VPN for iPlayer

[Watergirl]

I now want to go and watch what I missed.  In the past I have used Tunnelbear with the BBC iPlayer, to get around the UK-only-viewing restriction, but last year that wasn't working terribly well.   Clips just kept buffering.  Does anyone have any good recommendations what to use to be able to watch the iPlayer from abroad?  Many thanks!

[ghostdancer1]

i believe the Hola extension for Chrome and Firefox should do it

[glasto2015ticketforsale]

handier to just download on iptorrents and dimeadozen

[The Nal]

I just watched some of Sleaford Mods using a fresh install of Tunnelbear and it worked perfectly. 

[verrymerry]

Windscribe

[Mardy]

I use Tunnelbear all year round. Occasionally there's a problem, but they're normally shit hot at releasing an update to sort it. Best $4.99 I spend a month

[The Nal]

8 minutes ago, Mardy said:

I use Tunnelbear all year round. Occasionally there's a problem, but they're normally shit hot at releasing an update to sort it. Best $4.99 I spend a month

I've the free one so am expecting a problem here and there but so far so good.

PureVPN apparently the best paid option about at the moment. Or so I hear. 

Edited June 29, 2017 by The Nal

[carlosj]

31 minutes ago, The Nal said:

I've the free one so am expecting a problem here and there but so far so good.

PureVPN apparently the best paid option about at the moment. Or so I hear. 

Another vote for PureVPN here. I got a 5 device licence in a recent sale specifically to watch iPlayer from abroad when on holiday etc. The iPlayer recent updates now preclude a lot of VPNs, but within 5 minutes of contacting support, I got the settings to get connected without issue on laptop, tablets work still without those settings. However, some open hotspots don't like pureVPN.

[Pandas]

6 hours ago, The Nal said:

I've the free one so am expecting a problem here and there but so far so good.

PureVPN apparently the best paid option about at the moment. Or so I hear. 

I can vouch for Tunnel Bear and works across all platforms.  The free version can be boosted by tweeting or something like that.

[Anarion]

On 28.6.2017 at 4:05 AM, glasto2015ticketforsale said:

handier to just download on iptorrents and dimeadozen

Do you have an invite for iptorrents?

[Watergirl]

Thanks all for the replies. I decided to give Tunnelbear another go, with some success. Am now watching Margo Price (brilliant!) but it is stops and starts. Can watch about ten minutes at the time before the buffering starts and I have to close and restart.  I managed to get it working on my five year old Mac.  

Also tried on my iPad, which is only a year and a bit old, and thought that might work better, but on there once I switch the Tunnelbear on the iPlayer home page won't even load....

Any tips from technical folks who can explain for dummies?

[ThomThomDrum]

Hola on Chrome has been working a treat for me since my return from the farm 

[ThomThomDrum]

Doesn't the free version of Tunnelbear only give you a limited amount of usage per month

[Watergirl]

Hallelujah - finally seem to have hit upon a combination that works.  Using the Nord VPN free trial.  If it keeps working this well I'll pay for a month.

[parsonjack]

ProxyPlayer has a VPN option that we use so Mrs P can watch Corrie on catchup from her sunbed in SE Asia.  Seems to work fine.