Curioser and curioser.

I don't understand how it can be the provider - surely the BBC iPlayer  
HTML (or whatever) script must be looking for something on my iPod  
that it can't find - like the Wifi status. Given that the iPlayer only  
works with three mobiles and 2 of those are the iPhone and iPod both  
of which use Wifi and the chances of them having a Wifi connection to  
a router which is connected via dialup seems bizarre in the extreme so  
it's a very odd test on their behalf. As I can only access the site  
via an Internet connection, I wonder what on earth the BBC are  
actually testing!?

Cheers,

Stephen

On 8 Nov 2008, at 13:00, Paul Owen wrote:

>
> If just tried the BBC iPlayer on my wife's 1G iPod Touch with OS2.1  
> and it
> works as mentioned below.
>
> The only possible difference would appear to be ISP we are using  
> (I'm with
> Nildram).
>
> Paul Owen
>
>
>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>> Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:29:52 +0000
>> To: Mac User Group <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [sussex_mug] Re: Fwd: [sussex_mug] Re: IPhone battery life
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the update Paul. The same page loads for me, but still no
>> go. It's a shame I can't take a grab of my iPod's screen. The only
>> thing I can conclude is that for some weird reason, it's happy with  
>> an
>> iPhone but not the iPod though, thought it says on their site that
>> it's compatible with both. I can't work out why there should be a
>> difference.
>>
>> I've sent a bug report to the BBC mobile iPlayer people. I'll keep  
>> you
>> posted.
>>
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>> On 7 Nov 2008, at 12:06, Paul Owen wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Stephen,
>>>
>>> On typing in www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer, the page that automatically
>>> loads is:
>>>
>>> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/index.html>
>>>
>>> At time of writing the first option that appears is Money for
>>> Nothing, when
>>> selecting that the program page opens with a larger picture and a  
>>> play
>>> button in the centre of it. Selecting that play button starts the
>>> downlaod/play.
>>>
>>> Paul Owen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:23:55 +0000
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: [sussex_mug] Re: Fwd: [sussex_mug] Re: IPhone battery life
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I can't find the Jools Holland show, but I tried it on 4 other  
>>>> random
>>>> programmes and it says the same message from all of them. There  
>>>> is no
>>>> option to try and watch it - it just won't let me.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
>>>> On 6 Nov 2008, at 18:41, Paul Owen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Stephen,
>>>>>
>>>>> After seeing this message I tried it and it worked (via WiFi), try
>>>>> the Jools
>>>>> Holland show.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul Owen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:03:56 +0000
>>>>>> To: Mac User Group <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Subject: [sussex_mug] Fwd: [sussex_mug] Re: IPhone battery life
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not wishing to repeat myself, but in the excitement of EeZee's
>>>>>> explosion all over the place I wondered if my humble request has
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> overlooked? If there's a simple answer, I'd love to know the
>>>>>> answer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ta and sorry to bother you all again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>> Date: 5 November 2008 14:52:13 GMT
>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>> Subject: [sussex_mug] Re: IPhone battery life
>>>>>>> Reply-To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How do you do that? On my iPod touch, when connected to Wi-Fi
>>>>>>> and I
>>>>>>> try to access a show on the BBC iPlayer it pops up and says:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Sorry, programmes can only be accessed over a wifi connection."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What do you do - or don't you get that message?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 5 Nov 2008, at 09:19, tcrooks wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I reckon on charging the iPhone every other day unless I have
>>>>>>>> watched
>>>>>>>> video extensively - use BBC iPlayer a lot on the iPhone which I
>>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>> excellent.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with
>>>>>> indifference.
>>>>>> - Ian Kershaw
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

As for the outside world, you will be confronted by what you see. And  
what you see is primarily what you look at. - Zen saying


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