(edit title) The use of a VPN And how it works? Options

[Hisingen]

I have a Sky box and dish aerial, and at present can see most of what Sky has to offer. Sometime in the near future, there will be a transfer to another satellite 1N to 2F, with possible loss of channels currently available. I have seen that some on here talk about using a VPN, and streaming TV programs via the internet.
Being a bit old in the tooth, and never having - shall we say had the need - to bypass my Sky box, I am wondering if anyone here, who uses a VPN, could enlighten me as to the purpose, availability, and usefulness of such a provider.I have looked at the VPN UK website, but they talk about this and that protocol which although I can follow to some extent, I am somewhat confused as to which I might need to meet my requirements should Sky transmissions become a lost cause on 2F.

Can anyone help an oldie?

[intrepidfox]

A mate of mine looks at the UK channels live over the net and it costs £5 a month and then he has Netflix. Unfortunately he is in the UK until wednesday. I´ll get back as i have the same problem and the worst is i do not have broadband so i´m stuck (our house is without contacts for telephones etc).

[tangreti]

Hi guys,

I can recommend 2 different systems, and I use both actually.

The simplest one, just requires you to enter 2 different DNS adresses into your router or device, depending if you want all your devices recognised as being in another country or each individual device only. It's easy and straightforward and costs 5 dollars. You can actually try it for free for a week. It's called Blockless. See the link below. (If you ever want to subscribe and you use the link below, I get a little kickback for recruiting a new user)

https://blockless.com/account/aff/go?r=31114

The other option is a traditional VPN service. The best I've found so far is HideMyAss, it provides great technical support and is fairly easy to setup. It works particularly good for PC's and tablets. I use this on top of Blockless because it allows me to simulate and IP adress in 53 countries, where as Blockless just gives you 4 areas to choose from (USA, UK, Canada, Latin America and Sweden).

http://www.hidemyass.com/vpn/

Have a look at both and post your questions, happy to help.

[JulieLou40]

I have a Sky box and dish aerial, and at present can see most of what Sky has to offer. Sometime in the near future, there will be a transfer to another satellite 1N to 2F, wi ... (show full quote)

I have a Sky box and dish aerial, and at present can see most of what Sky has to offer. Sometime in the near future, there will be a transfer to another satellite 1N to 2F, with possible loss of channels currently available. I have seen that some on here talk about using a VPN, and streaming TV programs via the internet.
Being a bit old in the tooth, and never having - shall we say had the need - to bypass my Sky box, I am wondering if anyone here, who uses a VPN, could enlighten me as to the purpose, availability, and usefulness of such a provider.I have looked at the VPN UK website, but they talk about this and that protocol which although I can follow to some extent, I am somewhat confused as to which I might need to meet my requirements should Sky transmissions become a lost cause on 2F.

Can anyone help an oldie? ... (hide full quote)

Just wanted to say that I run our VPN through VPNUK, and when I looked at the info in the beginning it was all mumbo jumbo to me too. But fear not-if you want to install it, they will coach you through the installation with their live helpline. it was really good. I am clueless with computer tech stuff in general-so if I can manage it, you most certainly can too.

[Hisingen]

Thanks for all the replies, which I will go through and make a few experiments. JulieLou40 - no disrespect, but if the figure represents your age (or maybe it is your house number), then I ought to put Hisingen80, and if you can manage the VPNUK, then I ought to be able to also
There was quite a lot of info, and it will take me a while to both go through it all and make my attempts at trying out the suggestions, but thanks all!! I will try to make a report upon my experiences in due course.

I might add - for others who are worried about the forthcoming change in Sky atellite, that currently I can actually 'see' 4seven which is on 2F.. At the moment Ramsey is on, and I have about an 80% picture - with occasional digital breakup. But perhaps it is due to freak weather conditions, as normally the 'No signal etc' message shows.
I have made no changes to my dish, LNB or receiver, so this is quite unusual. None of the 5's or ITV1+ come through, though, just 4seven. To quote Yul Brynner from the King & I - - . 'Is a puzzlement'.

[intrepidfox]

This was the site for UK tv which a friend uses

http://www.watchuktvabroad.net/#.URJ-umreLYc.facebook

[Snood]

Just wanted to say that I run our VPN through VPNUK, and when I looked at the info in the beginning it was all mumbo jumbo to me too. But fear not-if you want to install it, t ... (show full quote)

Just wanted to say that I run our VPN through VPNUK, and when I looked at the info in the beginning it was all mumbo jumbo to me too. But fear not-if you want to install it, they will coach you through the installation with their live helpline. it was really good. I am clueless with computer tech stuff in general-so if I can manage it, you most certainly can too. ... (hide full quote)

I too use VPNUK. Their customer service is great, they really go out of their way to help you out. They have published guides on how to set up their service on everything from a DD-WRT router, PC, MAC, Playstation and, probably even the toaster. They will still help out if you need it. They can even offer to help via a remote desktop session.

I find their prices to be very competitive and their service includes VPN, DNS, Smart DNS and proxy, I actually make use of VPN, Smart DNS and Proxies. Very flexible service.

Hissingen: If you do require assistance at some point, do let me know and i'll see what I can do to help you (VPN related, i'm not going to give you a sponge bath ) .

[beefbroff]

I saw on here somewhere that somebody was using this service for live UK TV.
http://ex-pat.tv/
It costs 100 quid for the box and then 30 quid a month for all the Freeview channels that are streamed via Broadband into the box then into your TV.

Seems like a pretty good set up.
It would be interesting to hear if it's any good or not.

[*davexpat*]

This site is good for watching British TV in Sweden (and Europe in general). I saw the other ones that's been mentioned and they are quite good but I don't like the VPN solutions

[Cheeseroller]

https://www.overplay.net/en has both smart DNS and VPN. In the simplest case, you add the IP given to your PC.

However, if you get a free or low cost dynamic IP address e.g. myname.selfhost.eu, then you can add this to some routers to allow you to use any PC, tablet or smartphone to stream from the USA or UK without configuring each device.

Overplay will also work with some Samsung TV's.

Another option that I have used for live TV is Zattoo.

[higgyPx]

Actually, it's not a big problem. There is quite a lot of VPN services you can use for your purpose, take a look at the site here. There you can find all info you will need. Moreover, you can chose a service which is not expensive. Hope i was usefull

[Mib]

Hi guys,I can recommend 2 different systems, and I use both actually.The simplest one, just requires you to enter 2 different DNS adresses into your router or device, dependin ... (show full quote)

Hi guys,

I can recommend 2 different systems, and I use both actually.

The simplest one, just requires you to enter 2 different DNS adresses into your router or device, depending if you want all your devices recognised as being in another country or each individual device only. It's easy and straightforward and costs 5 dollars. You can actually try it for free for a week. It's called Blockless. See the link below. (If you ever want to subscribe and you use the link below, I get a little kickback for recruiting a new user)

https://blockless.com/account/aff/go?r=31114

The other option is a traditional VPN service. The best I've found so far is HideMyAss, it provides great technical support and is fairly easy to setup. It works particularly good for PC's and tablets. I use this on top of Blockless because it allows me to simulate and IP adress in 53 countries, where as Blockless just gives you 4 areas to choose from (USA, UK, Canada, Latin America and Sweden).

http://www.hidemyass.com/vpn/

Have a look at both and post your questions, happy to help. ... (hide full quote)

Do you notice any speed reduction when using the DNS option? I notice it when I use my VPN, but generally it works.

[Uncle Fred]

I have been using Proxy switcher for years never had a problem. Free 15-day trial period, if OK One off cost of $29.95 + 21% VAT.

https://www.proxyswitcher.com/

Log on to any live server in the world, eg connect to UK server watch UK TV, Connect to US server watch US TV and so on.

[Gjeebes]

If the vpn you use does not supply and force use of its own DNS servers, your web experience will be exposed at the nodes and logged by your ISP (and whomever else is watching).

MAKE sure if you pay of a vpn, they use their own DNS servers, they block HTML5 geolocation, and block WebRTC leaks.

The web has changed (not the same as 5 or 10 years ago), make sure your vpn is up-to-speed with all the new "features" of the web, and that it can effectively block what needs to be blocked in addition to offering you an encrypted tunnel. Also make sure they are NOT located in the USA, and that they do not log your history.

If not, you are paying for nothing and your privacy is at risk.

Proxy-switchers are not safe because you've no idea who is operating the server, and if they log your history or not (and they CAN see your real IP).