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jennad
Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
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 Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:11 am Post subject: Netflix Instant Play in Korea? |
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Someone told me it doesn't work in Korea 
They did say that there's probably a way around it if you mess with the proxy settings or something....? I'm not great with computers so I had no idea what they were talking about.
Any info on this? |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I was going to sign up here, bring my US XBox (netflix enabled) over there and try to use it.. hmmmm...
if it doesn't work....  |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| it won't work out of region. So no, it won't work here without a proxy, problem is the internet is kind of not in great shape after the earthquake, so even if you got it working, I wouldn't want to use it. Trying to download and watch a movie like that would take a long time. |
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jennad
Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
| it won't work out of region. So no, it won't work here without a proxy, problem is the internet is kind of not in great shape after the earthquake, so even if you got it working, I wouldn't want to use it. Trying to download and watch a movie like that would take a long time. |
what's this proxy talk about? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| jennad wrote: |
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| it won't work out of region. So no, it won't work here without a proxy, problem is the internet is kind of not in great shape after the earthquake, so even if you got it working, I wouldn't want to use it. Trying to download and watch a movie like that would take a long time. |
what's this proxy talk about? |
A proxy or VPN are basically things you can set up to make it look like your computer is somewhere it's not. Netflix and other services which are region restricted, do so based on your IP address. It checks where you're located, not in the service region, no service.
a proxy or VPN can make you appear to be in a region you're not. Basically your computer sends everything to another computer first, then it goes out to the general internet. As far as the general internet is concerned you're where that second computer is. People use these to get around region restrictions on sites like Hulu or netflix, or sometimes shopping sites as well (Steam often has America specific sales or releases) |
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jennad
Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
| jennad wrote: |
| crossmr wrote: |
| it won't work out of region. So no, it won't work here without a proxy, problem is the internet is kind of not in great shape after the earthquake, so even if you got it working, I wouldn't want to use it. Trying to download and watch a movie like that would take a long time. |
what's this proxy talk about? |
A proxy or VPN are basically things you can set up to make it look like your computer is somewhere it's not. Netflix and other services which are region restricted, do so based on your IP address. It checks where you're located, not in the service region, no service.
a proxy or VPN can make you appear to be in a region you're not. Basically your computer sends everything to another computer first, then it goes out to the general internet. As far as the general internet is concerned you're where that second computer is. People use these to get around region restrictions on sites like Hulu or netflix, or sometimes shopping sites as well (Steam often has America specific sales or releases) |
Thank you for the info! So you think even if the proxy was tweaked the internet would still be too slow to be worthwhile? |
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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I have been using Netflix here for about a year and a half with no issues, including the recent natural disasters. You will have to use a VPN/Proxy to access streaming movies though. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| jennad wrote: |
| crossmr wrote: |
| jennad wrote: |
| crossmr wrote: |
| it won't work out of region. So no, it won't work here without a proxy, problem is the internet is kind of not in great shape after the earthquake, so even if you got it working, I wouldn't want to use it. Trying to download and watch a movie like that would take a long time. |
what's this proxy talk about? |
A proxy or VPN are basically things you can set up to make it look like your computer is somewhere it's not. Netflix and other services which are region restricted, do so based on your IP address. It checks where you're located, not in the service region, no service.
a proxy or VPN can make you appear to be in a region you're not. Basically your computer sends everything to another computer first, then it goes out to the general internet. As far as the general internet is concerned you're where that second computer is. People use these to get around region restrictions on sites like Hulu or netflix, or sometimes shopping sites as well (Steam often has America specific sales or releases) |
Thank you for the info! So you think even if the proxy was tweaked the internet would still be too slow to be worthwhile? |
a proxy/vpn will do nothing to help you get across the clogged underseas cables. While it does seem that youtube has been throttling overseas users so a VPN has helped speed that up in the past for some people, if everything is clogged it won't generally help. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| anybody here use netflix on their iphones? |
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Weigookin74
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| What's a good one to use? Any websites? |
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SCAshley
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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I use Netflix streaming every day...I downloaded Hotspot Shield (free and I'm totally computer illiterate, btw, and I still did it!). I turn the shield on, log in to Netflix. It will start buffering. Once it gets to 9% (it will slow down or kind of stop loading at 9%), turn OFF the shield. It will then download at regular Korean internet speeds (there's a glitch in the system-Netflix doesn't recognize when you turn the shield off). It takes me less than 2 minutes to turn the shield on, load the movie and then be watching it. I'm not really good at explaining things, sorry, but I do use it every day. PM me if you have questions...hope it works out for you! 
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I used Astrill VPN, and most days, it does improve my Netflix speeds a great deal, so long as I port forward. This seems to get me around the restrictions that SK has (squelching internet speeds to cheaper-paying customers). PM me if you want a free trial of Astrill. You can purchase in blocks of months. |
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