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making your browser think you are in a different country

  • 06-04-2006 10:46am
    #1
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭


    Is there any way you can fool your browser in to thinking you are in a different country? I want to listen to something on BBC Radio 5 Live but you can only listen if you are in england. Any workarounds for this?


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  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Its not your browser that tells them what country you're in, its your IP address. You could use a proxy server based in the UK to get around this. I find that UK-only stuff works for me cos my ISP is UTV, and ip-to-location software thinks I'm in belfast because of it.


  • #3
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    Anybody know any public proxy servers that are UK based?


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Google "free proxy servers" and you'll get a bunch of sites that list various proxy servers around the world.


  • #5
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    but they are terribly slow Beano, if you want a fast one you'll have to pay for it.


  • #6
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    Beano wrote:
    Is there any way you can fool your browser in to thinking you are in a different country? I want to listen to something on BBC Radio 5 Live but you can only listen if you are in england. Any workarounds for this?

    I think UTV and sometimes NTL broadband will register as you as being "British". If you have access to a Sky Digibox or a FTA reciever. You can recieve it through them and listen to it then that way.

    This is how to "tune" in BBC Radio 5 live on a Sky Digibox anyway,

    Do the following.
    With your digibox turned on, press the "Services" button (near the top of the remote).

    Select number 4 (System Setup), and then 4 again ("Add Channels").
    In the appropriate fields enter the following (you move through the fields using the up and down arrow keys).

    In the Frequency field enter: 10803,
    The next three fields are toggle fields, i.e. using the left and right arrows will change the value.

    Toggle Polarisation to : H
    Toggle Symbol Rate to: 22000
    Toggle FEC to : 5/6

    Then select the last button - Find Channels.
    After a few seconds the channels should appear. BBC Radio 5 Live being the first IIRC.

    Use the Yellow button to place a tick beside it & other if you wish and press "Select". These channels will now be stored.

    You can view them by pressing the "Services" button, then 6 ("Other Channels"), use the arrow keys to move to the channel you want and press "Select".

    If you wish to view the BBC & ITV Channels see my attachment below.


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