BBC iPlayer

Iconic

I pay for a TV Licence but why can I not watch iPlayer (even when I have signed in) when I am abroad?
This is what the BBC say but they have been saying it for years! 
'While we are interested in being able to allow UK licence fee payers to access BBC iPlayer when they are abroad, there are complex technical issues to resolve which we are investigating and it will be dependent on what legislation is in effect in the UK in the future.'

GunJack

Iconic said:

I pay for a TV Licence but why can I not watch iPlayer (even when I have signed in) when I am abroad?
This is what the BBC say but they have been saying it for years! 
'While we are interested in being able to allow UK licence fee payers to access BBC iPlayer when they are abroad, there are complex technical issues to resolve which we are investigating and it will be dependent on what legislation is in effect in the UK in the future.'

Use a VPN to show a UK IP address, job done

DoaM

That's (one reason) why people use VPNs ... it's also why the catch up players and VPN providers are in a constant battle for supremacy.

Iconic

I know VPN''s have their advantages but I can do without them.
I don't do anything I want to hide online so why should I pay a VPN provider to look after all my boring browsing history?

debitcardmayhem

Iconic said:

I know VPN''s have their advantages but I can do without them.
I don't do anything I want to hide online so why should I pay a VPN provider to look after all my boring browsing history?

Get an asus router, free vpn, using your own isp connection, I have 19m upload , works like a dream. Or use a raspberry pi

olbas_oil

debitcardmayhem said:
Get an asus router, free vpn, using your own isp connection, I have 19m upload , works like a dream. Or use a raspberry pi

Can you give some more detail? I have an asus RT-AC87U

debitcardmayhem

Yeah let me search for you https://www.asus.com/uk/Networking/RTAC87U/ look for the manual  and then look for vpn see the piccy

will edit again in a mo, later my picture editor is not working, and dinner is ready

RumRat

Iconic said:

I know VPN''s have their advantages but I can do without them.
I don't do anything I want to hide online so why should I pay a VPN provider to look after all my boring browsing history?

It seems you can't do without them....If you want to watch iPlayer abroad. VPN's are not about you hiding online and you don't, necessarily have to pay.

ToastLady

I use https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/  to watch the likes of iPlayer abroad. There is a VPN should you need it, but it's just easier to change to their DNS settings and forget all about it, and no lag from using a VPN. They do a free 14 day trial, so worth a look. They did have a short outage at one point for BBC which they sorted out in a day or two, and I had a problem with either Ch 4 or 5 at one point. Contacted customer support who were pretty quick in getting back to me, and got it sorted. 

fenlander_uk

ToastLady said:

I use https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/  to watch the likes of iPlayer abroad. 

That site invites you sign up for a free introductory trial but nowhere does it tell you what the subscription is after the trial ends. Why do service sellers think this is a good (or acceptable) tactic?