BBCi player on Humax Foxsat
Aug 16th 2015, 7:02 pm
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BBCi player on Humax Foxsat
Hi
Yesterday I was flicking through the channels on my Humax Foxsat HDR and came across the BBCi player and ITV player. I know that you can't get access to these channels from abroad but being a bit curious, I linked up the ethernet cable to the network plug behind the TV. The ITV player works OK but the BBC i doesn't. I choose then what I want to watch but just before it starts I get a message saying :
I was quite surprised that I could have working access to these channels, as online it usually tells you more or less straight away that the service is only available to people in the UK - maybe it has something to do with having a UK postcode registered in the Humax?
Does anybody know why The i player wont work? And would there be anyway of solving this issue?
Thanks
Le P
Yesterday I was flicking through the channels on my Humax Foxsat HDR and came across the BBCi player and ITV player. I know that you can't get access to these channels from abroad but being a bit curious, I linked up the ethernet cable to the network plug behind the TV. The ITV player works OK but the BBC i doesn't. I choose then what I want to watch but just before it starts I get a message saying :
"This content doesn't seem to be working try again later"
I was quite surprised that I could have working access to these channels, as online it usually tells you more or less straight away that the service is only available to people in the UK - maybe it has something to do with having a UK postcode registered in the Humax?
Does anybody know why The i player wont work? And would there be anyway of solving this issue?
Thanks
Le P
Aug 16th 2015, 8:44 pm
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Re: BBCi player on Humax Foxsat
Hi
Yesterday I was flicking through the channels on my Humax Foxsat HDR and came across the BBCi player and ITV player. I know that you can't get access to these channels from abroad but being a bit curious, I linked up the ethernet cable to the network plug behind the TV. The ITV player works OK but the BBC i doesn't. I choose then what I want to watch but just before it starts I get a message saying :
I was quite surprised that I could have working access to these channels, as online it usually tells you more or less straight away that the service is only available to people in the UK - maybe it has something to do with having a UK postcode registered in the Humax?
Does anybody know why The i player wont work? And would there be anyway of solving this issue?
Thanks
Le P
Yesterday I was flicking through the channels on my Humax Foxsat HDR and came across the BBCi player and ITV player. I know that you can't get access to these channels from abroad but being a bit curious, I linked up the ethernet cable to the network plug behind the TV. The ITV player works OK but the BBC i doesn't. I choose then what I want to watch but just before it starts I get a message saying :
"This content doesn't seem to be working try again later"
I was quite surprised that I could have working access to these channels, as online it usually tells you more or less straight away that the service is only available to people in the UK - maybe it has something to do with having a UK postcode registered in the Humax?
Does anybody know why The i player wont work? And would there be anyway of solving this issue?
Thanks
Le P
Aug 18th 2015, 3:48 pm
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Re: BBCi player on Humax Foxsat
Just of curiosity, do you know why ITV player works?
Aug 18th 2015, 4:24 pm
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Re: BBCi player on Humax Foxsat
Because there is not much worth watching on ITV so it's opened up to a wider audience to boost ratings.
Aug 23rd 2015, 6:31 pm
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Re: BBCi player on Humax Foxsat
Found this on the digital spy website; Freesat & freetime+ in rural France - Freesat+ Recorders - Digital Spy Forums
Let me know if it works please!
I have a Humax HB-1000s here in France (near Paris on 100Mbit broadband).
All services working including HD iPlayer. Here is how...
The Humax ethernet port is connected to a 2nd router/wifi box (TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1). This router/wifi box is connected to the internet on my ISP router/wifi box (BBOX).
On the 2nd router, I have configured to automatically connect to my VPN service, this means any device, wifi or wired that is connected to my 2nd router appears on a UK IP address, no need to set anything on the Humax box, it's just set to the default setup 'out of the box' when I bought it.
Not all router/wifi boxes support connecting to a VPN service.
I pay 2 quid/month to rent a virtual server for my VPN which I setup myself on a linux but if you pay a little bit more you can get a VPN service
Let me know if it works please!
I have a Humax HB-1000s here in France (near Paris on 100Mbit broadband).
All services working including HD iPlayer. Here is how...
The Humax ethernet port is connected to a 2nd router/wifi box (TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1). This router/wifi box is connected to the internet on my ISP router/wifi box (BBOX).
On the 2nd router, I have configured to automatically connect to my VPN service, this means any device, wifi or wired that is connected to my 2nd router appears on a UK IP address, no need to set anything on the Humax box, it's just set to the default setup 'out of the box' when I bought it.
Not all router/wifi boxes support connecting to a VPN service.
I pay 2 quid/month to rent a virtual server for my VPN which I setup myself on a linux but if you pay a little bit more you can get a VPN service
