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The Nokia N86 now officially BBC iPlayer compatible

1 replies · 2,458 views · Started 14 August 2009

Just a quick note that the BBC have flicked the switch at their end and that the Nokia N86 is now officially compatible with iPlayer, meaning that the service shows up when you visit the Beeb's mobile site and iPlayer page. (Previously you had to manually install the generic 1.6.0 widget). Downloading of shows is also possible, with the N86 having the right DRM capabilities, of course.

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Works well too. The only thing to be aware of is once Real Player launches it takes getting on for a minute for anything to happen. The download indicator resolutely remains at 0% giving the impression the program has frozen. Then, after about 40-45 seconds the download indicator increases rapidly and the programme plays.