how to hide isp from websites

[martinrox1568]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but i need to some how block a website from knowing my isp. And no, I am not doing anything illegal like piracy. 

Here's what is happening. My mom watches this soap opera. Since we cut the cable awhile ago, she watches it from cbs.com. Anyway, my ISP is Timewarner, and apperently they had some disagreement with cbs and now timewarner doesn't have cbs as a channel. This specifically doesn't bother me one bit since we don't even have cable, but cbs is now blocking timewarner ISP users from watching full episodes online.

 

So, first of all, how do websites gain access to my isp? Is it a javascript command, or is it simply the IP address? If its just the IP address, could I just use an anynoumous browser and be fine?

 

All suggestions are welcome, thanks

 

Also i need the solution to work for mac. 

Edited August 13, 2013 by martinrox1568

[Tmh85]

i think you could try the anonymous browser thing. also theres a thing called tor which does just that i believe.

 

Tor - https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en

[Godlygamer23]

Try this: http://whatismyipaddress.com/hide-ip

[BlackOutCrisis]

I'm not so good at networking but maybe using a proxy (will have to find one that doesn't run slow as shit) will make whatever it is recognizing your ISP as timewarner to unknown and allow you to get around this.

[AMICLG]

A VPN or a proxy is the best way around this try http://www.hidemyass.com

[martinrox1568]

i think you could try the anonymous browser thing. also theres a thing called tor which does just that i believe.

 

Tor - https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en

crap, i forgot to tell everyone that my mom is going to use it on mac. anything else? 

 

 

edit: I'm an idiot. Torbrowser is cross platform

[AMICLG]

crap, i forgot to tell everyone that my mom is going to use it on mac. anything else? 

 

 

edit: I'm an idiot. Torbrowser is cross platform

Tor doesn't run flash properly for security reasons. 

[Hazy125]

If you don't care so much for browser feed or flash/shockwave plugins then go for the tor browser. It's the best way to hide you up. Otherwise use a proxy, not as secure, but some have plugins

[MetalLobster]

Easiest way IMO is to use a VPN. 

[martinrox1568]

alright guys, i solved the problem. I just set up a proxy at my dad's work(lol). Tor would have worked (I even installed flash on it) but it generates a random ip every time, so cbs would say that it was out of our region. I could have played around with it some more, but my mom probably wouldn't even have been able to open tor. So thanks  to everyone for helping me out!