British TV in Germany

Altone · 04-02-2010, 19:23

My son has had to live and work in Germany for a few months.
He is staying in a hotel that doesn't have English speaking TV. He has got his computer that he can access from his hotel room.
He complains that he misses English Televsion, he did hope that he would be able to receive BBCi player but he says he cannot get it. Can someone tell me how he can access English TV via his computer . It would cheer him up no end. Thanks.

81westley · 04-02-2010, 19:35

British TV streams are blocked for foreign computers. He need to use a British IP address, have a look here: https://my-private-network.co.uk. It's GBP 5 a month.
There are some providers where this is for free, but everything else I tried didn't work very stable.

Altone · 04-02-2010, 19:54

Thanks 81westley.

I have sent him your reply.

Tadpole · 04-02-2010, 22:57

WhereverTV may be of help, it probably won't work around the blocks but may offer some streaming options

Found a quaint little channel here, perfect for this cold winter evenings :

mms://live240.impek.com/firetv

Altone · 05-02-2010, 15:03

Thanks Tadpole,
Link sent.

smitj017 · 22-02-2010, 21:58

try TvCatchup.com
Its legal and free, and basicly, freeveiw online. Should work

Fried Kickin · 23-02-2010, 01:55

zattoo may or may not work.
I know there is a zattoo service for Germany.
But if you install and register him an account from the UK,the user/pass may then work over there

http://zattoo.com/

QuantumLeap · 23-02-2010, 02:50

Dinner for One

andrewp · 23-02-2010, 16:47

Buy a slingbox and install it at your house.

04-02-2010, 19:23	#1
Altone Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Black Country Posts: 91	British TV in Germany My son has had to live and work in Germany for a few months. He is staying in a hotel that doesn't have English speaking TV. He has got his computer that he can access from his hotel room. He complains that he misses English Televsion, he did hope that he would be able to receive BBCi player but he says he cannot get it. Can someone tell me how he can access English TV via his computer . It would cheer him up no end. Thanks.

04-02-2010, 19:35	#2
81westley Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Berlin Posts: 355	British TV streams are blocked for foreign computers. He need to use a British IP address, have a look here: https://my-private-network.co.uk. It's GBP 5 a month. There are some providers where this is for free, but everything else I tried didn't work very stable.

04-02-2010, 19:54	#3
Altone Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Black Country Posts: 91	Thanks 81westley. I have sent him your reply.

04-02-2010, 22:57	#4
Tadpole Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Solihull, West Mids Posts: 1,609	WhereverTV may be of help, it probably won't work around the blocks but may offer some streaming options Found a quaint little channel here, perfect for this cold winter evenings : mms://live240.impek.com/firetv

05-02-2010, 15:03	#5
Altone Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Black Country Posts: 91	Thanks Tadpole, Link sent.

22-02-2010, 21:58	#6
smitj017 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire Posts: 492	try TvCatchup.com Its legal and free, and basicly, freeveiw online. Should work

23-02-2010, 01:55	#7
Fried Kickin Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 🇬🇧 Posts: 54,252	zattoo may or may not work. I know there is a zattoo service for Germany. But if you install and register him an account from the UK,the user/pass may then work over there http://zattoo.com/

23-02-2010, 02:50	#8
QuantumLeap Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 641	Dinner for One

23-02-2010, 16:47	#9
andrewp Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 783	Buy a slingbox and install it at your house.

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