Browsing in US from UK IP address?

[Skink 10]

I am interested to explore some of the educational programs available in US Universities - but here's the drag, some of them know I am browsing from outside the US and block the content

 

I am guess anonymous surfing wont help? Mostly it is video clips I am looking at so really slow anonymous surfing isn't going to be ideal

[geared 316]

You could try a VPN service that is located in the US, you'd have to pay to use one tho.

 

You might be able to find a free proxy or something - not entirely sure I'd trust one tho.

[megalithic 10]

Try the free version of Anonymox. You can select USA in the settings.

Or if you post a link i'll try see if it let's me through before you install it.

[alternageek 10]

Tunnelbear is also free. You get 500mb for free, but if youre on twitter, can get an extra gig for free.

 

Unlimited is $5 a month

[Origin_Pete 10]

does hidemyass let you browse?

 

http://hidemyass.com/

[Afilsdesigne 10]

You need a fast VPN. Do a search on anything but Google (https://startpage.com is good and private). Companies like Witopia do a good job of making the whole process very easy so you can easily switch countries. StrongVPN is another reasonable one. Indeed, everyone should consider using a VPN to mask your IP address and stop companies like Google building up an advertising profile of you via your web habits.

[CPC464 10]

Tunnelbear is also free. You get 500mb for free, but if youre on twitter, can get an extra gig for free.

 

Unlimited is $5 a month

 

Good tip - I always use this one too.

[Mr Gav 10]

I'd recommend Earth VPN. - I've used them myself and never had any issues regarding speed, connectivity or customer service.

You would just need to connect to one of the US Servers (72 to choose from in 17 different cities) and your IP address would show as US enabling you to watch your vids. - The same goes for brits on holiday, just connect to one of the UK servers to be able to watch iPlayer etc.

 

They currently offer 176 servers in 87 locations, spread across 32 countries on 6 continents...all for $3.99 p/m (approx £2.50) or $39.99 p/a (approx £25).

 

Main Features Include:

• PPTP, L2TP, SSTP, OpenVPN supported. (SSH/Socks Proxy upgrade available)
  
• Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, iPhone/iPad supported
  
• Absolutely No Logs kept (Earth are located in the jurisdiction of Northern Cyprus where there is no log retention law.)
  
• Unlimited Bandwidth & Speed (see Speedtest feature on the website)
  
• P2P & Torrent Supported Servers on each continent.
  
• Easy step by step setup guides on the website
  
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• Bypass location restrictions and ISP filtering.
  

 

There's plenty of info on their site including a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page where you'll find answers to pretty much any questions you may have.

And with the 7 day money back guarantee, you can't really go wrong.

Earth VPN Website

[Nagel 10]

Tunnelbear is also free. You get 500mb for free, but if youre on twitter, can get an extra gig for free.

 

Unlimited is $5 a month

 

I thought hiding your IP address was against forum rules? Yet we have a moderator recommending it

[geared 316]

I thought hiding your IP address was against forum rules? Yet we have a moderator recommending it

 

Why would it be against forum rules?

 

This forum is open isn't it?

We have members posting from foreign countries all the time??

[megalithic 10]

There's no rule regarding the using of proxy servers, i checked with an Admin a while back.

[alternageek 10]

I thought hiding your IP address was against forum rules? Yet we have a moderator recommending it

 

The person in question was asking how to access US course work and not try to troll Sheffield Forum, big difference.