BBC iplayer on Freesat - how to connect it up

[Analoguesat]

This news from the joinfreesat site:

Though not officially announced, we have it from a very reliable source that BBC/Freesat will release the BBC iPlayer code to the general public from early next week.

So you desperate Humax owners hopefully dont have very long to wait

Another update from the joinfreesat site - the launch has been pushed back until "after christmas"

 

[Lazarus]

Another update from the joinfreesat site - the launch has been pushed back until "after christmas"

But not to worry as the Code has now been published on JoinFreesat.co.uk with tacit approval by Auntie.


Ahem



5483

 

[Analoguesat]

Yes I had spotted that but dont think its a good idea to publish it here atm.

 

[Lazarus]

Yes I had spotted that but dont think its a good idea to publish it here atm.

Ok - Happy for you to edit/delete, old bean

 

[Analoguesat]

Nah - anyone interested enough can go hunting for it - the web site is noted above

The final code will be noted here on the forum once the full service goes live - hopefully next week

 

[Lazarus]

Well you are a Gentleman - whatever anyone else says :-sugar

 

[Analoguesat]

According to an update on the joinfreesat site its a semi official leak of the code so cant see any problem about posting it here.. So if

1) you have the Hummy HD box on the latest software (only - it wont work on any other boxes yet)

2) you are in the UK (its geolocked to uk ip's only)

you can try the iplayer by using the code 5483

 

[sparkyinspain]

Just connected it up and used the code, but as you said Analoguesat, it's not available outside UK, I'm in Spain.
I was hoping that there would be some radio content, witch I can access from a computer, but nothing there yet, hopefully that will be added later

 

[Analoguesat]

Please note - according to posts on the DS forum theres a bug in the network settings on the Hummy box. You cant set a static ip on the box atm - you need to have the dhcp box ticked or it just wont work.

 

[Analoguesat]

Just connected it up and used the code, but as you said Analoguesat, it's not available outside UK, I'm in Spain.
I was hoping that there would be some radio content, witch I can access from a computer, but nothing there yet, hopefully that will be added later

Yes anyone outside the uk will need to run through a uk proxy or purchase access to a UK based vpn - vpn's can be found via google easily enough.

radio should be added later - remember the system hasnt full launched yet.

 

[portly]

BBC iplayer works well on the Wii, better than the website actually:-santa3 so if youve got one update it and go to the shop and download for free:-googly

 

[Oakey22]

will this be available with a dreambox?

 

[Analoguesat]

Who knows - it would need some pretty serious recoding within an image to provide it.

If it is I cant see it appearing on the bottom end boxes