Re: Europe

2018-12-23 Thread Christopher Woods
Indeed. Hosting on one's own connection is often impractical. Sites like 
lowendbox feature deals at pretty bargain basement prices fairly regularly, 
including services which are ok with OpenVPN use.


A friend has one of these just for tunnelling to his dev servers (for work) 
without getting blocked by a weird corporate firewall setup.


Trick is to find a service which gives you an IP geolocated to the Uk, but 
far less likely to get caught in a dragnet ban than if using commercial VPNs.


On 23 December 2018 20:10:00 Dave Widgery  wrote:


Hi

That's fine if you have access to somewhere that has a good enough
upload speed to install a server, otherwise it is back to a VPN DNS or
Proxy solution's, I have never known Hotspot shield or SmartDNS  be
unavailable for more than a few days.

Dave

On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 20:48, Christopher Woods
 wrote:


There's various techniques services can use to detect inconsistencies.
Browsers still give a lot away...

With your DNS redirection enabled, run the tests on http://ipleak.net and
see whether you pass things like the WebRTC IP leak tests. If so, great,
but it doesn't guarantee problem free access.

Netflix, Amazon and various other services including the BBC gather details
of VPN providers and their IP ranges. It's not hard to identify client IPs
proxying traffic, so even if you carefully obfuscate your usage you might
find VPNed traffic gets blocked in future.

Best off running your own Linux VPS on a private IP geolocated to the UK
and SSH / VPN through it. :-)

On 22 December 2018 22:45:33 Dave Widgery  wrote:

> I started out using Hotspot shield very successfully for many years,
> then had a problem as the BBC managed to block it for a short while,
> so started using smart DNS proxy, because I didn't cancel my
> subscription on HSS I now pay for both, which still isn't very
> expensive but handy if one gets blocked I can use the other.
> I don't see much difference in performance between them, but Smart DNS
> proxy is a lot more flexible as you only have to change network
> settings and do not have to run a client on every machine which is not
> always available (unix based systems for example).
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 15:28, Paul Thornett  wrote:
>>
>> VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
>> for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
>> different set of  DNS
>> addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
>> of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
>> slow and often not to be trusted.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Paul Thornett
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Paul Thornett
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:
>> >
>> > That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but 
radio

>> > programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
>> > the UK if you want to download TV programmes.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> >
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: CJB
>> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
>> > To: get_iplayer-request
>> > Subject: Europe
>> >
>> > Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
>> > IBIS hotel!!!
>> >
>> > I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
>> > for Radio & T.V.
>> >
>> > Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
>> > downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
>> > as:
>> >
>> > Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
>> >
>> > File size : 69.1 MiB
>> > Duration : 30 min 4 s
>> > Overall bit rate mode : Variable
>> > Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s
>> >
>> > Just the same as in the UK.
>> >
>> > BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
>> >
>> > CJB
>> >
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Re: Europe

2018-12-23 Thread Dave Widgery
Hi

That's fine if you have access to somewhere that has a good enough
upload speed to install a server, otherwise it is back to a VPN DNS or
Proxy solution's, I have never known Hotspot shield or SmartDNS  be
unavailable for more than a few days.

Dave

On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 20:48, Christopher Woods
 wrote:
>
> There's various techniques services can use to detect inconsistencies.
> Browsers still give a lot away...
>
> With your DNS redirection enabled, run the tests on http://ipleak.net and
> see whether you pass things like the WebRTC IP leak tests. If so, great,
> but it doesn't guarantee problem free access.
>
> Netflix, Amazon and various other services including the BBC gather details
> of VPN providers and their IP ranges. It's not hard to identify client IPs
> proxying traffic, so even if you carefully obfuscate your usage you might
> find VPNed traffic gets blocked in future.
>
> Best off running your own Linux VPS on a private IP geolocated to the UK
> and SSH / VPN through it. :-)
>
> On 22 December 2018 22:45:33 Dave Widgery  wrote:
>
> > I started out using Hotspot shield very successfully for many years,
> > then had a problem as the BBC managed to block it for a short while,
> > so started using smart DNS proxy, because I didn't cancel my
> > subscription on HSS I now pay for both, which still isn't very
> > expensive but handy if one gets blocked I can use the other.
> > I don't see much difference in performance between them, but Smart DNS
> > proxy is a lot more flexible as you only have to change network
> > settings and do not have to run a client on every machine which is not
> > always available (unix based systems for example).
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 15:28, Paul Thornett  wrote:
> >>
> >> VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
> >> for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
> >> different set of  DNS
> >> addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
> >> of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
> >> slow and often not to be trusted.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Paul Thornett
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Paul Thornett
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:
> >> >
> >> > That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but 
> >> > radio
> >> > programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
> >> > the UK if you want to download TV programmes.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -Original Message-
> >> > From: CJB
> >> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
> >> > To: get_iplayer-request
> >> > Subject: Europe
> >> >
> >> > Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
> >> > IBIS hotel!!!
> >> >
> >> > I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
> >> > for Radio & T.V.
> >> >
> >> > Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
> >> > downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
> >> > as:
> >> >
> >> > Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
> >> >
> >> > File size : 69.1 MiB
> >> > Duration : 30 min 4 s
> >> > Overall bit rate mode : Variable
> >> > Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s
> >> >
> >> > Just the same as in the UK.
> >> >
> >> > BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
> >> >
> >> > CJB
> >> >
> >> > ___
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> >> > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
> >> >
> >> >
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Re: Europe

2018-12-23 Thread Christopher Woods
There's various techniques services can use to detect inconsistencies. 
Browsers still give a lot away...


With your DNS redirection enabled, run the tests on http://ipleak.net and 
see whether you pass things like the WebRTC IP leak tests. If so, great, 
but it doesn't guarantee problem free access.


Netflix, Amazon and various other services including the BBC gather details 
of VPN providers and their IP ranges. It's not hard to identify client IPs 
proxying traffic, so even if you carefully obfuscate your usage you might 
find VPNed traffic gets blocked in future.


Best off running your own Linux VPS on a private IP geolocated to the UK 
and SSH / VPN through it. :-)


On 22 December 2018 22:45:33 Dave Widgery  wrote:


I started out using Hotspot shield very successfully for many years,
then had a problem as the BBC managed to block it for a short while,
so started using smart DNS proxy, because I didn't cancel my
subscription on HSS I now pay for both, which still isn't very
expensive but handy if one gets blocked I can use the other.
I don't see much difference in performance between them, but Smart DNS
proxy is a lot more flexible as you only have to change network
settings and do not have to run a client on every machine which is not
always available (unix based systems for example).

Dave

On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 15:28, Paul Thornett  wrote:


VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
different set of  DNS
addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
slow and often not to be trusted.

Regards,

Paul Thornett

Regards,

Paul Thornett


On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:
>
> That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio
> programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
> the UK if you want to download TV programmes.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: CJB
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
> To: get_iplayer-request
> Subject: Europe
>
> Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
> IBIS hotel!!!
>
> I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
> for Radio & T.V.
>
> Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
> downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
> as:
>
> Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
>
> File size : 69.1 MiB
> Duration : 30 min 4 s
> Overall bit rate mode : Variable
> Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s
>
> Just the same as in the UK.
>
> BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
>
> CJB
>
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Re: Europe

2018-12-22 Thread Dave Widgery
I started out using Hotspot shield very successfully for many years,
then had a problem as the BBC managed to block it for a short while,
so started using smart DNS proxy, because I didn't cancel my
subscription on HSS I now pay for both, which still isn't very
expensive but handy if one gets blocked I can use the other.
I don't see much difference in performance between them, but Smart DNS
proxy is a lot more flexible as you only have to change network
settings and do not have to run a client on every machine which is not
always available (unix based systems for example).

Dave

On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 15:28, Paul Thornett  wrote:
>
> VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
> for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
> different set of  DNS
> addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
> of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
> slow and often not to be trusted.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Thornett
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Thornett
>
>
> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:
> >
> > That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio
> > programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
> > the UK if you want to download TV programmes.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: CJB
> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
> > To: get_iplayer-request
> > Subject: Europe
> >
> > Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
> > IBIS hotel!!!
> >
> > I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
> > for Radio & T.V.
> >
> > Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
> > downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
> > as:
> >
> > Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
> >
> > File size : 69.1 MiB
> > Duration : 30 min 4 s
> > Overall bit rate mode : Variable
> > Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s
> >
> > Just the same as in the UK.
> >
> > BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
> >
> > CJB
> >
> > ___
> > get_iplayer mailing list
> > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
> > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
> >
> >
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Re: Europe

2018-12-22 Thread Amro Bilal

For what it is worth, I have used StreamVia
https://www.streamvia.com/
for few years and in few different countries, including China and it is 
yet to let me down. The only UK website I could not access from abroad 
was National Lottery. I believe StreamVia has an option for live TV 
streaming in HD. It is a paid for service but if you are a frequent 
traveller you may justify

the cost.

On 21/12/2018 02:27 pm, Paul Thornett wrote:

VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
different set of  DNS
addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
slow and often not to be trusted.

Regards,

Paul Thornett

Regards,

Paul Thornett


On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:

That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio
programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
the UK if you want to download TV programmes.

Cheers,

Chris


-Original Message-
From: CJB
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
To: get_iplayer-request
Subject: Europe

Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
IBIS hotel!!!

I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
for Radio & T.V.

Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
as:

Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a

File size : 69.1 MiB
Duration : 30 min 4 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s

Just the same as in the UK.

BUT ... no t.v. downloads.

CJB

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Re: Europe

2018-12-22 Thread S Byers
But wasn't radio restricted to 48 kbps whereas now its a full 320?

Great improvement on quality.

SB


On Fri, 21/12/18, Chris Marriott  wrote:

 Subject: Re: Europe
 To: "get_iplayer-request" 
 Date: Friday, 21 December, 2018, 13:32
 
 That's the way it's
 always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio 
 programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which
 makes you appear to be in 
 the UK if you
 want to download TV programmes.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Chris
 
 
 -Original Message- 
 From: CJB
 Sent: Friday,
 December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
 To:
 get_iplayer-request
 Subject: Europe
 
 Hi - we were in Budapest
 recently with a fast wifi connection at the
 IBIS hotel!!!
 
 I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh
 quickly and easily both
 for Radio &
 T.V.
 
 Then I ran the PVR
 list and this too went OK. For example it
 downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken'
 for 16-12-2018 which ended up
 as:
 
 Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
 
 File size             
                    : 69.1 MiB
 Duration                         
        : 30 min 4 s
 Overall bit rate
 mode             : Variable
 Overall
 bit rate                       : 322 kb/s
 
 Just the same as in the UK.
 
 BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
 
 CJB
 
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Re: Europe

2018-12-22 Thread Mark Goodge



On 22/12/2018 00:10, Alan Milewczyk wrote:

On 21/12/2018 22:08, Jeremy Nicoll - ml gip wrote:

On 2018-12-21 14:27, Paul Thornett wrote:

VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
different set of DNS addresses.


Do you mean you're using different (from what?) DNS servers?

How does that help?  You still, ultimately, have to contact the CDNs
from where the content is served.


https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/news/smart-dns-proxy/complete-guide-on-what-is-a-smart-dns-proxy-server-and-how-does-it-work-9.aspx 


OK, so the name is misleading - it's really a proxy, not an alternative 
source of DNS. It is effective, but not in the way originally suggested 
- it doesn't give a "different set of DNS addresses" in any meaningful 
sense.


Proxies do still have some advantages over VPNs, for the reasons 
explained on that page - they can be faster, as they only reroute the 
traffic you need rerouting rather than all of it, and they don't have 
the overhead of encryption. But, against that, they are insecure and 
more easily blocked by the content providers.


Once upon a time, proxies were the usual means of defeating geo-IP 
blocking. But VPNs are becoming the preferred solution, because they are 
much more secure. And the speed advantage of proxies has generally 
fallen away with better bandwidth and connectivity.


Mark


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Re: Europe

2018-12-21 Thread Alan Milewczyk

On 21/12/2018 22:08, Jeremy Nicoll - ml gip wrote:

On 2018-12-21 14:27, Paul Thornett wrote:

VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
different set of DNS addresses.


Do you mean you're using different (from what?) DNS servers?

How does that help?  You still, ultimately, have to contact the CDNs
from where the content is served.



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Re: Europe

2018-12-21 Thread Jeremy Nicoll - ml gip

On 2018-12-21 14:27, Paul Thornett wrote:

VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
different set of DNS addresses.


Do you mean you're using different (from what?) DNS servers?

How does that help?  You still, ultimately, have to contact the CDNs
from where the content is served.


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Re: Europe

2018-12-21 Thread Colin Law
On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 14:28, Paul Thornett  wrote:
>
> VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
> for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
> different set of  DNS
> addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
> of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
> slow and often not to be trusted.

Build your own VPN on a Pi Zero and you will get a VPN that works at
your connection speed for less than £20.
http://blog.clanlaw.org.uk/2016/07/30/A-complete-vpn-server-for-under-20-ukp.html
Not that this has anything to do with get_iplayer.

Colin

>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Thornett
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Thornett
>
>
> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:
> >
> > That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio
> > programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
> > the UK if you want to download TV programmes.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: CJB
> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
> > To: get_iplayer-request
> > Subject: Europe
> >
> > Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
> > IBIS hotel!!!
> >
> > I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
> > for Radio & T.V.
> >
> > Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
> > downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
> > as:
> >
> > Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
> >
> > File size : 69.1 MiB
> > Duration : 30 min 4 s
> > Overall bit rate mode : Variable
> > Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s
> >
> > Just the same as in the UK.
> >
> > BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
> >
> > CJB
> >
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Re: Europe

2018-12-21 Thread Paul Thornett
VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well
for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a
different set of  DNS
addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount
of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very
slow and often not to be trusted.

Regards,

Paul Thornett

Regards,

Paul Thornett


On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott  wrote:
>
> That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio
> programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in
> the UK if you want to download TV programmes.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: CJB
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
> To: get_iplayer-request
> Subject: Europe
>
> Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
> IBIS hotel!!!
>
> I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
> for Radio & T.V.
>
> Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
> downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
> as:
>
> Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a
>
> File size : 69.1 MiB
> Duration : 30 min 4 s
> Overall bit rate mode : Variable
> Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s
>
> Just the same as in the UK.
>
> BUT ... no t.v. downloads.
>
> CJB
>
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Re: Europe

2018-12-21 Thread Chris Marriott
That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio 
programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in 
the UK if you want to download TV programmes.


Cheers,

Chris


-Original Message- 
From: CJB

Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM
To: get_iplayer-request
Subject: Europe

Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
IBIS hotel!!!

I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
for Radio & T.V.

Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
as:

Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a

File size : 69.1 MiB
Duration : 30 min 4 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s

Just the same as in the UK.

BUT ... no t.v. downloads.

CJB

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Europe

2018-12-21 Thread CJB
Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the
IBIS hotel!!!

I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both
for Radio & T.V.

Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it
downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up
as:

Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a

File size : 69.1 MiB
Duration : 30 min 4 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate   : 322 kb/s

Just the same as in the UK.

BUT ... no t.v. downloads.

CJB

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