For new release shows check out Couchtuner. Always run an ad blocker program while using ti and never sign up to create an account. Always select the player option from vidspot (never Allmyvids) and away you go.
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Netflix are fighting hard to block all VPN attempts. Iāve used HOLO VPN which does manage to bypass this lousy GEO Blocking. itās messy tho and not always successful. Geo Blocking is a vicious marketing tool used to force Internet users to have access only via their local and very expensive providers like Telstraās video service. Some local ISPās may be considering itās use as well, especially the smaller who are ore only interested in the lock in customers the can coerce with their advertising. !
Iām using AirVPN at present which is run by Geeks with servers all over the world,but not Austraia at present, and seems to be on top of most of this blocking nonsense. Their annual charge is very reasonable. They do offer monthly & qtly as well. HOLO VPN (a browser extension) will run on top of AirVPN.
But be aware, local Web sites & some Telcos are using login Apps which will effectively block you even tho you manage to bypass it with a geo unblocking VPNā or DNS unblockers.
A correctionā¦HOLO VPN in my post should have been HOLA VPNā¦sorry.
One of my friends bought some DVDs on line. Couldnāt play them through her VCR. Suggested she turn wifi off, and play them through her laptop. Worked well
I use ExpressVpn and have found it excellent . On some occasions I have been blocked but the Vpn provider rectifies this with an upgrade etc . I know others who use BufferedVPN and seem more than happy with it .
The whole point of geo-blocking is so that the makers of programs can sell that same program into multiple markets. Itās the producers not so much Netflix. With globalisation the whole concept seems flawed. I believe that if I pay my monthly subscription to Netflix that I should have access to their entire catalogue.
VPNs are problematic with accessing US Netflix - I read an article that āX-VPN is the only one currently able to access US Netflixā so I sign up (only EVER for a trial) just to find that āoh sorry we are currently experiencing difficultiesā. I have had better luck going through a German server though; end result being a series I want to watch which is not available on Oz Netflix can be viewed. In English just in case you were wonderingā¦
I agree , until recently I had no problems accessing BBC ip with a VPN . Lately I am blocked out most of the time . The BBC and NETFLIX have publicly stated they are clamping down on VPN uses . The following link shows how serious the BBC are 
https://www.bestvpn.com/bbc-iplayer-licence-check-laughable/
I consider it to be a form of racism. They often site licensing yet the programs in question are being shown hereā¦ so that argument just doesnāt wash. They do it because they can. Iāve tried ip spoofing but got nowhere. We shouldnāt have to do that anyway. Iād gladly pay for a subscription. Only Iām the wrong country!
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There are a few free VPN options around but one I have found useful is a product called VPN Gate. It is a mix of a free VPN software called Softether VPN client and the VPN Gate client (which is just a bunch of people who provide VPN portals in a lot of countries). Together they give access to most countries in the world. Some countries are more heavily present than others on the list of choices. To have a look at the software I have provided links below to both sites:
Softether is found at https://www.softether.org/
VPN Gate is found at http://www.vpngate.net/en/about.aspx
If you wish to download and try VPN Gate you can get it from http://www.vpngate.net/en/download.aspx
You donāt need to download Softether separately as the VPN Gate download link includes Softether in the installation.
Please note that a Productivity Commission report found that circumventing Geoblocking from Australia should be encouraged by the Federal Government. āThe Productivity Commission report argued that the Federal Government needs to send a clear message that it is not an infringement of copyright for consumers to evade geoblocking technology.ā copied from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-29/geoblocking-consumers-do-not-breach-copyright-by-circumventing/7369714
Using VPN software allows you to not only watch your shows in other countries but allows you better security from snooping, and allows you to purchase goods in countries that normally block sales to other countries. When purchasing products be aware you may need a third party agent in that country (such as MyUS.com in the US) to act as your receiving address and they may need to re-box/re-send onto you.
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Can I suggest people read Holaās terms and conditions extremely carefully. If you use their free service your internet bandwidth can be used by other people because it is a peer to peer VPN. This means that you are not showing your IP address when using Hola but other people can be so other people using Hola for illegal or immoral means can be using your IP address to do it. If they are doing something like sharing child pornography it could lead to some nasty accusations that might take a lot of time and money to disprove. One definite case of buyer beware.
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Too many VPNās have become too mainstream . Netflix and BBCip, ammongst others, are aware of them and their" block of IP addresses" so find it easy to ban you . The VPN I use flies under the radar as far as advertising goes ,is fast and I get into places where the others could not .
Many years ago there was a court decision that region encoding of DVDs, and implementing it on DVD players, was a ārestrictive trade practiceā (RTP), something that was illegal at the time. Region encoding was, in those days, what geoblocking is today (and apparently theyāre still doing it).
Can Choice advise whether RTPs are still illegal and, if so, why this decision isnāt enforced?
I may be wrong but my memory of this RTP was only applied to Compact Discs (CDās) it was never applied or enforced on DVDās.
It would never be applied to VPNās which are almost all overseas organisations and are not subjected to our RTP laws.
Donāt use HOLA because itās using your PC to reroute other users traffic via your PC. Thereās a more indepth discussion on the IDG website from PC World web site hereā¦ https://goo.gl/lu9PfD
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I donāt think CDs had or have region encoding.
Iām sure everyone has heard by now about the High Court decision requiring ISPs to block certain Torrent Sites such as The Pirate Bay.
Until geoblocking is removed, and simultaneous international release occurs, here is an article about how to circumvent the ISP blocks.
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Not that I generally use Pirate Bay or Torrentz but sometimes they have useful and legally free to download programs, music and similar. Blocking them also blocks access to locate these downloads easily and as such is an impediment to a āfree internetā.
I also despair at the price and difficulty we face in trying to get fair access to copyright works that other countries seem to be able to enjoy and that we either do not get or pay a huge premium to obtain. I think once fairness is implemented many of those who currently use torrents to obtain access would cease or markedly reduce their use.
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I just picked myself up off the floor from laughing at the Federal Courts decision to block TPB and other torrent services . I knew I should have ivested in that VPN company when I had the chance .
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@meltam Great link meltam . Iām glad the VPN I use which is not a group member of the āHand over Your Details 5ā countries is not mentioned on the top 5 VPNās for 2017 . Express VPN shot themselves in the foot that way by boasting of easy access to Netflix etc . Naturally they were targeted . The VPN I use never advertises so flies under the radar quite nicely . Much quicker than ExpressVPN too . It never fails DNS leak tests or ip leak tests and offers great customer support . Is cheaper than ExpressVPN , although I still maintain an account with Express . I might cancel it shortlyā¦Mike
The torrent sites were and will be a useful source of hard to find material. The media organisations are so far ābehind the timesā itās amazing. They are wasting everyoneās resources pursuing litigation. If they would only make electronic media available to all (without the regional blocks, gradual releases etc) at a reasonable price, the majority of people would pay for the content.
The entertainment industry needs to pull itās head out, and provide what is in demand and how itās demanded, rather than trying to stifle it because they donāt like it.
Itās just like Gerry Harvey complaining about overseas online sales competing with him. How dare they innovate while he doesnāt!
End of Rant.
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@meltam I liked it in the link when the guy from Village Roadshow said about people would not be bothered paying for VPNās . What rock has he been hiding under ? 
He should look at the growth figures for VPN in 2016 .
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