Comments on: We’re ready for the Beeb’s iPlayer http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/ News and Updates on the Community. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jackoab http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-639 jackoab Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:03:06 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-639 I signed up for the service as soon as it was available and next day got my installation pack, entered username and password and was informed they were incorrect, tried again same result, phoned and was told this was a common error and to try again tomorrow, after 3 days of phoning and getting the same advice decided to sign up again, 4 weeks later still waiting for a reply, is this what we pay our license fee for?, Jack. I signed up for the service as soon as it was available and next day got my installation pack, entered username and password and was informed they were incorrect, tried again same result, phoned and was told this was a common error and to try again tomorrow, after 3 days of phoning and getting the same advice decided to sign up again, 4 weeks later still waiting for a reply, is this what we pay our license fee for?, Jack.

]]> By: jsanglier http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-638 jsanglier Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:05:00 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-638 I have been using this off and on for a few weeks now, though like many I am annoyed that I have not been able to run it natively on a Linux machine. There have been problems with server overload at the BBC plus some DRM issues with the player. You may need to delete older DRM licences from your machine to get this to work - look through the Beeb forums for advice on how to do this. I am not sure, however, whether I would be a heavy user of this. I found I was going a bit cross-eyed viewing the small picture and expanding it up made me feel drunk, if you know what I mean. The BBC trust has insisted that this is made cross-platform compatible, but that has got to mean a move away from both Windows Media Player AND IE7, which probably means the service at some point will have to be re-launched! Somebody boobed, me thinks! I have been using this off and on for a few weeks now, though like many I am annoyed that I have not been able to run it natively on a Linux machine.

There have been problems with server overload at the BBC plus some DRM issues with the player. You may need to delete older DRM licences from your machine to get this to work - look through the Beeb forums for advice on how to do this.

I am not sure, however, whether I would be a heavy user of this. I found I was going a bit cross-eyed viewing the small picture and expanding it up made me feel drunk, if you know what I mean.

The BBC trust has insisted that this is made cross-platform compatible, but that has got to mean a move away from both Windows Media Player AND IE7, which probably means the service at some point will have to be re-launched!

Somebody boobed, me thinks!

]]> By: p.w.d.stone http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-637 p.w.d.stone Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:58:34 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-637 Should be possibly to block ports by schedule in most modern routers, certainly is in Netgear (although this seems to bork Windows Live Messenger). Should be possibly to block ports by schedule in most modern routers, certainly is in Netgear (although this seems to bork Windows Live Messenger).

]]> By: dave http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-634 dave Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:03:03 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-634 The BBC iPlayer uses port 1948, so blocking this port should block the iPlayer from using bandwidth. I'd have thought that a custom block would be possible but would need a lot of development work to implement. The BBC iPlayer uses port 1948, so blocking this port should block the iPlayer from using bandwidth. I'd have thought that a custom block would be possible but would need a lot of development work to implement.

]]> By: Sam http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-636 Sam Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:32:56 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-636 Dave you mention setting downloads overnight which is fine, but truth is you can't. Is it possible to add an iPlayer block except during off peak hours. I have a Vigor router which couldn't probably do this using schedules as well, any idea what ports I need to put a block on to stop uploads eating bandwith and slowing my network down. Dave you mention setting downloads overnight which is fine, but truth is you can't. Is it possible to add an iPlayer block except during off peak hours. I have a Vigor router which couldn't probably do this using schedules as well, any idea what ports I need to put a block on to stop uploads eating bandwith and slowing my network down.

]]> By: dave http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-635 dave Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:08:14 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-635 Tam, Windows task scheduler (or whatever they call it in XP) might do the job, otherwise maybe Netlimiter: http://www.netlimiter.com/ Tim, I found that while testing it out, seems to depend on the show and how many peers you connect to. One of the shows I tried downloading only connected me to the Beeb themselves, once more peers appeared the speed started speeding up. Other shows seemed to have lots of peers to start with so gave good speeds all the way through. Andy, I'd like a Mac client too. If you have an Intel Mac and use either Parallels or Boot Camp then you can at least use the Windows client. Hopefully they've thought about Leopard. Tam, Windows task scheduler (or whatever they call it in XP) might do the job, otherwise maybe Netlimiter:
http://www.netlimiter.com/

Tim, I found that while testing it out, seems to depend on the show and how many peers you connect to. One of the shows I tried downloading only connected me to the Beeb themselves, once more peers appeared the speed started speeding up. Other shows seemed to have lots of peers to start with so gave good speeds all the way through.

Andy, I'd like a Mac client too. If you have an Intel Mac and use either Parallels or Boot Camp then you can at least use the Windows client. Hopefully they've thought about Leopard.

]]> By: Andy Frizzell http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-633 Andy Frizzell Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:05:13 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-633 We Apple Mac users, on the other hand will have to wait even longer for this player and if we go for OS X 10.5 when it comes out in the autumn god knows when we'll be allowed to get a version of iPlayer We Apple Mac users, on the other hand will have to wait even longer for this player and if we go for OS X 10.5 when it comes out in the autumn god knows when we'll be allowed to get a version of iPlayer

]]> By: Liam http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-632 Liam Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:02:47 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-632 It looks as though it does actually work on Vista, it just won't let you download the install files on Vista. See here :- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/31/iplayer_launch_frustration/ It looks as though it does actually work on Vista, it just won't let you download the install files on Vista.

See here :-

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/31/iplayer_launch_frustration/

]]> By: Geoffrey Swindale http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-631 Geoffrey Swindale Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:12:50 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-631 Shame the BBC decided not to implement it to be Vista compatible straightaway - how long have they had to get it Vista ready? Shame the BBC decided not to implement it to be Vista compatible straightaway - how long have they had to get it Vista ready?

]]> By: timpage http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-630 timpage Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:54:25 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/#comment-630 I only got as far as 1% - 2MB - of (my first) attempted download last night.. which took about 45 mins before I gave up and went to bed. But even having aborted that and deleted the show from the library list, I seem to be using exotic amounts of bandwidth uploading stuff elsewhere - nearly 100MB uploads today, compared to a daily average of one or two for a few emails. So I fear Mr Add/Remove Programs will be coming out to play :) I only got as far as 1% - 2MB - of (my first) attempted download last night.. which took about 45 mins before I gave up and went to bed.

But even having aborted that and deleted the show from the library list, I seem to be using exotic amounts of bandwidth uploading stuff elsewhere - nearly 100MB uploads today, compared to a daily average of one or two for a few emails.

So I fear Mr Add/Remove Programs will be coming out to play :)

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