Hi! On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:40:53 +0200 "Liviu Andronic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a way to make Opera or Firefox believe that I am located in > the UK? I am using (on a regular basis) the following environment > variables. > LC_ALL=en_GB.UTF-8 > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > Nonetheless, it seems to make no difference to either browser. Maybe > someone knows exactly how does BBC, or Google and other sites > proposing their web pages in your local language, determine your > location?
It's determined based on your IP address. You can try it yourself at http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_my_ip and http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_ip . This service locates not only the country, but also the city. If you want to have an IP address in UK you will have to use a proxy in UK. You can find a list of proxies at http://tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/ You could also find another TV channel with live video and audio stream. There is a list of TV stations at http://wwitv.com/ Cheers, Renat -- Probleme kann man niemals mit derselben Denkweise loesen, durch die sie entstanden sind. (Einstein)
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