Advice required re swiss internet access

[Mattlan]

Brief scenario MIL is in Switzerland for 8 weeks having Proton Theraphy for brain cancer. Seems to be going okay but they are staying in a small village near the Institute (near Zurich).

Anyway the problem is this...my FIL is with her...they have no english TV, no internet access in the flat, no access to english papers etc and he particularly is going stir crazy.

Any bright ideas for how they could receive broadband / internet access for the BBC website / iplayer etc

please keep all replies in English (ie not technobabble) as they are not terribly savvy with such things neither am I

Many thanks to all of you who take the time to read this , many many thanks to those who can contribute and bring a smile to FIL's face!

PS wife is going out to see them next week, so if something could be sorted out over here to work, she could take it with her!!!!

[schmalex]

DVD Player + porn + kleenex =

Edited by schmalex on Wednesday 6th August 13:25

[mik.ross]

IIRC The BBC I player can only be viewed in the UK but you can use it outside the UK for Radio only.

http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/about_i...

HTH

[jep]

Cheap laptop

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3G Datacard

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List of Swiss mobile phone operators

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Locations of Swiss WiFi hotspots

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Edited by jep on Wednesday 6th August 14:02

[RossMac]

i live in switzerland and and can tell you the iplayer can only be accessed by UK residents. There is a way (using a UK proxy host) for £30 a month but looked too complicated. BBC1-4 and ITV are on cable if they have that there. Otherwise show him the porn and he'll forget about the other channels

[Roop]

Without resorting to a UK based proxy, iPlay does not work on any of the major data networks here in Switzerland. Regards mobile broadband, check for a public WiFi access point at the location.