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Thread ID: 139181	2015-03-23 19:55:00	Netflix Now Live in NZ	wainuitech (129)	PC World Chat

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1397076	2015-03-30 04:30:00	As for UnoTelly is tied to your IP address, when your IP dynamically changes UnoTelly will stop working until you update. There are some scripts on their website you can setup on a PC/Mac so the IP is always up to date. Thats one good thing about Telstra ( vodafone) cable --- You get a static IP address by default :)	wainuitech (129)
1397077	2015-03-30 06:29:00	You shouldn't have to jump through hoops and break the terms and conditions to be able to watch stuff. I simply can't be bothered to do that and am quite happy to go without.	gary67 (56)
1397078	2015-03-30 07:40:00	With current exchange rates for the HD one mine is NZD$11.95 per-month (USD$8.99), and because I run a "World-mode DNS" from my ISP, there was zero changes that needed to occur. I have access to a 7x larger library vs the NZ one though, and I save $1 per-month. Seems worth it to me!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1397079	2015-03-30 08:07:00	With current exchange rates for the HD one mine is NZD$11.95 per-month (USD$8.99), and because I run a "World-mode DNS" from my ISP, there was zero changes that needed to occur. I have access to a 7x larger library vs the NZ one though, and I save $1 per-month. Seems worth it to me! My point was using Netflix library from various countries you get an even bigger choice then just using the U.S. one. So can you change Netflix regions without making changes?	plod (107)
1397080	2015-03-31 00:15:00	If you're using a 3rd party DNS Service, yes, as you can stop using it. Alternatively change your DNS to Google Public DNS. I have my router set to intercept all DNS and force it to my ISP so I get Worldmode DNS on the Chromecast (Which is hard-coded by Google to use 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, so this gets around it).	Chilling_Silence (9)
1397081	2015-03-31 00:54:00	This is a nice site to use to see where you need to go to stream your TV shows: http://www.lemontv.co.nz/	CYaBro (73)
1397082	2015-03-31 03:34:00	With current exchange rates for the HD one mine is NZD$11.95 per-month (USD$8.99), and because I run a "World-mode DNS" from my ISP, there was zero changes that needed to occur. I have access to a 7x larger library vs the NZ one though, and I save $1 per-month. Seems worth it to me! +1 for that! My set up is the same. LL	lakewoodlady (103)
1397083	2015-04-02 00:38:00	Apparently the Australian Netflix is quite limited, down from ~8500 down to ~1300 titles. That's a 7,000 title difference. Word on the street is the NZ Netflix is even *more* limited than Australia, due to the fact Neon and Lightbox have already got rights to a large number of shows. If you have a US Netflix account, keep it. Chill, I had/have a US account, but it was a hassle to set up the laptop, HDMI cable it to the TV, and get Hulu going correctly. Since our old 42in TV died a month ago I found that our new 55in telly has easier access to Netflix (and other internet sites), so I started using NZ Netflix and like you say the titles are a fraction of what the US has. Here is my problem now... If I want to connect my desktop to the TV, is the only way by using an HDMI cable? It would have to be a long cable, at least 8m, and I don't know if this is possible. Actually my desktop PC does not have HDMI output but I was thinking of getting a graphics card (to use 2 PC screens at my desk) so that would give me HDMI out. I do have Chromecast which works great (Chrome on my PC to the TV) but Netflix detects the Chromecast dongle as being in NZ. So if I want to watch US Netflix on the TV, is a long HDMI cable the only way? Thanks.	Strommer (42)
1397084	2015-04-02 00:53:00	Chill, I had/have a US account, but it was a hassle to set up the laptop, HDMI cable it to the TV, and get Hulu going correctly. Since our old 42in TV died a month ago I found that our new 55in telly has easier access to Netflix (and other internet sites), so I started using NZ Netflix and like you say the titles are a fraction of what the US has. Here is my problem now... If I want to connect my desktop to the TV, is the only way by using an HDMI cable? It would have to be a long cable, at least 8m, and I don't know if this is possible. Actually my desktop PC does not have HDMI output but I was thinking of getting a graphics card (to use 2 PC screens at my desk) so that would give me HDMI out. I do have Chromecast which works great (Chrome on my PC to the TV) but Netflix detects the Chromecast dongle as being in NZ. So if I want to watch US Netflix on the TV, is a long HDMI cable the only way? Thanks. How were you accessing the US itunes in the first place? Ie what method were you using for fooling netflix into working in NZ? If you were browser based (hola etc) then yes that sounds like your only option is to use the browser again. If you were (and are?) using a DNS service like unblock us or unotelly, then there shouldn't be any difference...your telly being in nz should be able to obtain the netflix app, and then you just sign in to your US account as normal. Then using the region switcher on your DNS service you can choose whatever region you want. For the chromecast you need to add a step where on your router you send DNS requests to googles dns servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. to nothing) else you'll always be retricted to the NZ catalog.	psycik (12851)
1397085	2015-04-02 00:59:00	I haven't got any experience using a chromecast or US netflix so I can't help with that but as for the 8M long HDMI cable you can definitely do that. However at lengths > 3-5M the quality of the cable does start to matter a bit more so a cheap cable may or may not work well and you might have to shell out for a better one. Also if your PC has DVI that can easily be converted to HDMI with a simple plug but won't have audio which you'd need to connect separately. There may be adapters that allow audio to be injected I haven't looked.	dugimodo (138)
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