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Getflix smartdns "lifetime" offer - $59

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  • #32
    keno-daytrader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 928 ✭✭✭keno-daytrader


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    I decided to give the free trial a go. I'm finding it very slow, even browsing is slow.
    Anyone else ?

    VPN or smart DNS?

    ☀️ 7.8kWp ⚡3.6kWp south, ⚡4.20kWp west



  • #33
    bittihuduga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,947 ✭✭✭bittihuduga


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    I decided to give the free trial a go. I'm finding it very slow, even browsing is slow.
    Anyone else ?

    as far as i know smart dns just send some info via their servers.
    your normal browsing should not go through it.


  • #34
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,890 ✭✭✭grogi


    bittihuduga wrote: »
    as far as i know smart dns just send some info via their servers.
    your normal browsing should not go through it.

    It is not that simple...

    - each DNS query goes through GetFlix DNS servers. They might be slow to respond, but this should not have a huge impact, as DNS data is cached on client side.

    - when using ISP DNS (the one you get through DHCP) or Google DNS (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4), they are aware of where you are coming from and resolve the names to the closest server. Netflix.com will be resolved differently if accessed from Ireland and from US. AFAIK GetFlix always returns the same resolution - so one might get slower access to those services.


  • #35
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,992 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Everything definitely seemed slow for an hr or two but then returned to normal. On their fb some people were complaining of their servers being slow around the same time. All seems ok now though. I'll give it the two weeks and see how it goes.


  • #36
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    grogi wrote: »
    It is not that simple...

    - each DNS query goes through GetFlix DNS servers. They might be slow to respond, but this should not have a huge impact, as DNS data is cached on client side.

    - when using ISP DNS (the one you get through DHCP) or Google DNS (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4), they are aware of where you are coming from and resolve the names to the closest server. Netflix.com will be resolved differently if accessed from Ireland and from US. AFAIK GetFlix always returns the same resolution - so one might get slower access to those services.

    Sure you have no idea what traffic they are redirecting or to what end, I personally wouldn't trust a company owned by a turkish petrol station owner with my data. Apparently he 'just subscribed to getflix' himself :rolleyes: https://twitter.com/efecakinberk


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  • #37
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,890 ✭✭✭grogi


    crabbypaddy wrote: »
    Sure you have no idea what traffic they are redirecting or to what end, I personally wouldn't trust a company owned by a turkish petrol station owner with my data. Apparently he 'just subscribed to getflix' himself :rolleyes: https://twitter.com/efecakinberk

    Encrypted traffic is safe. Unencrypted never is, regardless if you're using proxy or not.


  • #38
    cruhoortwunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭cruhoortwunk


    SteM wrote: »
    To be fair to Getflix they've stopped listing Netflix as a service they support.
    They should change their name then too


  • #39
    cruhoortwunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭cruhoortwunk


    Anyone know of the best between all of these:
    overplay, unlocator, unblockus

    In terms of:
    speed/reliability
    what services work on them (netflix, iplayer etc)


  • #40
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,890 ✭✭✭grogi


    cruhoortwunk wrote: »
    Anyone know of the best between all of these:
    overplay, unlocator, unblockus

    In terms of:
    speed/reliability
    what services work on them (netflix, iplayer etc)

    Nobody will work reliably for Netflix once Netflix started to actively fight such services. Forget about it.


  • #41
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,323 ✭✭✭SteM


    cruhoortwunk wrote: »
    They should change their name then too

    Yeah, a company used all over the world should change their name because their service changes slightly. That's a good business plan.


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  • #42
    cruhoortwunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭cruhoortwunk


    grogi wrote: »
    Nobody will work reliably for Netflix once Netflix started to actively fight such services. Forget about it.
    What about for the free UK services like 4OD and iplayer?


  • #43
    cruhoortwunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭cruhoortwunk


    SteM wrote: »
    Yeah, a company used all over the world should change their name because their service changes slightly. That's a good business plan.
    Why keep the name getflix if it doesn't work for netflix? It's just misleading people


  • #44
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,890 ✭✭✭grogi


    cruhoortwunk wrote: »
    Why keep the name getflix if it doesn't work for netflix? It's just misleading people

    Amazon is not selling the trees... That's misleading!


  • #45
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,323 ✭✭✭SteM


    cruhoortwunk wrote: »
    Why keep the name getflix if it doesn't work for netflix? It's just misleading people

    Unblockus works all over the world. They should change their name too


  • #46
    cruhoortwunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭cruhoortwunk


    grogi wrote: »
    Amazon is not selling the trees... That's misleading!
    Great analogy


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