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I go through phases of loving and not-so-loving Netflix, depending on what’s available and what I’m in the mood for. Right now we’re in the middle of a serious Alias binge (can’t believe I never saw it the first time round!) and at some point in the future we might try and get back into Breaking Bad (we loved the first season but never got into the second season properly). However, we’re in the UK and as you probably know if you’re reading this, the UK library kind of sucks. Thankfully there’s plenty of online services that legally sidestep the regional Netflix restrictions and I wrote a quick guide<\/a> to a couple of the most popular ones last month.<\/p>\n

\"overplayI’d been telling a friend recently about how Unblock Us<\/a> works and how we’re getting much more value from our Netflix sub with it, and he asked if it would work on websites other than ‘streaming media’ sites or offer any VPN functionality.<\/p>\n

I actually didn’t know as all I use it for is switching Netflix libraries but it turns out the answer to his question is “not really”. They specialise in getting you into sites like iTunes, Vudu, iPlayer etc, but not things like Facebook or Twitter. I did a little Googling and came up with Overplay<\/a> who, for $4.95, offer an identically-priced called SmartDNS which is similar to what Unblock Us does but will gain you access to a lot more geo-fenced websites, and has servers in more countries. And yes, it also does a proper encrypted VPN service for a slightly higher price of $9.95. Passed on the link to my friend, problem solved.<\/p>\n

Personally I’m happy with Unblock Us as it covers almost all the streaming media sites you could ever want to access, and there aren’t that many regular folk who need an encrypted VPN. Also, unlike its rivals Overplay doesn’t offer a 7-day trial. And call me picky but their website is a bit… blah. I know, I know, that’s got nothing to do with the service they offer, but a bright friendly website was the deciding factor when we subscribed to Unblock Us.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if you want or need access to regular geo-fenced sites, and an encrypted VPN that can place you pretty much anywhere in the world as far as the internet is concerned, Overplay could be exactly what you’re after. Hope this helps!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Okay, so this is a pretty geeky post, but that’s what my blog is for so that’s okay \ud83d\ude09 I’ve talked about how to watch any Netflix library from anywhere in the world before, using Unblock Us, but I’ve found another service that also offers an encrypted VPN: Overplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Personally I’m very happy with Unblock Us but if you need something a little more powerful and further-reaching, Overplay might be for you. Shame about their grungy website, though…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[359],"tags":[436,464],"yoast_head":"\nAnother way to watch Netflix from anywhere in the world \u2022 my glass eye<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On my continuous quest to get the most out of a Netflix subscription I came across a regional unblocking site that also offers an encrypted VPN.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/another-way-watch-netflix-anywhere-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Another way to watch Netflix from anywhere in the world \u2022 my glass eye\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On my continuous quest to get the most out of a Netflix subscription I came across a regional unblocking site that also offers an encrypted VPN.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/another-way-watch-netflix-anywhere-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"my glass eye \u2022 words\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-08-29T16:43:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-08-29T17:42:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2013-08-29-at-17.00.02.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"958\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"681\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"myglasseye\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@myglasseye\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@myglasseye\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"myglasseye\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/another-way-watch-netflix-anywhere-world\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/another-way-watch-netflix-anywhere-world\/\",\"name\":\"Another way to watch Netflix from anywhere in the world \u2022 my glass eye\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-29T16:43:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-08-29T17:42:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7fc676e054834593be1cff687035fd3b\"},\"description\":\"On my continuous quest to get the most out of a Netflix subscription I came across a regional unblocking site that also offers an encrypted VPN.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/another-way-watch-netflix-anywhere-world\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/\",\"name\":\"my glass eye \u2022 words\",\"description\":\"a tech & geek blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7fc676e054834593be1cff687035fd3b\",\"name\":\"myglasseye\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b046db2690dc8bbeeabc713971f74c12?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b046db2690dc8bbeeabc713971f74c12?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"myglasseye\"},\"description\":\"I'm a Glasgow-born stills photographer and camera operator living and working in London, UK. 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