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iPhone 3G BBC iPlayer streaming over network
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Streaming video is against the T&C anyway so even if it does work you run the risk of being throttled/capped/having your data cut off.
Even youtube would fall under this...
It remains to be seen how much they try to enforce that rule, with so many iphone users out there who've probably never read the small print.
Even youtube would fall under this...
It remains to be seen how much they try to enforce that rule, with so many iphone users out there who've probably never read the small print.
I think I read somewhere here that O2 had requested a block be put on iPlayer via 3G since it's so demanding on the bandwidth.
exactly, so it seems o2 don't care
its not like it used it all the time, once in a while
but if its blocked, then thats that
true, where are you though?
i'm off to university in september, and i would have thought all main uk cities would have 3g?!?
3G coverage should be much better - EDGE was only ever a very small footprint, as they put it in to support the 2G iphone whereas 3G is part of the normal rollout & is supposed to cover 90% of the population by now (a condition of their bidding for the 3G spectrum I believe).
I've tried it in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee along with the surrounding areas. The E icon will appear but it doesn't ever hang around for any length of time.
Edge coverage in edinburgh is pretty much limited to leith and between corstorphine and the airport, but 3G coverage has been great in most of the city
new message...TV programmes unavailable
if you try and access a TV show via 3G you now get the message " Sorry, television programmes can only be watched over a wifi connection" It used to just not load and throw up a "Null" error
So hopefully this means that all the radio stuff will shortly be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch and this will be allowed via 3G.
Fingers crossed.
if you try and access a TV show via 3G you now get the message " Sorry, television programmes can only be watched over a wifi connection" It used to just not load and throw up a "Null" error
So hopefully this means that all the radio stuff will shortly be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch and this will be allowed via 3G.
Fingers crossed.
if you try and access a TV show via 3G you now get the message " Sorry, television programmes can only be watched over a wifi connection" It used to just not load and throw up a "Null" error
So hopefully this means that all the radio stuff will shortly be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch and this will be allowed via 3G.
Fingers crossed.
Don't hold your breath.
Phazer
More accurately it seems O2 do care, but have some contractual block with Apple that means they can't do anything about the YouTube app.
Phazer
how does youtube fall under it if AT&T KNOWS about being able to stream the video!?
No one gets caught for doing so?
No one gets caught for doing so?
It's no good to out-of-UK residents, unfortunately.
I was really hoping to stream Five Live, but I bet radio will be blocked too.
Oh well, that's why I keep my HTC.
I was really hoping to stream Five Live, but I bet radio will be blocked too.
Oh well, that's why I keep my HTC.
I accidently stumbled across a way to watch video from BBC iplayer over a 3g connection.
1) Connect using wifi to bbc iplayer.
2) Open up the program you want to watch.
3) Wait for the play icon to appear on the program image.
4) Open new windows and do the same for each separate program you want to watch on bbc iplayer.
Once the play icon appears, you can disconnect from the wifi and take your iphone with you and watch the program over 3g without the need for wifi. All that is required is for the play link to appear and when you click the link, bbc iplayer does not check if you are connected via wifi as it has already done the check and thus displayed the play link. It'll then start streaming the video over 3g.
The only problem is if you navigate to another page or reload the page then the link will disappear. If you load the main iplayer website then just use the navigation built into the website and links within the site streaming will work as it will still think its connected via wifi.
I know this is a long winded solution to use iplayer over 3g but until BBC and/O2 allow the use of iplayer over 3g or allow us to download for later use, this is the only way watch videos on BBC iplayer over a 3g data connection.
1) Connect using wifi to bbc iplayer.
2) Open up the program you want to watch.
3) Wait for the play icon to appear on the program image.
4) Open new windows and do the same for each separate program you want to watch on bbc iplayer.
Once the play icon appears, you can disconnect from the wifi and take your iphone with you and watch the program over 3g without the need for wifi. All that is required is for the play link to appear and when you click the link, bbc iplayer does not check if you are connected via wifi as it has already done the check and thus displayed the play link. It'll then start streaming the video over 3g.
The only problem is if you navigate to another page or reload the page then the link will disappear. If you load the main iplayer website then just use the navigation built into the website and links within the site streaming will work as it will still think its connected via wifi.
I know this is a long winded solution to use iplayer over 3g but until BBC and/O2 allow the use of iplayer over 3g or allow us to download for later use, this is the only way watch videos on BBC iplayer over a 3g data connection.
thanks! i dont even remember starting this thread, it was over a year ago!
but at least we know it can be done