[FDOS_UK]

I’ve used this VPN provider for 5 years, with good results. It’s a paid for service.

https://www.streamvia.com/

[openfly]

As of yesterday, the BBC have announced that access to BBC iPlayer is to be restricted to UK licence holders, due to loss of revenue.
There is no explanation as to how they intend to do this. The restriction is to take place in the near future.
Annoying, but nothing is for ever.

[MartynSinclair]

If this allowed license holders to access iPlayer downloads overseas, I would consider it value and reason to pay the license fee…

[wowzimmer]

I’ve never been able to fathom why one can’t access the BBC iPlayer service abroad by simply inputting their licence fee certificate number.

[SimonS1]

Should be relatively easy to enforce online. Sky seem to manage it OK with SkyGo.

[PeterCoultas]

MartynSinclair +1 – if you pay the fee you should be able to access

Have spend several long stays abroad and naturally have not payed the licence fee while there – the amount of rubbish aggressive letters I had from the BBC (plus visits to my empty UK house) means they have undoubtably lost money as a result of their ridiculous attitude to viewing abroad

[TheRealBabushka]

Get a VPN.

The whole situation is quite moronic in this day and age of a border less world (at least for the globalised professional elite). Why wouldn’t the BBC allow non Uk residents the ability to pay the license fee to get access via the Internet?

[NTarrant]

I pay a license in the UK and for a VPN. So I’m actually paying twice to view programs abroad. I’d have no problem in paying a fee to watch BBC programs on iplayer.

[LuganoPirate]

I currently use a VPN which gets me both ITV and BBC though I don’t use it very often. I have Sky Go which also works via the VPN but never use it though my sons do and I presume you can get BBC etc through that as Sky carries those channels.

I was given another service which gives free TV worldwide without having to use a VPN, but the only problem is it’s live and so not always convenient to watch. Luckily my sister has a TV licence and never uses the iPlayer, so I’ll be able to use her number if it comes to it.

Going on, with more and more people using the internet for their TV I’m really not surprised BBC will start to charge as their licence fee income must be going down. However, I wonder how many will choose to watch via Sky instead?

[DontTurnRight]

Having successfully used a VPN for over a year to access BBC player, as from yesterday, i am suddenly unable to do so. Coincidence or not?

[transtraxman]

To watch programmes abroad try ITV Essentials GBP4.99 monthly.

[LuganoPirate]

DTR, just checked and using my VPN I can use the iplayer. Just watching Happy Valley!

[peterraven]

Hi there… Cannot find the link for UKbest VPN – sorry I am a bit blur today – can you be clearer?

Thanks

[DontTurnRight]

Lugano Pirate – Unhappy Valley here and may have to resort to Apple TV for end of Shetland. Will try again though!

[NTarrant]

DTR have you checked that you are not out of subscription? I have had that where the amount of MB has been used up. Also when you get the only in UK message press the play button again and again, I have found on a few occasions that by pressing a number of times it starts

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