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My smart tv (insignia) is connected to the internet and I can access Netflix, etc. However, I am also a cox cable customer but have recently been moved to cox tv - no longer cable (can't remember what this is called). Is there a way to watch my cox live tv channels?
Does Oceania block VPNs onboard? If not, are there specific VPNs that are known to work? I did a search and the answers ranged from "no, it won't work" to "yes, but you have to logon to Oceania's internet, then turn on the VPN".
It's different for each VPN. On O one of mine worked and the other did not; both work related VPNs. As a comparison, in the case of a few countries I recently visited, it was just the opposite, the VPN that worked on O did not work in Czech Republic or Hungary and the VPN that did not work not work on O worked in those countries. I don't think they are blocking certain VPNs, but certain ports. I've too lazy to investigate which ports my VPNs use.
Why do you need a VPN for Sirius? I have streamed Sirius on my IPhone and IPad to my BT speakers without any problem on Royal. Only reason to use a VPN is for a secure connection or to hide what you are doing. I would just connect to the ships WiFi and stream away.
Hmm, have you done this outside the US? I googled this and found that you can only stream in the US, PR and Canada. The article I read, which was recent (this year), said it was geo-blocked but you could use a VPN to still listen.
Funny you should mention geo-blocking as I'm dealing with that currently for our condo we are building in Baja, MX. Most of the TV streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime all geo-block their US content. I have tried various VPN's (Vanish, Express) and they don't work. Last time we were in MX they all came up geo-blocked if I tried to stream Netflix, Hulu, etc. But my Sirius app worked just fine.
That's interesting. I will guess that the app on your phone works because you have an international plan and your phone still looks like a US location? I will be using this on a Kindle Fire. I did a chat with Express and they said it would work as long as I have an internet connection (but of course they would say that). I just want Sirius. Netflix would be nice but I don't want the aggravation of fighting the network when trying to watch something, so I can just download some movies.
VPN people will tell you all sorts of stuff. I even called while in MX and they told me to connect to another server (didn't work). I never got any VPN to work on my FireTV stick to stream video, in MX.
I see some three year old stuff about XM had been geo-blocking. But more recent stuff seems to indicate they stopped it. I don't have an international cel plan as I'm not paying data for XM and certainly not using ship cellular for data. I only stream XM if connected to WiFi either on the ships or condo's. I have streamed XM in the Maldives (Nov 2017) and twice on RCCL Allure and Oasis, in the last two years. It's always worked using the XM app.
To use VPN with Oceania you have to upgrade internet service to the wavenet prime service (I use Nord VPN). The service is not faster, it just unblocks the various streaming sites. During peak times it bog down. It also depends on where your cabin is. There are boosters down the hallways on the ceiling and it helps if your cabin is close to one. The best place to get continuous streaming is the card room.
Our cabin (on Insignia) is on deck 6, just aft of the aft elevators. Is this a location that is near a booster (or extender). The card room is 3 decks up from us, but this is a good tip if I want to listen to the radio and can't get a signal in the cabin or other spots.
That's about the same spot but starboard, at least on Insignia. I was thinking of trying to find a spot in a public area, maybe in/near a bar and listen but it would be great to join you in the card room!
Actually this is not quite accurate. Wavenet prime just unblocks the ports used by streaming services. Hence the reason one of my VPNs worked and the other one did not; they use different ports. My guess is your VPN uses one of the blocked ports since you have to pay for the upgrade.
Also Oceania ships are in the US for internet purposes. When on the ship's internet, no matter where in the world, I get the US Oceania web site, when at a hotel in Europe I get UK Oceania web site and prices in GBP, and when at hotels in SE Asia and SWP I get the Australian Oceania web site and AUD prices. I've never done a trace route while on board, but I would guess the first hop is probably their servers in Florida. When I'm on the ship next May I'll check.
Actually I didn't word that quite correctly at all. The originating IP address is probably registered as part of their server's DNS in Florida and as such would show up geographically as Florida in a trace route. Also the first hop would not be their servers in Florida but would be the satellite's IP address.
Interesting. So would the first hop on the satellite be the one that drives where whatever service or app we are using makes the decision or would the hop to Florida resolve this? I would guess the former, given netflix issues????
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