Posted July 24, 2017 Hey guys. So basically I'm trying to access US or Canadian Netflix from here in South Africa. I've tried a few trial vpns but very few work, and those that do work are expensive. It seems netflix has even blocked most VPN datacenters go Amazon AWS/Google Compute/DigitalOcean are all useless too. I'm hoping there's a good samaritan somewhere on this site who's willing to run a VPN server possibly in exchange for a few Bitcoin. Basically it'll only be used for netflix. I've got a separate vpn for torrents etc. Anybody out there with a *nix system that's always on or even a raspberry pi and uncapped internet willing to help a buddy out?(I'm willing to configure everything myself over SSH) Obviously I don't expect high uptime or speed or anything like that. Or at least are you aware of any free/cheap vps services with unblocked IP addresses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Try frootvpn. Dunno if they have free trial or blocked by Netflix but they are cheap and unlimited My Builds MonoChromatico MonoChromatico v2.5 MonoChromatico v3.0 Frost Titan Marvel Phenom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Couldn't you setup an EC2 instance in the USA and tunnel your traffic say via SSH? Quick example, `ssh -L8080:192.168.1.20:80 server10` Edit: Here's a proper guide on doing this: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-route-web-traffic-securely-without-a-vpn-using-a-socks-tunnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Author 3 minutes ago, NoobCase said: Try frootvpn. Dunno if they have free trial or blocked by Netflix but they are cheap and unlimited No free trial and i'm not willing to pay until I know it works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Author Just now, bsodmike said: Couldn't you setup an EC2 instance in the USA and tunnel your traffic say via SSH? Quick example, `ssh -L8080:192.168.1.20:80 server10` Read my post again :-) I tried that already but netflix has blocked all datacenter ip ranges. It still detects it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Whatever you pick, make sure you pay monthly because most VPN providers not blocked by Netflix today will be blocked once other users realize it which will make Netflix notice it rather quickly. -KuJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Geeze, that's super next level nasty. Try reaching out to Rackspace for a dedicated box - tell them you want a non-detectable IP range perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Author 2 minutes ago, bsodmike said: Geeze, that's super next level nasty. Try reaching out to Rackspace for a dedicated box - tell them you want a non-detectable IP range perhaps? Yeah pretty sneaky... I'm pretty sure a dedicated box won't help because it would still be hosted in the same data center. And it starts getting more expensive than it's worth at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Author That's the reason I'm asking if there's somebody willing to host on their domestic line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, ryan27968 said: possibly in exchange for a few Bitcoin. Few bitcoins (and not part of bitcoins) would seem really nice... 1 hour ago, ryan27968 said: I've got a separate vpn for torrents etc. Why do you need Netflix to work anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Author 3 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said: Few bitcoins (and not part of bitcoins) would seem really nice... Why do you need Netflix to work anyways? My family doesn't like torrents and Netflix is more convenient if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Fair enough. Never used Netflix, so I can't really comment on that. And I can understand where non-tech family members get scared of torrents. Although I prefer them above anything else. Having stuff offline makes me feel better for when there are ISP problems or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 Author 7 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said: Fair enough. Never used Netflix, so I can't really comment on that. And I can understand where non-tech family members get scared of torrents. Although I prefer them above anything else. Having stuff offline makes me feel better for when there are ISP problems or whatever. It's not even the technical aspect that bothers them. It's more about the morality/legality. I'm also a bit uncomfortable with it. Although I know Geo blocking is just as bad technically, it at least gives credit to the content distributor so I'd rather do it that way if I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2017 I've got no real problem with legality, but that's partly due to how dutch law used to be. (downloading was legal, uploading wasn't) Things changed, and depending on what you download from where has become illegal, where they only try to catch your random big player/commercial people. Morality... Whole different story. I'm rather poor and unemployed. Couldn't pay for my content anyways, so there is no real loss to them content creators. I don't profit from downloading stuff, because I don't gain any kind of money from it. Not even "status" for having the best/the most or share amongst friends. Sooo... No loss at all when looking at them content creators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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