accessing bbc website

digiman · 23-04-2005 1:06pm #1

Is there anyway that an irish isp address can get access to the bbc's videos on their website. I wanted to watch some of the snooker videos on their site. They didn't have it blocked to non UK people last year. Can you mask your IP address or is there any other way?

Civilian_Target · 23-04-2005 1:16pm

Works fine for me at work, and on UTV internet. That said, they both route through the UK, so I'm not sure that proves anything.

digiman · 23-04-2005 1:18pm

You probably have a UK isp address though. I'm on a college network so I will definitely have an Irish ISP address.

the_syco · 23-04-2005 2:27pm

Could you give me the website, or tell me how to navigae through BBC's site to find these video's? I'm with Eircom, so I'll check it out.

/edit

Nah. Can't; "UK only"

digiman · 23-04-2005 2:51pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4448443.stm

Click on any of the links for videos on the right.

axer · 23-04-2005 3:02pm

you could use a uk proxy address

digiman · 23-04-2005 3:05pm

How would I go about doing that? I know how to change proxy addresses but where would I get one?

axer · 23-04-2005 3:12pm

You need to do a search for proxy lists and uk or united kingdom etc
e.g.
http://www.samair.ru/proxy/proxy-11.htm

edit: You can test the proxys here: http://www.checker.freeproxy.ru/checker/

aphex™ · 23-04-2005 3:18pm

digiman wrote:

You probably have a UK isp address though. I'm on a college network so I will definitely have an Irish ISP address.

Maybe the college network is blocking access to videos, mine does.

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