| Watch US Netflix with your Canadian Account with VPN With a US VPN you can watch US Netflix content with your Canadian account. No idea if it's a bug, but it works! Anyone else giving it a try? |
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| said by f1daily:With a US VPN you can watch US Netflix content with your Canadian account. No idea if it's a bug, but it works! Anyone else giving it a try?
Works fine here for about two months or so. I logged in once and my PC and it asked me if I had a US address. I said "yes" expecting it to prompt me for a US address but it didn't.
I've been getting US Netflix ever since.
I set up a router with my US VPN credentials so everytime I fire up my PS3 it logs me directly into US netflix.
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They must have done this on purpose. I noticed that the opposite also works (where I have a US account and it lets me watch the Canadian content if I don't go through a VPN) there was some discussion about this early in July here:
»Re: how can I pay for netflix US in Canada? |
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 alienzzzKill Bell
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Verdun, QC | reply to f1daily
Oh wow. I guess I will be getting a VPN very soon then.  |
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 corsterPremium
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I think the big difference is that US-based accounts can access the Instant Queue feature, wheras the Canadian-based account can't. I may be wrong on this, though.
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 mlernerPremium
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Nepean, ON
kudos:5 | No the big difference is Netflix Canada has D list content and Netflix US has 1000 times better content selection. |
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odis172Premium
join:2010-01-18
Nepean, ON | reply to f1daily
What VPN would you guys recommend? |
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mlernerPremium
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Nepean, ON
kudos:5 | My personal preference is using unblock-us.com rather than a VPN. It's a simple DNS change and there's no loss in speed or change in routing. It's cheap as well, $4/month. |
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| +1 for unblock-us. So easy to setup. Running it through the router so every computer and WD TV's have access to netflix us. Wife still wont let me cut the cable though  |
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Yes, works well for me. I use Strongvpn. As mentioned, if you log in through the vpn it gives you access to the US site and then you can use the Canadain site if you disconnect from the VPN.
I also use VPN on my Iphone to watch the US content on the go... |
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corsterPremium
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said by mlerner:No the big difference is Netflix Canada has D list content and Netflix US has 1000 times better content selection.
Ok, i'll rephrase.
I think the big difference when using a US VPN or service like Unblock-us is that US-based accounts can access the Instant Queue feature, wheras the Canadian-based account can't.
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"US has 1000 times better content selection."
Wow the Canadian version must really suck. |
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corsterPremium
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| said by battleop:"US has 1000 times better content selection."
Wow the Canadian version must really suck.
The difference isn't as significant as some would lead you to believe, although the US service does have a slight edge. Still, it's nice to have the ability to use both thanks to VPNs, since occasionally, i'll come across something on the Canadian Netflix which isn't offered on the US one. :P
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Does unblock-us work for the Wii, PS3, XBox, etc? Does it ask the "Do you have a US address" question? |
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alienzzzKill Bell
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Verdun, QC | reply to corster
I wouldn't call it a "slight" advantage. About 50% of the movies and TV shows I try to watch are only available on the US version... |
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said by Kryose0:Does unblock-us work for the Wii, PS3, XBox, etc? Does it ask the "Do you have a US address" question?
Also wondering the same.
I used Netflix some on my PC, but I'm wondering if I could easily go back and forth to US and Canadian Netflix with the Wii using unblock-us or would the Wii detect something and say no? |
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alienzzzKill Bell
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Verdun, QC | Unblock-us works by replacing your DNS servers with their own, so it should work on any device in theory... You can try it for free for 7 days and find out. |
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corsterPremium
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| said by alienzzz:Unblock-us works by replacing your DNS servers with their own, so it should work on any device in theory... You can try it for free for 7 days and find out.
I set their DNS servers on my router... works on my Wii, my Roku, my PC's... if I want the Canadian selection, I just override the DNS settings on whatever device i'm using.
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Canada
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Chatham, ON | Unblock-us is great. We will see how long it lasts. |
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Chatham, ON | reply to alienzzz
said by alienzzz:Unblock-us works by replacing your DNS servers with their own, so it should work on any device in theory... You can try it for free for 7 days and find out.
Then how come when I use googles american dns (8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4) I dont get the sam effect? |
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