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I read somewhere that there is a web site which you can use as an alternative means of getting BBC iPlayer and ITV hub etc without the normal out of UK retsrictions.

Can anybody help please?

Firkle
 
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I have used that website in France and Germany, very good.
Gone are the days of tunning in the wireless to "London Calling"!!!
 
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EH52ARH said:
I have used that website in France and Germany, very good.
Gone are the days of tunning in the wireless to "London Calling"!!!

What is this 'wireless' thing you speak of, is it an early version of bluetooth ? :p
 
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Anseo said:
EH52ARH said:
I have used that website in France and Germany, very good.
Gone are the days of tunning in the wireless to "London Calling"!!!

What is this 'wireless' thing you speak of, is it an early version of bluetooth ? :p

Its Pre, OHTV. :p
 
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Gafferbill said:
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..........you need a good wifi signal that enables sufficient download speed which the site I am on provides in the nightly fee of €9.60

Makes me think 'RIP-OFF UK' site rates. :angry:
 
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Hi,
I pay about £3 per month for a British IP address through a company called Smart proxy DNS. This gives me access to all uk channels through their normal web sites as well as Sky Go and BT Sport just as if I was at home. This will actually work anywhere in the world and recently watched the first of the 6 nations rugby matches out in the Canary Islands.
 
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The problem with using a UK proxy DNS apart from the cost is that it absorbs considerable bandwidth likely to be in short supply on a campsite internet ( also applies to leavining Skype connected all the time) which will also affect all other users.
Filmon requires around 2 Mb/s download speed and even then has glitches with sound and picture out of sync.
But given this sort of speed its generally tolerable.
You can check your speed with a variety of free apps or services. My choice is speedtest.net aka Ookla on which you can see and select the remote server your local supplier is using. It's not perfect but pretty good. Also be aware the reading you get on an ipad may not be the same as on a windows laptop due to differences in the way they process.
Rural areas in Europe or even less populated areas such as SE Spain where I am now have seen a vadt increase in demand recently with which the communication infrastructure simply can't cope resulting in low speeds and unreliable connection. Makes us feel very much at home - just like rural Somerset where 2MBs would be quite good.
 

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