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 I live in the UK and my son would like to access BBC iPlayer, but is blocked because the access request appears to be coming from outside the UK (the BBC does not distribute their replay service overseas).  Is there a way to get around this?  Is it something to do with the way I registered for Mobicip (possibly clicking a US check box), or is this a technical matter?  Thanks for any help.  Alex  

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Guest Feb 10, 2011

still need iplayer

drat - I only purchased mobicip so as to get the iplayer. Could you highlight this info on the home page?

Please keep looking into this. Meantime I will try b.o.b.

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Guest Feb 10, 2011

b.o.b. lite

The Bookmarks Only browser b.o.b. lite does work for viewing iPlayer on an ipod touch - and only permits one URL unless you upgrade, but that's perfect if you just want iPlayer. And it's free.

I don't understand why b.o.b. can access iPlayer when mobicip can't.

Well that's the morning gone!

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Guest Jan 22, 2011

BBC iplayer support

Hi,

Any news on being able to run the BBC iplayer through mobicip in the UK withouth having to fudge things? I would like to purchase the browser but if it won't allow the BBC site to run then it's no use to me.

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Guest Aug 31, 2010

I-player debacle continuing?

 I have just purchased mobicip and put it on my 3 kids' i-pod touches,I am pleased that it has done what it said on the tin really well, however I and they are really disappointed they can't get BBC I-player, will it ever work or do I need to move from Mobicip?

 

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Suren Sep 3, 2010

Workaround for BBC iPlayer

This is a weird workaround, but it might just work. There are some single website browsers available for free on the App Store. For instance, CloudApp2 allows access to a single website that is entered into its settings page. It is only useful when the single website visited has its own internal navigation scheme, like BBC iPlayer for instance. CloudApp2 is a free download from the App Store.

Could you please try this:

1. Download CloudApp2 from the App Store.

2. Go to Settings > CloudApp2, and set the URL to

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

3. Launch CloudApp2 and see if iPlayer is usable from this browser.

If this works, then you can have your kids use the CloudApp2 app to access BBC iPlayer, and Mobicip for the rest of the Internet, ensuring they are within the boundaries of acceptable use.

Please try this and let us know if it works. We will try to get word out to other users in the UK who may have a similar need.

Mobicip Support

http://www.mobicip.com/helpdesk

 

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Guest Jan 6, 2011

Where is the UK server?

Don't know if this will help solve the problem, but i use Mobicip and am in the UK, and yesterday i was stopped from logging into the facebook due to access from an unexpected location - fair enough, i presumed this was because of the Mobicip proxy

Today i logged into facebook from my PC and the facebook site told me the unexpected location was Dublin.  Is this the location of the UK server?  Dublin, being in the Repulic of Ireland, which is not part of the UK, is not served by the BBC, and so it may be that a change in server location to a country that the BBC serve (e.g. england, scotland, wales or northern ireland) might solve the problem.

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Suren Jan 11, 2011

Re: Where is the UK server?

Our European server is indeed located in Ireland. However, we did setup a dedicated server based in London to solve the BBC problem specifically. However, we were surprised ourselves that even with the London server, BBC iPlayer was not accessible through Mobicip.

We thank you for your enthusiastic feedback. Please bear with us as we are exploring other solutions to the problem.

Mobicip Support

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Guest Nov 14, 2010

BBC i player

Also living in the UK with a son using an ipod touch. We have installed Mobicip and cannot access BBC iplayer.  I really hope you can come up with a solution.  Thanks, Richard

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Suren Nov 15, 2010

Re: BBC i player

Our dev team is investigating another way of supporting BBC iPlayer through Mobicip. Please bear with us and we will post an update on this thread soon.

Mobicip Support

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Guest Nov 16, 2011

UK VPN

The best and permanent solution to your problem is to get a UK VPN service. When you get one you will be able to connect to a UK VPN server which will assign you a server generated IP. That IP will be UK based and will mask your originial IP, hence it will look like as if you or your son live in UK. BBC will allow you to stream your favorite content without any issue..I hope this will solve your problem once and for all..

 

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