# online tv from internet.clientservice@gmail.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 24, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541 "2009-03-24T01:58:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davehutchinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@davehutchinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davehutchinson)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/1 "2009-03-24T01:58:13Z")
I got an email from [internet.clientservice@gmail.com](mailto:internet.clientservice@gmail.com) suggesting that, if I buy their software (cost not given), I will be able to watch tv on the internet. The email company seems to be MC Technologies, and seems to come from Panama. I assume it is a scam of some sort. Any information or experience? ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/2 "2009-03-24T02:29:15Z")
You can watch TV on the internet for free, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/3 "2009-03-24T02:38:24Z")
Scam. The same address is “selling” antivirus software too: [Spam, Scam or Malicious Payload - Security | DSLReports Forums](http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22011653-Spam-Scam-or-Malicious-Payload) As a general rule, _anything_ you get unsolicited is a scam. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/4 "2009-03-24T09:08:13Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/5 "2009-03-24T18:23:35Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Reported. To whom? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/6 "2009-03-24T19:36:21Z")
I think he thinks the OP is a spammer, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/7 "2009-03-24T20:26:54Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I think he thinks the OP is a spammer, maybe? Yeah, re-printing the email address and all that, I assumed the OP was a spammer when I saw the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/8 "2009-03-24T22:17:17Z")
> [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > Yeah, re-printing the email address and all that, I assumed the OP was a spammer when I saw the thread title. I checked it out very early this morning and I think the OP is sincere and not trying to spam us. I have my ways. 🙂 **samclem** Moderator, GQ ---
**Author:** ![srinisivet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@srinisivet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srinisivet)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/9 "2009-04-08T05:38:03Z")
how can i watch online tv? ---
**Author:** ![srinisivet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@srinisivet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srinisivet)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/10 "2009-04-08T05:46:06Z")
how can i watch online movies? ---
**Author:** ![Fantome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/11 "2009-04-08T05:51:59Z")
Hmm, a new member’s first and only post is to resurrect a thread that seems to some to be spam to ask a question that’s easily found on Google. :dubious: Try sites like Hulu, Fancast and the networks’ websites. Don’t pay for what seems like a scam in the OP’s link and pay for what you may get for free and possibly infect your PC. Most sites that let you watch movies are illegal to use and can’t be recommended here. ---
**Author:** ![Caveat\_lector\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@Caveat\_lector\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caveat_lector_1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/12 "2009-04-08T05:53:42Z")
[hulu.com](http://hulu.com) is a prime spot. Its also free. You can also get a netflix account. That, of course, is not free. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tv-from-internet-clientservice-gmail-com/490541/13 "2009-04-08T13:27:58Z")
> [@Fantome](#): > > Hmm, a new member’s first and only post is to resurrect a thread that seems to some to be spam to ask a question that’s easily found on Google. :dubious: Not sure… he also PM’d me. But frankly, asking where to find TV shows or movies online is kinda like asking where to find sports scores, or funny pictures.