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iPlayer shut off to VPNS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10...pn_to_iplayer/
The BBC is trying to block access to iPlayer from UK VPNs, crushing the spirits of those overseas hoping to get a fix of Doctor Who and other British telly. VPNs, aka virtual private networks, have many, many uses – including allowing people outside the UK to stream video from iPlayer. You must be in the UK to watch iPlayer across the internet; using a UK VPN masks your true location, and convinces the BBC you're in the country and thus allowed to view iPlayer. Now the corporation is putting a stop to all that, or at least it's trying to. If you try to watch iPlayer via a VPN, you'll get this simple error message instead: "BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play in the UK only." Any way around this? |
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Quite how the BBC is banning connections to iPlayer via VPNs is not entirely clear: it appears to have drawn up a list of VPN providers and blocked connections from their IP address ranges. People running their own personal VPN service from a lone server could evade the blockade, potentially.
The answer is not to use a popular VPN service.
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Seems to be working fine for me.
Has your screen given you that message.? |
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Can they block Smart DNS methods as well? Mine is working OK at the moment.
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Has your screen given you that message.?
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Got the dreaded message....
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10...pn_to_iplayer/
The BBC is trying to block access to iPlayer from UK VPNs, crushing the spirits of those overseas hoping to get a fix of Doctor Who and other British telly." Quote:
Can they block Smart DNS methods as well? Mine is working OK at the moment.
If it helps to keep their costs down or raise their income, who am I to complain? And of course, the problem could be solved by having an overseas subscription service along with UK access being limited to licence fee payers. Hard-up organizations have to resort to desperate measures. |
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What vpn service are you using?
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One of the popular paid ones.
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