By Thomas Fals onGuide Highlights
- In order to unblock a US only service you need to use a VPN Connection such as Hide My Ass
- Lastly you need to sign up for Netflix. Simply connect to the VPN server in the US and then use a 5 digit zip code once you need to enter your credit card info.
Netflix is a US only service and once again New Zealand gets left out in the cold – that is unless you use the following trick to get access to Netflix even if you are a Kiwi.
Just like many other US only services Netflix will determine your location by taking a look at your computers IP address. This is a dead give away of your location and Netflix will be able to tell that you are trying to access the service from New Zealand and as a result deny you.
This will prevent you from signing up to the service and also prevent you from streaming even if you already have access to an account. In order to get around this you will have to fool Netflix into thinking you are located in the US.
How to Hide Your Kiwi Origins from Netflix
So in order to hide your location you will have to connect to a Virtual Private Network also know as VPN. This will allow you to connect to a server located in the US that will act as a middleman between you and Netflix. That is basically all it takes to fool Netflix into allowing you to sign up and stream the movies.
Since streaming video will take up a lot of bandwidth you can’t use just any VPN service. I tried out quite a few and not many can live up to the requirements for streaming video. I did however come across Hide My Ass VPN and their service worked flawlessly. They have a different approach to VPN as they have created an app for both PC and Mac that takes all the effort out of setting up a VPN connection. Additionally the app allows you to find the fastest server from your location making sure you get the best results possible.
To sum it all up – if you want access to Netflix in New Zealand you have to use this little workaround. It might sound a bit complicated but it really isn’t and you don’t have to be a computer person or anything. Simply install the app from Hide My Ass and sign up for Netflix and stream away.