bats

We unsubscribed from Netflix as we couldn't access them using a VPN but I wonder if things have changed recently. This page on Unblockus implies that it can now be accessed

https://support.unblock-us.com/custo...vices?b_id=530

I just didn't want to sign up to discover I couldn't get access

Danny B

No they still don't support Netflix on any device except a web browser according to their channel guide.

https://www.unblock-us.com/supported-services

bats

I'm ok with webbrowser

GC44

We had Overplay for a while and initially it was great for Netflix but slowly over time it started to really struggle connecting.

We did a bit of research and eventually switched to Express VPN and it has been excellent for both US and UK Netflix.

BuckinghamshireBoy

I've been using TotalVPN for a couple of years, with no problems whatsoever until about 3 weeks ago when BBC iPlayer started whingeing that I wasn't in the UK.

ITV hub, My5 and All 4 still function ok.

Shame about iPlayer tightening up; no ads, the option to download and obviously the available content made this my channel of choice.

jimf

Setup with a new fairly cheap ASUS router which works fine for the IPlayer but Netflix still doesn't work.

pontcanna

That's odd. All that ever happened with me is the iPlayer asking if I have a TV licence (you know the correct answer to that) and more recently, asking me to register, using a UK postcode (pretty easy). What does customer support at TotalVPN say about it? I'm on PureVPN.

BuckinghamshireBoy

This is now looking to be a configuration issue at my end. I'd already been through the licence/postcode/registration process, all was well until - as I said - a few weeks ago. I was about to contact TotalVPN support, but decided to try it on another machine first, lo and behold it's working fine. Next step will be to uninstall/re-install on the original machine. Both machines are Windows 10.

uk_grenada

I think I might be able to explain. Part of iPlayer security is that if it runs on your machine it leaves a data cookie behind. If it thinks you are dodgy it will be a poisoned cookie that will prevent iPlayer from downloading or playing files forever, or until you clear out caches etc in your browser. Once it thinks you are dodgy you have to clear out caches cookies etc etc. That's why it might work on some and not other machines - if you ran it once without vpn it won't run in the future with vpn, and worse I suspect it reports your addresses which helps them block that server. Of course cookies can be read in the future by other websites and they call call the BBC effectively if the BBC pay for it (what cookies are all about). Solutions simple - always use a good vpn that uses a huge rotating ip range hidden within a valid user community.

jimf

How does Netflix detect presence of a VPN but BBC doesn't?

uk_grenada

Different rules they apply, when a number of streams/users appear to be the same address they are coming via a vpn, but some places like universities or companies insist on them to get to the www so you cant just block them regardless - or actually you can if you choose to. This is why users of good vpn's dont talk about them openly.

BuckinghamshireBoy

Which was indeed the case. I cleared the cookies on the original machine's browser, signed in again and am up and running as before. So it looks extremely clear that I had tried to connect without the VPN up (or connected to Zurich, wherever) and thus got 'poisoned'.

Many thanks for this invaluable piece of information! My late night viewing habits can now resume.

bats

BBC IPlayer won't let us connect, it recognises that we aren't in the UK. I've deleted cookies but still no success.

suzeandmatt

We had an issue with our VPN recently. Husband contacted them via the 24/7 chat thing and they suggested we actually change the time zone to be that of the UK- it fixed it. :-)

bats

I'll give it a trt