Using iPlayer Overseas

[rwmail]

When attemping to use BBC's iPlayer overseas, it's only available to those within the UK - a licence payer issue, I guess. But even if you pay for a licence here in the UK you should be able to watch UK telly in Europe.

Any way I can 'fool' the browser/PC to think I'm still in the UK?

Yes set up a VPN server on your UK computer and connect to it when you are abroad. You can find all the setup details here:
http://www.consult-here.com/BBC.html

[Gunner1947]

Therefore, assuming you have a system and an Internet connection running at home, one approach would be to use that system as a proxy through which to tunnel the connection.


Thanks for the above Nick, appreciated, looks like that could be the way to go for my lads. We are presently stationed in Canada working with the Canadian Forces until the end of 2009 with just a few weeks leave now and again.

Not sure how we'd link to our computers in the UK, so if you could drop me a PVT message I'd appreciate it. It would really help morale if we can keep up with UK TV while we are away from home.

[Archangel]

Just get a slingbox.

http://www.slingmedia.com/


Then you can watch anything you can watch at home (sky, footie, bbc, etc etc)

[expat]

Yes set up a VPN server on your UK computer and connect to it when you are abroad. You can find all the setup details here:
http://www.consult-here.com/BBC.html

including how to pay!

[BoredBloke]

I thought of getting a slingbox - does anybody how much bandwidth do they need? I think my net connection at home will be fine but I'm not sure of the speed and bandwidth available at the cr@ppy hotel I'm staying at.

[scooterscot]

Use a slingbox here - works fine - the last hotel I stayed at was the sofitel, the network speed was way faster than at home.

[chef]

I've been looking into this aswell as German tv is complete tulipe. From what I can gather, reports are that a minimum of 50kbps is required for it to be watchable. Other reports say if you can watch a youtube video without it stuttering then slingbox should be fine. I can't find any official documentation of this though, it's more just heresay on various forums.

When AFH I'm using a vodafone mobile connect usb dongle in a heavily built up area and surrounded by thick german walls, I get bbc iplayer (via home vpn) download of around 60kbps, I'm planning on buying a Slingbox in 10 days when i'm next home and will give an update on speed shortly thereafter.

Chef