BBC iPlayer starts to block UK VPN server access

[davidbeell8819]

Wow! but I am sure that Nord, Express, Cyberghost will contrive a way to get around it.

[davidbeell8819]

Yes there are many UK VPN service that have servers in UK and other countries and have great protocols that help to encrypt data so its not easy for BBC to block all VPNs and their UK Servers. PureVPN is the best option and hope still not blocked by BBC iPlayer.

I second your opinion, PureVPN is a good choice but there are other quality VPNs like NordVPN or ExpressVPN that are better choices in terms of unblocking ability and online security & privacy.

[ik9000]

Also forgot to mention that any comment about UK folks paying a license and so only they get access is total crap. You DO NOT need a TV license to access the iPlayer. At least not the non-live shows on it.

However that is set to change in the next few years. currently a license is only required for view of live streams. It's getting changed to cover non live streaming of digital content however.

err actually you do. That changed legally, like the law got changed and you do now need a licence to watch iplayer. Have done for a couple of years now. It's not 2010 anymore!

edit: oh FFS it's a thread necro by a new joker trying to get their post-count up.

[ik9000]

ok folks I just got sucked in here - when it's a thread peterb posted in just 5 posts back the alarm bells started ringing. This is from 2015. It's a massive necro-resurrection. Davidbeel not content with trying to resurrect it once in April tries again a month later responding to his own post? WTF? Can you muppets please stop dredging up out of date threads and find something sensible to comment on? Seriously how far back did you even have to hunt to find this thread? Nothing in the 10 reams of other threads since caught your fancy? Really, nothing at all? Why oh why can Hexus not lock threads more than 3 years old????

[Spreadie]

ok folks I just got sucked in here

Irritating, isn't it?

[ulrichneilson]

I really hope the TV license ends up forcing to adopt the current subscription model. There are so few programs suitable for me on these channels that I would hardly subscribe. They would need to significantly improve their game to compete with early adopters.

[Sumanji]

/me waits for ik9000's inevitable triggering...

<Michael Jackson popcorn meme>

[Saracen999]

.... Why oh why can Hexus not lock threads more than 3 years old????

They can. I did a few times, back when I could. But it needs spotting to begin with, and then just because a thread is old doesn't necessarily mean an update isn't appropriate. That can be a judgement call. Or at least, that was my logic back when I had to worry about it. Also, if there was an "auto lock if last post is > three years old", I never saw it, and that leaves a lot of posts for part-time volunteer mods to lock.