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Looking for a VPN app for my iPad, so that I can watch Netflix or other US streaming apps in Europe. Any real world experience and recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
Don't need flames or moral judgments about why I want to watch Netflix (or any other streaming app) while in Europe. I am going to be there for 6 weeks and I be won't visiting tourist sites in the late night and would like to catch up on my shows.

Alternatively, can you just download before leaving US? It saves on streaming speeds, and (possibly) eating up someone else's monthly wifi allotment. (When staying in a short let apartment, this used to be a problem).

I had Hulu and Netflix on my phone and tablet if I had internet access I could watch both of them in France, Austria and Germany. I also downloaded a few shows so I could watch off line. Like you said sometimes in the evening before going to sleep you might like to watch a something.

I have my own VPN setup at home. (It's fairly easy if you are a techie.) Consider asking someone to set up a home VPN for you before you leave. If you have to pay someone to do it, at least you won't have to pay for the VPN, and you will not have to rely on a third party for VPN support. Some home routers already support a VPN. If not, a spare router that supports VPN can be set up with VPN and can be added to your home network. Again, I assume the average person is not tech savvy enough to do this so that you'd need to have someone set it up for you. It wouldn't be worth paying $500 to have it set up, but it might be worth $100 - or buy dinner for a tech savvy friend who does it for you.

Me too. I am currently in Spain and watching Netflix on my iPad most nights. My threshold for dubbed episodes of Bonanza, CSI, Rizzoli and Isles and Crossing Jordan is pretty low and the only English language options are CNN and BBC Global.

I watch a lot of travel vloggers and they all pitch Surfshark (obviously because they are paid to do so). Each vlogger also offers a discount code. Try finding one at Paul Lucas Winging It, for example.

Notwithstanding Netflix's machinations over password sharing, a VPN is not going to be necessary to stream Netflix in Europe. The VPN will certainly allow you to get the US Netflix catalog and your saved list uninterrupted. Plus there are US only streaming services that a VPN would work for.

But the problem with streaming in the US is that the market is structured to the point that every little production house believes their catalog is worth being paid for through their own streaming service and are stingy with licensing in the US. It truly becomes a matter of quantity over quality. The US Netflix catalog just blows. On the other hand the European Netflix catalog is superior with content not licensed to Netflix in the US, is licensed to Netflix in Europe.

My NetFlix works fine in Europe. Watched it last night. Sure, what's available is a bit different, but not much, and it gives me the chance to see things not available in the US. So what could be a restriction can also be a benefit.

We were in Europe twice last year for one month each time (Germany and England) and found that most of our streaming services did not allow us to access what we wanted to watch on our iPhones and iPads. After some online research we chose NordVPN, and it worked well. It allows for multiple devises to be connected at the same time (although we hardly ever used that feature), and had a similar annual cost to the other vpn services. Also the download speed was very similar to that observed without using the vpn.

Using a VPN does not technically violate their terms of service. But legally, they are not allowed to show certain content outside of the country where you have an account, so if you are using a VPN to do that, you would be violating their TOS.

I tried to find the service contract on line, but no luck. I did find hundreds of articles about how to watch content that is not being offered .... which I take to mean, take what isn't being paid for (because neither you, nor NetFlix could possibly afford to buy world wide rights to all the copyrighted material on NetFlix).

And I did find where NetFlix has no problem with VPN that is not set up to fool the system, in which case you can watch programming for which NetFlix owns the rights, but not programming for which NetFlix doesn't actually own the rights.

Yeah, it's like discussing driving 57mph in a 55mph zone. Technically illegal but not something anyone, even law enforcement, is really worried about. Netflix and the companies that license their content to Netflix don't care if a US Netflix subscriber is watching content from their US Netflix account while on vacation in Europe. They don't want people who live in other countries watching it - they want those people to pay to watch via local licensing agreements.

Oh geez. NetFlix may have a ToS against the use of VPNs and proxy servers, but its not a matter of legality. It is a matter of Netflix's licensing agreements with the owners of properties meaning the movies or tv shows are supposed to be offered to certain audiences or countries.

I lived in Liberia, West Africa for two years in the recent past. I watched Netflix almost every day, no VPN. No problem with initial sign-in (I remained signed-in), just a slight difference in what was available to view (for example, I wasn't able to watch The Great British Baking Show, but no problem accessing Seinfeld). Have a great stay!

A US Netflix account works fine in Europe. The lineup is a little different but not drastically different. All the really good stuff us there and you can watch some pretty good content that isn't available in the US.

@Stephanie I just started to use Roku for online streaming TV programs and movies to provide to guests. I have not started to subscribe any paid channels such as Netflix, Amazon video, YouTube TV etc.

Yes we offer Netflix and Amazon Prime. We have the usual channel apps on the TV's as well (BBC Iplayer etc). We use Amazon Firesticks and Guest profiles on Netflix which seems to work well. We have all admin locked down with passwords though as a security precaution so guests can't access our details or anything.

wonderful info, Mel! thank you so much for your input! we are officially cutting the cord in our new places going forward and if it works well (we are in a very remote part of NC, just north of the beginning of the Appalachian Trail) so internet dependability used to be a HUGE concern, but has come a long way to allow us to explore the option which we've had in our homes for a while, but it has been far from smooth! most of the kinks have been smoothed out & thanks to wonderful people like you and others willing to share their experiences, it is sure to be a success.

My guest room has a Roku device with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Showtime, and other some other cable and local channels (ESPN, CNN, PBS, etc). One guest signed into their Hulu account. I haven't logged out of it and have been watching myself: is that wrong lol? Broadcast tv is not available, but I haven't had complaints.

I know it is tempting to stay logged into a guests streaming service to watch stuff that you don't otherwise have access to. Here is the ethical problem with it. Of course that guest is still using there own account, so every time they log in they probably see a history of things it's telling them they have watched. ALSO, you are screwing up their algorithm of their personal Hulu recommendations. It becomes a part of YOUR tastes that are showing up for them...classy.

So yes, it is wrong. If you allow people to log into their own streaming service accounts at all, then a part of your cleaning/reset between guests should include checking the tv for that and logging people out and resetting it to you guest account. Voila

Haha I think if the guest doesn't sign themselves out- it is up to you if you sign them out or not ;-). I wonder if they think housekeeping takes care of that hmmm. I'm deciding if I want to get rid of Apple TV. I watched Ted Lasso and Severence and Loot and a couple more but haven' t watched it since July. Any recommendations for anything great on there? For $10/month do I just keep it for my guests?

Side question- maybe I should make a post but will ask here: has anyone surveyed past guests? At my job we survey about all the services we provide and I'm tempted to do a survey to find out what people think about the location, amenities, check in and check out, any other suggestions they have, etc. I'm sure I won't have 100% response rate but even if I get 5-10 responses it will be more information than I have now.

I've never thought about giving a survey, and if I would make one, I'd only ask questions about the things that I can or want to change. For example, I wouldn't ask a guest to rate the location or check-in/checkout procedure because I can't move.

Netflix has clear recommendations for speed based on the quality of video you want. Just know that the speeds listed are for streaming on a single device, so if multiple devices on your network are watching Netflix at the same time, you need enough speed to handle all those streams at once.

Some types of internet connections can experience slowdown at peak-use hours. Fast internet connections also need fast Wi-Fi routers that can handle multiple devices streaming at the same time. Watching a movie on Netflix uses more bandwidth than surfing the web, Voice over IP, or even online gaming. As such, one of the most basic reasons to upgrade your internet service is to make sure that the video you stream has a crisp, clear picture and buttery-smooth playback.

Peter Christiansen writes about satellite internet, rural connectivity, livestreaming, and parental controls for HighSpeedInternet.com. Peter holds a PhD in communication from the University of Utah and has been working in tech for over 15 years as a computer programmer, game developer, filmmaker, and writer. His writing has been praised by outlets like Wired, Digital Humanities Now, and the New Statesman.

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