Iplayer on UK Roku

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I bought a Roku 2 (wanted the RCA jacks that the 3 doesn't have) from amazon.co.uk, came with UK branding on box etc. I setup a UK Roku account and UNOdns on my router. After setting up the Roku however, only US channels are available. Has anyone managed to get the BBC iplayer app working on a roku in South Africa? Any advice would be appreciated thanks...
 
The netflix is set to UK, no seting for iplayer. Iplayer works fine on smart tv, laptop etc. so don't think the DNS is a problem. Was wondering whether need to change IP address as well with VPN for Roku?
 
The UK specific Roku models all have an EU behind the model number. Just check the label on the bottom of the unit - the model should be something like 3100EU. Are you able to load the Hulu Plus channel on your unit as this is a US specific channel which I think is not available on EU models? If you are only interested in the BBC channels the 9-99GBP Sky NowTV box might also be an option.

Unlink your Roku from the existing account at the Roku store and do a factory reset of the Roku from the settings menu and disconnect the power. Install UnoDNS on your router, update your IP and configure UnoDNS for UK access and then create a new UK Roku account from the Roku store. Turn on the Roku and attach it to your new account and see if that helps.

EDIT: Anybody else notice the new Halloween background theme?

EDIT1: You can sign up for a 1 week free trial of UnoDNS (no CC necessary) which should be adequate to get your account configured properly - www.unotelly.com
 
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Yotch said:
The UK specific Roku models all have an EU behind the model number. Just check the label on the bottom of the unit - the model should be something like 3100EU. Are you able to load the Hulu Plus channel on your unit as this is a US specific channel which I think is not available on EU models? If you are only interested in the BBC channels the 9-99GBP Sky NowTV box might also be an option.

Unlink your Roku from the existing account at the Roku store and do a factory reset of the Roku from the settings menu and disconnect the power. Install UnoDNS on your router, update your IP and configure UnoDNS for UK access and then create a new UK Roku account from the Roku store. Turn on the Roku and attach it to your new account and see if that helps.

EDIT: Anybody else notice the new Halloween background theme?

EDIT1: You can sign up for a 1 week free trial of UnoDNS (no CC necessary) which should be adequate to get your account configured properly - www.unotelly.com
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Thats 9.99 for 24 HRS
 
The serial is a uk one (2720EU). It's very strange, I signed up for a trial UK vpn, setup my router (Asus rtn65u) as a vpn client, flashed my Roku and it still loads with the US channels (including Hulu+). All very frustrating. Kind of want to get it working now as otherwise a bit of a waste of R1.5k...
 
It sounds as though you have not set up your UK Roku account correctly. Try to set up another account using a different UK VPN or UK configured UnoDNS. You should be able to tell if it has been created correctly from the selection of channels that you are offered during the setup process. Once you have a working UK account, do a factory reset of the Roku and attach it to the new account. The 2720 is one of the latest Roku's with a headphone jack on the remote. It has only been available for about a week. This is the Roku forum feedback thread for the new models ...

http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63932&sid=1dc0ed0ca65a603db4268596034fac4a

When you visit www.roku.com from your VPN do you link to www.roku.com/uk. Maybe you can try to create the account from www.roku.co.uk to see if that helps.
 
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@NightCrawlerNic: This is the Sky Now TV box. The unit is locked to prevent Netflix access but does support BBC channels. It might be poosible to order a unit via Postbox Courier etc. There is also a 9-99GBP Sky Sport One Day Pass.
https://shop.nowtv.com/
 
Update: after a full day fighting with the little black box eventually had some luck. Created yet another account after clearing my cookies which seemed to do the trick. Iplayer now loaded but coming up with, "BBC Iplayer, coming soon" when launching the app? not sure what the problem is now. At least a bit closer to everything working... Thanks Yotch for the advice.
 
Dammit, just read in really small print on Roku site, *BBC Iplayer available on Roku 3 and Roku Lt, coming soon to Roku 1,2
After all that:o
 
Good to hear that the account is now working correctly. It's good to know that one can reconfigure a UK machine to stream US services. Did you receive a four shortcut button US style remote with your unit? Did you have access to the new M-Go (DreamWorks) service when it was configured using the US account?
http://www.maclife.com/article/news/roku_refreshes_media_player_lineup_inks_content_deal_mgo
Four button remote
http://www.amazon.com/Roku-Streamin...ie=UTF8&qid=1382718344&sr=8-2&keywords=roku+2
 
Yotch said:
@NightCrawlerNic: This is the Sky Now TV box. The unit is locked to prevent Netflix access but does support BBC channels. It might be poosible to order a unit via Postbox Courier etc. There is also a 9-99GBP Sky Sport One Day Pass.
https://shop.nowtv.com/
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Cool stuff, but how much will it cost to get the skySport channels ? Or will they be free
 
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