durham70 Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 I had BBC2 working for a while here in Sydney, Australia But it stopped fairly quickly :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2611 Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 not working at all here :( and im in the UK :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowcra Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Welcome to neowin Durham70! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durham70 Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 thanks Gowcra - long time reader, first time poster :) originally from the uk (Durham...) and have a wife who'd happily subscribe if bbc tv was available online! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 not working at all here :( and im in the UK :rolleyes: 585857767[/snapback] same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted May 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 1, 2005 Seems to have stopped workin now.. was working earlier :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M/\TT Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Didn't catch this in time to test it :( Watched The Temple Of Doom on the big TV downstairs though! Great move by the BBC. Just what we need (Y) Streaming BBC channels!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRosenfeld Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Not working for me either (in UK). Is that something to do with this from http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadband/info/multicast.shtml : How to get multicast Almost all modern computers are capable of receiving multicast. You just need to first check that your internet service provider (ISP) is working (or peering) with the BBC to allow you to use BBC services through multicast. If they are, it's simple: just click on the relevant link and it should work in RealPlayer. Check below to make sure that your ISP is listed. If not you can always ask them why and encourage them to provide the service. Secondly you may need to check that your home broadband router is defaulting to multicast. If not it may need configuring. Then a bit lower down it says: Service Providers JANET C&W Claranet NetServices Bogons.net PIPEX In progress : Eclipse.net Intervivo.net Easynet I'm with Tiscali, not on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john smith 1924 Veteran Posted May 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 1, 2005 Full list of streams : http://support.bbc.co.uk/multicast/streams.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 i'm using pipex, yet i get the same error message every time: A General Error has occured.This server is configured to support only multicast connections. Please contact the content provider for more information on listening to this broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 I had it working for hours perfectly before the cutoff, i had no errors at all tho. and my isp isnt on that list (i use blueyonder) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Sucker I watched for some time using Real Alternative. Now none of the videos work. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 meh, only works for certain ISPs.. time to find a proxy :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomd84 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 i hope they come back onlnie even though im in the uk, it would be nice for them to be streaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanDaMan Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 meh, only works for certain ISPs.. time to find a proxy :shifty: 585859763[/snapback] If your not UK, just don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmr Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 wouldn't it work but only up to a limted amount of people something around 30? if they all the broadcast as much as they could out 256kbits then surely that would increase the numbers more just a thought? 585857703[/snapback] The whole point about this technology trial is that it was multicast - not the usual unicast. It means that the BBC will only, in theory, need to broadcast to one router, which will then duplicate the packets and forward to other routers that will repeat the procedure. This means that once it's been deployed, higher rate streams will be more feasible as the servers of the content provider will only need the bandwidth for one connection in theory. So the average home ADSL user will be able to provide a 250Kbps+ stream to many users. meh, only works for certain ISPs.. time to find a proxy :shifty: 585859763[/snapback] This won't work if you can't connect to it due to your ISP not being multicast aware. Your packets HAVE to go through your ISP and if it doesn't understand them then they'll still get dropped. Proxy's are even less likely to be multicast enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted May 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 2, 2005 None working for me - I'm in the UK but want to watch it on the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 doesnt work for me, im in canada, my isp supports multicast and i have it turned on in realplayer, it says network problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.pingu Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 None working for me - I'm in the UK but want to watch it on the PC. 585859983[/snapback] then get a tv card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted May 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 2, 2005 ^ I would. How much do they cost? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 damn stopped working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmah Veteran Posted May 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 2, 2005 Not working for me either (in UK). Is that something to do with this fromhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/broadband/info/multicast.shtml : How to get multicast Almost all modern computers are capable of receiving multicast. You just need to first check that your internet service provider (ISP) is working (or peering) with the BBC to allow you to use BBC services through multicast. If they are, it's simple: just click on the relevant link and it should work in RealPlayer. Check below to make sure that your ISP is listed. If not you can always ask them why and encourage them to provide the service. Secondly you may need to check that your home broadband router is defaulting to multicast. If not it may need configuring. Then a bit lower down it says: Service Providers JANET C&W Claranet NetServices Bogons.net PIPEX In progress : Eclipse.net Intervivo.net Easynet I'm with Tiscali, not on the list. 585858417[/snapback] F**kin ace, I'm with Eclipse.net - one of the best in the UK :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobster Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I'm with Wanadoo so no hope for me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Damn, no multicast for NTL users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 if you want to watch there crappy programs so badly turn on your TV. if I didn't have to pay a TV license but couldn't watch there channels I would do it in a heart beat and not look back - EVER - PERIOD. This is a case of W?BIC - Why? Because I Can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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