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0 points867-53094y ago0 comments

totally agree. I had no end of shit trying to watch BBC News channel from abroad. I'm a UK national, I own a house in the UK, I pay UK taxes, I pay your stupid TV licence fee, you're broadcasting live over 3 separate CDNs, just let me watch the fucking news. I eventually subscribed to an illegal IPTV service for that one sodding channel. I don't even need the other 17,000 channels. the BBC drove me to it

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vanburen4y ago

It may be worth looking at the AAISP L2TP Service[1].

They are a domestic ISP, so I guess iplayer should work over the service.

[1]: https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/

867-5309OP4y ago

looked interesting, but is around double the price for around max 2 hours viewing per day, with no guaranty of supporting BBC streams. from experience I'll presume they know about this service and are actively blocking their subnet

I'm paying around half the price for unlimited viewing of direct streams (no faffing with client protocols) which come transcoded for home and mobile usage

herbstein4y ago

Completely off-topic: great choice of name. That number is burned into my mind, and will be forever

UncleEntity4y ago

To continue the off-topicness...

That number almost always works for store 'loyalty program' discounts too.

<local area code> 867-5309

867-5309OP4y ago

especially at Jenny's Diner

mikecarlton4y ago

Still more off-topic: I can only read it as 86-75-309

867-5309OP4y ago

the joy of fitting 7 beats into a 4/4 signature

867-5309OP4y ago

cheers ;)

mavhc4y ago

Not running a vpn from your house?

867-5309OP4y ago

the tenants wouldn't approve (they pay for elec and internet). plus I'm away for twelve months so no chance of onsite troubleshooting, physical reboots after power outages, etc.

larkost4y ago

So, you are saying that the TV license you are paying for is actually being used by the renters in the house you own. Is that a fair statement? That puts a bit of a different spin on it.

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vanburen4y ago

It may be worth looking at the AAISP L2TP Service[1].

They are a domestic ISP, so I guess iplayer should work over the service.

[1]: https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/

867-5309OP4y ago

I'm paying around half the price for unlimited viewing of direct streams (no faffing with client protocols) which come transcoded for home and mobile usage

herbstein4y ago

Completely off-topic: great choice of name. That number is burned into my mind, and will be forever

UncleEntity4y ago

To continue the off-topicness...

That number almost always works for store 'loyalty program' discounts too.

<local area code> 867-5309

867-5309OP4y ago

especially at Jenny's Diner

mikecarlton4y ago

Still more off-topic: I can only read it as 86-75-309

867-5309OP4y ago

the joy of fitting 7 beats into a 4/4 signature

867-5309OP4y ago

cheers ;)

mavhc4y ago

Not running a vpn from your house?

867-5309OP4y ago

the tenants wouldn't approve (they pay for elec and internet). plus I'm away for twelve months so no chance of onsite troubleshooting, physical reboots after power outages, etc.

larkost4y ago

So, you are saying that the TV license you are paying for is actually being used by the renters in the house you own. Is that a fair statement? That puts a bit of a different spin on it.

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