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Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

Old Jul 4th 2016, 6:59 pm
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Originally Posted by BristolUK


May the fleas of a thousand camels nest in your armpits. Outrageous.

I've got so used to "other ways" that even when I discover my other ways content is on netflix I still tend to view it in other ways.

Yep....same here.
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Old Aug 2nd 2016, 8:20 pm
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

someone sent me this today & in view of the licensing charges for BBC IPlayer, has anyone using a VPN/DNS tried 'catch up TV'?

Don't know exactly how it works ..... anyone provide input on this?

TVCatchup - Watch Live TV And Never Miss A Show Again!

I caanot get this for the reason that I do not have a VPN or DNS
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Old Aug 3rd 2016, 1:02 am
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I watched BritTV via TV Catchup earlier today using "PureVPN". Good service, in my opinion.
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Old Aug 3rd 2016, 2:21 am
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...layer-loophole

So now it seems that the BBC are going to require a TV licence in order watch BBC i player from 1st September. Balls! Honestly if it is not one thing it is another! Hope someone is working on another loophole!
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Originally Posted by anders101
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...layer-loophole

So now it seems that the BBC are going to require a TV licence in order watch BBC i player from 1st September. Balls! Honestly if it is not one thing it is another! Hope someone is working on another loophole!
I will gladly pay 145 pounds per year to carry on watching the BBC through iPlayer.
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Old Aug 3rd 2016, 6:47 pm
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

I was using unblockus and now using Overplay. With either today I can watch BBC ITV etc but now I can't even watch Canadian Netflix with it switched on as it says I'm using a blocker/proxy. Yesterday it was fine.
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I use Private Internet Access and it works a treat. Have done so without hitch for the past 2 months

BBC, ITV, BT Sport, Sky Sports etc...all work fantastic. Delighted about this with the new football season nearly here!

Netflix doesn't but then they seem to be a lot tighter on VPN access these days...
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Originally Posted by trickdog
I use Private Internet Access and it works a treat. Have done so without hitch for the past 2 months...
Two months is nothing.

There are tons of posts on these threads from people who have used different services without a hitch and then suddenly there's a hitch.

Just don't count your chickens. There are many alternatives available. Have something on standby
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

Originally Posted by Danny B
I will gladly pay 145 pounds per year to carry on watching the BBC through iPlayer.
As would I! It just seems so unfair that we have to lurk in corners and sort out back entries for what should be an easy business transaction
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

As BristolUK pointed out, there's no guarantee that a service working on one day will still be working the next. It's a cat and mouse game with VPNs and iPlayer, and it's the same with Netflix too.

To the best of my knowledge AirVPN is doing a pretty good job of keeping one step ahead of the blocks.

You'll find some others on this list - Buffered is another that seems very proactive in keeping itself somehow "unblocked."

Thankfully, most of these VPN services have free trials and guarantees so it's straightforward to chop and change when they get blocked...
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Just started a trial with Total VPN. Watched some US Netflix last night whilst the OH was catching up with Corro in the other room. Price seems quite reasonable.
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Old Aug 4th 2016, 1:30 pm
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

And now that iPlayer access will be restricted to licence fee payers, with further restrictions involving devices used the whole thing may be up in the air anyway.

Currently a VPN will gain you access to iPlayer because you can convince it you're in the UK.

But soon access will only come via a TV Licence related account.

There will be individual ways around this - piggybacking on the licence of a friend or relative for example. Which may be risky for the person back in the UK.

I daresay someone might be able to set up something where multiple subscribers can access iPlayer via an account or multiple accounts set up, but each account will cost that someone £145.50 and there will no doubt be different equipment/systems needed for that to happen.

If it can be done it would likely cost a fair bit more for the user than VPN fees - and would likely be that much "more illegal" to the point that it was more subject to legal actions by the BBC.
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

Originally Posted by trickdog
I use Private Internet Access and it works a treat. Have done so without hitch for the past 2 months

BBC, ITV, BT Sport, Sky Sports etc...all work fantastic. Delighted about this with the new football season nearly here!

Netflix doesn't but then they seem to be a lot tighter on VPN access these days...
I have that too but it's limited to working on my Mac so I use it for obtaining movies etc. Since using it, no more "emails from owners".

Unfortunately like you say, doesnt work with netflix and isnt possible on ATVs so you would only have the one source and airplay from it to TVs.

My interim solution has been to remove any DNS shenanagins from one TV and designate it as the Netflix TV along with daughters laptop.

The other ATV/TV combo has the DNS stuff on it and I watch BBC via the built in app on the ATV4 and airplay ITV/C4 when required from an ipod.
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Default Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

Currently a VPN will gain you access to iPlayer because you can convince it you're in the UK.
Not so, I'm afraid. iPlayer is already proactively blocking the IP ranges used by VPN providers (as is Netflix), so a UK IP is no guarantee of access. Hence the need to potentially keep changing providers to one that's winning the "cat and mouse game."

This article explains what's going on.
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Old Aug 4th 2016, 3:36 pm
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Originally Posted by newintavira
Not so, I'm afraid. iPlayer is already proactively blocking...
Perhaps I should have said 'providing' rather than because.

Currently a VPN will gain you access to iPlayer because providing you can convince it you're in the UK.

That's what very many here are still succeeding with
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