Watch BBC iPlayer Abroad Guide
While using
this free method will give you results, it is not the most reliable way of
watching BBC iPlayer abroad.
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Every day I get emails asking how you can watch BBC iPlayer abroad for free, I have mentioned it in a few places on this site but never actually said how you can do it. The method is a little more complex than just using Identity Cloaker and it is much less reliable.
Before you start download and install the latest version of Firefox browser.
Step 1: Download and install the latest stable release of Tor using the default options. You can uncheck Privoxy in the install if you like. We will be using another proxy tool. (Tor is a tool that allows you to browse the web anonymously by routing your requests through various servers/proxies)
Step 2: We now need to ensure that the last server your request is routed through is a server in the UK. Go to https://torstat.xenobite.eu/. Click on the pulldown next to "CC:" and select "GB" and hit "search". Now click on the ">" under "Exit". You now have a list of servers in the UK that are allowed to be used as Exit Servers. Take note of all the nicknames of the servers except those marked Unnamed.
Step 3: Go to Start Menu and open All Programs ->
Vidalia Bundle -> Tor -> torcc. This will open the Tor config file. Scroll
all the way to the bottom and enter the following lines:
StrictExitNodes 1
exitnodes <list of the names you found in step 2 separated by commas>
An example of the second line above would be:
exitnodes anonion,anotherlink,colinwillsdorkyahoo
Save the file and exit notepad.
Step 4: Run Vidalia. After a few seconds, it should say "Connected to the Tor Network".
Step 5: Install the Foxy Proxy addon for Firefox.
Step 6: When you install Foxy Proxy, it’ll ask you if you want to add a Tor proxy to it’s settings. You’ll want to set up the Tor Proxy to have the following 2 patterns: BBC iPlayer pattern – http://*bbc.co.uk/* and Tor Check pattern – http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/*
Step 7: Check that you’re exiting through a UK server by going to http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/index.php
There you go – now, when you have Vidalia and Foxy Proxy running, whenever you go to the iPlayer site, you’ll be able to watch videos. Note, that you’ll probably have to repeat step 2 and step 3 quite often as proxies change.
Note this method will also not allow you to watch 4oD or most other UK TV providers as you need a VPN for those, as such it's far better to use Identity Cloaker and get all channels for less than 7 Euros a month. Remember to use code A2D0481D if you want a 25% discount on all subscriptions longer than 10 days.
BBC iPlayer will now be working abroad, if you get lots of lagging and pauses that is simple because the free proxy you are using is too slow, consider again about upgrading to a premium paid for proxy.
Find out more at www.GetTVabroad.com