distorted picture definitely sounds like codec probs. There will probably be people on later who can steer you in the right direction.

Edit: Setanta 1 not coming in with or without a proxy for me. If you're getting the channel and in the UK looks like TvAnts problems ahead for most UK members.

[Tezza]

tuner.tobroadcast.com/tvants/?k=62a2ca2c93212920836af3d84fffee93 cbc news, audio perfect, buffer 100% but picture distorted all weird colours ,dunno what to try
Tez

[Begbie]

This won't help your problem but if you haven't already done so, click on the 'Servers' tab in TvAnts and 'Add' tuner.tobroadcast.com as a server.

Sorry, I'm going to have to reboot. My PC is crawling. Back shortly.

[Tezza]

Soughted picture prob downloaded latest win media codecs (wmfdist11) seems to be working ok at the mo ,hope this may hlp others who encounter picture probs
Tez

[Begbie]

Thanks for the info, Tez. :thumbsup:

I'm having a terrible TvAnts day. Nothing working for me. Hopefully this will be the bad'un past me and it'll be OK for the weekend. :pray:

[alfyboy35]

hi tried to download this and keep getting it is not working says on here ok with scan how do you deo that ?

[Begbie]

I'm not too sure what you're having a problem with, alfyboy. If you're trying to download TvAnts, click here (http://misc.tvants.com/download/TvantsSetup.exe), it's definitely working as I've just downloaded it (again).

If it's anything else that you're having a problem with, you need to post a wee bit more detail about what stage you're at and what's happening.

[asdfg]

I'm having probs with Tvants too. It says I need to update the software but the link to the Tvants home page is unreadable. Any ideas in dowloading the new software from a Tvants page in English?

[Sharky]

Here (http://misc.tvants.com/download/TvantsSetup.exe) mate.

[asdfg]

Here (http://misc.tvants.com/download/TvantsSetup.exe) mate.
Thanks Sharky. That gives me a few more options. Lets hope Reading and Watford give us some goals eh?

[Sharky]

Where's your little strange tower thing gone?

[asdfg]

Here (http://misc.tvants.com/download/TvantsSetup.exe) mate.

Where's your little strange tower thing gone?

My Martello Tower seemed to disappear at the time of your big change over along with loads of my old posts (never mind!). If I remember where I've stored it, I'll load it up again. By the way, Eastbourne Borough are at their highest ever position in football (13th in the conference). Maybe playing Carlisle in a few years time? Mind you, we did get stuffed by your neighbours (Barrow) so it could be a long few years!

[Sharky]

We (well not me, I'm a lazy git) delete a lot of old threads every so often to keep the database size down. When this happens everybodies posts counts go down. I would probably have about 10,000 posts of sheer crap rather than the 3,977 it currently says.

Re images and stuff. You're best hosting them on tinypic or imageshack and putting the url in.

[Begbie]

My Martello Tower seemed to disappear at the time of your big change over along with loads of my old posts (never mind!). If I remember where I've stored it, I'll load it up again. By the way, Eastbourne Borough are at their highest ever position in football (13th in the conference). Maybe playing Carlisle in a few years time? Mind you, we did get stuffed by your neighbours (Barrow) so it could be a long few years!Apparently it's 'Barra'. :lol:

[dannybhoy]

sorry

[Sharky]

sorry

It's OK Mr TVants. Please could you not have these annual updates though? Pain in the arse.

[alfyboy35]

thanks got it working thanks for the help

[caravanpikey]

I have the following servers on my up-to-date version of TVAnts

list.tvants.com
tuner.tobroadcast.com
hive.tobroadcast.com
www.p2psports.cn
www1.tvants.com
www2.tvants.com

With these servers it only gives me one sport channel which is dedicated to SURFING! zzzzzzz

Can anyone please tell me which servers i need to add to to allow me to watch a bit of footy

Cheers

[Begbie]

I've only got:

list.tvants.com
tuner.tobroadcast.com

The others are dead (I think). The main server is list.tvants.com. It's been up and down like the Assyrian empire recently. It's up at the minute so a search should be giving you 117 channels.

Clicking on our links or posting the URL into your address bar should load the channel if the server is up, whether or not you have it in your list. There's no need for proxies at the moment.

[caravanpikey]

Cheers Begbie

[caravanpikey]

Please excuse my ignorance but where do i find the link for a game for so i can paste it into my browser?

[Begbie]

Right-click on the link and choose 'Properties'. The address shown is the URL. Highlight it and CTRL-C it or choose 'Copy' from the Edit menu on your browser. CTRL-V (or 'Paste' from the Edit menu) pastes it into your browser when the cursor is in the URL field.

[david youlden]

had comp cleaned up new ants no play any ideas folks

[stuben1980]

Ive given up on TV ANTS.Never seemed to work for me.so i uninstalled it a few weeks ago.I only use Sopcast &TVU (9 times out of 10 u can get the match you want with these 2 programes ) or on a browser link

[Begbie]

had comp cleaned up new ants no play any ideas folksHi David. See the TvAnts page here (http://www.freewebs.com/friendsoffsi/index.htm). Ignore the bit about Asian proxies as they aren't required at the minute.

The main TvAnts server has been very unreliable recently. When it's down, the channels on that server can't load.

[j2t]

Just downloaded TVAnts for my computer....(running Vista).

When I try to run the software I'm getting messages that the version has
expired. I'm directed to tvants.com but can't decipher what to do there.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

-Jared

[fishtoast]

Just downloaded TVAnts for my computer....(running Vista).

When I try to run the software I'm getting messages that the version has
expired. I'm directed to tvants.com but can't decipher what to do there.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

-Jaredthe very latest version is on here http://www.tvants.com/ or links page,just click the red icon and run etc,it should work hopefully for you i think

[Sharky]

TVAnts; http://www.footballstreaming.info/images/p2p/software/tvants.jpg (http://misc.tvants.com/download/TvantsSetup.exe)

[Begbie]

The main TvAnt server's back up by the way. Anybody not getting 117 channels in the 'Search' tab, please post.