BBC iplayer completely Blocked even with VPN's

[liddelljohn]

Normally when in Thailand I watch BBC Iplayer using either Nord or Surfshark VPN's  but now   totally unable to get Iplayer to work  , it seems BBC can now block even the best VPNs ,,,I have tried several work arounds , different browsers,   clearing cache etc ,, and other  suggestions ,,  

 

so any one on here have any idea how i can get  it to work   ,, My netflix and other sites all working fine only BBC is problem , I want to look at MOTD   as i was sick and missed the live matches in my local bar

[proton]

I can get it on the phone with surfshark, but there is very little worth looking at, it's more like the Black Broadcasting Corporation.

[Digitalbanana]

Works fine with Surfshark on Win11.

[frank83628]

10 minutes ago, proton said:

I can get it on the phone with surfshark, but there is very little worth looking at, it's more like the Black Broadcasting Corporation.

it's all gone woke, unless you like 'strictly' it's a waste of time.

[norfolkandchance]

NordVPN working fine for me this morning.

[Gottfrid]

Works with many VPN´s

[proton]

50 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

it's all gone woke, unless you like 'strictly' it's a waste of time.

 

I see the new Wolf Hall series has been infected. While the first one was great viewing the new one has gone down the rewriting history road and will have black aristocrats at the court of henry 8th. 

Edited Sunday at 05:10 AM by proton

[Keeps]

Mine is working fine now with Express VPN set to East London.

 

That is via Firestick connected to TV via WiFi 

Edited Sunday at 05:00 AM by Keeps
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[phitsanulokjohn]

Having read up on Vpns,Cyber ghost came out quiet high in reviews.It is also what I consider to be very cheap for 2 years.They all seem to say express VPN is the best,but by comparison is the most expensive.I only want one to watch live sport World cup football etc on iPlayer,but have heard of people having trouble accessing iPlayer.For me can only take the free trial offer and if it doesn't work,cancel it before end of free trial,but cyber ghost currently offering an 83% discount.26 months is currently $56.94.

[Eloquent pilgrim]

 

I am watching it now; accessed using Express VPN set to UK Wembley; also using Google Chrome browser, it often gets blocked using Safari, but rarely on Chrome or Opera.

[daveAustin]

If you care anything about genuine unbiased content, the BBC is no longer the place to go, with its post-2020 agenda writing. Not really worth bothering with nowadays outside of shows on the natural world... though I guess it won't be long before they start dressing up man emperor penguins in tutus and lipstick. Even period drama, of which it was unrivalled, is being trounced. Very difficult watching.

[scottiejohn]

Working just now with Windscribe!

[liddelljohn]

I want to watch MOTD  as i was ill yesterday and could not watch live in the bars ,,

 

I have tried 3 different browsers , FF, Edge,Chrome ,, all i get when looking at BBC on UK servers on  both my VPNs is that they can see I am not in UK

[liddelljohn]

I also tried windscribe  and tunnel bear  and BBC still not available ...

[liddelljohn]

Ah   its just come on with Windscribe , so I can watch now ,  

 

but  Nord   and surfshark  is still not connecting at all , maybe something with my laptop ???

 

Even when working NORD which is my normal VPN I have 2 years subscription is very very slow  these days ...not only in Thailand  ????

[richard_smith237]

Try it on a different device with the same VPN configurations - then you can isolate if its the VPN or your device. 

 

 

 

[liddelljohn]

18 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Try it on a different device with the same VPN configurations - then you can isolate if its the VPN or your device. 

 

Its the laptop  tried my phone and mt friends laptop and it works on Nord with them  , so something on my laptop is causing issue   ????? But it does work with windscribe ??

 

 

 

 

[josephbloggs]

29 minutes ago, liddelljohn said:

Ah   its just come on with Windscribe , so I can watch now ,  

 

but  Nord   and surfshark  is still not connecting at all , maybe something with my laptop ???

 

Even when working NORD which is my normal VPN I have 2 years subscription is very very slow  these days ...not only in Thailand  ????

BBC iPlayer working fine for me with Nord. Watching it now.

I find sometimes if I try to watch and I've forgotten to connect my VPN it'll obviously block me. Then even when I connect it will continue to block me as it already knows I am not in the UK. Different browsers, disconnecting and reconnecting doesn't work. I'll usually try opening it in an incognito window (Chrome) and that seems to "reset" it. 

[xylophone]

I mainly watch BBC iPlayer and also the Australian "STAN" for the rugby and although I've tried even supposedly the best VPNs, none has proved infallible with occasional "dropouts" and blocking, so I switched to "Smart DNS proxy" and that has been great for at least a couple of years.

Easy to install, not expensive and has been no problem whatsoever.

[BenCrew]

There are a few websites that show Match of the Day:

https://www.fullreplays.com/shows/match-of-the-day-9-nov-2024/

[Mutt Daeng]

iPlayer working fine for me using Surfshark.

 

[liddelljohn]

I have notified Nord VPN as thats my main VPN  of the issue and they are looking into it ,, I have also noticed recently that Nord is Glacially  slow most of the time   , I was suprised how good Windscribe is working , no connection issues for  BBC  i player  and very fast connections...I will probably drop the Nord subscription when it expires next May   and will use Windscribe more

 

My laptop is old and its only Windows 10  , Im going to replace it next year  its a Lenovo I7 processor with 12MB of Ram but it is 12 years old now .. cant be updated to Window 11 I tried

[LosLobo]

Used to waste money on Express VPN until I discovered my Norton 360 Virus Software with included VPN works fine. Watching it now!

[Homburg]

BBC not working? Every cloud has a silver lining!

[Drumbuie]

23 hours ago, proton said:

 

I see the new Wolf Hall series has been infected. While the first one was great viewing the new one has gone down the rewriting history road and will have black aristocrats at the court of henry 8th. 

 People of all colours were travelling around the world long before the Anglosphere got going.. but the history books were until recently written by white guys who didn't bother to put that in.  https://www.history.co.uk/articles/black-tudors-the-fascinating-lives-of-africans-living-in-tudor-england

 

 

[bradiston]

On 11/10/2024 at 11:55 AM, proton said:

 

I see the new Wolf Hall series has been infected. While the first one was great viewing the new one has gone down the rewriting history road and will have black aristocrats at the court of henry 8th. 

They're black actors. GEDDIT?

[Martin Brit]

On 11/10/2024 at 12:07 PM, phitsanulokjohn said:

Having read up on Vpns,Cyber ghost came out quiet high in reviews.It is also what I consider to be very cheap for 2 years.They all seem to say express VPN is the best,but by comparison is the most expensive.I only want one to watch live sport World cup football etc on iPlayer,but have heard of people having trouble accessing iPlayer.For me can only take the free trial offer and if it doesn't work,cancel it before end of free trial,but cyber ghost currently offering an 83% discount.26 months is currently $56.94.

I have cyber ghost. I have come to the conclusion that the BBC are good at blocking VPNs. Everything connects no problems. BBC is hit and miss and you have to do the "switch off switch back on" routine or whatever else it takes to get connected. I had Clearvpn before this & had same issues. So in my opinion I would put it down to BBC being clever, not the VPN.

[cowellandrew]

Have you got a TV licence?

 

And secondly who wants any propaganda from BBC 

[Red Forever]

On 11/10/2024 at 11:09 AM, proton said:

I can get it on the phone with surfshark, but there is very little worth looking at, it's more like the Black Broadcasting Corporation.

Another far right saddo quick out of the blocks with a racist comment.

[sammieuk1]

Firestick load it yourself no vpn for anything tablet/phone powervpn free and working  🤔