Thread: Easy Peasy BBC iPlayer tweak for Opera!

Hi guys!

Found this today and it work brilliantly on my HD2. I can now use Opera browser to go onto BBC iPlayer
and play anything.

Here's the copy and pasted instructions......

36. Get BBC iPlayer Mobile Website Working on HD2
The current Opera 9.7 version on the HD2 is not detected by the BBC iplayer website. Here is a modifcation to Opera preferences you can do to get it to work.
Launch Opera and type: opera:config in the url bar. No http:// prefix needed.
Tap on User Prefs at bottom of the list and then scroll down to Custom User-Agent.
Delete ALL text in the box and enter HTC_Touch_HD_T8282.
Scroll down to the bottom of User Prefs list and hit Save.
Exit Opera and restart it.
Now go to http://bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer. Videos are opened in your Streaming App on your phone.

All the best!

Is there somethong missing in your instructions as I only get the User:agent without the 'custom' prefix after typing in Opera:config. There is only the number '1' in that field and when I delete it and retype the HTC stuff and save it nothing changes for me when I reopen it.

It works for me - thanks.

Ok, working now too. Thanks

Glad you got it working!
Just an update. I was using in my home to test it out and it was fine. Forgot the HD2 was going through my WIFI box.
As soon as I tried in a 3G area outside today, I got a message that I could only view when on WIFI.
It seems only people on 3 and Vodaphone can use it on a 3G connection at the moment. Everyone else must use a WIFI connection I suspect.

Gaz

awesome stuff - except it just stays buffering and i never get a picture - I'll soft reset and let you know...

....yeah, maybe that'll work dude!
Mine works great on when on WIFI.

Gaz.

Nope - stops at "buffering ..... 0%" and that's it. then i get a "server or data time out; tap play to reconnect" - Any ideas on this ?

Now it is not working again.

I put in the ROM upgrade that has just been posted by HTC in the hope that it might do the job properly, but when I tried to use iPlayer I got a notice saying that the 'phone is not supported.

So I put in the work-around described in this thread and iPlayer loaded and allowed me to make a selection of a programme. However, when I clicked to play, I got an error message headed "Streaming Media" saying "Server requests client to disconnect from the network".

What now?

I'm not sure why you guys are experiencing problems.
I have a box standard, non upgraded HD2!!! It seems to work fine mine??
Try downloading the Skyfire browser and use that. I have to say, I've chosen to set Skyfire as my default web browser.
I was beginning to forget which browser works with which websites. Skyfire copes with them all, no matter what it contains or how busy it is.
Try Skyfire......you won't look back!

Gaz.