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24-10-2009, 03:37 PM

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FAO Geeks - How to watch iplayer abroad?

I saw something about this the other day with someone speaking about watching from abroad as you're supposed to only see it from the UK.

Is it checked through ip?
How can i get round this?

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24-10-2009, 03:44 PM

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I'd love to know this too seeing as how my damn TheBox account just got disabled, twats!!

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24-10-2009, 03:46 PM

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Is it checked through ip?

exactly, my parents live in the US and can't get it

my dads a geek and still can't get round it, YET

my bro has to send him the files via email

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24-10-2009, 03:54 PM

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id guess you can use a random ip generator to go through a uk based ip address.

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24-10-2009, 03:57 PM

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id guess you can use a random ip generator to go through a uk based ip address.

i need a neville to talk me through it

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24-10-2009, 04:04 PM

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set up your pc in the uk as a server, and route yourself through that

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24-10-2009, 04:07 PM

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24-10-2009, 04:22 PM

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i need a neville to talk me through it

google random ip generators.

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24-10-2009, 04:24 PM

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http://hurwi.net/blog/?p=28

aha! yes mate it could've been you i saw mention it! cheers i'll go and see what i can sort through that link

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25-10-2009, 08:04 PM

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or you can watch live tv anywhere in the world with a slingbox, but it obviously has a cost

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25-10-2009, 08:44 PM

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i thought i was doing well here but no. done down to the step to add the proxy thing on firefox. i dont want FF tho and says at the top you can use IE.

Help!

thought i was the man doing all the geeky shit

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25-10-2009, 10:54 PM

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try this linky... it may work your end

http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/

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26-10-2009, 09:43 AM

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try this linky... it may work your end

http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/

didnt work

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26-10-2009, 10:12 AM

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what about this remote access, where you can log into your home pc from anywhere, surely if you did that and opened iplayer from your uk based home pc it will work ?

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26-10-2009, 10:55 AM

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what about this remote access, where you can log into your home pc from anywhere, surely if you did that and opened iplayer from your uk based home pc it will work ?

it wouldnt stream the data fast enough to watch video though, have this problem across my intranet let along across the internet

you need to find a proxy server set up over here and route through it

or get someone to set up a VPN (Virtual Private Network) 'dial' into the UK then use the internet as normal

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26-10-2009, 11:28 AM

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Yeah BBC blocks its as obviously Licencse money would be paying for people overseas to watch our TV.

Only thing i can think of is sling box.

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26-10-2009, 05:19 PM

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Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp

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26-10-2009, 05:21 PM

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any good?

http://www.tvcatchup.com/

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01-11-2009, 12:03 PM

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this should work, as a mate in france is using this set up,

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...-player-57585/

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02-11-2009, 01:07 PM

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any good?

http://www.tvcatchup.com/

says you're restricted outside uk

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this should work, as a mate in france is using this set up,

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...-player-57585/

thats for live tv though and not missed stuff? certainly good for if im in at right time though cheers

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02-11-2009, 01:54 PM

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thats for live tv though and not missed stuff? certainly good for if im in at right time though cheers

Not sure on your setup, but if your leaving your laptop at you living and its on the net, you can record stuff

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02-11-2009, 02:04 PM

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Can't help mate but if you are bored there are some awesome shows on this link - Bottom, League of Gentleman, This Life etc

http://www.blinkbox.com/TV/Browse/WatchFree

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Can't help mate but if you are bored there are some awesome shows on this link - Bottom, League of Gentleman, This Life etc

http://www.blinkbox.com/TV/Browse/WatchFree

Nice one. Will store that