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Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

ModelCitizen
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Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

Hello,
I can't seem to get the iPlayer live BBC radio streams when connected to the net via PlusNet, although I can if connected via Nildram or NewNet.
The BBC radio iPlayer feeds in question are the high quaility asx ones and are restricted to UK users only. My current best guess is that the BBC seem to think that PlusNet are not based in the UK, as the stream appears to connect but is then refused.
Can anyone else on PlusNet receive any of these feeds via their local browser?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/wm_asx/aod/radio4.asx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wm_asx/aod/radio3.asx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/wm_asx/aod/radio2.asx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/wm_asx/aod/radio1.asx
Thanks.
MC
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dvorak
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

All working fine for me.
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James
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

Same here from the office.
Oldjim
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

Only link which works is radio 3
Edit now 4 also works but not 1 or 2
coastergrotto
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

When clicking on the links they first of all brought up 'Internet Explorer cannot open up the web page' then later they opened up but were completely blank.
James
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

They should open up Windows Media Player or equivalent.
Oldjim
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

In IE7 I either get nothing or this popup and now none of them work in Firefox (I am running Vista 64 bit)
dvorak
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

Mac opens them in a new tab with a QT plug in.
All still working.
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HairyMcbiker
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

All working here under FF3 and Ubuntu 64bit
jkerr82508
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

All four work for me - in Firefox using the Totem plugin with Gstreamer on MandrivaLinux 32bit.
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

all work for me vista 32, ie8 saves a file like oldjim posted. open the file and it loads wmp and plays fine with bbc web page open in wmp.
pierre_pierre
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

all four working on my Laptop with XP SP3 and Firefox  3.0.7
ModelCitizen
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

Thanks for all these replies. I am entirely flummoxed now.
I have fired up my laptop and guess what... the BBC playlists work.... however, on my main machine the BBC ones above still do not work......  but other ASX playlists do.
Makes no sense to me at all.
MC
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

All work for me with XP and Firefox but still can't get it to work in Vista - the problem appears to be with Windows Media player
Edit - one major difference Media Player 10 on XP 11 on Vista
scootie
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Re: Can't get BBC radio live iPlayer live feeds locally via PlusNet

played ok on vista wmp 11 here.
only diff there could be is i didnt install the windows update in the capture and your running 64 bit vista