Re: Interesting...

["pjqx" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could sign him up from here using your UK IP address, and email
him the login details - He should then be able to use it without the
need for a VPN.  It would be useful to know if this works!

Tim.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Peter and Jane" <pandj.munnoch@...>
wrote:
>
> My son lives in Japan. Is there an easy way that he can get a UK IP
address (sorry, but what is a VPN??) and use this system? He would
happily pay for the service and even for a UK TV licence if that's
what it takes!
> TIA
> Peter
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Graham Kiff
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:30 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Interesting...
>
>
>   I can confirm it does work abroad, I live in Spain and can
schedule recordings and watch recordings from my Spanish IP. I had to
register using my works VPN which is a UK IP.
>
>   Cheers
>   Graham
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John Nye
>   Sent: viernes, 01 de febrero de 2008 21:12
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Interesting...
>
>   Hi Jon,
>
>   So looks like it could be used when abroad without having to mess
with VPN's
>   or proxies (neither of which I have any great knowledge of!)?
Would be
>   interested in feedback on how you get on with it in Spain.
>
>   John
>
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
>   > Of Jon Wilkins
>   > Sent: 01 February 2008 19:54
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Interesting...
>   >
>   > Fab... The geo thingy lookup only seems to prevent you from
signing up
>   > - I
>   > just signed up then closed firefox, hopped onto my companies
VPN, which
>   > makes google think I'm in mainland Europe - re-start firefox
and et
>   > voila I
>   > get the warning but can still log in and have full playback!
>   >
>   > I was hoping I could log in to schedule but expecting I could
not
>   > playback -
>   > amazed I can do both .
>   >
>   > Okay, so only a test via the VPN ... Am off to Spain next week
so I'll
>   > try
>   > it from there too!
>   >
>   >
>   > On Feb 1, 2008 7:28 PM, Jon Wilkins <jonpdwilkins@...>
wrote:
>   >
>   > > Hm,...
>   > >
>   > > Very very intersting... Especially as this is the field
I'm
working
>   > in !
>   > > (though not web-based)
>   > >
>   > > I too have just signed up.
>   > >
>   > > The economy of scale of using networked PVR over local PVR
is
pretty
>   > good
>   > > - as only 1 copy of an asset is going to be recorded for
many
users
>   > (and
>   > > probably retained until all users have "deleted"
it).
>   > >
>   > > It looks pretty slick, gonna try recording and see - it
allows you to
>   > > choose something already being broadcast -- be interesting
to
see if
>   > it
>   > > makes the whole asset available or just from the point I
opted ..
>   > Might
>   > > depend if I'm the ONLY person requesting it or if it's
already being
>   > > recorded....
>   > >
>   > > At least one gremlin still there though as I just got a
PHP
error !
>   > > *Warning: implode()
>   >
[function.implode<http://www.tvcatchup.com/recordings/function.implode
>
>   > ]:
>   > > Invalid arguments passed in
>   >
> /var/www/html/TVCatchup.com/core/sections/recordings/recordings.php
>   > on
>   > > line 350*
>   > >
>   > > Anyone know how's behind this ? (I guess I could dig and
find
out
>   > ...)
>   > >
>   > > jon
>   > >
>   > >
>   > > On Feb 1, 2008 3:39 PM, Paul Gale <groups2@...>
wrote:
>   > >
>   > > > Interesting as they encode as FLV - good choice for
web only
>   > playback.
>   > > > Quality is OK although a bit blocky at higher screen
sizes
and I
>   > noticed a
>   > > > definite regular frame drop throughout the programme.
Great
>   > resource though.
>   > > >
>   > > > Paul.
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > > > -----Original Message-----
>   > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
[mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
On
>   > Behalf
>   > > > > Of Mark McCall
>   > > > > Sent: 01 February 2008 15:07
>   > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Interesting...
>   > > > >
>   > > > > > Odd kind of arrangement though where if you
search
>   > > > > > recorded shows - you have to request it and
another
member has
>   > to
>   > > > > 'loan'
>   > > > > > it to you for 24hrs.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > Yes, strange. I've "loaned" an episode
of Airline earlier
for a
>   > test.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > > I wonder why they just didn't allow you to
add it
>   > > > > > straight to your list - maybe something to
do with
copyright
>   > etc?
>   > > > >
>   > > > > I'd have thought they would be recording
everything and
then
>   > allow you
>   > > > > to
>   > > > > stream whatever you request. Perhaps copyright
issue is
the
>   > answer
>   > > > > though
>   > > > > as you say.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > Streams nicely here (OSX FireFox) and does
full-screen.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > M.
>   > > > >
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