BritBox : The BBC's streaming service for America.
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
June 22, 2017 2:45pm CST
I may end up eventually having to use this - especially if the BBC Iplayer makes it impossible for you to watch t.v. without a log in.
Until then, I'll just use my VPN.
The Britbox is a streaming service that is $6.99 per month. It comes with a free trial, but am not sure how long the trial lasts.
Only posting this because I mentioned the possibility of this service coming to fruition ages ago and now it has..
for those interested.
Meanwhile, I pay $12.99 for a VPN and can access more channels as well as more countries television services if I so chose..
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Jun 17
If I get a better internet conenction, this would be worth it just so I could watch Doctor Who. lol.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
Your post here showed up thrice! Whoops! 
Haha! Yes I am sure a lot of 'whovians' would get it for that alone. I've never watched an episode of Dr. Who, can you believe it?
Haha! Yes I am sure a lot of 'whovians' would get it for that alone. I've never watched an episode of Dr. Who, can you believe it?1 person likes this
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Jun 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum You can thank Verizon's semi shotty service today for that beautiful thing.
Whoa! For someone who loves British things, I figured you would of seen it. Are you not a big sci fi fan? Or has it just never interested you that much? I don't think I'm as big of a sci fi fan as a lot of people that watch it, but I am a Whovian. Lol.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
@thislittlepennyearns I am big on time travel so you think I'd like it. I imagine if I watched it I would be big on it.. OF course that's all I need, haha getting addicted to a t.v. program.
I used to have a hotspot from t-mobile. It was alright but not the best.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun 17
The bbc will do that eventually i'm sure.
I've now unplugged my aerial and digi box and taken them to my sisters as the tv licence people are probably going to appear at my door soon and as I dont watch tv anymore I don't want to give them any excuse to fine me
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jun 17
@Mike197602 I don't do much of my own searching on that, though I am sure I Could easily find websites that allow me to view UK t.v. (or any t.v. really) live and for free... I worry about spyware / malware on my computer and i don't actually have a current program to monitor that. My malware bytes program lapsed and I've not renewed it yet.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I get all the free AV and do have malwarebytes etc...I have no problems and I use a site with a terrible rep for malware.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I use the site top mentioned...works well
There are a couple more similar ones where you can watch all uk channels but i'd have to find them again.
I found them when our aerial in the house blew down so I had to watch tv on the net.
for documentaries I now find channel 4 better than the bbc...maybe not for history stuff but more current uk issues.
There are a couple more similar ones where you can watch all uk channels but i'd have to find them again.
I found them when our aerial in the house blew down so I had to watch tv on the net.
for documentaries I now find channel 4 better than the bbc...maybe not for history stuff but more current uk issues.1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
Via the VPN? or through Britbox?
Britbox is only for BBC and is a streaming service. There are several BBC channels, but as for how many they use in this britbox, I wouldn't know.
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun 17
We HAVE TO pay about thirteen or fourteen pounds a month for a tellybox licence. It's the law. This is the money that is used to support the making of BBC programmes and whatnot. I will be a very happy bunny when people in other countries are unable to watch through iPlayer or any other service without a subscription. If I want to watch American shows which aren't shown on Freeview or the terrestrial channels I have to pay for Sky, Netflix and Amazon. Which I do do. BBC iPlayer is just a more limited and tiny version of them!
As you can probably tell, this issue is a bugbear of mine! Lolz.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jun 17
I would not mind paying a license fee to have access to the iplayer. The way I see it, this "britbox" isn't the answer. There is limited things you can watch, and while I know it's still new, I don't see it ever holding up to my expectations.
If there was a way for people from other countries to petition BBC to allow us access to their Iplayer with a monthly fee then I would definitely be doing so.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jun 17
@Poppylicious There's too much for me to manage to take screen shots of what is on offer...
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I suppose it depends what they choose to show. I just went to have a gander at the link but it wouldn't open the page because it's not available in the UK! If I could see what was available to watch I could have told you if it's worth your while. :)
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jun 17
I am able to find free British programming on Roku channels. Acorn is a fee services that specializes in British fare.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
You know, I liked Acorn for awhile but then I exhausted all of that. I used it through my firestick.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jun 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I know what you mean. You can blow through everything Acorn has in a month.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
@JohnRoberts I've also been using youtube to watch some things. Mostly documentaries though.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
Look at topffer's post on this discussion before you go for the BritBox or VPN. The second link offered works for me.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jun 17
@Bensen32 I hardly, if ever, watch American TV. What I do watch is usually streamed or older shows that are no longer being produced.
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@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
22 Jun 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum yea, i would have to look into it and see if it would work for me but if it does, it couldn't be worse than what is on tv here in America
@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
23 Jun 17
cool. We have BBC America. My mother loves it. She had been watching the Planet Earth shows lately. Pluto Tv is another stream free tv thing, but I don't know if they have BBC.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jun 17
This isn't BBC America lol.
This is BBC as it is in the UK.
Of course I've never watched BBC America so I don't actually know what programs they have.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Jun 17
If I get a better internet conenction, this would be worth it just so I could watch Doctor Who. lol.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Jun 17
If I get a better internet conenction, this would be worth it just so I could watch Doctor Who. lol.
