Twitching & Birdwatching6 mins ago
Insufficient Bandwidth
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Trying out my new iPad with BBC iPlayer I was happily watching live programmes but when I tried to view a programme from last week I was told "You have insufficient bandwidth to view this programme."
I know what bandwidth is, but how can there be a lack of it here when the whole point of iPlayer is that you should be able to view any programme?
I know what bandwidth is, but how can there be a lack of it here when the whole point of iPlayer is that you should be able to view any programme?
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There is some good reading on the BBC site offering a mobile download APP for the iPad:
http:// iplayer help.ex ternal. bbc.co. uk/help /mobile _iplaye r/iosdo wnload
There is some good reading on the BBC site offering a mobile download APP for the iPad:
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If you run the test here it will tell you what your download speed is and then open up a table showing which BBC services it's good enough for:
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ iplayer /diagno stics
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>>>Is that a fair assumption?
I can't think of any other reason - although it's hard to think of why it's happening except:
(a) your iPad is too far from the router ;
(b) there's a physical obstruction (such as a thick wall) between the iPad and the router ; or
(c) there's interference on the channel being used by your router.
You might wish to try a different channel, to see if (c) is the problem, which means going into your router's settings. If you don't know how to do that, we'll need to know the make of your router.
I can't think of any other reason - although it's hard to think of why it's happening except:
(a) your iPad is too far from the router ;
(b) there's a physical obstruction (such as a thick wall) between the iPad and the router ; or
(c) there's interference on the channel being used by your router.
You might wish to try a different channel, to see if (c) is the problem, which means going into your router's settings. If you don't know how to do that, we'll need to know the make of your router.