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niksha Aug 22nd 2010 11:52 pm

WATCHING BRITISH TV ON MOBILE PHONE
 
Anyone know of a way to watch bbc or sky news on a mobile over here in the USA?? I have tried tvu player and it works ok but it buffers too much.I tried to dload the bbc and sky app but it says that i have to be in the Uk to be able to dload it.

Poppy girl Aug 23rd 2010 12:28 am

Re: WATCHING BRITISH TV ON MOBILE PHONE
 

Originally Posted by niksha (Post 8795222)
Anyone know of a way to watch bbc or sky news on a mobile over here in the USA?? I have tried tvu player and it works ok but it buffers too much.I tried to dload the bbc and sky app but it says that i have to be in the Uk to be able to dload it.

I hope you have unlimited media DL on your phone it might be a tad expensive otherwise :lol: Not that I have heard of way to watch UK TV except the defunked filmon.

Jerseygirl Aug 23rd 2010 1:33 am

Re: WATCHING BRITISH TV ON MOBILE PHONE
 

Originally Posted by niksha (Post 8795222)
Anyone know of a way to watch bbc or sky news on a mobile over here in the USA?? I have tried tvu player and it works ok but it buffers too much.I tried to dload the bbc and sky app but it says that i have to be in the Uk to be able to dload it.

Why would you want to watch it on your phone...a 60" HDTV screen is much better?

penguinsix Aug 23rd 2010 2:33 am

Re: WATCHING BRITISH TV ON MOBILE PHONE
 
Just get a VPN service and enable your phone to utilize the VPN so you can get everything, including the BBC iPlayer.

HarryTheSpider Aug 23rd 2010 5:20 am

Re: WATCHING BRITISH TV ON MOBILE PHONE
 
Yup, 60 inch screen would be better!

So take a leaf out of a Goodies episode (remember them?) - get trousers with a huge pocket to take your 60 inch screen :thumbsup:

seriously, the process for a mobile is same as desktop: you need to use either a VPN connection to a PC which then goes out to the Internet via a UK IP address - OR connect to the Internet via a proxy server which itself connects to the Internet via a UK IP address.

Then you can watch BBC iPlayer and tvcatchup.com (ace!) and all the others.

You can also watch on your mobile if you have a Slingbox setup as slingbox has an app specifically for this.

There are enty of proxy servers out there offering what you need for about £60 a year.

Cheers

Harry


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