Comments on: BBC iPlayer - they lied - it doesn’t work! http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/ RunningWithBulls .com The curse of Sanfermin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: ajh http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-117526 ajh Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:11:04 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-117526 @josh: I got it working under a virtual machine on Mac OS X running through a web proxy in the UK with no other difficultly that having to upgrade Windows Media Player. So if it can work under that unusual configuration it can be made work. @josh: I got it working under a virtual machine on Mac OS X running through a web proxy in the UK with no other difficultly that having to upgrade Windows Media Player. So if it can work under that unusual configuration it can be made work.

]]> By: josh http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-117193 josh Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:08:14 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-117193 I'm in england....it doesnt work. it's cost us one hundred thousand pounds (two hundred thousand US dollars) and it doesnt work. i have a masters degree and eleven years experience in computing. It doesn't work. i think the people who took public money to produce this should firstly have their houses removed and sold, with proceeds going back to the treasury, then have their children put into care as they're unable to house them. what?? i've covered all bases. they're cretins and they should be punished. i've thought of the children and i've come up with a solution. I’m in england….it doesnt work. it’s cost us one hundred thousand pounds (two hundred thousand US dollars) and it doesnt work.

i have a masters degree and eleven years experience in computing.

It doesn’t work.

i think the people who took public money to produce this should firstly have their houses removed and sold, with proceeds going back to the treasury, then have their children put into care as they’re unable to house them.

what?? i’ve covered all bases. they’re cretins and they should be punished. i’ve thought of the children and i’ve come up with a solution.

]]> By: ajh http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103638 ajh Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:11:51 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103638 @bbt: it doesn't work from an Irish IP. i was using a web proxy running on my UK virtual machine. @bbt: it doesn’t work from an Irish IP. i was using a web proxy running on my UK virtual machine.

]]> By: bbt http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103629 bbt Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:32:46 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103629 @zeris: hmm.....interesting...and having (presumably) an Irish IP didn't cause a problem? @duncan: yeah I am trying with work machine and another windows machine I have here....hmm, I didn't have WMP11 on it. I'll try that. Pity they could say that...instead of just checking I had *some* version of WMP running... @zeris: hmm…..interesting…and having (presumably) an Irish IP didn’t cause a problem?

@duncan: yeah I am trying with work machine and another windows machine I have here….hmm, I didn’t have WMP11 on it.

I’ll try that.

Pity they could say that…instead of just checking I had *some* version of WMP running…

]]> By: Duncan Sample http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103617 Duncan Sample Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:09:13 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103617 If you're using your work machine it might be because of the lack of WMP11. At least that's one of the problems I've got with using iPlayer. Not to mention that although I live and work in the UK, my work IP is Finnish. If you’re using your work machine it might be because of the lack of WMP11. At least that’s one of the problems I’ve got with using iPlayer. Not to mention that although I live and work in the UK, my work IP is Finnish.

]]> By: ajh http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103604 ajh Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:33:52 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103604 I had it working under Parallels with XP, WMP11 and IE7. It was fine but was more effort than getting a torrent. I had it working under Parallels with XP, WMP11 and IE7. It was fine but was more effort than getting a torrent.

]]> By: bbt http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103572 bbt Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:27:26 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103572 Yeah, I checked that.. The IP I have from work is an English IP. I might have to look further.... But there is no message saying that....would be useful to tell people that! Yeah, I checked that..

The IP I have from work is an English IP.

I might have to look further….

But there is no message saying that….would be useful to tell people that!

]]> By: Belen http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103564 Belen Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:17:09 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2007/10/17/bbc-iplayer-they-lied-it-doesnt-work/#comment-103564 mmmm... They do say in the terms and conditions that it's UK only (sigh!) mmmm… They do say in the terms and conditions that it’s UK only (sigh!)

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