British Expats - VPN for BBC iplayer

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- The Barbie (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/)

- - VPN for BBC iplayer (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/vpn-bbc-iplayer-901046/)

GarryP

Aug 5th 2017 9:44 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by Aussielover (Post 12310444)

; he said that NordVPN are currently having a 'problem' with iPlayer, to be solved in the next day or so.

That's usually code for "they have all our IP addresses and they have put us into the banned list".

Amazulu

Aug 5th 2017 9:46 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by Aussielover (Post 12310306)

Thank you for your suggestions Quiltman/JohnWoo.

NordVPN seems to have 117 UK connections, so I've chosen 'No 29' at random; iplocation.net shows that my location is Gosport UK, so this appears to be working OK at least. I've cleared my cache, history etc. (I think...), but still the problem remains - iPlayer knows I'm in Oz somehow!

I'll fiddle some more with my settings, change the time-zone etc. and see if I can get this to work somehow.

I'm really struggling to stream BBC iplayer - as are many others. I'm only using the download option at present

ExpressVPN DNS - what I use to get US Netflix - only works for US sites. I've tried various other DNS services but currently having no success. I think the BBC have been taking steps to stop international access

renth

Aug 5th 2017 11:03 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12310452)

SmartyDNS working OK for me at the moment.

shimself

Aug 6th 2017 4:10 am

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Just to add same for me last 2 days - smartdnsproxy. they say they already know. Just why can't the bbc get their act together on licensing and allow us to subscribe legally? The EU are doing something about this, oh but then of course...

Beoz	Aug 6th 2017 9:29 am

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by shimself (Post 12310710)

Because they sell their shows to global networks. For example, they sell (or sold) Top Gear to Channel 9 in Australia. If the BBC wasn't seen to be doing something about preventing it being watched in Australia via other means, no one would buy it, and the Beep would not make the money selling it.

johnwoo

Aug 6th 2017 10:26 am

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

Just in case some people don't know, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have their own versions of BBC iPlayer. You will have to register, as you will soon have to with BBC iPlayer.
If you are having trouble with iPlayer try one of the other Channels. Some good TV there to be had. Maybe they might work for you.

Amazulu

Aug 6th 2017 11:53 am

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by renth (Post 12310505)

SmartyDNS working OK for me at the moment.

That's interesting. A friend of mine is using Smarty and is also struggling

From a technical point of view, BBC iplayer is pathetic compared to Netflix (which I have never known to buffer)

iplayer download works well though

johnwoo

Aug 6th 2017 11:58 am

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12310979)

I cancelled Netflix, there was nothing on there I wanted to watch.

Amazulu

Aug 6th 2017 12:13 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by johnwoo (Post 12310981)

I cancelled Netflix, there was nothing on there I wanted to watch.

Ozark is brilliant!

Love Netflix - especially the US version. I want to support them as they have been the main disrupter that has broken the cosy complacency of commercial TV

Each to their own

johnwoo

Aug 6th 2017 12:42 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12310987)

Ozark is brilliant!

Love Netflix - especially the US version. I want to support them as they have been the main disrupter that has broken the cosy complacency of commercial TV

Each to their own

Of Course, my grand kids drove me mad watching all kinds of stuff. Violence and continual F...ing is not my kind of thing. As you say to each their own.

quiltman

Aug 6th 2017 1:27 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12310451)

That's usually code for "they have all our IP addresses and they have put us into the banned list".

Happening to many VPNs not just for iplayer but for others such as US tv websites that let you watch on catchup. Lifetime is one but using Hoxx set to USA it's currently working for me here. ABC is another.

renth

Aug 6th 2017 3:48 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12310987)

Ozark is brilliant!

I've just finished watching that - great stuff!

Amazulu

Aug 6th 2017 11:09 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by renth (Post 12311037)

I've just finished watching that - great stuff!

Never piss off a hillbilly!

renth

Aug 7th 2017 12:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12311190)

Never piss off a hillbilly!

Now THAT was a leap out of my chair moment. Scared the hell out of the cat too.

Hutch

Aug 13th 2017 1:25 pm

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

All streaming sites and services working fine for me. Overplay for the DNS functions fine for all UK streaming services and most American ones. Private Internet Access VPN works perfectly for the outliers like Netflix. Been with both services for years. Also have things like HBO, AMC, FX, PBS, Showtime and Starz running on the Apple TV off a straight Overplay DNS. Newsgroups and Plex for everything else ...

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