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totally agree. I had no end of shit trying to watch BBC News channel from abroad. I'm a UK national, I own a house in the UK, I pay UK taxes, I pay your stupid

totally agree. I had no end of shit trying to watch BBC News channel from abroad. I'm a UK national, I own a house in the UK, I pay UK taxes, I pay your stupid TV licence fee, you're broadcasting live over 3 separate CDNs, just let me watch the fucking news. I eventually subscribed to an illegal IPTV service for that one sodding channel. I don't even need the other 17,000 channels. the BBC drove me to it

mavhc 5y ago
Not running a vpn from your house?
- 867-5309 5y ago
  the tenants wouldn't approve (they pay for elec and internet). plus I'm away for twelve months so no chance of onsite troubleshooting, physical reboots after power outages, etc.
  - larkost 5y ago
    So, you are saying that the TV license you are paying for is actually being used by the renters in the house you own. Is that a fair statement? That puts a bit of a different spin on it.
    - 867-5309 5y ago
      due to the timing of things, I prepaid for ten twelfths of their residence. I didn't seek recompense as I knew I would be consuming one channel. I am unaware if the tenants use a tv
herbstein 5y ago
Completely off-topic: great choice of name. That number is burned into my mind, and will be forever
- mikecarlton 5y ago
  Still more off-topic: I can only read it as 86-75-309
  - 867-5309 5y ago
    the joy of fitting 7 beats into a 4/4 signature
- 867-5309 5y ago
  cheers ;)
- UncleEntity 5y ago
  To continue the off-topicness... That number almost always works for store 'loyalty program' discounts too. <local area code> 867-5309
  - 867-5309 5y ago
    especially at Jenny's Diner
vanburen 5y ago
It may be worth looking at the AAISP L2TP Service[1]. They are a domestic ISP, so I guess iplayer should work over the service. [1]: https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/ https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/
- 867-5309 5y ago
  looked interesting, but is around double the price for around max 2 hours viewing per day, with no guaranty of supporting BBC streams. from experience I'll presume they know about this service and are actively blocking their subnet I'm paying around half the price for unlimited viewing of direct streams (no faffing with client protocols) which come transcoded for home and mobile usage

mavhc 5y ago

Not running a vpn from your house?

867-5309 5y ago
the tenants wouldn't approve (they pay for elec and internet). plus I'm away for twelve months so no chance of onsite troubleshooting, physical reboots after power outages, etc.
- larkost 5y ago
  So, you are saying that the TV license you are paying for is actually being used by the renters in the house you own. Is that a fair statement? That puts a bit of a different spin on it.
  - 867-5309 5y ago
    due to the timing of things, I prepaid for ten twelfths of their residence. I didn't seek recompense as I knew I would be consuming one channel. I am unaware if the tenants use a tv

herbstein 5y ago

Completely off-topic: great choice of name. That number is burned into my mind, and will be forever

mikecarlton 5y ago
Still more off-topic: I can only read it as 86-75-309
- 867-5309 5y ago
  the joy of fitting 7 beats into a 4/4 signature
867-5309 5y ago
cheers ;)
UncleEntity 5y ago
To continue the off-topicness... That number almost always works for store 'loyalty program' discounts too. <local area code> 867-5309
- 867-5309 5y ago
  especially at Jenny's Diner

vanburen 5y ago

It may be worth looking at the AAISP L2TP Service[1]. They are a domestic ISP, so I guess iplayer should work over the service. [1]: https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/ https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/

867-5309 5y ago
looked interesting, but is around double the price for around max 2 hours viewing per day, with no guaranty of supporting BBC streams. from experience I'll presume they know about this service and are actively blocking their subnet I'm paying around half the price for unlimited viewing of direct streams (no faffing with client protocols) which come transcoded for home and mobile usage