Any specific settings to be able to use the BBC iPlayer app…it keeps saying that only UK is allowed. Used all the different UK locations with no luck…ideas? Thank you
I use get_iplayer to download iPlayer content at times, not had a problem with the PIA “UK Streaming Optimised” location.
Probably not… most decent Media Streaming services either block VPNs or force GEO location that circumvents the VPN location and uses your devices actual location
I’m in the uk and even if i use split tunnelling to exclude the browser i’m trying to use, iplayer won’t work until i quit pia
i’m having the same problem. PIA doesn’t seem to work at all for BBC iplayer. Seems to work ok on ITV. not sure if they are just not geo blocking some of the content though. A biit pointless if it doesn’t work for iPlayer. I’m trying on a desktop computer with the computer client
This works great. Thanks for the tip!
hmmm… doesn’t seem to work for me. i can stream no problem, even browser extensions will work fine, but get_iplayer just refuses to work
I’m also in the UK, and iPlayer / ITV etc all work fine on an alt browser via split tunnelling for me.
Which isn’t particularly helpful in itself, I know, but at least you know it can be done… maybe check your version as tunnelling was broken for a good while.
I tested my PIA with iPlayer and didn’t work either.
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I know there’s other VPNs that users claim works with it, but Nord is usually #1 rated and with the cashback it’s a nobrainer and competitive with the cheapest.
huh, interesting, thanks!
Ya I had been considering them but i think PIA was maybe a little cheaper. Should have just gone with Nord!
Well, I used a coupon to bring it to $77 for 2 years, basic plan. Then $31 off cash back site. So $46 and change. PIA would have cost me about the same for 2 years.
The only problem I see with Nord is that because their servers are a city away, my speeds are half as fast as PIA that has a server in my City. But I only use VPN for torrent and BBC iPlayer which Nord is the best at. It just really depends on your user case. Even at half speed, I’m getting 200 Mbps which is good enough for everything.
Everybody seems to say Nord is the gold standard. I’m itching to try Surfshark(Nord owned) since they have a server in my City and Proton & Pure which I’ve also heard good things.
I’m still on my 30 day Trial with Nord so we’ll see what we see. 