Geoff Kilpatrick Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi folks Tech question. I'd like to be able to watch the BBC iPlayer over here in Oz but it restricts you via the IP address. If I bought a piece of kit which would allow me to use a roaming IP with a UK IP addy, would this work or not? The BBC claims it gets IP addresses from the major UK providers so I'm wondering whether this is worth the bother. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Claws Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Also something I have been wondering about Geoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi folks Tech question. I'd like to be able to watch the BBC iPlayer over here in Oz but it restricts you via the IP address. If I bought a piece of kit which would allow me to use a roaming IP with a UK IP addy, would this work or not? The BBC claims it gets IP addresses from the major UK providers so I'm wondering whether this is worth the bother. Cheers Find a UK proxy server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Just a quick guess, but try using a VPN Client, so in effect, you will be connecting via your network at home, although you are in Oz Try a piece of kit called hemachi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 It's pretty tough getting around the BBC restrictions, because what they actually do is stream the content to the UKs biggest ISPs backbones, and serve it on a private network to their clients only. The 2 suggestions above will work in theory, but I've never been able to find a UK proxy fast enough to stream video effectively. If you can use a VPN client to go through your PC in the UK, that would work fine tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyle Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Just a quick guess, but try using a VPN Client, so in effect, you will be connecting via your network at home, although you are in Oz Try a piece of kit called hemachi https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/list.asp Its free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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