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Hi! |
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:40:53 +0200 "Liviu Andronic" |
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<landronimirc@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Is there a way to make Opera or Firefox believe that I am located in |
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> the UK? I am using (on a regular basis) the following environment |
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> variables. |
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> LC_ALL=en_GB.UTF-8 |
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> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 |
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> Nonetheless, it seems to make no difference to either browser. Maybe |
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> someone knows exactly how does BBC, or Google and other sites |
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> proposing their web pages in your local language, determine your |
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> location? |
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It's determined based on your IP address. You can try it yourself at |
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_my_ip and |
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_ip . |
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This service locates not only the country, but also the city. |
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If you want to have an IP address in UK you will have to use a proxy in |
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UK. You can find a list of proxies at |
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http://tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/ |
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You could also find another TV channel with live video and audio |
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stream. There is a list of TV stations at http://wwitv.com/ |
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Cheers, |
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Renat |
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Probleme kann man niemals mit derselben Denkweise loesen, |
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durch die sie entstanden sind. |
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(Einstein) |