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6 Ways to Watch British TV in Portugal

A smiling elderly couple sits on a white couch in a bright living room, both looking towards a television. The man has his legs crossed and the woman is holding a remote control. They appear relaxed and are leaning slightly towards each other.

Over the years, there have been lots of different ways to watch British television from Portugal whether through satellite dishes, VPNs, or just about any other method. Despite attempts from the BBC and other British TV channels to limit British TV to just those physically in the UK, someone always seems to know a way around the system. These days, most of the workarounds are online-based, which is one good reason to get a good internet connection in your home. If …

A man and a woman, bundled up in winter clothing including hats, gloves, and scarves, sit next to a radiator. The man warms his hands by blowing on them, while the woman holds her hands close to the heat source, appearing cold.

Parts of Portugal like the Algarve, the Alentejo, and Lisbon are blessed with some of the mildest winters that Europe has to offer. Outside, that is. Inside a Portuguese house is another story altogether. Old Portuguese houses and apartments are typically poorly insulated and almost never have central heating of any kind, although some may have an air conditioning unit with a heat function. Newer properties tend to be better insulated, and some may even have a heating system of some …

A circular Starlink satellite dish is mounted on the roof of a building with several solar panels. The sun is setting behind a mountain range in the background, casting a warm, golden light across the scene.

Portugal has great internet coverage, but there are definitely some parts of the country that aren’t covered – not just by fibre broadband but by mobile internet as well. If that’s the case, you may be looking at other options and wondering whether Elon Musk’s Spacex Starlink could be the answer to your problems. With a monthly cost of €40 (and, as of August 2024, a hardware setup cost of between €249 and €349), getting internet through Starlink isn’t as …

One of the main requirements for visas like the D7 or the digital nomad visa is that you have a Portuguese bank account, and this bank account usually needs to be funded with your savings or means of sustenance. People are always surprised that they can’t just go online and open a bank account with Millennium or Novo Banku themselves, but the reality is the same is true for every country. I wouldn’t be able to open a bank account …

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