VPN problem

Grandad99

 Avast security displays my VPN as London England but trying to see Wimbledon on  live BBC I get the message "this content is not available at your location" 

I wonder why and what can I do

DullGreyGuy

Grandad99 said:

 Avast security displays my VPN as London England but trying to see Wimbledon on  live BBC I get the message "this content is not available at your location" 

I wonder why and what can I do

VPNs often funnel large quantities of requests through the same IPs so those offering content with territorial limits can fairly easily identify them and certainly some will block IPs of known VPNs. Some VPNs change their IPs and so it's a game of cat and mouse. 

Avast suggest they have 3 uk locations, have you tried one of the others?

I use ExpressVPN for accessing US content via Netflix etc and it's just a case of occasionally changing the city selected to see which one works best. 

born_again

Where are actually located?
Could be that BBC just block VPN to stop people from out of UK watching for free.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/playback-issues/outside-uk-message

Ayr_Rage

If you're really in the UK turn off your VPN.

Many VPN IP addresses become known to streaming services and are then blocked as overseas users may be trying to access content that should not be available to them.

If you have a paid VPN, try another server.

Grandad99

Thanks everyone. I'm actually in Kent.  Will try your suggestions.

bob2302

Most people don't need VPNs anymore anyway. 

Grandad99

bob2302 Why?

debitcardmayhem

bob2302 said:

Most people don't need VPNs anymore anyway. 

Grandad99 said:

bob2302 Why?

Well I do need one, but because I want to access my home systems when not at home, but my VPN is powered by my Asus mesh. 
If you go out of the country then you would want one to access UK sites, similarly if you want to access say the US from the UK

Frozen_up_north

bob2302 said:

Most people don't need VPNs anymore anyway. 

So most people are happy that their ISP records every web site they visit and stores it for any council, ambulance service, customs and uncle Tom Cobley to view? It’s nicknamed “The Snooper’s Charter”.

Hotel, hospital, cafe and library WiFi is plain insecure too.

Many of us use a VPN for privacy, as well as being able to remotely access anything on my home network while away. I use Nord VPN for private browsing and for remote access, Tailscale (free for personal use and very easy to setup).

Newcad

Insecure cafe wifi? In that case your device is compromised before you are even connected to your vpn service provider.

Be aware that 'security' advertising people exaggerate risks and will say that their product will 'protect' you against things it never can. (Basically insurance sales, with no payout when things go wrong).

Vitor

I was staying at a hotel recently where the iPad gave me a warning that encrypted DNS was being blocked on their WiFi. Suspicious indeed.