[AusNOG] Commsday: Slingshot to open access to Netflix in New Zealand

[Skeeve Stevens]

They do care... a little bit.

They've recently just upgraded their Netflix app on some platforms, such as
the Roku 3 to bypass the DNS server settings and go directly to 8.8.8.8 for
geolocation checking, which broke my setup again.  I think they are getting
some pressure... how much effort they do is another thing


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On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Scott Howard <scott at doc.net.au> wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Nathan Brookfield <
> Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au> wrote:
>
>>  Somehow I don’t think Netflix will like this move very much, big call!
>>
>
> Netflix will love it - more customers for them!
>
> Netflix have long shown that they don't care if their customers are using
> GeoLocation avoidance mechanisms for accessing their content, and in fact
> in the past year or two have even removed some restrictions around US-only
> credit cards that made it more difficult for people in countries like
> Australia and New Zealand to access their service.
>
> The only real question is how long until their content owners start to
> force them to increase their controls - Hulu already started doing this
> back in April by blocking the ranges of known VPN providers, but at this
> stage they seem to be the only ones taking any action.
>
>   Scott
>
>
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