tony_2003

Seems to be very on and off. I'd gladly pay for this though. I think the beeb are missing out on a great oportunity.

evoal2003

What I'd give to be a posh broadband user

Feezy

Dunno if I've done a good or bad thing, but I just emailed the Beeb with your great idea of being prepared to pay for this. Maybe if more of us do it, it might have some impact...

Bob

I don't know, this broadband I've got is proper kack....but it's better than the kack dls verizon offerings...

Eskimo

our Verizon DSL is ace after we complained - now how do I get realplayer for free ?

Bob

Err...realplayer is free....if you want C4 on real player, have to install it as if your puter were in the UK with UK address....if you want to use real player without all the shite, then look for and get Real Alt.

http://www.codecguide.com/

Eskimo

whats the link

anotherlimey

Try here, follow the link on the right to the free download.

Bob

It's for a re-done version of real player and quicktime, so you don't have to have all the extra shite with it and adds etc....much quicker, much nicer...

scotch03

I've tried the BBC link a million times and get jack shit!

vegas

Ok so the truth has come why the streams were running and are now dead.
It was a mistake...they didn't realise until a BBC Tech manager visited a forum that url's were posted on.

Posted by Tech manager

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Cool, thanks for pointing this out so publicly!

I've now fixed the ACL on the router which was supposed to be restricting access to these engineering-test unicast streams.

What you've been watching is supposed to be watched over multicast, restricted to the UK, as part of the BBC IPTV trials. We've also been doing some experiments with multi-Mbps multicast streams, which are stunning quality (although a bit harder to receive at home!). Next we'll be doing some HDTV-over-IP trials.

Simon Lockhart
(Technology Manager, BBC Multicast Trials)
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BBC Internet Administrative
: Simon Lockhart, [email protected], +44 1737 839676
Technical:
; Simon Lockhart, [email protected], +44 1737 839676
Peering:
[email protected] AS 9156
NOC:
[email protected] +44 1737 839676

Feezy

I got a reply from BBC Broadband which included the same bit of email from Simon Lockhart. They didn't address why they're not planning on offering this outside the UK so I've emailed back and will keep bugging them until I hear a sensible justification.

elfman

Possibly because people outside the UK don't pay the license fee?

goldie

But then why can't we be given the option to pay for a tv license so that we are able to see the real BBC?? I have written to them also but don't know if anything will come of it. Some other countries including Cyprus are able to view these channels, so why not the US?

Bob

Probably copyright issues as well...lot of it could be the music used in the shows aren't licensed to be seen in other countries, or don't have permission to do so, so the beeb is restricting who has access...