Can I Convince my computer its in the US?
I live in Rome and would love to take advantage of both abc.com's generous free episodes as well as netflix's newish treaming movie service. however, both these sites tell me that I have to be in the states. Is there any way to convince my computer it is in the states? Its a macbook if that sheds any light.
Observing members:
0
Composing members:
0
Answers
Actually, it's not your computer that ABC looks at, it's your IP address which comes from your Internet Service Provider (i.e., your DSL or Cable company in Rome).
There is a solution, but it's fairly technical: you'll have to route your internet connection through a proxy server in the states.
btw, I think netflix streaming only works in IE (and thus not on your MacBook unless you've got Windows on it)
So, step 1 is finding a fast, free public proxy
a search an google for free public proxies should give you lots of options to try (some may be slow)
ps. IE is short for Internet Explorer
Answer this question