Bbc Iplayer

[loubrockbank]

does anyone know if their is a way i can use bbc iplayer even though im not in uk

Im not very IT savvy, but it mentions my IP address

Im getting a little homesick now and just want to watch the usual crap i used to at home...any help would be appreiated

thanks!

[webfact]

check BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/7277283.stm

Edited March 20, 2009 by webfact

[marcus]

Use the thing we are not allowed to discuss over here (if you don't know yet what I'm talking about, read the forum rules )

[phaethon]

Use the thing we are not allowed to discuss over here (if you don't know yet what I'm talking about, read the forum rules )

How does the King help you watch BBC TV?

[briley]

For the OP,

The beeb has a 'white list' of all IP addresses in the UK and will only give some stuff to them. If your IP is not on the white list there is no easy way to use iPlayer.

Proxies do not work as they are not on the white list.

There are ways around it using friends in the UK but it ain't easy - words like slingbox spring to mind.

edited for spelling error of their - there!

Edited March 20, 2009 by briley

[marcus]

For the OP,

The beeb has a 'white list' of all IP addresses in the UK and will only give some stuff to them. If your IP is not on the white list there is no easy way to use iPlayer.

Proxies do not work as they are not on the white list.

There are ways around it using friends in the UK but it ain't easy - words like slingbox spring to mind.

edited for spelling error of their - there!

Mine works fine, also for zattoo.com

May I suggest to have a close look at the picture below if you don't believe me

[gurney]

does anyone know if their is a way i can use bbc iplayer even though im not in uk

Im not very IT savvy, but it mentions my IP address

Im getting a little homesick now and just want to watch the usual crap i used to at home...any help would be appreiated

thanks!

[gurney]

does anyone know if their is a way i can use bbc iplayer even though im not in uk

Im not very IT savvy, but it mentions my IP address

Im getting a little homesick now and just want to watch the usual crap i used to at home...any help would be appreiated

thanks!

install realplayer....ensure you're careful when installing to watch which functions you want it, or not to be default player if you use others for say movies....I use GOM...top tip BTW...and winamp for audio and have kept to those.

navigate to bbc.co.uk and on that page there are all the channels to choose from. including local BBC radio stations.

Real player causes no conflicts nor carries adware....google's your friend.....easiest way to find it....or majorgeeks-dot-com....good site for freeware of all kinds....

just noticed you say "watch", this for inet radio reception here in Thailand or anywhere....you can however download and save flv video from youtube or similar using real player...a nice add on.

rapidfind and docs4you good sites to download TV series and music, Brit, American and others....via rapidshare links. they're not torrents and ifya got it, d/l at very good speed. bon chance....

Edited March 20, 2009 by gurney

[Mintman]

does anyone know if their is a way i can use bbc iplayer even though im not in uk

Im not very IT savvy, but it mentions my IP address

Im getting a little homesick now and just want to watch the usual crap i used to at home...any help would be appreiated

thanks!

Take a look at www.my-private-network.co.uk

[madmitch]

does anyone know if their is a way i can use bbc iplayer even though im not in uk

Im not very IT savvy, but it mentions my IP address

Im getting a little homesick now and just want to watch the usual crap i used to at home...any help would be appreiated

thanks!

Take a look at www.my-private-network.co.uk

Is it any good with the useless internet connections/bandwidth that we get here in Thailand?

[Mintman]

does anyone know if their is a way i can use bbc iplayer even though im not in uk

Im not very IT savvy, but it mentions my IP address

Im getting a little homesick now and just want to watch the usual crap i used to at home...any help would be appreiated

thanks!

Take a look at www.my-private-network.co.uk

Is it any good with the useless internet connections/bandwidth that we get here in Thailand?

Well i personaly have not tried it as i use The Box.bz to download Uk TV Programs , But look on the site and you will get all the info you need from there,If you want to try The Box.bz then if you give me your e mail address i will send you a invite Then you can download lots of UK only tv progs,I have been doing this for more than a year now and i dowload loads of hours of tv Never need to look at True visions Unless there is somthing worth watching but not very often Cheers Robbie

[wontok]

I also use The Box to download UK TV and find it excellent. I can also recommend UK Nova (www.uknova.com), but I just checked and their registrations are closed. They don't issue invitations so you have to keep checking until you find registrations are open. It's worth the effort though, as I find their torrents download much faster than The Box.

cheers Wontok

[Mintman]

I also use The Box to download UK TV and find it excellent. I can also recommend UK Nova (www.uknova.com), but I just checked and their registrations are closed. They don't issue invitations so you have to keep checking until you find registrations are open. It's worth the effort though, as I find their torrents download much faster than The Box.

cheers Wontok

Hello Wontok,I use UK Nova as well as the Box They are both excellent sites,What i do is upload all the programs i want to watch on to Utorrent at night and let them download while i sleep,Then i watch them in the following evening Normally i watch about 4 hours of TV that i want to see not all that repeated stuff on UBC True visions,I am going to give My Private Network a try for a month to see if it is any good,If it works it will be well worth a fiver a month,If anyone out there is using this site please let us have the lowdown on it Thanks Robbie...

[JSCM2012]

I found these instructions, hope this helps:

For those trying to use BBC iPlayer and do not live in the UK

I just got BBC iPlayer to work with a proxy in Firefox using the instructions here: http://www.darkedges.com/bbc/. He uses a Greasemonkey script with FoxyProxy. I found a UK proxy here: http://www.xroxy.com/proxy-country-GB.htm

[JSCM2012]

The BBC iPlayer is now available as a cross-platform stand-alone application:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/labs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7787335.stm

Of course, you could already do all of that with an existing application, which had the added benefit of removing the DRM restriction for downloading, as well as allowing the use of proxy servers for watching from outside the UK:

http://www.lawrencedudley.co.uk/iplayer/

http://samair.ru/proxy/

... personally, I use a command line tool (old-fashion geek I suppose):

http://po-ru.com/projects/iplayer-downloader/

[Chivas]

The BBC iPlayer is now available as a cross-platform stand-alone application:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/labs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7787335.stm

Of course, you could already do all of that with an existing application, which had the added benefit of removing the DRM restriction for downloading, as well as allowing the use of proxy servers for watching from outside the UK:

http://www.lawrencedudley.co.uk/iplayer/

http://samair.ru/proxy/

... personally, I use a command line tool (old-fashion geek I suppose):

http://po-ru.com/projects/iplayer-downloader/

So amongst those links you have provided does one allow me to view BBCi player from Thailand !!

Not trying to be facetious at all but I for one am not technically minded and would be grateful for a single link if that exists ??

[FarangFlyer]

The BBC iPlayer is now available as a cross-platform stand-alone application:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/labs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7787335.stm

Of course, you could already do all of that with an existing application, which had the added benefit of removing the DRM restriction for downloading, as well as allowing the use of proxy servers for watching from outside the UK:

http://www.lawrencedudley.co.uk/iplayer/

http://samair.ru/proxy/

... personally, I use a command line tool (old-fashion geek I suppose):

http://po-ru.com/projects/iplayer-downloader/

So amongst those links you have provided does one allow me to view BBCi player from Thailand !!

Not trying to be facetious at all but I for one am not technically minded and would be grateful for a single link if that exists ??

They seem to work fine!

Another way around this problem may be to use a program like 'Hide My IP 2009'. In theory, it should do much the same as the buying the proxy servers, but without annual fees (and probably a bit easier interface for use). Ive not had time to check it out fully yet.

With regard to BBC Iplayers etc, the ITV1,2,3,4 Channels can be viewed from the UK by installing the following plugin to FIREFOX:

http://chris.orr.me.uk/caughtup/xpi/caughtup-latest.xpi

Install it, then restart Firefox. Open ITV Player (at ITV.com), select the program you want to watch, then go to the TV icon at the bottom right hand corner of your firefox browser. Left Click and the program that you chose to view in the ITV page will be listed at the top. Click it, and your chosen program will be played on WMP or your default media player. Streaming is pretty fast!

I guess the IP hide apps would also allow functionality of BBC iPlayer, but I haven't tried it yet.

[regedit]

That firefox plug-in is just for if you're in the UK right ? I tried from LOS and it's just a scrambled screen.

With regard to Hide My IP, I thought they specifically checked that your IP was from the UK, so if it's just hidden you wouldn't be able to connect to the BBC iplayer ?

Edited July 11, 2009 by regedit

[FarangFlyer]

That firefox plug-in is just for if you're in the UK right ? I tried from LOS and it's just a scrambled screen.

With regard to Hide My IP, I thought they specifically checked that your IP was from the UK, so if it's just hidden you wouldn't be able to connect to the BBC iplayer ?

I used the Firefox plugin today in LOS. It worked perfectly, although that could be argued, since as a test, I was viewing constipation street!

The scrambled screen usually appears if:

1. You have not opened the ITV web page in your firefox browser, and selected the programme(s) that you want to view before using the TV icon shortcuts (its the programme name you select there, rather than the channel!).

2. If your default media player is not configured properly (as once you select the programme to view from the TV icon at the bottom right of screen, it should automatically open WMP and start streaming).

For the IP bit, some 'Hide IP' programs allow you to mask your IP address and show it as another from a selected country. I believe that 'Hide My IP' is one of those programs. Although I haven't had time to try it yet. Will let you know wether it works or not later.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

FF

[robwyatt]

I live in Bangkok and watch iPlayer wherever I go. Don't want to get banned for recommending any service - i tried three till i came up with one that was always on and always fast - but will be happy to reply to PMs.

The alternatives are slingbox or VPN in the end. There are free live streaming services though, but you're tied to schedules and can't access the back catologue of iplayer and itv.

cheers

khun rob

Edited October 13, 2009 by robwyatt

[phazey]

I use Firefox + FoxyProxy. You dont have to proxy the entire page, just certain small components.

[HalfSquat]

I want to listen to an old show on BBC radio. When I try and listen on the site it says 'not available in your area'.

I can listen to the live shows. Will I need to find a proxy as listed above?

[phazey]

Since the BBC changed to flash, the foxy proxy method did not work.

So i got a subscription to your-freedom - can now enjoy iplayer, tvcatchup and hulu, which is nice.

[Digitalbanana]

If you want to try The Box.bz then if you give me your e mail address i will send you a invite Then you can download lots of UK only tv progs,I have been doing this for more than a year now

I thought one didn't need an invite. It works without doesn't it? Only problem is one needs to keep the ratio up else pay money? Is there an invite option??

[blackcountryboing]

try Vidalia then do some research and you can set it up to just use UK IP exits.