Unable to Receive BBC Radio

astonhilbilly


Joined: 05/05/2009
Posts: 162

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 10:02

We listen to either BBC radio 2 or smooth radio via the internet and until today we have had no problem at all. Now we are unable to access these radio stations.

Can anyone suggest a solution to our problem please?

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 10:07

I usuallu get them but sometimes it goes off in midflow. I tried listening via 'realplayer and that seems to work fine

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 10:08

mine is working fine no problems through radio player

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 11:51

Hi astonhilbilly



It might have been a localised internet issue



May be some members don't realise, but you can get BBC R 1-4 and some others via a 1.8m dish - so if you use one to get SKY, they are on channels 0101 up to 0104 respectively.

astonhilbilly


Joined: 05/05/2009
Posts: 162

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 12:57

Thanks very much for your answers. Mark, no Sky, worse luck - I wish!!



We did a complete re-boot of the system and it has come back on now - I'm happy now.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 13:40

Sorry, I should have made it clear - you don't NEED to pay for SKY to get the BBC ( other other UK) radio channels !

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 16:30

I've been using this fantastic FREE player for months to listen to UK radio and watch UK TV



Enjoy,

G

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 16:32

Hi St George1..



>>I've been using this fantastic FREE player for months to listen to UK radio and watch UK TV<<



WHAT ..no 'clues' ? ! ;)

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 19:06

All BBC radio channels are available FREE through the internet. But the BBC have been making a lot of technical changes over the last few years, and the "handshake" is poor and it is slow to connect,you sometimes lose the connection or it "stutters"*



* I am technically illiterate, but I gather that this is the connection between the output from the BBCs servers and the imput from the servers (in our case via Turkey) who imput to our computers.



As far as the BBC is concerned, only UK Licence Payers living in the UK are legall entitled to access BBC Television. They are investigating ways of enforcing this , and of providing pay TV overseas.



Dont shoot th messenger - but I think if I lived in the UK and paid a Licence Fee I would resent people abroad getting it for free at my expense. The BBC is having financial troubles . Recently the British GVt. stopped funding World Service and the Beeb has to.

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 19:11

I dont know how to do links, but if you put BBC in your search box you will be able to access their website which has a wealth of information about policies and technical issues - if you have time and can understand them!

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 19:15

re msg 9



I'm sorry - but what you say has no bearing on the OP's techie problem, and ( currently) the BBC DO NOT geo block requests from servers outside the UK for most radio programs - exceptions being football, F1 etc., ( where there are "rights issues" ....

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 19:25

I have been listening to radio 2 all day today on the laptop..Have never ever had any problems..I tuned into Essex Heart and could not get it but once I put in my old post code all was fine !



Thank goodness.





Spider,X

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 19:40

Re RADIO:



It might have done - it could have been one of the periodic failures , and anyway I was interested in other people's experiences with radio reception. As far I understand it the problem with radio (and it has been very slow recently) is volume of traffic rather than blocking but one has to wonder what priorities he BBC gives to problems with overseas connections, particularly in view of their expressed concern about access to the more lucrative television. I just hope we continue to get easy access free radio without it slowing even further and nothing happens to upset that.

frankedad


Joined: 21/11/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
13/10/2011 20:09

This is very interesting because I found out yesterday that i could not access, amazon.co.uk or marks and spencer site, so I tried it using my UK VPN and it was fine, are you on Extend, it seems like they are blocking some sites. I have found when I have been in Turkey that I have not been able to access BBC radio either. Would be interested to know if anyone else on extend is having problems.

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
19/10/2011 12:38

ha ha - OK so I forgot the link!!! DOH...



http://tiiveni.webs.com/downloads.htm (NO VPN NEEDED)



Enjoy...

G

LooseBoots



Joined: 08/02/2009
Posts: 1258

Message Posted:
06/11/2011 16:28

St George. Is this for live tv only or is there a facility on there for watching earlier shows like on BBC iplayer?