no more US netflix :(

[suzannecaravaggio]

Hola is blocked and I cant get any other VPNs to work....something to do with having Vodafone as my ISP :(

does anyone have any suggestions please?

[munichmum83]

Hi, We're living in Munich at the moment so desperatly need US and UK Netflix and at the moment (touch wood) both are working with a service called Getflix. We used to use unblockus but that has stopped working and the service has been terrible. Get the free trial for Getflix and change your region to 'US (Test)' and it should work :)

Here's the link: bit.ly/1R5aOrX

[suzannecaravaggio]

UPDATE
just downloaded smartflix free trial and so far can access all Netflix content, the user interface is also better (imo) than netflix
(dunno how long this will last though:( )

[emwantsbiscuits]

I would like to buy DVDs of Daniel Tiger for LO but all the DVDs on Amazon are region 1 :(

[BeautyQueenFromMars]

//www.cokeandpopcorn.ch is good for Supernatural and Criminal Minds, amongst other shows...

[suzannecaravaggio]

To be clear I'm not advocating theft, lawbreaking etc just pointing out that digital media the internet etc are disruptive technologies, paradigm shifts are required

[Mag314s]

I agree with SuzanneCaravaggio.

Also, ''support the industry''. Well, I think everybody involved in successful TV and film is earning more than enough. It's not like support SNAs or support Carers.

[suzannecaravaggio]

There is no reason not to pay your dues and support the industry
the reason is that there is no way of practically enforcing it
I'm not talking about moral issues, I'm talking about what actually happens in an economy, the mumsy mumsnet do gooders can say what they like about illegally downloading not being the solution, you are whistling in the wind

[JenEric]

Either pay for stuff or stop moaning that your (borrowed/stolen) content is shit and/or difficult to access. That's kind of the point!

nah, the point is that, because everything can be copied and distributed online at zero cost, the old model of paying for things is broken

actually putlocker is very watchable, even on a large screen, and very easy to access

No the first point is correct. If no one paid for movies or tv shows then content would become stale and dwindle very fast. This stuff costs a LOT of money to make and illegally streaming/downloading has cost a lot of companies a huge amount of revenue over the last few years.

I do believe firmly that production companies should be licensing content to Netflix etc on a world wide basis but I do not agree that just illegally downloading it if they don't immediately do this is the solution.

If everyone just used showbox, putlocker etc then content would vanish. Companies have ZERO way to make money on things illegally downloaded. There are no adverts in them to generate revenue and there is no cost to the consumer to be passed on. Granted there are a lot of issues with today's film and tv industry and often stars are overpaid but with no form of revenue NO ONE would be getting paid, not actors, not crew, not writers. Content needs to be paid for. You wouldn't expect a plumber to fix your boiler for free would you?

It pisses me off royally that people think they are owed something for nothing when it comes to this stuff. It is £6 a month for netflix. Not exactly bank breaking and less than a tv license (which you don't even need to watch netflix) It isn't a lot per person but added up on an international scale means that these shows can get made. Shows like OITNB are made by Netflix themselves. These shows wouldn't even exist without paid services like Netflix.

The advent of Netflix, Amazon etc means that streaming media is now cheaper than it has ever been before. There is no reason not to pay your dues and support the industry.

[WeDoNotSow]

This is why the Netflix crackdown is baffling?!?
People who were paying for Netflix will now turn to the torrenting sites.
Regional distribution in this day and age is a joke

[suzannecaravaggio]

You're effectively doing the equivalent of watching TV through somebody's window or buying a DVD filmed with a camcorder in the cinema
a poor analogy which fails to acknowledge the way that the online world has transformed media and entertainment

[suzannecaravaggio]

Either pay for stuff or stop moaning that your (borrowed/stolen) content is shit and/or difficult to access. That's kind of the point!
nah, the point is that, because everything can be copied and distributed online at zero cost, the old model of paying for things is broken

actually putlocker is very watchable, even on a large screen, and very easy to access

[BertieBotts]

I've known quite a few people get fined in the region of €800 or so for torrenting in Germany.

Sure you can stream things, that's not actually illegal, it's illegal for the person who is hosting it, not you watching it. But complaining about it is a bit stupid. You're effectively doing the equivalent of watching TV through somebody's window or buying a DVD filmed with a camcorder in the cinema. It's not exactly going to be a prime user experience.

Either pay for stuff or stop moaning that your (borrowed/stolen) content is shit and/or difficult to access. That's kind of the point!

[kimlo]

You dont get free netflix, but you can change the contry that they thonk that you are in so that you can access diffrent contents. Some countrys have loads more than the uk.

Well you used to be able to.

[BrianCoxReborn]

Showbox

[G1raffe]

Soooooo are you getting free Netflix?

[WeDoNotSow]

Mine has died. I have unblock is too, emailed them, just waiting for them to get back to me.
Is yours still working Brittany?

[brittanyfairies]

I have unblock us and I contacted them. They made a change to my account and gave me a new DNS setting to use. That wAs two weeks ago and it's been fine since.

[howcomes]

I have unblockus and found that if you can switch your region to another and then back again, then clear all your history and cookies from your browser, close the browser, then open up browser and log in to netflix it doesn't recognise your blocker for a good couple of episodes. It's a faff I know but whatever works! :)

[suzannecaravaggio]

I cant see amazon getting much of a share of the market when they're competing with netflix and all the free content, maybe some of it's 'illegal' but I dont see hoards of people getting arrested for it

I'm not going to faff about buying and selling dvd's when I can just stream anything I want

[Mag314s]

Yeh id cancel my subscription if they did that

[FreddieBoswellsHair]

Get a firestick from amazon and put kodi on it and then tvaddons. All the series you could want in hd usually as well. There are guides on youtube for adding kodi to the firestick and if I can do it anyone can.

[BertieBotts]

All of the "free" ones are shit quality. That's why we pay for Netflix. With amazon prime you have to check what is actually there, but it's okay for some things which aren't on netflix. And yes there are a number of options for legally buying + watching stuff which tends to give you better quality - the VPNs aren't really legal and neither are any of the free websites. If you're going to pirate something you might as well just download or torrent it and get the HD versions. It's normally cheaper and less hassle to just buy something legally. Amazon sell digital video, so do iTunes, so do a number of other providers, there are probably discount ones out there like there are for games.

Netflix won't ban users. That just reduces revenue for them. They will put a block up which says "Sorry, you can't watch this because you're using a VPN" but as soon as you disable the VPN you will be able to watch things again. Some people will probably unsubscribe if the VPN thing turns out to be serious this time but it's likely that they'll just turn a blind eye to the next workaround until they get their wrists slapped again.

If you don't mind the trip into town and have a DVD/Blu ray player, CeX can be a good source for box sets because the box sets have a half decent trade in value. Buy the first one at full (second hand) price, take it back for a voucher against the next one. Repeat - works out about the same as it used to cost to rent a DVD from blockbusters. If you get fed up trade the last one in for cash, you'll get a couple of pounds back.

[RockinHippy]

free to series, us & others

We use this site, links to various other sites & is free, it can okay up at times, pop ups, ads, have to try several,options to get a hit etc, but generally its really good

[MissTurnstiles]

Be careful - Netflix are threatening to ban users who use VPNs or similar to access multi-region content. Long term they are trying to put pressure on the production companies for global rights agreements but it will be a while before we benefit from this.

[barkingfly]

Try Tunnelbear-$50 US a year for unlimited data. I loooove it.