Methods to Watch BBC iPlayer Abroad
Remember the film The Great Escape, which depicted the genuine life escape by allied troops during WWII, from Stalag Luft III. They tried numerous techniques to get out of the prison camp, but the handiest they found was a tunnel. And it is a tunnel that we are going to use to access the the television industry’s finest programming – whether they would like us to or not. To be more precise, we are going to employ a VPN Tunnel.
the great thing about a VPN tunnel is that it helps you to seem to be in the UK or the US ( or any other country ) – in a way that a stand in never could. Diverse corporations provide a VPN service – the one you use clearly relies on the country’s TV programming you would like to watch.
the cost of a good VPN service varies a fair bit, but one of the best on the market costs under $10 a month, so it won’t cost a fortune.
When you connect to the VPN tunnel your IP address will cease to be Australian or American or wherever you now based. As far as any server knows, once that connection’s live – you are from the country of the destination VPN.
I’m British, but I’m living in Australia and I use VPNs to get access to the BBC’s wonderful programming. The BBC have, in their infinite knowledge, blocked access to their iPlayer television show library by anyone not in the United Kingdom. When i want to watch or download something from iPlayer, I just connect the VPN tunnel and start downloading. It really is that simple.
The same rules go for the other UK TV companies. Whether it is the BBC’s iPlayer, ITV Catchup or Channel 4 on Demand, with a VPN I’ll access it all. Its not just UK channels either, you can watch TV from the United States for the same value of under $10 a month.
All in all its a little bit of a bargain!
If you want to see it in action there is a video demonstration over at GetTVabroad.com
