Overcoming BBC.co.uk's "UK users only" restriction

#1 · 26-06-2006 02:17AM #1

Is there any way to overcome the BBC's restriction on viewing video content from outside the UK? I need to (for strictly educational reasons). I tried using megaproxy.net, but that didn't work.

Soundman · 26-06-2006 05:35AM

Working fine for me and I'm based in Dublin. Broadband line running Firefox as my browser. Default choice for the media player I used was WMP. Must be your settings are the problem. I browsed UK news and just picked a story at random. Worked first time.

irlrobins · 26-06-2006 08:18AM

Soundman: You with NTL or UTV? Their ip's often resolve to the UK so it will work for you. People with IBB, eircom, esat, etc all resolve to Ireland and are blocked.

lostexpectation · 26-06-2006 08:34AM

ther may be a post 24hr issue SM

jcoote · 26-06-2006 08:48AM

i think its the football u are looking for is it op??? think thats the only thing restricted

stevejazzx · 26-06-2006 09:08AM

Pet wrote:

Is there any way to overcome the BBC's restriction on viewing video content from outside the UK? I need to (for strictly educational reasons). I tried using megaproxy.net, but that didn't work.

I used a free proxy during the world snooker championships and it worked fine.
I had to try a few before I got it, and I had to change them but it does work
http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html

Overcoming BBC.co.uk's "UK users only" restriction

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