VOD Netflix/Streaming Services - Page 20

cimt · 26-01-2014, 23:46

Unblock-US has an app but it's 99p.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/unbl...689783500?mt=8

It might be worth getting. I don't think it's an official app but Unblock-US do inform people about the app on Twitter.

Chad · 27-01-2014, 00:25

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Still missing out on a lot mate loads of new movies on Netflix Brazil and Mexico aswell as Norway. I found the best method was to use a paid smart dns such as unblock-us and just change the region as desired.
Netflix uk is on the Tivo box and my ps3 runs all the other Netflix regions.
I use Unotelly so for me it's just a simple case of using the app on my phone and changing the region.

I use a free application. I mentioned it on here once and about a days worth of comments got deleted

Probably best we leave it at that. I don't think there is any appetite, from the site owners, for internet region circumvention to be explained or promoted.

theone2k10 · 27-01-2014, 12:26

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Originally Posted by cimt

Unblock-US has an app but it's 99p.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/unbl...689783500?mt=8

It might be worth getting. I don't think it's an official app but Unblock-US do inform people about the app on Twitter.

Free on Android strange why it costs on itunes.

ocav · 27-01-2014, 12:51

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Free on Android strange why it costs on itunes.

Apple charge a yearly fee to be on the App Store regardless of the price of your apps (I believe about £80) whereas for Google Play its only a £25 set up fee.

Apple App Devs use paid apps to fund their yearly fee.

AlabasterLyn · 30-01-2014, 11:59

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Originally Posted by cimt

Unblock-US has an app but it's 99p.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/unbl...689783500?mt=8

It might be worth getting. I don't think it's an official app but Unblock-US do inform people about the app on Twitter.

I must be thick as I downloaded this app onto my iPad but when I open it it asks for my email address and then I have to click on "Check Status" and it keeps saying "Error Subscription Not Active"

Lyn

Kabaal · 30-01-2014, 12:10

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Originally Posted by AlabasterLyn

I must be thick as I downloaded this app onto my iPad but when I open it it asks for my email address and then I have to click on "Check Status" and it keeps saying "Error Subscription Not Active"

Lyn

Unblock-Us requires a subscription of a few quid a month. You need to go to their site and set it up.

AlabasterLyn · 30-01-2014, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Kabaal

Unblock-Us requires a subscription of a few quid a month. You need to go to their site and set it up.

Thanks for that

Lyn

passingbat · 30-01-2014, 13:00

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Originally Posted by AlabasterLyn

Thanks for that

Lyn

You can trial unblockus free for 7 days without entering credit card details (just an email address). It's 5.99 Canadian Dollars p/m so around £3 p/m

30-01-2014, 13:22

a VPN would offer better value for money imo

passingbat · 30-01-2014, 13:38

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

a VPN would offer better value for money imo

It depends.

VPNs (as I understand it) can reduce your broadband speed as it goes via their servers and BB links.

Unblockus, is a smart DNS service rather than a traditional VPN and does not reduce your broadband speed.

And at £3 p/m, unblockus is hardly bad value IMHO.

Kabaal · 30-01-2014, 13:55

Plus with Unblock-Us you can switch between the various Netflix regions at the press of a button. You can't do that with a VPN.

30-01-2014, 15:27

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Originally Posted by passingbat

It depends.

VPNs (as I understand it) can reduce your broadband speed as it goes via their servers and BB links.

Unblockus, is a smart DNS service rather than a traditional VPN and does not reduce your broadband speed.

And at £3 p/m, unblockus is hardly bad value IMHO.

privateinternetaccess has not slowed mine down and its £3 a month also if you buy a year block

from a google search of the name it appear unblock us is a vpn anyway

passingbat · 30-01-2014, 16:02

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

from a google search of the name it appear unblock us is a vpn anyway

It is but it differs in the respect that it will only work with sites that they make it work with; I guess that's part of the Smart DNS aspect of it? One of their selling points is that it doesn't affect bandwidth, whereas some 'standard' VPN's do.

For some people, the limited number of sites that it works with may not suit them compared to a standard VPN, but it covers the ones I'm interested in and it has been completely reliable.

gemma307 · 03-02-2014, 10:57

A holiday question, we have a Netflix UK sub, can this be used in France when on hoilday?
Place we are staying at has wifi.

Kabaal · 03-02-2014, 11:03

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Originally Posted by gemma307

A holiday question, we have a Netflix UK sub, can this be used in France when on hoilday?
Place we are staying at has wifi.

You can use it anywhere. I have a mate in Australia who occasionally logs into mine to watch their exclusives like House of Cards. Their only limit is how many devices can be logged in at the exact same time.