How to access streaming USA geolocked content on your idevice for free

_Whimsical_

I just discovered a new service called Playmo that lets you change a DNS setting so you can watch/listen to USA streaming content without needing to fire up a vpn and more importantly for free. It works for spotify, pandora, netflix, nbc and abc apps and more too I'm sure. I'm really impressed. It's much smoother and faster than my blackvpn so far. It can be used on your PC and other gadgets too.

Its free atm as it is in beta. It will be a pay for service after the beta is done but you can refer friends now and earn some free time for the future.

My referal link is here : http://playmo.tv/

I don't want to be starting a referal thing here, its just its a genuinely good service and there often is interest here in finding a service like this , hard to pass up a decent freebie.

ted1

If you don't want to start a referral thing then why not just post a direct link. Looks to me like your spamming this site.

dodzy

ted1 wrote: »

If you don't want to start a referral thing then why not just post a direct link. Looks to me like your spamming this site.

:rolleyes:

Cheers whimsical, just popped the DNS details onto my ipad and we're off again. Good man. Why dont you post it over on the 2 netflix threads?

naasrd

ted1 wrote: »

If you don't want to start a referral thing then why not just post a direct link. Looks to me like your spamming this site.

Nah, looks like you're wrong. Nice one OP.

_Whimsical_

ted1 wrote: »

If you don't want to start a referral thing then why not just post a direct link. Looks to me like your spamming this site.

I have over 2000 posts here Ted, im not about to start spamming now.It's a genuinely good service so I thought I'd share as I usually do when I find something I like,if you look through my posts on this forum you'll see that is the case. I appreciate all I've learned and found out from this forum so i presume other people like to find a recommendation here too.

fox007

Thanks op how does one get Hulu on atv2? Pm me if ya like thanks

ted1

If you genuninely didn't want to go for a referral why did you try to hide it in the first link??

why not link straight to www.playmo.tv ??

_Whimsical_

ted1 wrote: »

If you genuninely didn't want to go for a referral why did you try to hide it in the first link??

why not link straight to www.playmo.tv ??

I copied and pasted.If you look it adds to your clipboard on the site,copying and pasting twice was a click too far at 2am. There's nothing to stop anyone else adding their link here if they want,that's why I mentioned it at all,not to hog referrals. I meant i had started the thread to inform people of the service not with an intention to start a referral thread,however what business is it of yours what I or anyone else does so long as its legit and everyone wins?
It's not the work of an evil mastermind I assure you though.

Let's not ruin the thread by going more off topic. if you have anymore problems I'll welcome a PM anytime:)

120_Minutes

Thanks op, working on iPad and 4s.

karljd

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I just discovered a new service called Playmo that lets you change a DNS setting so you can watch/listen to USA streaming content without needing to fire up a vpn and more importantly for free. It works for spotify, pandora, netflix, nbc and abc apps and more too I'm sure. I'm really impressed. It's much smoother and faster than my blackvpn so far. It can be used on your PC and other gadgets too.

Its free atm as it is in beta. It will be a pay for service after the beta is done but you can refer friends now and earn some free time for the future.

My referal link is here : http://playmo.tv/?ref=kcac

I don't want to be starting a referal thing here, its just its a genuinely good service and there often is interest here in finding a service like this , hard to pass up a decent freebie.

Thanks, watching gangs of new york on hulu.Fair play to ya.

eeloe

Do you still have to pay a US Netflix subscription tho?

_Whimsical_

eeloe wrote: »

Do you still have to pay a US Netflix subscription tho?

I think you can pay the Irish subscription fee and with this you get the US Netflix catalogue. There's plenty info on the bargain alerts forum thread about Netflix and how it works with services like this. You can also get a free trial of amazon.com video rental service I think. It maybe worth looking into too.:)

eeloe

I can confirm that paying the irish subscription gets you the american catalog using your current log on details.

Fantastic. It makes the irish catalog look sh!t!

dodzy

eeloe wrote: »

I can confirm that paying the irish subscription gets you the american catalog using your current log on details.

Fantastic. It makes the irish catalog look sh!t!

Jeez eeloe, you are late getting to the races. Im surprised at you!

besty

Wow, brilliant. Thanks OP.

I may be extending that one month netflix trial after all.

MagicMarker

Working on my Mac!

Nice one OP, all the benefits of a VPN without the drop in speeds, class!!

Any idea how long it will be free and what it'll eventually cost?

eeloe

dodzy wrote: »

Jeez eeloe, you are late getting to the races. Im surprised at you!

I know, shocked with myself to be honest, just been busy the last while, and let's face it, I was a big mega upload user! :-)

digitaldr

Not for me I'm afraid as no iPlayer yet:(

mad muffin

I didn't sign up but had a look at the apple tv set up and entered the dns and it just worked. Didn't follow the instructions of disconnecting and such.

Euphoriasean

How long do it take for you to become an approved user once you have signed up!Signed up yesterday for 2 accounts and still not received an email with login details!

fox007

Euphoriasean wrote: »

How long do it take for you to become an approved user once you have signed up!Signed up yesterday for 2 accounts and still not received an email with login details!

Just enter this into your wifi settings in your d.n.s on any device and it will work.",

kraggy

What can this be used for assuming that I'm not signed up to Netflix or paying for any other content on the internet?

Thanks.

eeloe

Not a hell of a lot....

crapmanjoe

Is there any similar service for people living in the US who want to stream content from Rte player / TV3 player

I have an apple tv but you cant setup a VPN service on a apple tv so im kind of out of ideas.

_Whimsical_

kraggy wrote: »

What can this be used for assuming that I'm not signed up to Netflix or paying for any other content on the internet?

Thanks.

Actually quite a bit. If you set it up on your iPad etc or laptop etc it gives you access to content from several US geo locked sites. Examples valid for idevices being ABC,NBC,CBS, they all have this seasons shows streaming on apps, so that's big bang theory,modern family,30 rock etc. Also there is spotify (the free one) and Pandora music app that is very popular. They're all things lots of people were paying for a VPN to access up until now. I'm sure there's more out there too.

You need a US iTunes account to get these apps but that's extremely easy to set up.

120_Minutes

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Actually quite a bit. If you set it up on your iPad etc or laptop etc it gives you access to content from several US geo locked sites. Examples valid for idevices being ABC,NBC,CBS, they all have this seasons shows streaming on apps, so that's big bang theory,modern family,30 rock etc. Also there is spotify (the free one) and Pandora music app that is very popular. They're all things lots of people were paying for a VPN to access up until now. I'm sure there's more out there too.

You need a US iTunes account to get these apps but that's extremely easy to set up.

I tried the NBC app on my ipad through playmo and it didnt work. i think its the network websites rather than the apps that work, but i'm not sure why.

_Whimsical_

120_Minutes wrote: »

I tried the NBC app on my ipad through playmo and it didnt work. i think its the network websites rather than the apps that work, but i'm not sure why.

That's odd. It worked for me over the weekend as did ABC and CBS. I'll try them again later when I get a chance.

grizzly

If I change to the correct DNS settings, do I not also need to download the US app version of Netflix? Getting a new US account etc?

mad muffin

grizzly wrote: »

If I change to the correct DNS settings, do I not also need to download the US app version of Netflix? Getting a new US account etc?

No, Netflix is universal. It shows you content from the country it thinks you're in.

grizzly

mad muffin wrote: »

No, Netflix is universal. It shows you content from the country it thinks you're in.

Thanks, yeah I just had to restart to get it working.

_Whimsical_

120_Minutes wrote: »

I tried the NBC app on my ipad through playmo and it didnt work. i think its the network websites rather than the apps that work, but i'm not sure why.

I updated my NBC app and it no longer works with playmo. Disappointing.
Le sigh!
The others all seem to be working though.

bertie4evr

It's working great for me, I have Netflix and Spotify running on it now. Does anyone know how long this'll be free and how much it will cost?

TheZohanS

I keep getting redirected to playmo.tv after changing the DNS settings every time I try to log onto ABC or hullu. I entered my email address and name when it asked for it but I have yet to receive any log-in details. Is this what you guys went though too?

mad muffin

TheZohan wrote: »

I keep getting redirected to playmo.tv after changing the DNS settings every time I try to log onto ABC or hullu. I entered my email address and name when it asked for it but I have yet to receive any log-in details. Is this what you guys went though too?

I never signed up. I just entered the DNS into my Apple tv.

Bravadin

Just a thought, does this mean that every time I access a web page using these dns setting that this company has a record of all my web page requests? Even ones that have nothing to do with video?
I know that someone has to have this record, whether it's my ISP provider or whatever but just wondering?

yllw.ldbttr

Bravadin wrote: »

Just a thought, does this mean that every time I access a web page using these dns setting that this company has a record of all my web page requests? Even ones that have nothing to do with video?
I know that someone has to have this record, whether it's my ISP provider or whatever but just wondering?

Yes, this is why it's not advisable to use their DNS service except on a device that you only use for streaming, eg, Boxee Box, BluRay player etc.

yllw.ldbttr

bertie4evr wrote: »

It's working great for me, I have Netflix and Spotify running on it now. Does anyone know how long this'll be free and how much it will cost?

No idea how long they'll keep it free but I expect them to price roughly the same as UnblockUs, $5 canandian per month.

_Whimsical_

yllw.ldbttr wrote: »

Yes, this is why it's not advisable to use their DNS service except on a device that you only use for streaming, eg, Boxee Box, BluRay player etc.

Do you need to be concerned about personal data like credit card info etc using a service like this then ?

theh

You can always use the VPN trick , the razor VPN works pretty good and here is a video on how to set it up:

http://youtu.be/6_F2hzIpnpw

AntiRip

Bad news. Just got email from playmo.tv saying they're coming out of beta and going to charge $4.99 a month. Time to start searching for another free alternative

120_Minutes

4.99 a month isnt bad to be fair, i'm too used to american netflix and i'm just getting into spotify...

aidan_walsh

Sorry folks, since Sean Sherlock signed his little decree we can't allow the discussion of overcoming geo-restrictions.