get TV abroad

(This was tested and still working February 15th 2010 from Australia, this method has worked since iPlayer started, if you have problems please leave me a comment with your order id, location and ISP and I will see if I can help)

 Firstly make sure you have read about the software you will need in our 'How To Watch Free TV Abroad' guide (if not I suggest you read it now as you are going to need some software from Identity Cloaker).

The most common question I get about watching TV abroad is 'how can I watch BBC iplayer outside the UK?'. More people are interested in watching UK TV than US TV, which is why I have tried to give as much information on this topic as possible.

The BBC offer a total of 10 channels through their iPlayer system, and most programs can be viewed either live or up to 7 days after their original broadcast (this includes the BBCs advert free coverage of the Formula 1 Grand Prix!!!).

To watch BBC iPlayer abroad you will need to setup your proxy service to be located in the UK. This is really easy with Identity Cloaker as you simply select the UK from the dropdown list of locations and click connect, that's it!

Really you have now configured the software!

Yes this is probably the shortest guide ever, but its that simple!

You can see a video BBC iPlayer playing in Australia here.

So now instead of:

You will see:

If you dont want to watch iPlayer as a streaming video you can also download the programs, you will need to setup Identity Cloaker a little differently.

To download videos you need to use the VPN function, this is easily activated by clicking on the 'Launch Open VPN' button in the top right of Identity Cloaker:

Follow the prompts and a small 'computer icon' will appear down where the clock is, right click on this and select UK, you can now download from BBC iPlayer while abroad.

This is easier to follow by watching the following video:

(NOTE: some browsers seem unable to display this video, if you are having this problem then you can also view the BBC iPlayer Abroad setup video here)

Note for Vista 64bit & Windows 7 64bit: Those of you running 64bit versions of Windows will find the auto installation of OpenVPN drivers does not work. Don't worry as there is a very simple solution, I myself use Vista 64 so I know this solution works.

OpenVPN workaround for 64-bit Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Download full/standard OpenVPN installer from http://openvpn.net/release/openvpn-2.1_rc19-install.exe
2. You can keep the install settings at default or choose to install the OpenVPN driver only. To make it simple, just leave everything in the installation as it is preselected.

This will install the OpenVPN driver properly even on 64-bit OS. Now when you start OpenVPN Portable through the Identity Cloaker client application, you will no longer be prompted if you want to install the driver as it is installed already.

When you close OpenVPN Portable, you will be prompted if you want to have the driver uninstalled, just choose "No" (if you pick "Yes" by mistake it will not cause any problems).