Bali2010

Hello

From a few of the threads re. quality of TV / missing particular shows, I was wondering if anyone has experience of BBCiplayer etc & whether it is successful in Canada.

From a quick google, there are 'ways' of subscribing to from abroad, although I think its default setting is to limit to particular internet domains & hence UK. (this is about the limit of my understanding of the technical bit & could be incorrectly described)

I'm not a big TV fan - tend to stick to dvds, a fair amount of which are US anyway, but the option might be nice.

Thanks
Bali

BristolUK

FilmOn will give you access to the main UKTV stations.

Bali2010

Thanks

Auld Yin

Yes, but after a couple of months they'll want you to begin subscribing. For about $25 monthly (not FilmOn)I get access to most UK channels live and BBC iPlayer and ITV player which I use almost every day. The monthly fee may seem excessive to some but at my stage of life it's a matter of want more than need.

Bellanova

Hi there, I use http://www.consult-here.com/vpn.html works fab!

albertabound

Hi
We subscribe to an "identity cloaker" which costs about £30 for 3 months. We can get 4OD and ITV and iplayer.
4OD is really good cos they have full series of old programmes on the archives.

BristolUK

6 months so far and not a sign of having to pay.

Alan2005

So do we. It's ok - it has it's annoyances when streaming, but for downloadable content it's great. It sure beats the local crap anyway.

Bali2010

Thanks everyone, sounds to be some good options for when / if I get there.

Love the 'identity cloaker' - very Spooks!

pennyhp

I had a look at the website and it gave a list of subscription offers.
How come you get it for free...I'm puzzled
But would love to know.

pennyhp

Which one do you use?
I would be happy to pay that much to have access to BBc iplayer and the ITV one. I would simply cancel the cable package we have now, which I am sorely tempted to do anyway.

onepixel

Filmon is fantastic. I have used it for 8 months and have only been asked to subscribe when watching BBC2 but trying again later it works again. I watch xfactor live etc. It makes me feel so much more connected with back home. To subscribe for the year would be $99.50

If it comes down to it I will pay it. I would happily pay my cable provider if it was a choice.

You need to keep an eye on how many GB's you are allowed to download each month via your internet provider when using such a service. I use Rogers and I am allowed 60GB before being charged which I would never ever use up each month.

I am looking forward to watching Christmas stuff and children in need etc.

Bellanova

Your not wrong there!

BristolUK

I seem to remember there was a skip option on the sign up box at the beginning. I don't remember why but a couple of weeks later something suggested signing up (but still no charge involved) had some advantages, so I signed up...but I still click skip on the sign up box and get connected easily enough.

Just watched the England-Brazil game on ITV and expect to watch Doctor Who tomorrow.

sharkus

You could always investigate a torrent site specializing in UK shows, for example, thebox.bz. I have used this, for example, to get the latest spooks, which I'll buy on DVD when it's released, but I want to watch it now.

Obviously there is a legality issue with torrents, and your ISP may throttle or prevent you from using P2P to download files.