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[Violent & Funky]

Sooo... I pay for Netflix but can't watch them now that I'm relocated to here in Luxembourg. Could anybody explain to me how I could alter my IP address with a proxy server so that I can watch my Netflix instant movies?

[poppie]

Well i was being off topic in another thread on this mater.
but i was having a problem and geting an screen image and does not
seem to work i tried to press ctrl v print screen, i have tried to
press just the print screen but nothing i even did it both at the same time
nothing could it be perhaps its because i do not have my printer set up?.

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

Sooo... I pay for Netflix but can't watch them now that I'm relocated to here in Luxembourg. Could anybody explain to me how I could alter my IP address with a proxy server so that I can watch my Netflix instant movies?

1. Unsubscribe from Netflix.
2. Use the internet to watch MORE stuff than will EVER be available on Netflix, for free.

Currently, my personal 2 best portal sites to do this are:

SERIES/TV DRAMAS:
- Watch tv series online for free, full episodes - Watch Series.com

MOVIES:
- Watch Movies Online Free - Just Added



The only adaptation that needs to be made is figuring out which hosts available at either site are the fastest and most reliable for any given episode or movie. What I've learned:

(the following hosts are usually found in either of the above sites, and are absolutely free)
LOOMBO links are king. They're super fast, and are always decent quality. This is mostly true for series shows.
SOCKSHARE, and PUTLOCKER are newer hosts that are getting popular. These guys host a lot of movies at good qualities and speeds.
ZSHARE is fast, but the quality may or may not be excellent.
NOVAMOV is always slow, no matter how fast your internet connection is. They're reliable, but if you're planning on watching something at that moment and not waiting forever for it to buffer, then you should go with a different link.
Same goes for MOVSHARE.
Any host with the word "DIVX" or "VIDX" or some combination of those letters in it is guaranteed to be the best visual/audio quality, but their bandwidth is going to be more limited because of it. Generally, you're going to wait a longer time for DivX movies to buffer than any other, but they're far more worth it. DivX links should be used when you have other stuff to do and just want to get the movie buffering ahead of time while you attend to other things. With a DivX link, if you can buffer to about one third of the entire length, you're golden. But that may take anywhere between 10 minutes to a half hour. The quality is always worth it though. DivX vids are usually straight up DVD quality. Streaming. Provided you're not trying to watch a movie that hasn't been released to DVD yet. In which case even the theater cam versions are higher quality than any others.
KARAMBAVIDS is a newer one, but I haven't checked it out. Seems to get good hits and reviews though.

There are a bunch more other hosts, but the ones above are consistently reliable, virus free, and get the most nods from other folks watching movies or shows hosted on them. And user reviews or "stars", as you'll often see them, are a good thing to take note of. Generally people will only rate a link highly if it's worth rating highly. So keep the ratings in mind.

Is it legal to watch stuff that way? I dunno. But I'm sure it's not explicitly illegal. Otherwise I would have gotten locked up years ago. I don't even have cable TV because anything I want to watch is available online for free. Without paying for Netflix, nor having to wait until Netflix decides to release something.

If you find more availability at Netflix than you can find elsewhere on the web, for free, then I'll eat my fucking hat.


Edit:
I don't know of any proxy servers are going to let you stream video through them. The bandwidth required costs too much. Especially when like 900 MB videos are being streamed through their server, TIMES THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE DOING THE SAME THING, CONSTANTLY. Bandwidth is an actual commodity. You pay for it. Dearly.

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by poppie

Well i was being off topic in another thread on this mater.
but i was having a problem and geting an screen image and does not
seem to work i tried to press ctrl v print screen, i have tried to
press just the print screen but nothing i even did it both at the same time
nothing could it be perhaps its because i do not have my printer set up?.

You're doing it wrong. So very wrong...


When you want to copy everything that is on your screen, as an image, simply find the button on your keyboard that says PRTSCN. (Stands for "print screen", just in case you're wondering...)
Press it.
What just happened is the entire image on your monitor was copied into memory. Now you just open up a photo editor program.. you can even use MS Paint, and paste the image into it. Either by using Edit > Paste, or CTRL + V.

Then you can resize the image, crop it, etc... or save it as it is.

[s_k]

That's what I said...
Press printscreen, then go to paint, choose edit --> paste (or CTRL&V indeed).
It works, it always works

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by s_k

That's what I said...
Press printscreen, then go to paint, choose edit --> paste (or CTRL&V indeed).
It works, it always works

Apparently she didn't find your instructions clear enough.............

We might need to introduce wooden alphabet blocks.

[s_k]

You have those? Neat .

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by s_k

You have those? Neat .

I make sure I have a set of those just in case one of you folks need a visual aid.

[s_k]

Might come in handy for me sometime, too.
Not when it's about printing screens, obviously.

[Violent & Funky]

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

1. Unsubscribe from Netflix.
2. Use the internet to watch MORE stuff than will EVER be available on Netflix, for free.

Currently, my personal 2 best portal sites to do this are:

SERIES/TV DRAMAS:
- Watch tv series online for free, full episodes - Watch Series.com

MOVIES:
- Watch Movies Online Free - Just Added



The only adaptation that needs to be made is figuring out which hosts available at either site are the fastest and most reliable for any given episode or movie. What I've learned:

(the following hosts are usually found in either of the above sites, and are absolutely free)
LOOMBO links are king. They're super fast, and are always decent quality. This is mostly true for series shows.
SOCKSHARE, and PUTLOCKER are newer hosts that are getting popular. These guys host a lot of movies at good qualities and speeds.
ZSHARE is fast, but the quality may or may not be excellent.
NOVAMOV is always slow, no matter how fast your internet connection is. They're reliable, but if you're planning on watching something at that moment and not waiting forever for it to buffer, then you should go with a different link.
Same goes for MOVSHARE.
Any host with the word "DIVX" or "VIDX" or some combination of those letters in it is guaranteed to be the best visual/audio quality, but their bandwidth is going to be more limited because of it. Generally, you're going to wait a longer time for DivX movies to buffer than any other, but they're far more worth it. DivX links should be used when you have other stuff to do and just want to get the movie buffering ahead of time while you attend to other things. With a DivX link, if you can buffer to about one third of the entire length, you're golden. But that may take anywhere between 10 minutes to a half hour. The quality is always worth it though. DivX vids are usually straight up DVD quality. Streaming. Provided you're not trying to watch a movie that hasn't been released to DVD yet. In which case even the theater cam versions are higher quality than any others.
KARAMBAVIDS is a newer one, but I haven't checked it out. Seems to get good hits and reviews though.

There are a bunch more other hosts, but the ones above are consistently reliable, virus free, and get the most nods from other folks watching movies or shows hosted on them. And user reviews or "stars", as you'll often see them, are a good thing to take note of. Generally people will only rate a link highly if it's worth rating highly. So keep the ratings in mind.

Is it legal to watch stuff that way? I dunno. But I'm sure it's not explicitly illegal. Otherwise I would have gotten locked up years ago. I don't even have cable TV because anything I want to watch is available online for free. Without paying for Netflix, nor having to wait until Netflix decides to release something.

If you find more availability at Netflix than you can find elsewhere on the web, for free, then I'll eat my fucking hat.


Edit:
I don't know of any proxy servers are going to let you stream video through them. The bandwidth required costs too much. Especially when like 900 MB videos are being streamed through their server, TIMES THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE DOING THE SAME THING, CONSTANTLY. Bandwidth is an actual commodity. You pay for it. Dearly.

Wow, thanks a bundle. I'm going to have to check this movie site out!