RTE online

[BennyHarp]

I'm living in the UK now and just got broadband installed thinking it would be good to watch RTE coverage of games on the internet as i know you can watch the sunday game etc in ireland. I went to watch the higthlights of Tyrone V kIldare (not that there was many!) and apparantly RTE wont let clips be shown outside of ireland! Can anyone confirm this or perhaps suggest a way around it??

[ziggysego]

Windows Internet Explorer:
These instructions are appropriate to Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 on PC.

Launch Internet Explorer

Click on Tools and Internet Options.
Click on the General tab and enter http://www.rte.ie as the home page.
Click on the Connections tab.
Click on LAN Settings.

Tick proxy server

further reading:
Yahoo list of free proxy server websites

insert the ip address and port number for the proxy server. For example use Proxy server IP address: 83.220.194.234 Port: 2731

Click OK to exit the Connections box and OK again to exit the Internet options box.
Close down Internet Explorer and restart it for the setting to take effect.

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Firefox browser instructions

These instructions are appropriate to Firefox version 2.x. If you have an earlier version you can install the latest version of Firefox from the large banner at the top of the blog.
To ensure you have the latest security patches it is recommended you install the latest version.

Launch Firefox
Click Tools - Options
Click 'Advanced' on the top menu
Choose the 'Network' tab and click on 'Settings...'
Choose 'Manual Proxy Configuration:'
Insert the ip address and port number for the proxy server. For example use Proxy server IP address: 83.220.194.234 Port: 2731
Click OK
Click OK once more
Close down Firefox and restart it for the setting to take effect

[BennyHarp]

Cheers Ziggy, not sure if i understand how to go about that but i'll give it a rattle!

[Zapatista]

Pay your bloody licence fee like everyone else!!

I ok that I get BBC for free tho

[BennyHarp]

Pay your bloody licence fee like everyone else!!

EH? Pay my licence fee? By UK I meant England - as far as i know the licence fee doesnt cover RTE over here - but thanks for the very constructive advice!

[FL/MAYO]

Windows Internet Explorer:
These instructions are appropriate to Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 on PC.

Launch Internet Explorer

Click on Tools and Internet Options.
Click on the General tab and enter http://www.rte.ie as the home page.
Click on the Connections tab.
Click on LAN Settings.

Tick proxy server

further reading:
Yahoo list of free proxy server websites

insert the ip address and port number for the proxy server. For example use Proxy server IP address: 83.220.194.234 Port: 2731

Click OK to exit the Connections box and OK again to exit the Internet options box.
Close down Internet Explorer and restart it for the setting to take effect.

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Firefox browser instructions

These instructions are appropriate to Firefox version 2.x. If you have an earlier version you can install the latest version of Firefox from the large banner at the top of the blog.
To ensure you have the latest security patches it is recommended you install the latest version.

Launch Firefox
Click Tools - Options
Click 'Advanced' on the top menu
Choose the 'Network' tab and click on 'Settings...'
Choose 'Manual Proxy Configuration:'
Insert the ip address and port number for the proxy server. For example use Proxy server IP address: 83.220.194.234 Port: 2731
Click OK
Click OK once more
Close down Firefox and restart it for the setting to take effect

Ziggy, will that work for the U.S as well?

[Muzz]

It needs to be a proxy based in ireland.  This will make RTE think that you are based in Ireland.

[ziggysego]

Ziggy, will that work for the U.S as well?

Yep. Like Muzz says above, you need an Irish based proxy.

[FL/MAYO]

Great thanks, will give it a shot.

[Zapatista]

Pay your bloody licence fee like everyone else!!

EH? Pay my licence fee? By UK I meant England - as far as i know the licence fee doesnt cover RTE over here - but thanks for the very constructive advice!

I gathered that. I was just complaining that you don't have to pay a licence fee for RTE while I do for the same service, but also pointing out that I get the same from the BBC but that's OK when I get it .