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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by chris_wot on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:11PM (#13586666)
I'm amazed you can access Netflix behind a VPN.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by mmrezaie on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @03:57AM (#13588093)
Why not, when you are abroad it is kinda the only way you can watch many of the content that is not available in other countries. Even subtitles are not available in English in some countries like Sweden.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by dx034 on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @04:20AM (#13588181)
Because Netflix blocks VPNs since a few months. It's really hard to find a vpn that works with netflix. Even setting up your own won't work, most ip ranges that are used by data centres are blocked by default.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by pnutjam on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @03:00PM (#13592200)
He said he pays for Netflix, but torrents on a VPN.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by FullMtlAlcoholc on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @02:25AM (#13596496)
That's a bingo!
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by compuguy on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @04:45PM (#13593135)
Heck if your using a tunnel broker for ipv6, it thinks your using a vpn, sigh.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by chris_wot on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @08:27PM (#13594863)
That sort of makes sense, given that is also punching through the geoblock.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by compuguy on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @03:27PM (#13601717)
I understand that, but I'm using an endpoint in the same physical area my actual internet connection is (NoVA).
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by FullMtlAlcoholc on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:47PM (#13586820)
I don't access Netflix, kind of the whole point :)

Whhen I do use Netflix it's through my PS4.

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