I guess this is likely to annoy a few people on here who have been using free/paid-for VPN services in order to be able to access the BBC iPlayer whilst not in the UK:
I have a Syno!ogy Diskstation at home which includes a VPN . For the reason mentioned in the article it would seem that I'm unaffected since I am running the VPN on a private server. I certainly had no trouble watching iPlayer last night from Madeira.
That will be a real pain as it was great to download some catch up overnight whenever we had free wi fi.
I do agree that users should be paying the license fee but if their technology is so precise then I should be able to somehow quote my license number and get access.
Any workarounds or maybe VPN that use revolving IP addresses would be really useful.
If you have a UK address with an Internet connection, then @peribro's approach, or using a router that supports VPNs (Asus do one, or anything that runs DD-WRT) is probably the way to go, as traffic to the BBC will just appear to come from your normal home IP address.
Well the do offer BBC Worldwide, a pay tv service designed for expats.
And several countries have their own BBC service - BBC America for instance....
And the did offer a "global" bbc Iplayer service, but that was closed earlier this year - maybe due to lack of take up...?
But due to broadcast rights they may not be able to offer ALL programmes to all markets, as other broadcasters in those countries may have those rights
I had trouble getting the BBC Iplayer through my VPN here in the UK until I contacted their helpdesk, they sent me some manual settings to apply until they sort out their software. As I said its fine here in the UK at the moment but the real test will be when we are in Spain in December.
I doubt this will stop anyone with a bit of savvy IT knowledge but to be honest I dont bother with iplayer or even more so ITV player which is dreadful and full of adverts. Virtually all the stuff I would want to watch is available on various streaming sites such as watchseries etc. http://thewatchseries.to/
A lot of these have been blocked by ISP's in the UK but you just use a free VPN like Zenmate to actually pretend your NOT in the UK or of course they all work with ISP's in France and Spain anyway. Currently.
God knows who uploads all this stuff but I am glad they do. I Dont feel like I am doing anything wrong by watching them. I pay a license fee so stuff em.
Barry's post made me think that some may find this interesting.
KODI<<(Link) is a comprehensive, cross platform, open source internet media player cable of streaming Live TV or anything else that is "out there" ( sport, music, audio books etc) that you may wish to watch or listen to.
The legality and copyright issues of watching or listening are questionable, but it seems it is (or may be0) legal to watch online streamed content but may not be legal to stream it....
but if you are already using a VPN to hide your location or identity the doubt will not worry you will it? :wink2:
P.S. if you follow the link to KODI read the Wiki for an introduction to it :wink2:
P.P.S. quick link to About Kodi << ( for obvious reasons this does not boast too much about it's "live online" capabilities...but I believe these are "amazing")
I currently use kodi both on my laptop and on my "jailbroken" Apple TV2. I find the latter great for watching tv in the mh.
I have networked it directly to my i-Boost router and it connects by hdmi to the tv. You can configure just about anything you can get on the internet to run on it. If the internet connection is not too clever , I sometimes have to chose the lower quality feeds for streaming but they are still watchable.
Because the ATV's capacity is so small and Apple continue to cram more into it, the developers of Kodi are not supporting it after version 14.2. I am on version 15 on my laptop.
You can even get kodi on your android device.
By the way, if you are looking at getting an Apple TV, I don't think the ATV3 can be "jailbroken" but there are plenty of other "boxes" available that can run Kodi.
I am currently on VPN from Spain and have been watching BBC, ITV and SKY Go as and when, with no issues (and a better picture quality than the rebroadcast TV service here)
I just went to the watch series site and am now playing the Chicago Fire Pilot (Series 1 episode 1)
It's all good but I think the long term answer is for BBC to provide remote access to licence holders via a PIN system from anywhere in the world and also to make that licence available (at a cost) to non UK residents.
Now that they are managing a part of the licence fee system, it makes sense to let them manage the whole thing and any additional income they can generate internationally will flow into their coffers for programme making (and "talent" remuneration...)
I believe it's something BBC are looking into for a new version of the i player that will give licence payers global access to some but not all programmes because of viewing rights issues .However the knock on effect expected will be that all viewers watching TV on PC's tablets phone etc will need a valid licence to watch programmes whether in UK or outside of.
The only thing I might add with streaming sites is to make sure you have adblock plus installed and (should go without saying) decent antivirus but so far I have not had a problem. Clearly with BBCi touch wood you should never have a problem but I find myself watching stuff from all sorts of sources. Some are better than others and some try to pop up adverts or redirect the page but adblock usually stops this.
UK internet service providers have been asked to block access to dozens of URLs that are suspected of linking to pirated content.
Content providers regularly update the lists of sites they want blocked and the latest one includes popular file-sharing index Demonoid.
The list was started in 2012 when ISPs were forced to block access to the Pirate Bay.
At least 23 new URLs are on the latest list being sent to the main UK ISPs.
Content providers must apply for a court order to block individual sites such as Pirate Bay but, after that, they can add URLs that link to that particular site without any formal order.
The sites they choose link to pirated software including music, films, TV shows and e-books.
Recently when we were in the South of France and couldn't get our usual UK programmes on our satellite and when talking to a Brit neighbour on the site suggested I try FilmOn. Fortunately we had a reasonable internet connection on that site and we were able to watch a couple of programmes although I am not sure I would want to watch TV all evening on a 13inch laptop!!! But it seemed to work. I imagine its such organisations that the BBC is trying to stop?
Most of the streaming sites are blocked by ISPs now.
All you have to do is install the free version of zenmate.
It's a free and paid for VPN service so when you are running it and appearing as if your in Germany or Romania Virgin, BT etc will not be able to block your access to watchseries, pirate bay, prime wire, putlocker etc. cough, allegedly
Thanks FB, I have been looking at Nord as they seem to flood you with adds as soon as you Google VPNs. Which makes me a little hesitant especially as their cheapest deals are two years or more and the monthly rate is more expensive than others.
I'm looking at SurfShark at the moment as their two year deal is much cheaper and based in The Virgin Islands in Dollars.
I took out a 3yr deal with them earlier this year - can't remember how much I paid now though but it was a good deal. not been flooded with ads from them - quite a few e-mails but you can unsubscribe from them.
Yes welcome back as I do appreciate your help FB.
So far no probs at home other than Programs I have willingly loaded like AVG, Driver Booster, Ccleaner, etc. all wanting me to upgrade and pay.
Facebook and Twitter are where I see more annoying adds apart from side banner adds on my browser.
Yes welcome back as I do appreciate your help FB.
So far no probs at home other than Programs I have willingly loaded like AVG, Driver Booster, Ccleaner, etc. all wanting me to upgrade and pay.
Facebook and Twitter are where I see more annoying adds apart from side banner adds on my browser.
For Facebook there's a very good product called Social Fixer that hides ads, shows you what you want to see, not what FB thinks you want to see, and you can hide page parts such as the sh1te in the sidebar. it's free although you can donate to it's continuing development if you so wish and runs with various browsers. only downside is that it is PC based only - no mobile version. Been using it for a few years now.
Thanks again FB. I rarely look on FB & Twit only when family tell me one of them has posted, I get a notification. I detest doing things on the phone I can do much easier and clearer on the PC. Apart from mail, translate, WhatsApp, Google Maps and the occasional call, I dislike the phone for everything else and can wait till the PC boots up.
Thanks John.
Someone else has recommended PureVPN and I was about to join but reading some reviews there are some negatives.
Mind you they all seem to have some negatives. But I was looking at CyberGhost as it has the most servers in 90 countries although Pure is in 140 countries but only 2000 servers.
I guess in the end something will just grab me and I will buy.
I recently tried various VPNs on BBCiplayer as my 3year contract with PureVPN had finished, not impressed with any of um so have paid for another 3 years with PureVPN.
Ray, I never watch ITV live as I cant stand the adverts.
Agreed GG so much of commercial channels we record on the Humax now. Plus all the drama series we follow get recorded in case of interruptions.
It's only while away in Portugal we (I) feel the need for live TV. So thats three votes for Pure so far.
Thanks Guys. Just signed the 5 year deal with Pure at $99.
Will now see how it goes on main PC and then install on laptop we take to Portugal.
First impressions not good as via Pure I can't access any BBC page. At least without the VPN connected I could view BBC pages until I wanted to stream.
Ray - you need to use the browser plugin for iplayer. I use chrome version and it seems to work very well.
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