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How to watch Netflix, Hulu and BBC iplayer overseas

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I have now been living in China for four years. Being a TV shows addict, when I arrived here, one of my biggest worries was: how am I going to watch my favorite TV shows and programs?

This article aims to provide options to those expats who wish to keep on streaming their favorite programs and series and can’t do it due to the geographic restrictions of the content.

Below, you will find the points that I will cover in this article. You can click on any one of them to skip directly to the section you want to read.

How an expat can access Netflix, Hulu and/or the BBC

A common problem among expats is accessing geographically limited content, in particular audiovisual content.

A clear example of this is both Netfix and Hulu, two very popular platforms which allow you to stream a variety of series and movies for a monthly fee. However, its use is restricted to connections from the States.

The British chain BBC also offers content to stream but only for connections from within the United Kingdom. This problem is repeated with almost all television broadcasters, such as the Italian RAI and many more.

So how can I watch my favorite programs from another country?

To date, the only solution which I have found to this problem is using a VPN.

A VPN (or virtual private network) is a system designed to improve the security of your internet connection (by hiding your IP address and encrypting your information) and to access private networks (such as your work network) without being directly connected to them. Click here to find out more details on how a VPN works.

How to use a VPN to access Netflix, Hulu, the BBC or any other local service

Good VPN providers have multiple servers in various countries. When you use a VPN to surf the web, the pages you visit don’t see your real IP address (because it’s encrypted) but rather the server which you are connected to.

That means that if you are in China (as is my case) and you connect your VPN to a server in the United States, web pages will “think” that you are connected from the United States and not China. So the VPN will allow you to use Netflix or Hulu (by connecting to a server in the United States), watch the BBC (by connecting to a server in the United Kingdom) or any other geographically constrained content.

If you, like me, have spent many years in China and you want to use Youku or watch the Chinese TV, you can also use a VPN to watch your favorite Chinese programs from your country.
Source: http://www.saporedicina.com/english/watch-netflix-hulu-bbc-iplayer-overseas/



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