Topic: that awkward moment when...

[goncalo]

bummer, it doesn't just take an arbitrary postcode, it checks where your connection is being initiated from and tells me it won't stream to my region.

[DalPuri]

bummer, it doesn't just take an arbitrary postcode, it checks where your connection is being initiated from and tells me it won't stream to my region.

How about that expat shield that was posted recently?

http://www.expatshield.com/

[goncalo]

bummer, it doesn't just take an arbitrary postcode, it checks where your connection is being initiated from and tells me it won't stream to my region.

How about that expat shield that was posted recently?

http://www.expatshield.com/

Although I only quickly glanced at it, it seems to be windows specific, which I don't really use that much other than for recording myself playing guitar. I'll investigate it again later

[Peripatetic Phil]

Although I only quickly glanced at it, it seems to be windows specific, which I don't really use that much other than for recording myself playing guitar. I'll investigate it again later

Might this be a possibility ?  Recommended by Martin Pickering (Cretan resident) of Satcure fame.

It's now possible to watch BBC iPlayer and ITV for free.

Download and install Firefox. Update to latest version.

Go to http://hola.org/

Download and install the Firefox and/or Google Chrome plugin.

You will now have a new smiley button (top right) on Firefox where you can select various "Players".

IMPORTANT: This software uses your computer, when you don't, to feed shows you have watched to other viewers. In other words, it uses a "peer to peer" system. This means that, if enough computers are on-line, you should experience far fewer "buffering.. please wait" interruptions (in theory). However, it might also store web pages that you have visited and serve them to other users in the same way. This means that there's a teensy risk to your privacy (think "on-line banking").

Consequently, I recommend that you use a different browser for banking, Paypal, etc.

Frankly, this is just common sense anyway!

** Phil.