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bielbs Sep 9th 2018 8:33 am

VPN - BBC
 
Anyone recommend a VPN - I have been using Unotelly, but haven't had access to the BBC in months

BristolUK Sep 9th 2018 9:10 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 
The Hoxx add-on for Firefox still works but sometimes needs several attempts to "get through" (like having your doctor on redial) for BBC.
Beebs works via Chrome and Opera browsers.

plasticcanuck Sep 9th 2018 9:42 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 
I use Express VPN and find it excellent. Not cheap but I find anything good is seldom cheap.

BristolUK Sep 9th 2018 10:57 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by plasticcanuck (Post 12560906)
I use Express VPN and find it excellent. Not cheap but I find anything good is seldom cheap.

$12.95 a month but $8.32 a month if you pay annually. I assume that's US so $17CAD/$11CAD. Quite a bit more than MediaHint but if you're happy with it, why not. :thumbup:

I got used to MediaHint when it was free and now I'm used to Hoxx and/or Beebs while they're free. It's hard to break a habit of free.

cheeky_monkey Sep 9th 2018 11:50 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by bielbs (Post 12560870)
Anyone recommend a VPN - I have been using Unotelly, but haven't had access to the BBC in months

i cancelled UNO telly as they were useless..now use PureVPN much much better no issue accessing BBC Iplayer

fulwood Sep 9th 2018 12:23 pm

Re: VPN - BBC
 
I'm in the US. I use Hoxx vpn the most and when it doesn't work use hola.org. Both of them are free.

printer Sep 9th 2018 5:01 pm

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TVMucho is euro 7.99 a month and you get dozens of channels including all the UK ones. 7 day catch up is free with the monthly sub. Much better than Filmon and you can cast it to TV via PC or phone. All UK channels are HD too. No messsing with any VPN or other "hide me" stuff, just log in and fill your boots

BristolUK Sep 10th 2018 1:59 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by printer (Post 12560983)
TVMucho...dozens of channels including all the UK ones

That looks pretty good. :thumbup:
It would be a good way to ditch the TV package in Canada. Except for one rather major thing; there's no Sky/BT for the football and rugby. For me, that makes the cable package essential (even though I watch none of it except the football and rugby) so it's a bit of a non starter.


No messsing with any VPN or other "hide me" stuff, just log in and fill your boots
I don't know about other VPNs but there's no "messing" with Hoxx or Beebs once added. Just activate with a click or two.

not2old Sep 10th 2018 2:23 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12561265)
That looks pretty good. :thumbup:
It would be a good way to ditch the TV package in Canada. Except for one rather major thing; there's no Sky/BT for the football and rugby. For me, that makes the cable package essential (even though I watch none of it except the football and rugby) so it's a bit of a non starter.


I don't know about other VPNs but there's no "messing" with Hoxx or Beebs once added. Just activate with a click or two.

keep away from hoxx

agree with posters above, I would take a look at expressvpn, however if you go with TVMucho, do let us know how it is?

we have Amazon firestick with kodi loaded in

Siouxie Sep 10th 2018 2:25 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12561265)
That looks pretty good. :thumbup:
It would be a good way to ditch the TV package in Canada. Except for one rather major thing; there's no Sky/BT for the football and rugby. For me, that makes the cable package essential (even though I watch none of it except the football and rugby) so it's a bit of a non starter.

I don't know about other VPNs but there's no "messing" with Hoxx or Beebs once added. Just activate with a click or two.


I use britishtvclub for UK tv. Costs from £13 a year (low quality) to £45 year for HD quality. You can pay monthly / quarterly or annually, with annually working out the cheapest. Works for me anyway.

BristolUK Sep 10th 2018 2:42 am

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Originally Posted by not2old (Post 12561279)
keep away from hoxx

Why?
Other than sometimes needing a few attempts on BBC it works great. There's no problem with it at all.

I've seen in the past that some have mentioned data issues....as if that doesn't already happen with 90% of the internet already.

The same has been said about Hola I think, too, yet many have happily used it for years.

BristolUK Sep 10th 2018 2:45 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12561280)
I use britishtvclub for UK tv. Costs from £13 a year (low quality) to £45 year for HD quality. You can pay monthly / quarterly or annually, with annually working out the cheapest. Works for me anyway.

That looks like it would work for most too.

Cyan Sep 10th 2018 3:59 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 
I use NordVPN and I recommend it. Got a 3 year subscription when it was on sale a few months back. Multiple servers around the world to choose from and simple to use.

Works well with tvcatchup.com on any of my mobile devices. The biggest non-VPN issue issue you will have is if you Chromecast the content since it uses your local wifi network.

kimilseung Sep 10th 2018 5:21 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey (Post 12560943)
i cancelled UNO telly as they were useless..now use PureVPN much much better no issue accessing BBC Iplayer

I dumped Unotelly months ago too.

Monkeychops74 Sep 11th 2018 5:23 am

Re: VPN - BBC
 

Originally Posted by plasticcanuck (Post 12560906)
I use Express VPN and find it excellent. Not cheap but I find anything good is seldom cheap.

Totally agree - I signed up for 12 months (with an additional month free) for $99CAD. ExpressVPN works better than ones I use din the past and connects first time. Really recommend it.


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