Anyone tried Hola to unblock geo restrictions to Netflix, Hulu etc?

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steve2222

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Reply # 755385 4-Feb-2013 09:50
Yes, but just using the Chrome extension

jonb

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Reply # 755406 4-Feb-2013 10:06
The latest Firefox version (v1.0.176) has more sites enabled, including iplayer. It doesn't show in the Firefox add-ons manager but can be downloaded directly from the Hola site.

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Reply # 770461 26-Feb-2013 13:37
im loving Hola unblocker. I am looking to change to FLIP unmetered but wasnt sure if Hola will be limited under their lists of of limited programs ( http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=147&topicid=113607). Anyone have Hola on FLIP unmetered plan?

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Reply # 774496 4-Mar-2013 18:49
Hulu has blocked Hola, as well as BBC. Back to the VPN then. Any free solution is worth what's being paid... Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 774546 4-Mar-2013 20:19
freitasm: Hulu has blocked Hola, as well as BBC. Back to the VPN then. Any free solution is worth what's being paid... That's a bit annoying since it allowed me to watch Hulu on a browser. Still Unblock works fine on devices still so as you say, you get what you pay for. System One: Popcorn Hour A200, PS3 (US 60G) dead and now replaced with a PS3 SuperSlim, NPVR running on Sempron 3000 (XP), Sony BDP-S390 BD player, Logitech Revue, Pioneer AVR, JVC 56" D-ILA 720P RP TV System Two: Popcorn Hour A110 , Oppo BDP-80 BluRay Player with hardware mode to be region free, Vivitek HD1080P 1080P DLP projector with 100" screen. Harman Kardon HK AVR 254 7.1 receiver, Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player, Roku XS media player Check out my blog at lchiu.blogspot.com

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Reply # 774582 4-Mar-2013 21:38
freitasm: Hulu has blocked Hola, as well as BBC. Back to the VPN then. Any free solution is worth what's being paid... This isn't the first time; Hulu blocked Hola about a month ago and Hola released an update to fix it. Hopefully there will be another update soon :)

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Reply # 774954 5-Mar-2013 13:19
According to Hola's Twitter, Hulu is now working again. I'm at work so can't test it.

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Reply # 774956 5-Mar-2013 13:23
Users can't just keep playing whac-a-mole. I have removed it and just use my VPN service. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 775335 5-Mar-2013 22:48
Unblock-US servers mixed with your ISP's servers and then having your router decide which dns to use is still the best option imo.

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Reply # 775408 6-Mar-2013 08:08
Which is what David post in his blog about TVNZ OnDemand App behind Unblock-US. You obviously need a router that supports DNSMasq Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 775428 6-Mar-2013 08:45
freitasm: After further testing I've found that Hola will bypass your VPN and always use the ethernet or WiFi connection to "accelerate" the browsing. This means if you need to access a website through a VPN, or if you want to use a VPN for example while connected over an insecure WiFi network then you have to disable acceleration, otherwise the traffic will be unencrypted and visible to anyone in the same LAN. Does that work if it's an IPSEC VPN with split tunnelling disabled? Could be an interesting way to circumvent those restrictions if so...

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Reply # 775446 6-Mar-2013 09:12
Not sure, haven't tested as I don't have an IPSEC VPN. But it works on SSTP and non-VPN connections. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 775454 6-Mar-2013 09:17
Does it make any difference if you are using TCL as your ISP? Their transparent proxy breaks unblock-us for port 80 traffic anyway so does it matter what DNS servers you have set in your router? I have the unblock-us ones set since those settings work fine for my tablet, PS3, phone etc but I would have thought it would make no difference for my desktops. System One: Popcorn Hour A200, PS3 (US 60G) dead and now replaced with a PS3 SuperSlim, NPVR running on Sempron 3000 (XP), Sony BDP-S390 BD player, Logitech Revue, Pioneer AVR, JVC 56" D-ILA 720P RP TV System Two: Popcorn Hour A110 , Oppo BDP-80 BluRay Player with hardware mode to be region free, Vivitek HD1080P 1080P DLP projector with 100" screen. Harman Kardon HK AVR 254 7.1 receiver, Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player, Roku XS media player Check out my blog at lchiu.blogspot.com

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Reply # 775496 6-Mar-2013 09:43
I had it on my laptop and it worked fine. I still have the full Windows client on my media center so that I can use the Hulu Desktop application and it works fine (when Hulu doesn't block it). Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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