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| This happens in Australia |
It is called unblock-us it calls itself a VPN however it doesn't behave like a standard VPN. When you sign up for the unblock-us service you are given a username and password and a DNS address to put in the network settings for your device (usually within a home network DNS is obtained automatically by the router from the ISP). When you log into the unblock-us website with a username and password the system must add your WAN IP to the allowed IP's on the DNS server.
So these two steps give you access same as if you were on a standard VPN and you can access content region restricted from the US.
Why use unblock-us instead of HideMyAss?
- Speed.
- Can be set up on any device which allows DNS settings to be configured. So devices without a VPN client, like a Nintendo 3DS, PS3, Xbox360, Wii etc can be used with it happily.
When you use a service like HideMyAss the speed is slowed depending on the VPN server you connect to, with unblock-us you 'should' be able to maintain your internet connection speed without seeing a significant loss in speeds.
Why use HideMyAss instead of unblock-us?
- Seeing as though unblock-us is not a standard VPN I would be hesitant to direct people to unblock-us if they are concerned with protecting their internet traffic. Your ISP can still see the information sent through to the DNS server at unblock-us's end so HMA is much better in this regard as traffic is protected at all points.
- If you want to be able to connect multiple devices to access region restricted content then I would be leaning towards HMA and configure as discussed. Unblock-us does not allow multiple simultaneous device connections on the one unblock-us subscription. For example if you had two iPad's wanting to access Netflix at the same time then you would need two unblock-us subscriptions.
- Flexibility, since HMA is a standard VPN there are ways you can use other hardware in order to segment and extend you VPN subscription in your home or work network as discussed last time. Lots of devices and appliances support VPN connections out of the box.
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ReplyDeleteGreat article Robert. The DNS option is better than using a VPN regarding content streaming because you can achieve direct connection with the media station ex. Netflix and avoid the “middle-man”. Personally, I am using UnoTelly which is similar to Unblock-us. Perhaps you should check UnoTelly as well if you haven’t done so.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary, I agree if speed is a concern as it is with streaming services like netflix, hulu etc then using a VPN does effect the speed. Using a DNS based redirect like unblock-us or unotelly would be the best option. If you want to protect your internet traffic then a VPN beats DNS hands-down.
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