Are you looking for some special TV series on Netflix in the United States, or is there a certain blockbuster movie or an old classic that you want to watch that is only to be found on Netflix in the United States? Maybe you have read that it is possible to watch such movies and TV series on American Netflix with a VPN, but you aren't entirely sure about which VPN you should use and if it is complicated or not. And one more thing, is it legal to use a VPN to watch American Netflix outside the United States. In this article, I will do my best to answer all these questions and much more!
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Are you in a hurry! This is an easy way to watch American Netflix with a VPN!
Don't you care about all the information I am about to give you? Would you simply like me to give you the name of one or two cheap VPN services that will help you watch Netflix content in the United States abroad. Well, here you go!
Both PureVPN and NordVPN are good and cheap VPN providers if you want to watch movies and TV shows on American Netflix. They both protect you with their full-refund policies valid for 30 days, and they are easy to use.
- Purchase a subscription.
- Download the VPN application on your computer, telephone, tablet, or in your browser.
- Run the application and connect to a server in the United States.
- Run the Netflix application (or open the Netflix website in your browser).
- Watch American Netflix all across the world.
So, those are the easy step if you are in a hurry. PureVPN is the cheapest VPN, at least if you purchase a subscription valid for 2 years or more. Which VPN you will use is entirely up to you. Both services also have a 24-hour live chat available on their websites in case you need help along the way.
How can a VPN help you watch American Netflix?
Maybe you wonder what this entire VPN thing is about? What does a VPN do that can help you unblock streaming services like Netflix, but also TV networks like NRK in Norway, BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, ZDF in Germany, RaiPlay in Germany, 10Play in Australia, and so many others?
A VPN is an abbreviation for "Virtual Private Network." VPNs are used by millions of people every single day to secure their Internet connections, and to access local networks elsewhere in the world. It is completely legal to use a VPN, and in many work environments it is obligatory to use one. If you don't, you are putting the safety of the entire network at stake. And yes, that is a common problem, and any network is only as strong as the weakest link. So yes, that is why people use encryption offered by a VPN to secure the connections of the users and hide data transferred from people who want to steal confidential information.
A VPN provider normally has servers in lots of countries. The closer the VPN server is to your actual location, the faster it gets (at least in theory), but if you connect to a VPN server on the other side of the earth, it is a bigger chance that it will slow down the speed of your Internet connection as all your data is sent through a VPN server on the other side of the earth before it hits the Internet, and before the "answer" to your requests are sent back through the server on the other side of the earth and to your device.
10 years ago, this often caused problems, but in today's world with fiber-net connections and much faster VPN servers, this normally shouldn't give you any trouble.
As you connect to a VPN server in the United States, all your data is sent through a VPN tunnel to that server, and then it hits the Internet. Consequently, all websites, streaming services, and games will believe that you are in the USA. And yes, that is why you can use the two mentioned VPN services to watch American Netflix.
An American IP address doesn't guarantee you access to American Netflix. Why is that? Because lots of services keep a register of IP addresses provided by the different VPN services. If you arrive and knock on the door of Netflix with such an IP address, they say "Hello! Welcome", but they will only show you content which they are licensed to show worldwide. In other words, you will not see the local content available on Netflix in the United States, but only the Netflix worldwide content. That is why it is important to buy a VPN subscription to a VPN provider that truly unblocks American Netflix!
It sounds complicated...
It might sound complicated, but if you saw the quick instructions above, it is very easy! You don't need to understand anything about how it is operating in order to use a VPN. It is easier than using programs such as Microsoft Word or your Internet browser. After the VPN client is installed, you just start the application and find the name of the country you want to connect to. As you double click the flag/name of the country, it only takes some seconds before you are connected and you surf the Internet with a local IP address in that country.
If you use a browser extension provided by the VPN provider instead of a normal VPN application, it is only the activities you do in the browser that is encrypted. The other things you do on your computer, such as gaming, are not using the encryption and the VPN tunnel. This has certain advantages if you only want to watch American Netflix in a browser window, while you want the rest of your computer to keep on as normal, without sending all your traffic through a VPN server elsewhere in the world.
Is it legal to watch Netflix with a VPN?
This is a question that has caused quite a lot of debate. It is completely legal to use a VPN service, and as I mentioned earlier, it is actually recommended. Imagine if you use the WiFi connection at a hotel in New York. We all know that public WiFi networks are dangerous and users become easy preys of people who want to snoop on your activities and steal your information. If you want to lie on your bed and watch Netflix on your computer in such a hotel using the public WiFi... what should you do? Should you put yourself at danger by using a dangerous WiFi network, or should you use a VPN that will protect your data and confidentiality, while also allowing you to watch Netflix? That isn't really a hard question to answer. Of course, you can use the same VPN to access American Netflix abroad, and this isn't a practice encouraged by Netflix, but it is a side-effect of VPN's becoming an essential part of our lives today.
Why should I use PureVPN and/or NordVPN?
These are two cheap, but brilliant VPN providers. They both have full-refund policies, live support available at their websites, and they are very good at unblocking popular streaming services and TV networks worldwide. In other words, the services can also be used if you want to watch blockbuster movies on Netflix in Canada, Japan, Australia, and in several European countries. I have earlier described how you can use the same services to watch TV networks such as DR in Denmark, ZDF in Germany, ORF in Austria, and so much more. In other words, they come with lots of advantages, in addition to boosting your online security.
A cool advantage is that you can use one subscription on multiple devices. That means that you can share your subscription with friends or family members, and even split the cost of the subscription, and it will protect and help all of you at the same time.
Are you ready to watch movies and TV series on American Netflix?
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Have a wonderful day and I wish you a great time watching your favorite content on Netflix in the United States!