Bbc iplayer and VPN's

[Crisby]

We’ve been using Hidden24 in Vietnam for the last 11 months, works well here so should work well anywhere! Not free but only a fiver or so a month. (Well worth it if you’ve ever seen Vietnamese TV!)

 

[nortada]

We’ve been using Hidden24 in Vietnam for the last 11 months, works well here so should work well anywhere! Not free but only a fiver or so a month. (Well worth it if you’ve ever seen Vietnamese TV!)

The only problem with using a pay VPN, when it gets blocked, you continue to pay so if you go down this route to minimise your potential loss, best to get a monthly, rather than an annual subscription.

There are plenty of free VPNs available so it is a case of ‘Seek and ye shall find’.

As a precaution, I always have more than one free VPN available so as one goes out, I have a replacement available.

Over the last few days the UK has blocked a few VPNs so off on a search for replacements.

Any thoughts

 

[Crisby]

Completely agree re monthly subscriptions, we can cancel any time

 

[One A.]

Certain android browsers such as CM will let download programs from Film On, you can then transfer them to a USB stick and watch at your convenience.

 

[steveallan]

I used Witopia for a few years $50 p.a. Quite good but also had the same problem as another poster - sticking at 12 Mb. The problem for me was the cost of the broadband link. Currently in Spain and the connection costs are 3x what they were in Malta. I use Lebara, the cheapest I could find, and it's 20 euros for 3GB. Now I load up iplayer in the UK, but there's obviously a 30 day time limit. Overseas it's local TV and Radio 4, 5 live. Soon we'll have to pay for iPlayer.

Don't buy a Lebara sim in Gatwick - ready for Spain they say. It's not. The product codings cannot be read by Spanish Lebara outlets. Sorry for thread drift, that one made me angry!

Digi Spain €20 for 20G plus unlimited calls and texts to spainish numbers.

 

[makkhan]

I'm using expressVPN with BBC iplayer and live TV. Anyone of your facing trouble accessing the content?

 

[nortada]

I'm using expressVPN with BBC iplayer. Anyone of your facing trouble accessing the content?

Yes.

Free VPN UK has also been blocked so clearly a big push on blocking VPNs to access UK TV.

Pathetic

 

[One A.]

Can you use a UK bought Amazon Fire Stick abroad?

 

[macd]

Can you use a UK bought Amazon Fire Stick abroad?

Yes, but not all the apps will work, in my experience (with Express VPN). BBC iPlayer doesn't. All4 does.

 

[One A.]

Yes, but not all the apps will work, in my experience (with Express VPN). BBC iPlayer doesn't. All4 does.

Thanks.

 

[RAI]

I'm using expressVPN with BBC iplayer. Anyone of your facing trouble accessing the content?

I've had expressvpn fail to access iplayer on one day, corrected the next.
I suspect the BBC is chasing IP addresses to block and VPN operators are changing them.

 

[Gin]

I am in the UK and I use Tunnel Bear (free) and also ipVanish( subscription required)- and both since summer are blocked by iPlayer “you appear to be outside the Uk” etc, even though I am using a selection of UK servers. Every now and then ipVanish manages to get a connection but clearly the Beeb is taking a very hostile stance against those who wish to remain anonymous.
Do I need to use a VPN for this purpose? No, but once it’s connected for banking and other sensitive stuff, it’s a pain having to disconnect when I have a few leisure moments

 

[longjohnsilver]

I’ve used private vpn for a few weeks now, having used windscribe and TunnelBear prior to that, both were free but latterly would not connect to iplayer. Private is by subscription, but at about a tenner for 3 months I thought it was worth a try. So far, so good, and comes with a 31 day money back agreement.

 

[willieaames]

Had quick conversation with a friend and he mentioned using a VPN to access bbc iplayer and other TV channel iplayers when abroad, at the moment Spain. Is he correct as he was not coming with a lot of knowledge. Is he correct? and if yes any recommendations for a VPN, ideally free as they seem to be a lot of them around.

Thanks

When i was in denmark, i`d connected nordvpn but it failed to stream iplayer. BBC simply auto-blocks IP adresses with too many users. Just 6 or more different user logins from the same IP address would not happen from a real household. Simple. Might be this guide have all the answers:
https://www.bestvpn.co/bbc-iplayer-vpn/

 

[AntarcticPilot]

When i was in denmark, i`d connected nordvpn but it failed to stream iplayer. BBC simply auto-blocks IP adresses with too many users. Just 6 or more different user logins from the same IP address would not happen from a real household. Simple. Might be this guide have all the answers:
https://www.bestvpn.co/bbc-iplayer-vpn/

There are two of us, and we could quite easily hit 6 logins from the same IP address - a phone each, a laptop, a desktop and maybe two or three guests with phones would easily do it.

 

[neil1967]

We now use pureVPN. It is very good, although sometimes the BBC do manage to block it. The integration on to Chrome is excellent - every time you open Chrome it automatically connects via the VPN. There is a dedicated VPN for iPlayer too. Very satisfied.

 

[nortada]

We now use pureVPN. It is very good, although sometimes the BBC do manage to block it. The integration on to Chrome is excellent - every time you open Chrome it automatically connects via the VPN. There is a dedicated VPN for iPlayer too. Very satisfied.

Following a period of being unable to use Free VPN UK to connect to the BBC iPlayer, I see it is again available, but for how long?

Clearly there is a big move afoot to block VPN access to iPlayer. For this reason, I am reluctant to sign up to a paying site, only to be blocked almost immediately after.

Does Pure VPN have a free version?

ps Tried to find app for pureVPN but Apple app store appear to block it?

 

[neil1967]

Yes there is an iOS app (and Android, Win, Mac etc) for pureVPN. I don't have any concern about pureVPN being blocked, other than very intermittently - they seem a reasonably large and professional organisation and they would lose a lot of custom if they couldn't provide a good service. We've used them for around 18 months (from memory).

 

[Bristolfashion]

I'm just wondering if there is anyone that feels just a little bit guilty accessing the BBC by VPN in contravention of the terms of service and, presumably, costing the cash-strapped Beeb significant money in enforcement?

I don't do it.

Cheers

Bristol

 

[RobbieW]

I'm just wondering if there is anyone that feels just a little bit guilty accessing the BBC by VPN in contravention of the terms of service and, presumably, costing the cash-strapped Beeb significant money in enforcement?

I don't do it.

Cheers

Bristol

Well there are certainly some here that have a UK TV licence but are unable to access the service they pay for whilst out of the country. The BBC have talked for years about implementing a licence based login for iPlayer but failed to do so so far. I dont see that they have any reason to feel guilty