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Listed below are comments made by cia00wpn between Thursday, 11th December 2008 and Thursday, 13th August 2009.

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New BBC weather site launched 1:24pm on 13 Aug 2009 To sum up: the 'revamped' weather page is a complete mess. Please fix it / revert to the old page design.
BBC HD: "Creeping" DOGs Update 9:33pm on 17 Jan 2009 Danielle,

I think it quite clear what the customers think about this and what needs to be done.
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 4:41pm on 11 Dec 2008 *fill the screen
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 4:40pm on 11 Dec 2008 Paul - if you haven't already, can I recommend you try visiting www.ps3iplayer.com on you PS3 browser. You should find the picture will feel the screen when you click the R3 button, plus you have the option of a much better quality stream by selecting high quality before you start watching.

Incidentally, this version has been available for months already.
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 2:52pm on 11 Dec 2008 cping500 - the subtle, but ever so important, difference with the BBC is the 'unique way in which it is funded'.

Priority ought to go to those devices which are most widespread and capable.

I recall an ealier iplayer blog post stating the that reason why development of iplayer accces on Nintendo Wii had been given a priorty was because of the fact that the Wii was (is?) the most popular console in the UK. (Although it questionale how many of those Wiis are actually connected to internet)

Shouldn't that rationale also apply when deciding which handsets to roll this new portal out to first...?
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 2:33pm on 11 Dec 2008 gerrymoth - version 1.0 of the S60 iPlayer for the N95 8GB, E71 etc can be found for download on the web - a google search should come back with a few links in forums etc.

Alternativley, it is possible to edit version 1.5 to allow use on devices other than the N96... similarly, a google search will return instruction on how to do this.

Given that this is possible - I don't see why the BBC can't implement it in a more user friendly manner to allow mobile gprs access. at the moment what's to stop people going down this route, potentially running up big data bills and then blaming the BBC for it anyway?

Please Richard, Matthew et al, consider adding a disclaimer to the S60 widget at launch and then make availble for all S60 devices.

At least can we have some reasoning why that isnt implemented.
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 12:22pm on 11 Dec 2008 Nick - I understand your points and agree that it wouldn't be ideal in terms of the S60 application on the slightly older handsets. However, the iPlayer S60 app (v. 1.5) has been known to work flawlessly on some N95 8Gb handsets (excepting of course of playing back downloads) over wifi and 3G, WITHOUT ANY HACKS.

So if that risk is there, then it already exists. A cover all disclaimer about data use with a tick box on launcing the app is all that is needed in my view. 'The BBC will not be responsible for data charges as a consquence of using the application, do you agree'? (or words to that effect).

But, and this was the first and main point of my post, given that there is this known issue with the older S60 handsets, and given that the BBC must surely be aware of the demand for the service from users of these handsets - why have they not chosen to provide support for them at least throught the new web portal route.
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 12:13pm on 11 Dec 2008 The more I think about it, the more frustrating it gets - so I am going to rant now despite my earlier comment!

WHY is there DRM on iPlayer downloads?

WHO is reponsible for this?

All of the programming on iPlayer has been previously shown on broadcast TV / radio, correct?

When it is broadcast, any one with the right equipment (VCR, DVD Recorder, Freeview+ box, Sky+ box, PC with TV tuner card) can record any of the TV programming AND KEEP IT FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT, AND WATCH IT BACK AS MANY TIMES AS THEY WANT.

WHY IS IPLAYER DIFFERENT?

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME.
BBC iPlayer: New Mobile Website in beta 11:49am on 11 Dec 2008 So what about the many, many people with Nokia N95 and N95 8Gb handsets. These are not defunct, old handsets - they are still being produced and sold.

There must be thousands more of these out there than any of the handsets listed above - and the Sony C905 has much worse video potential - having a smaller screen for a start.

The priority should be to make support for the N95s and other similar handsets which are currently in mass circulation on the iplayer portal.

And then it should be too provide support for these handsets in the S60 iplayer application - (I understand that there are DRM issues that prevent many S60 models from being able to deal with the requisite secuity for downloading programmes- that is another topic entirely... so I will save my rant on that) - but at least provide support for streaming over Wifi AND 3.5g GPRS - put in a disclaimer about it being intensive on data use if you need to.

Currently, Nokia users (except the N96 and so it seems soon-to-be the N85) are struggling to get around these manufactured problems by hacking the S60 app so it works as they desire on their handsets - with varying degrees of success.

A cynical person would think that the BBC is somehow benefitting from providing support to brand new handsets that are currently flavour of the month. First the N96 with all the BBC branded advertising from Nokia all over TV and the billboards - and now the newer Sony and Samsung models too?

What about supporting the most widely used, capable handsets as a priority?

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