Marc Bain answered
Yes You Can connect to iPlayer outside the UK?
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That's not exactly true and if you search the web sites you will find lots of potential solutions. I'm afraid the majority of them you'll find are rubbish but I'll list them here and you make your own mind up.
Firstly - the method
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How they are blocking BBC iPlayer outside the UK, well it's quite simple it's just based on your IP address. Your IP address locates your computer, in fact you can locate your exact position based on the IP address you connect onto the internet with. Inside UK and iPlayer works without a hitch but outside the UK and you get that little message.
The secret to watching iPlayer outside UK is to simply mask your real IP address and display one that is based in the UK.
BBC iPlayer outside the UK - Free methods
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There are some free ways to do this depending on your circumstances. The first one is only available if you have a computer you can access at home - either a friends or your own. All you need to do is create a tunnel back to this PC and then browse via this tunnel. It sounds complicated but it's not too bad. I left on my Linux server on at home runing an SSH server. I then connected back to it using a free program called Putty, after the SSH tunnel is connected you just need your proxy settings. Redirect your browser to use a local proxy and then you can surf via a UK based IP address.
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That's not exactly true and if you search the web sites you will find lots of potential solutions. I'm afraid the majority of them you'll find are rubbish but I'll list them here and you make your own mind up.
Firstly - the method
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How they are blocking BBC iPlayer outside the UK, well it's quite simple it's just based on your IP address. Your IP address locates your computer, in fact you can locate your exact position based on the IP address you connect onto the internet with. Inside UK and iPlayer works without a hitch but outside the UK and you get that little message.
The secret to watching iPlayer outside UK is to simply mask your real IP address and display one that is based in the UK.
BBC iPlayer outside the UK - Free methods
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There are some free ways to do this depending on your circumstances. The first one is only available if you have a computer you can access at home - either a friends or your own. All you need to do is create a tunnel back to this PC and then browse via this tunnel. It sounds complicated but it's not too bad. I left on my Linux server on at home runing an SSH server. I then connected back to it using a free program called Putty, after the SSH tunnel is connected you just need your proxy settings. Redirect your browser to use a local proxy and then you can surf via a UK based IP address.
