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The Ultimate Guide To Watching Online TV With Private Internet Access

Written by Matthew Hughes. Published January 2015. This manual is the intellectual property of MakeUseOf. It must only be published in its original form. Using parts or republishing altered parts of this guide is prohibited without permission from . Sponsored by Private Internet Access

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Table of contents

Hulu

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Netflix

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CBS Online

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BBC iPlayer

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Channel 4: 4oD

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ABC's iView

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Around The World With A VPN

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Open the door to a world of video-streaming and entertainment through Private Internet Access. Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to push your network traffic through an encrypted tunnel, making it easy to hide your identity, and to browse the Internet securely when using public access points. Traditionally, they were one of the tricks of the trade for business travelers -- VPNs were used primarily for weary, far-flung employees to to access their company's internal network from public WiFi networks provided hotels and cafes. Other more privacy-concerned organizations used VPNs as a way for remote workers to send privileged communications without the risk of interception.

But more recently, the general public has started to use anonymous VPN services ? such as those provided by Private Internet Access -- in other, more interesting roles. For example, many use them in order to mitigate against ISP-level censorship, as is common in countries like China, the UAE and yes, even the United Kingdom. Others use VPNs as a tool to defend themselves against government surveillance of the Internet. As a tool, VPNs are useful and versatile. Indeed, we're a big fan of them at MakeUseOf and have listed some of the unusual potential applications for VPNs in the past. But did you also know that VPNs can help you catch up on the latest TV shows? Yes, it's true. There is a phenomenal amount of streaming websites which allow you to watch the latest shows, but are only available in certain locales. You might be familiar with some of the more prominent ones, such as Hulu, Netflix, and the BBC's iPlayer. These sites only allow people living in certain countries to access them. It seems unfair, doesn't it? Just because you live in France or Germany, doesn't mean that you should have to go without the latest episode of Family Guy. Similarly, just because you live in the US doesn't mean that you should have to wait to watch the latest episode of Doctor Who. With a VPN (we recommend Private Internet Access), you can bypass geographical restrictions by visiting those sites through local VPN endpoints -- in other words, the websites will think you're within the country and allow you access. While you might have already been aware of this geo-restriction

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workaround, you may not realize the vast quantity of amazing programming you can watch by accessing certain streaming video websites with a VPN.

This guide aims to show you what's on offer, and to tell you the VPN endpoint you'll need to use to access it. We're going to take a trip across the world. From the US, to the UK, and finally Australia. Let's see what we can watch.

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