ChatterBank1 min ago
Streaming Versus Downloading
5 Answers
Hello everyone. I have recently moved to Wellington, NZ, and I'm missing a few of the shows shown back in Blighty. As I have a 50Gb internet limit per month, I was wondering if streaming and downloading use the same amount or, as streaming is often at a lower quality, does this use less?
Hope this makes sense and thanks in advance.
Hope this makes sense and thanks in advance.
Answers
As has been indicated, you can't (officially) use the BBC iPlayer outside of the UK. The BBC doesn't hold internationa l broadcasting rights for its programmes, so the iPlayer servers check the IP addresses of people attempting to use the service and block access from non-UK ISPs. However several people have reported getting around the block with this:...
01:58 Mon 17th Jun 2013
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As has been indicated, you can't (officially) use the BBC iPlayer outside of the UK. The BBC doesn't hold international broadcasting rights for its programmes, so the iPlayer servers check the IP addresses of people attempting to use the service and block access from non-UK ISPs.
However several people have reported getting around the block with this:
http:// downloa d.cnet. com/Exp at-Shie ld/3000 -2092_4 -752113 77.html
To deal with your actual question:
Downloaded files are likely to be at the highest resolution (with maximum file sizes) but some streamed services (such as BBC iPlayer) allow you to select a lower resolution (using less data).
However several people have reported getting around the block with this:
http://
To deal with your actual question:
Downloaded files are likely to be at the highest resolution (with maximum file sizes) but some streamed services (such as BBC iPlayer) allow you to select a lower resolution (using less data).