Internet access on Nintendo Wii ...

Reeves

Currently have my Wii connected to the wireless network in my house for updates and news etc but has anybody paid for the internet access to surf the web throught it?

Is it any good i.e. speeds and content etc ...

poppy10_2

It's slloooowwww... also there's no flash so you can't watch youtube. I got the browser back when it was free, don't think I'd bother paying for it.

Reeves

but I thought it runs BBCi Player which I would use it for amongst other things ... how does it cope with that?

Daveyy

The Wii browser (Opera) does support Flash and will play youtube, BBC iPlayer etc.
I've got it from using all my Nintendo Stars from games
It's a novelty, using your Wiimote to type out web addresses just gets tiresome.

poppy10_2

It runs an old version of flash, which doesn't work with the youtube site; however since Janurary users are redirected to the youtube for tv site at http://www.youtube.com/xl which is designed for such browsers.

iPlayer also works fine, and will soon have its own Channel on the wii, meaning you won't need to pay for the browser.

Reeves

poppy10 wrote: »

It runs an old version of flash, which doesn't work with the youtube site; however since Janurary users are redirected to the youtube for tv site at http://www.youtube.com/xl which is designed for such browsers.

iPlayer also works fine, and will soon have its own Channel on the wii, meaning you won't need to pay for the browser.

THANKS for the tip about the iplayer channel!!! I'll look out for that.