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 But the BBC, still block anyone from using a VPN on their site, regardless of whether they have a TV license or not... because how dare people try to stop invasion of their privacy by an organisation they pay to access but can't. Why exactly should I pay for a license at all? You won't let me watch anything 8 comments
@bytebro @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs It's not just iplayer, it's their entire site at times. It can't make up it's mind if it will give me a Error code: SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP or work. But turn the vpn off and it works every single time and never gives any error at all. badly designed to restrict access to anyone who doesn't allow the bbc to harvest their data  @anomnomnomaly @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs Interesting - in the case of their site(s) as a whole, I can still visit and see, so whatever I did back then seems to be working still. As a test, I just went to iPlayer and started watching The Commitments, and aside from the "do you have a licence?" and "contains dodgy language, are you sure?", pop-ups it works fine on my phone. Will try on laptop later at home. FWIW, my VPN is with ExpressVPN. @bytebro @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs I've been wondering if I need to change my VPN provider... I've always avoided the 'big' ones and use a little Swedish based on called Anonine, but I'm connecting through UK based servers. @anomnomnomaly @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs If they have adequate tech support, try chatting to their techs. I seem to recall it was a fairly simple change to my local DNS settings - sorry, can't recall the details now...  @anomnomnomaly @bytebro @rothko @anomnomnomaly Sure, and if someone is looking for a good VPN, that's likely helpful. The chat was about using BBC stuff while the VPN is active. I can confirm now that I'm home that my ExpressVPN thingy (with a minor tweak on my local DNS, the details of which I can't recall) seems to allow me to watch all the BBC stuff (aside from the pop-ups mentioned earlier in the thread.) Just went back to iPlayer and it played The Commitments fine with my VPN active on the laptop.  @anomnomnomaly no, they block access from commercial VPN endpoints in known netblocks. Run your own VPN and you're fine. My point, though is that they don't "block *anyone* from using a VPN", they're selective. And they block so that people who can't pay for a license fee and/or are in a territory where they sell their content commercially, can't freeload off iPlayer. They're protecting *your* investment as a license fee payer. You should use broadcast TV or radio; they can't track that |
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@anomnomnomaly @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs A while back when I changed VPN provider I managed to get the iPlayer working by talking to VPN techs and dicking with DNS settings on laptop. Not tried recently, so don't know if it still works - will check later when I get home...