cluedweasel

Hopefully this will be available soon. A media center PC the size of a pack of cards for $35. British too. The XBMC software supports VPNs and there are apps for using the various UK media sources.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/571

Ferrino

So is anyone connecting to SkyGo with a VPN from the US? I read something about the SkyGo player detecting the constantly changing IP address that gets assigned by the VPN provider and it disabling the client?

gromo007

working perfect for me!

Ferrino

So how does SkyGo work - do Sky subscribers in the UK get a certain number of logins that they can use to access SkyGo? Or just one? So if I had a family member in the UK, could they let me use a login?

Southy_SWFC

Yeah thats pretty much it. They log in with their account number and then the username and password is what you'd need to log in from here.

elop

With SkyGo you can download content to watch offline including sports - no good if you wanna watch live though. VPNs or proxies etc should work. Not tried it myself though

njmackem

I am using a VPN service on the desktop computer and streaming SkyGO (my parents account) to my HD TV in the lounge. Means I get to watch all the UK sport I want

Give me a yell if you need advice

BBFLBoy

A decent UK based VPN works a treat with Sky Go. In fact, there's a few suppliers now cropping up that offer a VPN + Sky Go package combined and doesn't require a Sky subscription back in the UK.

I have one and use it in the USA every day. Never had a problem with it on my PC, Mac or iPad and the picture quality is fab. Costs peanuts as well. If anyone's interested I use my service with a firm called 123 UKTV. Just Google them and you will find them easily.

dlake02

Yep - with RaspXBMC this works a treat. BBC iPlayer, ITV Player all work without a VPN (but do need an anonymous HTTP proxy with a UK IP address). HTTP proxies are much better than a VPN with these two as they both have HD content available that you won't get through a VPN (most ISP rate-limit VPN services).

SkyGo also works. And things like PBS (the only US TV channel frankly worth bothering with), NASA TV, etc, etc.

skyscraper101

How do http proxys differ from VPNs? Can you recommend how to go about getting one or what you need to do?

Bob

Google it...

One is essentially for web browser stuff, the other is for all web traffic, in the simplest explanation.

skyscraper101

thanks, which company do you use to provide one?

Bob

I use expatshield because I don't use it that often, so the freebie is good enough :/

US-Ammer

I don't trust 123uktv, they don't accept paypal and want a credit card given to subscribe. Seems like a scam to me although the Skygo demo was nice.

BBFLBoy

It's no scam. I've used them for months now and they are a good bunch. Always respond to support emails and very helpful.

Frankly, I don't trust websites that use PayPal who's terms are as draconian as they come. Surely a company that processes credit cards is more professional as you are covered by fraud protection?