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Old 12-01-2014, 14:54   #1
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I've never had HD working on iPlayer and now SD is hesitating and stopping. What is going on??
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Old 12-01-2014, 16:21   #2
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Re: BBC iPlayer
Same problem here in Herts.
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Old 12-01-2014, 17:58   #3
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Re: BBC iPlayer
It's not very resilient. Tried two shows in HD recently and one wouldn't play past the 2 min mark and another got to the last 5 mins, started buffering and then began again all the way at the beginning. Losing the superb quality HD catch-up of the VHD box is what I miss most since getting a TiVo.
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Old 12-01-2014, 18:10   #4
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Have you reported this? It shouldn't be happening. Mine works fine. Could be a signal problem or maybe a re-boot, but I'm sure they can sort this out for you. Give CS a ring.
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Old 14-01-2014, 11:55   #5
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I reported it on Sunday - still waiting for a response.
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Old 17-01-2014, 10:36   #6
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VM finally got back to me. Apparantly, my upstream power on my broadband is 'in the red'. Getting an engineer tomorrow. Maybe someone can explain how this would affect on-demand TV?
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Many thanks for the explanation, that makes good sense. Maybe tomorrow when VM have resolved the power issue, I'll get my catchup back and working.
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Re: BBC iPlayer
I've had loads, BBC I player skips but itv doesn't so not a box or signal issue
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I've had loads, BBC I player skips but itv doesn't so not a box or signal issue
I think it could be a signal issue, and it's worth reporting. The BBC i-Player on TIVO operates on a different system.
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Iplayer on SD (Vbox) is next to useless these days, and they seem to blame the broadcaster (that's as it comes from them . it's not a guaranteed part of the service).
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Iplayer on SD (Vbox) is next to useless these days, and they seem to blame the broadcaster (that's as it comes from them . it's not a guaranteed part of the service).
I have a V box in my bedroom and use it occasionally for the BBC Iplayer service on that system (as recently as Sunday) and I have not been experiencing problems. I think you are getting bad advice and need to call out a technician to investigate it.

If it is not happening to me, it can't be down to the broadcaster, surely?
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