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Old 20-02-2012, 20:46
Glomper
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Can you access UK TV online streaming from abroad ?

Specifically Barbados, Florida, Spain, Australia & Hong Kong.

BBC iPlayer, ITV Player 4od, 5od, SKY GO (with subs) etc

Plus some UK Radio.

Do you need to fool the source into thinking you are in the UK ?

I use exclusively Apple iMacs with OSX so no Windows solutions suitable, though if it's the only option I could buy some Windows PC's.

I've tried BBC iPlayer from all of the above locations, no joy.
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Old 23-02-2012, 10:49
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Find a proxy based in the uk from something like hidemyass.com set up your browser to use that proxy and then hit the online version of the od player.
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Old 28-02-2012, 20:03
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I used a programme which you then browse via it. i.e. put iplayer in it's search box and you can watch away. Something to do with expats living abroad.
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Old 28-02-2012, 21:13
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Yes, but you need to change the IP Address, to one of England’s one like 192.168.0.1 and you may have to change the DNS and VPN Addresses too

Google for more information

Then use www.catchuptv.com/ to watch the programmes
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Old 04-03-2012, 22:25
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Like 192.168.0.1 ??????

This is likely to be your router's own IP address on your home network. Check again.
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Old 11-03-2012, 00:51
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your looking for a service like strong vpn
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Old 13-03-2012, 13:16
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Yes you can but you will need to subscribe to a VPN service.

There are several out there and they range in price, but I have used one called Tunnelbear. Its about a fiver a month for unlimited bandwidth.

They have a free version that gives you 500M per month so that you can try it out.

Hope that helps.
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Old 22-03-2012, 10:26
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I use Strong VPN to access BBC iPlayer and Sky Go when abroad (assuming a decent BB speed which is far from always the case).

It's worked everywhere I've been with only one exception.
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Old 09-04-2012, 20:37
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I use sh3lls.net to watch UK content when abroad. Cheap and cheerful, but does the job.

I use http://tvcatchup.com for the live stuff, then the relevant sites such as BBC iPlayer for catch-up content.
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Old 10-04-2012, 04:42
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I use VPNUK works but you must have fast broadband.
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Old 13-04-2012, 10:53
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I used strongvpn for the past year , its great, only 55 dollars a year
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Old 19-06-2012, 17:36
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BBC iPlayer, ITV Player 4od, 5od, SKY GO (with subs) etc
4oD, 5oD, BBC iPlayer, ITV PLayer and tvcatchup.com work with Unblock-Us.com ($4.99/month).

Plus some UK Radio.
Depends on what station you want to listen to.

Do you need to fool the source into thinking you are in the UK ?
Yes definitely, On Demand websites use geo-location

-Eban
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