Has anyone got a vpn working for american netflix working? And how you did it.
Thanks
also I'm looking for a free vpn service
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Has anyone got a vpn working for american netflix working? And how you did it.
Thanks
also I'm looking for a free vpn service
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.h.ola
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
OpenVPN (free) works fine for me (to PIA, the service is NOT free):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....openvpn&hl=en
Well,
I haven't used any free VPNs and honestly not sure how well they will work (low ball speeds and such). But thinking about Netflix, the speed is the first factor that comes to my mind as you'd need to steam faster. I've used Netflix with PureVPN and I can certainly recommend it. It's dirt cheap as well. In fact I did a review for it including a video review where I do speed tests, you can see for yourself if you want here - http://www.thebestvpnguide.com/purevpn-review/
If you need any help, feel free to ask.
Side note to your comment...it is sad that Ouya does not (and might never) get HD streams (as Netflix in their infinite wisdom considered this is a privilege for 4.3 users and above).Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick
If you (or any merciful sould in this forum) have a solution to get more than 1.8Mbps streams, I'm all ears.
I tried a few hacks from XDA but I never get HD.
you don't use a vpn to connect to the American Netflix you change your DNS. You can pay a smart DNS service like overplay but that cost £5 a month or you can go to YouTube search American Netflix on android and a ton of posts will come up. Now the first DNS server number in the list is most probably blocked now so scroll down in the comments and you should find an active free one on the last page. To change DNS settings on ouya go manage/advanced/wifi click menu on your connection and select modify. Scroll down and select static ip and if you scroll down again you can then change the DNS server. Your internet speed isn't affected at all with DNS unlike vpn
I would also bin off netflix. Download spmc get lambadas repo out of the xbmchub fusion installer (google it if you don't know how) and install yify movies had and GOtv. The max is 720p but they're free, more up to date than Netflix and have a much larger selection. Also icefilms works great as long as you select 180 upload when the list of streams comes up
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Free VPNs like Droid VPN work fine (Although the $5 monthly service is much better in terms of consistency)
I use Strong VPN on my Comps and thankfully they just updated it so you can run it in the VPN setting in base Android, including Ouya. I use that most of the time and it runs with no problems
I'm not getting a modify option on mine at all, just forget or cancel. When I click advanced (for the wi-fi) the options are MAC address, IP address, etc. - no option for static IP or DNS. Hope to get this figured out, changing the DNS should be the easiest & cheapest (free) way to do this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whatwentwr81
Go to manage/system/advanced/wifi highlight your connection and do a long press on the O button (press and hold) and it will give you the options modify and forget network. Select modify (now this will put the cursor in the password box but if you look, it has unchanged in brackets so just click done). Next select advanced options and scroll down to where it says IP settings and change it from DHCP to static then scroll down some more and you can change your DNS server there. Type in 109.123.111.24 (You just literally delete the one that's in and type the new one). Then come out of settings, do a hard reboot of your device. When you turn it back on give it a minute to warm up. Also when you open netflix for the first time it will take a bit longer than normal to load, so don't panick. Mine took about three mins. If you want to go back to your original DNS then just select forget network and reconnect to it as normal and your settings will return to their default settings
free dns server.
109.123.111.24
Right I've also just tried this with the Ethernet connection. To get it to work on that I had to input full static ip details which included that DNS. I know I'm going to get slated for this guide but hey, I'm not going through setting up static IP address with you.
So
Install xbmc (if you haven't already)
Go along the center bar to system and you will see some tabs below it
Select system info
In the left hand menu select network
Write down your box's IP address, netmask and gateway
Then go back to manage/system/advanced/Ethernet click Ethernet configuration, select static ip and enter the information
IP address: 192.168.0.something
Net mask: (probably) 255.255.255.0
DNS: 109.123.111.24
Gateway: (probably) 192.168.0.1
And click save. Then go and open netflix and voila you have the American one.
The reason I will get slated is because we have not set up your router correctly and assigned that IP address to your ouya. So if you turn your ouya off and another device connects to your router (say the wife comes home and her phone connects automatically because it's now in range of the router), then the router may assign your wife's phone with the same IP address as you have just set in your ouya. This will stop your ouya connecting to the router. This is unlikely as most routers will assign a different ip range to wireless connections than to wired ones. But if it does happen go back to your Ethernet config and set it back to dhcp and the box will be assigned a new ip. You could then just repeat the steps above to get back to American netflix.
If it starts to come up with error messages after a few weeks then it means netflix has blocked that server, so google working netflix DNS and try a few to get a new one that will work.
If there is a way to change the DNS server on Ethernet without setting up a static ip for your box could anyone who knows please let us know. I have android tablets (nexus 7) and phones but have obviously not needed to use Ethernet settings with those.
You can set your DNS and any other static IP's you want in your DHCP server. Its usually your router. That is the device that assigns addresses. You can instruct it to hand out the DNS you wantQuote:
Originally Posted by Whatwentwr81