Comments on: How can I stream Netflix to Argentina?

Question: How can I stream Netflix to Argentina?

brokekid — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:11:09 -0800

I recently moved to Argentina and was wondering if there was a way to by-pass the Netflix streaming restriction that only permits US viewing and watch movies here?

I understand Netflix won't allowing viewing outside of the 50 states, any way I can get around this?

By: mpls2

mpls2 — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:15:41 -0800

a proxy?

By: veggieboy

veggieboy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:35:00 -0800

Yeah. You can do a Google search for "U.S. proxy" and find a proxy, which you can then enter in the Network preferences panel if you have a Mac. (Sorry, don't know about Windows but I'm sure there are a bazillion pages out there on how to do this.)

I do this sometimes but not for Netflix specifically and I'm always a little wary of who might be watching my data when I do it.

Also, it's often slow. There are probably better options for watching movies.

Suerte.

By: lemonfridge

lemonfridge — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:36:14 -0800

Hotspot Shield works for me in these situations, and I'm in the UK.

By: SpacemanStix

SpacemanStix — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:56:39 -0800

You may already be aware of this, but I haven't been overly impressed with Netflix's offering of streaming videos at this point. A few good ones, but not many. This may play into the effort you are willing to go through to make this work.

By: qxntpqbbbqxl

qxntpqbbbqxl — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:43:58 -0800

Amazon also has streaming movies with a better selection than Netflix, although their video player was coded by Satan himself (google for "unbox reviews").

By: mathowie

mathowie — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:36:43 -0800

I bet if you connect to HotSpotVPN, you'll be on an American IP and be let through.

By: anadem

anadem — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:21:15 -0800

Piggybacking .. anyone have recommendations for a UK proxy ?

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:02:08 -0800

Yeah, it's called Bittorrent.

No, it's called usenet. Accessible anywhere. Small monthly fee. Access to everything... movies, TV shows, you name it. And it'll be a hell of a lot faster than redirecting over a proxy or VPN.

Not to mention, most news providers offer web interfaces. "So what?" you say dismissively. So, that means downloading over HTTP instead of Bittorrent or FTP or Usenet or any other protocol. "Yeah, so what?" you ask again. So, that means you're immune to traffic shaping.

"Ah-ha..."

Now we must never speak of this again.