BBC Iplayer: proxies

[7:18]

how do I watch Iplayer outside of the UK? Im on holiday, tried using proxies but they aren't working for me..cant seem to find one that works, some tell me i dont have javascript running but I do!

help

 

[manilaseagull]

I tried for 3 years in Manila, it never worked..

 

[Easy 10]

iPlayer isn't available outside the UK, cos Johnny Foreigner doesn't pay the licence fee.

 

[Stat Brother]

I don't think you can, well that's what they said when it was introduced.

 

[7:18]

oh dear, how am I meant to keep up with the reverends killings and captures?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

iPlayer isn't available outside the UK, cos Johnny Foreigner doesn't pay the licence fee.

I'm sitting in London and can't use it. That's because it's a Danish Bank, and the pages are all served through Copenhagen. All ad banners are in Danish, which is not particularly helpful.

 

[jordanseagull]

You're on bloody HOLIDAY.

Enjoy yourself out there, take a break away from computers, TV's and the like.

 

[Easy 10]

I'm sitting in London and can't use it. That's because it's a Danish Bank, and the pages are all served through Copenhagen. All ad banners are in Danish, which is not particularly helpful.

That is particularly harsh.
Although I'm not sure I could justify watching BBC iPlayer at work in fairness. I take the piss enough with this.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

That is particularly harsh.
Although I'm not sure I could justify watching BBC iPlayer at work in fairness. I take the piss enough with this.

I couldn't justify it either. But it probably wouldn't stop me if I wanted to. Mind, I've not done any work for a month anyway, so I have to spend my time at work doing something.

 

[Easy 10]

Well I can at least LOOK busy when I'm tapping away on here.

Whereas if I was slouching back in my swivelchair catching up on a few backdated Top Gears, questions might be asked.

 

[Keeny01]

how do I watch Iplayer outside of the UK? Im on holiday, tried using proxies but they aren't working for me..cant seem to find one that works, some tell me i dont have javascript running but I do!

help

I tried loads of different options but have been using this successfully from abroad on a daily basis for the last couple of months. There's a monthly fee but you can cancel whenever you want.

VPN UK Shared IP Tunnel UK, USA, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain VPN tunneling services.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Well I can at least LOOK busy when I'm tapping away on here.

Whereas if I was slouching back in my swivelchair catching up on a few backdated Top Gears, questions might be asked.

Tee, hee. It's my last day here tomorrrow anyway.

 

[Arthur]

iPlayer isn't available outside the UK, cos Johnny Foreigner doesn't pay the licence fee.

Probably why he's asking for a UK based proxy?!?

 

[Easy 10]

Probably why he's asking for a UK based proxy?!?

Where is he asking for a UK based proxy ? My reading of it was that he'd tried using proxies but none of them have worked, and just wanted to know if there was some other way around it.

Course if you've got all the anwers then fire away. Be my guest.

 

[Arthur]

Where is he asking for a UK based proxy ? My reading of it was that he'd tried using proxies but none of them have worked, and just wanted to know if there was some other way around it.

Course if you've got all the anwers then fire away. Be my guest.

I've got no need to use a UK based proxy because I'm in the UK so I can't help him there. HOWEVER if he finds a working UK proxy/VPN as someone has already suggested then he'll be able to use iPlayer. A bit like should you want to use something like Hulu over here then you need to connect to a US based proxy/VPN.

Is stating the bleeding obvious the reason why you have nearly 35k posts?

 

[Easy 10]

I've got no need to use a UK based proxy because I'm in the UK so I can't help him there. HOWEVER if he finds a working UK proxy/VPN as someone has already suggested then he'll be able to use iPlayer. A bit like should you want to use something like Hulu over here then you need to connect to a US based proxy/VPN.

Is stating the bleeding obvious the reason why you have nearly 35k posts?

I suppose it must be.

For the record, I wasn't aware that the BBC iPlayer was not available abroad until I tried to use it a couple of years ago, and then discovered the reason. I suppose that makes me some kind of drooling, swivel-eyed cabbage-brained mong, but hey ho, we can't all aspire to be as instantly technosavvy as the likes of you.

Carry on.

 

[Worthai Seagull]

oh dear, how am I meant to keep up with the reverends killings and captures?

Get Slingbox.....link it up to your home hub , and then you can watch YOUR TV anywhere in the world !

 

[manilaseagull]

I've got no need to use a UK based proxy because I'm in the UK so I can't help him there. HOWEVER if he finds a working UK proxy/VPN as someone has already suggested then he'll be able to use iPlayer. A bit like should you want to use something like Hulu over here then you need to connect to a US based proxy/VPN.

Is stating the bleeding obvious the reason why you have nearly 35k posts?

try as many proxys as you want, IT WILL NOT WORK.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

I seem to remember the Beeb said on the website that there was plans to make at least some iplayer content available to us runaways but nothing seems to have happened. But the radio is available so at least i can listen to ISIHAC and ISIRTA.

 

[Arthur]

try as many proxys as you want, IT WILL NOT WORK.

Dunno about iPlayer as I've never felt the need to try it but I've watched protected content from the US using a proxy.

As someone has pointed out on this thread I'm sure there are paid services that will do the trick.

In fact a quick google suggests you can:

Using BBC Iplayer Abroad - Watching BBC via a UK Proxy Server
Ways to Watch BBC iPlayer Abroad