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otoh (0)
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Hi gpl - TunnelBear is your friend here - it's a VERY easy to use VPN client which will let you pretend you are in the US. I use it for avoiding regional pricing; but note that if you joined and you had to still use it it for content downloads, you'd need to get a paid subscription.
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04-14-13 11:09pm
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gaypornolover (0)
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REPLY TO #1 - otoh :
Hey thanks for the advice. I was put off using VPNs though as I read that using them to access websites where you needed passwords and especially credit card details was unsafe, as some of them are disreputable and can access the details you transmit over the VPN?
I also tried a few free ones to try and access regular US TV content and most of them didn't seem to work - the content was still blocked for me.
Also I thought as soon as they get by credit card details they'll be able to figure out it's a UK-based card and block me anyway.
Any advice? I've had credit card fraud twice in the past so extra cautious about this stuff.
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04-15-13 09:22am
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otoh (0)
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REPLY TO #2 - gaypornolover :
No problem! A couple of replies: as regards the security, traffic through a VPN is encrypted by the VPN provider - so in theory an unscrupulous provider could track what you are doing - in just the same way your own ISP can. However, when you are at an https address, then your browser and the remote server are encrypting your card details etc over the VPN link - so it is no less or more secure than using a card over any other kind of link.
I've had good experience with TunnelBear so far - as well as being very easy to install (sign up, download, press the on switch) - every regional priced site has seen me as being in the US. Once I get to the payment page they don't seem to care that I put my country as UK - the price is the same.
But I've only used it to sign up for sites and thereafter turned it off to log in and access them - since the free account is limited to 0.5GB/month. If the site won't even let you log in as a member from the UK then you'd need to use the VPN for browsing/downloading also, so you'd need to subscribe.
HTH :)
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04-15-13 12:00pm
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gaypornolover (0)
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REPLY TO #3 - otoh :
Thank you!!
I'll give it some serious thought! Really appreciate you going to so much trouble to help me.
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04-15-13 12:13pm
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