BBC WORLD via Windows Media Player

Just today I'm having problems with the BBC WORLD audio feed via Windows Media Player. Is anyone else having problems too?

mms://216.106.166.205/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_100k.asf

(Edited by itsrobert at 12:58 pm on Sep. 29, 2001)

I've been having problems with that for quite some time! For some reason, for me, it won't connect, and it's a real pain!

Well its been OK for me up until today. How long has yours been faulty, Gary?

Well it's been like that ever since I changed to AOL, so that was at the beginning of September.  So I think this may have something to do with it!

(Edited by Gary at 1:25 pm on Sep. 29, 2001)

I'm currently watching it now. So its not WMP or BBC World, must be ur connection have any of u got a firewall or something blocking it?

You're watching it? How come I only get audio?

Whats a firewall?!

I firewal is a program used to stop hackers and people sending you virus and other nice stuff like that! Its like 'norton firewall' (my one) or 'Tiny Firewall' (which is free to download and is worth it)

And yeah, im watching it, i always do, i thought thats what u ment, i'll see if the audio only one works for ya.

Yes I can watch via QuickTime, but the audio one (mms://216.106.166.205/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_100k.asf) via WMP isn't working for me. However, the 300KB version (mms://216.106.166.141/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_300k.asf) does work via WMP. Can anyone explain this? I can't listen to the 300KB one, as it cuts off and starts rebuffering every few seconds!

Yep tried all of them and they all work, but as you said the 300k one does re-buffer all the time but the other one also works here. Sorry mate it must be ur pc.

Damn, I wonder how long this will last!?

That's exactly why I put the old dish up again to Hotbird!

So how exactly do you recieve it via Hotbird? I know you need a sky box, but what about the sky tv card? How do you set it up on your tv etc, and can you still buy old sky boxes/dishes?