Hi That's fine if you have access to somewhere that has a good enough upload speed to install a server, otherwise it is back to a VPN DNS or Proxy solution's, I have never known Hotspot shield or SmartDNS be unavailable for more than a few days.
Dave On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 20:48, Christopher Woods <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's various techniques services can use to detect inconsistencies. > Browsers still give a lot away... > > With your DNS redirection enabled, run the tests on http://ipleak.net and > see whether you pass things like the WebRTC IP leak tests. If so, great, > but it doesn't guarantee problem free access. > > Netflix, Amazon and various other services including the BBC gather details > of VPN providers and their IP ranges. It's not hard to identify client IPs > proxying traffic, so even if you carefully obfuscate your usage you might > find VPNed traffic gets blocked in future. > > Best off running your own Linux VPS on a private IP geolocated to the UK > and SSH / VPN through it. :-) > > On 22 December 2018 22:45:33 Dave Widgery <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I started out using Hotspot shield very successfully for many years, > > then had a problem as the BBC managed to block it for a short while, > > so started using smart DNS proxy, because I didn't cancel my > > subscription on HSS I now pay for both, which still isn't very > > expensive but handy if one gets blocked I can use the other. > > I don't see much difference in performance between them, but Smart DNS > > proxy is a lot more flexible as you only have to change network > > settings and do not have to run a client on every machine which is not > > always available (unix based systems for example). > > > > Dave > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 15:28, Paul Thornett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> VPNs are often very slow. Much faster, and a solution that works well > >> for me, is something called Smart DNS, which is essentially a > >> different set of DNS > >> addresses. Both VPNs and DNS redirection will cost you a small amount > >> of money - ignore the so-called free offerings, they are usually very > >> slow and often not to be trusted. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Paul Thornett > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Paul Thornett > >> > >> > >> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 00:33, Chris Marriott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but > >> > radio > >> > programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in > >> > the UK if you want to download TV programmes. > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > > >> > Chris > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: CJB > >> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM > >> > To: get_iplayer-request > >> > Subject: Europe > >> > > >> > Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the > >> > IBIS hotel!!! > >> > > >> > I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both > >> > for Radio & T.V. > >> > > >> > Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it > >> > downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up > >> > as: > >> > > >> > Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a > >> > > >> > File size : 69.1 MiB > >> > Duration : 30 min 4 s > >> > Overall bit rate mode : Variable > >> > Overall bit rate : 322 kb/s > >> > > >> > Just the same as in the UK. > >> > > >> > BUT ... no t.v. downloads. > >> > > >> > CJB > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > get_iplayer mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > get_iplayer mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> get_iplayer mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > get_iplayer mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
