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Doctor Who seems to get a special dispensation. I think they may only allow each episode to be up for a week or something like that. Generally, though, anything that's due for imminent DVD release isn't allowed, and as I say that *may* be what's saving them from being closed down.

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maybe its cos the DR can move thru time and they cant catch him before the other sites download him!! ;)

plus they cant stand the thought of those hysterical brit kids all round the world and their poor parents!!

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As for the iPlayer, there are some commercial VPN services which give you a UK IP address so you can access all the official BBC, ITV and C4 video content anywhere in the world. I've got last night's EastEnders streaming from the iPlayer on my computer here in Dubai as I speak, and the quality is impressive :)[/QUOTE]

This is excellent news Eyeore, thanks.:thumbup:
Just one thing, "the quality is impressive" as your talking about Eastenders I assume you just mean the quality of the broadcast:D

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I'm kind of new at this...are there any freebie sites you could recommend that could spoof my IP address so I can view the BBC content (especially 5 Live when there is a decent footie match on) that won't screw up my router.

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I don't know of any free ones, no. And FWIW, the BBC were always on top of the situation with the free public proxies that used to exist, and blocked them.

None of the paid-for services are particularly expensive, anyway.

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I have started to use "HIDE IP NG" when away from the UK on business and for 35 USD a year you can select an IP address in the UK or the US and it allows you to watch UK or US tv. Works well you can even watch in high quality.:thumbsup:

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The new series of Doctor Who is airing on CBC, Sept 19th at 9pm. I have set my Cogecco box to series link it - brilliant!!!

http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho/

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Have been using BBCi player and the other main UK channels online with a working proxy for over 2 years now. Have been able to get a working one nearly everyday so far. Have had a free trail for a vpn and they work very well.

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There is hope after all :thumbsup:

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Hurrah! :thumbsup:

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Cooul :thumbup:

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hello - just revibinbg this thread as OH is now in Vancouver . . . .he is linked to the uk office but not via an ISDN (?) its a -= and I quote from my v untech hubby - VPW PPTP closed server to Uk office - - any chance we can link to the Iplayer via this or are we doommed MR Mannering (or was it Manwaring)?

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probably... not sure he has the acronyms quite right (could it be VPN PPP - virtual private network, point to point protocol?) but it sounds like he's connected to the UK office first and then 'breaks out' from there to the Internet, which would 'see' the IP address of the UK office as his point of presence.

There are more techy people on here who I'm sure can give you (or him) fuller advice on how he goes about managing this, but as far as I can tell from when I used to use a VPN regularly (albeit mostly within the UK), once you've established the VPN connection to the UK office, everything that's served to your web browser will arrive via that office's server.

Oh, and it's Mainwaring. ;)

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oh god thats too techy for me- lets not get any more techy techy !!

yes that ppp visible panty bit is right . .

but am assuming he is using the WIFI at the rental toaccess the vpn ppp thing . . . hmmm

sooooooo - when I get there and he is off doing something I shall fiddle with the lap top and probably break it . . but we may get the Iplayer!

The one thing the kids are moaning about - - -We wont get to see the Dr Who Christmas special . . .

I have friends on stand by to record and send first thing on the 27th!!

ps - think I am more Pike . . . :blink:

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Probably VPN via PPTP (love acronyms, Virtual Private Network via Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol :blink: ).
He'll need to make sure he's using the connection at the other end to break out - should be a checkbox somewhere in the VPN connection settings/properties that says "use the remote networks default gateway" or something along those lines. Can't remember whether it's enabled or disabled by default.