If it helps, we use Iplayer on a Firestick all the time with no issues, though we are in the UK and don't use proxies etc.
> -----Original Message----- > From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org> On Behalf Of > Peter Corlett > Sent: 28 February 2020 09:46 > To: get_iplayer <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org> > Subject: Re: OT BBC Iplayer on firestick problems > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 07:42:22AM +0100, Dave Widgery wrote: > [...] > > I am using a proxy server but it is not showing any errors that might > > be associated with that. I am not really asking for a fix, I was just > > wondering if it was just me or is bbc iplayer just not very reliable? > > or at least the firestick version. > > The BBC's edge filter doesn't always give useful error messages to third-party > clients such as get_iplayer or a Fire Stick, and even where it does, said clients > are often terrible at reporting errors. I've read the get_iplayer source code in > dismay, and I suspect Amazon's isn't much better :) > > To check your proxy hasn't been blocked, you would need to visit the iPlayer > website in an ordinary browser to see whether it works or whether it > complains that you're outside the UK. However, this action may actually > cause the proxy to be added to the block list as browsers tend to reveal one's > true location. > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
