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Will a VPN allow me to watch USA catch up?

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OK so I generally watch Freeview channels so don't really miss Sky that much - I've got a Freeview PVR in the front room to record the shows I want to watch. In the bedroom I've got a sky link on which I can watch Freesat shows as they are broadcast and Roku for Netflix etc.

However, there a a few shows that I do and will miss e.g. Code Black, Chicago Fire/PD and Criminal Minds. I'm thinking about going with a virtual VPN to be able to watch these shows on USA catch up. Has anyone done this? Was it easy?

Many thanks in advance for views/advice

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  • DCFC79
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    Thanks, I appreciate you're trying to help but my eyes have gone funny and my ears are bleeding... this is all a bit techie for me I'm hoping to be able to download something that will enable me to just access shows as I do with BBC iplayer... Is this a vain hope?

    If you know someone who could do what HappyMJ then it will be easier.

    There's Hulu in the US but I'm not sure if it's something you need to pay for or even if it would have the shows you want to watch.

    You can download the Hola extension for Chrome and look at Hulu if you like.
  • Heinz
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    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • Swipe
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    You can download the Hola extension for Chrome and look at Hulu if you like.

    Use the Hola extension at your peril unless you enjoy being part of a botnet
  • VisionMan
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    "A botnet (also known as a zombie army) is a number of Internet computers that, although their owners are unaware of it, have been set up to forward transmissions (including spam or viruses) to other computers on the Internet."

    Bad. Very bad.
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