Internet blockage--VPN? (1 Viewer)

[Chris51]

My provider is SKY and seems to be"blocking " more things maimly Kodi .Have heard of a thing called VPN-anyone used one?

 

[Welsh girl]

I use hotspot shield on my devices. Not sure about sky though

 

[Lofty1]

You are being blocked by sky shield try this. https://www.firestickkodi.com/sky-shield-disable/

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[Mark James]

HI, So a VPN or Virtual Private Network is a means to connect two sources together using a secured connection that cannot be interrogated, it may enable you to use services that are blocked by your ISP but not always usually with VPN's you get what you pay for, try a few of the "Free Trial" ones to see if it works for you and then be prepared to purchase it if you want to use it.
I have heard good things about "Hotspot Shield" as above also.

 

[Sheddy]

Another vote for Hotspot Shield, we use it a lot when away in Spain to access the UK playback services. You can have 5 devices registered on an account, it costs $30 a year.
Cheers
Ed

 

[138go]

I use OPERA as an Internet Browser .. It has a built in VPN so you can be in any of six locations. It's also free. Lets me use PirateBay, Yify and KickAss without any problems

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[Mags52]

We have a lifetime VPN that cost us about £20 one off price. It took me a little time to set it up. I've had ones that were easier to use that you pay about £5 a month for and you can turn them off when not needed. Basically lets you set your internet up so that it looks like you're still in the UK. We've watched BBC etc. all over Europe this way. I'm told by my IT networking manager son that they are also more secure.

 

[Mark James]

HI all, I hope this is not taken the wrong way:
Please people remember a VPN connection is NOT a means to be anonymous on the internet, it will not 100% protect you from being detected, caught out or prosecuted "if" your doing something you should not, I do not judge in any way shape or form i just want to share some of my 30+ years experience in the IT industry, whilst a VPN will stop your data from being interrogated from your computer to your vpn server it wont always stop someone from knowing you have received it, some VPN companies state they do not log your info, but think about it for a second, for the whole process to work your information MUST be stored somewhere, think of it like drawing the curtains in your motorhome, you will get some privacy, but if you walk into your motorhome with armful's of stuff you should not be carrying someone somewhere could see you do that, drawing the curtains wont help, check the terms and conditions of your provider, typically you may read something like this:

Privacy Policy: “In addition to the information you provide through our order-form, we may store the following pieces of data: IP address, times when connected to our service, and the total amount of data transferred per day. We store this to be able to deliver the best possible network experience to you. We keep this information secure and private. If we receive complaints regarding copyrighted materials such as music and movies being shared over our network, we may filter traffic to see which account is sending it, and then cancel that account.”

I don't want to upset anyone, I just want to make sure people understand there is no anonymity on the internet.

 

[Dazzles]

I don't want to upset anyone, I just want to make sure people understand there is no anonymity on the internet.

Come on Mark, most people use readily available VPNs so they can watch Netflix and iPlayer. Anyone looking to be anonymous online will use far more sophisticated measures, Onion browsers, coding etc. But it is possible to be anonymous, usually only required by criminals mind you lol

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[Mark James]

Come on Mark, most people use readily available VPNs so they can watch Netflix and iPlayer. Anyone looking to be anonymous online will use far more sophisticated measures, Onion browsers, coding etc. But it is possible to be anonymous, usually only required by criminals mind you lol

LOL i knew this would open a can of worms, I still stand on my original comment, even TOR and Bitcoin chains are not anonymous, there is no such thing as anonymity, admitted for the average person watching netflix or bbc iplayer there is nothing to worry about and the chances of a prosecution is extremely low but that's the thing with facts, often people don't have them, you use the example of Onion Browsers (TOR) and we are led to believe its anonymous, but its the same as a vpn, if all the traffic stayed in that network you would be secure but its not, at some point your traffic has to leave the secure network and that's the point its exposed, in the tor network the exit nodes can be sniffed and information gained.
Kodi is a classic example of people not understanding a, what it really is and b, that it could be illegal, facts are rarely stated when you buy your nice little amazon stick that enables you to watch whatever you want wherever you like, they don't tell you its illegal to watch some of the material, so you ( NOT YOU the royal you ) buy it thinking you have just saved tons of money from Sky but then get caught up with the legalities of it if your ISP decides to tow the line and prosecute offenders.

Again, i state i don't want to upset anyone just pass over some facts that some people may not be aware of.

 

[Mags52]

Anonymity isn't possible - anyone using the internet should be aware of that. If you have something to hid you can't hide it on the internet - or probably anywhere else for that matter. Watching TV whilst abroad and checking your bank account briefly is probably ok on a VPN.

 

[Dazzles]

LOL i knew this would open a can of worms, I still stand on my original comment, even TOR and Bitcoin chains are not anonymous, there is no such thing as anonymity, admitted for the average person watching netflix or bbc iplayer there is nothing to worry about and the chances of a prosecution is extremely low but that's the thing with facts, often people don't have them, you use the example of Onion Browsers (TOR) and we are led to believe its anonymous, but its the same as a vpn, if all the traffic stayed in that network you would be secure but its not, at some point your traffic has to leave the secure network and that's the point its exposed, in the tor network the exit nodes can be sniffed and information gained.
Kodi is a classic example of people not understanding a, what it really is and b, that it could be illegal, facts are rarely stated when you buy your nice little amazon stick that enables you to watch whatever you want wherever you like, they don't tell you its illegal to watch some of the material, so you ( NOT YOU the royal you ) buy it thinking you have just saved tons of money from Sky but then get caught up with the legalities of it if your ISP decides to tow the line and prosecute offenders.

Again, i state i don't want to upset anyone just pass over some facts that some people may not be aware of.

ISPs will never risk losing business. The first ISP to publicly report users will go bust in a week.

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[Mark James]

Nice thought but again untrue, NO isp wants to be caught up in that triangle but we already have processes in place that enable law enforcement to request information from providers and that said providers need to keep logs of certain traffic for up to 1 year.

 

[Dazzles]

Nice thought but again untrue, NO isp wants to be caught up in that triangle but we already have processes in place that enable law enforcement to request information from providers and that said providers need to keep logs of certain traffic for up to 1 year.

That's different to what I implied. ISPs could very easily log and pass information to government agencies, any obvious illegal activities but they do not because it's business suicide. When the cost of tracking you down becomes greater than the reward, you're essentially anonymous.
Government agencies will not justify man hours for prosecuting Mrs Miggings watching Kodi in her MH. They might go after the person who sold the Kodi box though. There's no need to go putting the fear in to people.

 

[Mark James]

absolutely 100% agree, and like i said right from the start, all I want to do is bring to light some information so people could make a well informed decision

I honestly do not believe i have put the fear into anyone, I just wrote some facts for others to read, If i told you that downloading music and films was illegal and you could face imprisonment and fines into the thousands of pounds would that stop people from doing it? probably not, its not a lie, its not putting the fear in people its simply stating facts.

I knew from the beginning that this is a touchy subject, not everyone understands computers and technology, its just info nothing more, you can do exactly as you please with it

Forums are places where you discuss and either contribute or read, I decided to contribute, sorry if that offended anyone.

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[chaser]

I have two amazon fire sticks and kodi has packed up on both of them,tried updating to 17.3 but it just doesn't seem to work anymore, anyone else found this.

 

[Dazzles]

I have two amazon fire sticks and kodi has packed up on both of them,tried updating to 17.3 but it just doesn't seem to work anymore, anyone else found this.

Doesn't work?

Just doesn't start-up or doesn't play links? If this happened after you updated then maybe just a bad install. Delete the program and go download it again.

 

[chaser]

Doesn't work?

Just doesn't start-up or doesn't play links? If this happened after you updated then maybe just a bad install. Delete the program and go download it again.

Cheers for replying , yeah downloaded it , got the new startup page , then went to add add ons , loaded fusion , it came up with all the add ons but if I try any of them it just stalls, and no way can I get back to the home page , if I switch it all off and on again it still goes back to where it left off, if any of this makes sense to you I would be very grateful for any input, footy starts tomorrow

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[chaser]

Doesn't work?

Just doesn't start-up or doesn't play links? If this happened after you updated then maybe just a bad install. Delete the program and go download it again.

Might add I have two of them on different TVs and they are both exactly the same.

 

[Dazzles]

Cheers for replying , yeah downloaded it , got the new startup page , then went to add add ons , loaded fusion , it came up with all the add ons but if I try any of them it just stalls, and no way can I get back to the home page , if I switch it all off and on again it still goes back to where it left off, if any of this makes sense to you I would be very grateful for any input, footy starts tomorrow

Hope Rupert Murdoch isn't on here

Could be a power issue, are you powering the stick from a TV USB?
Maybe a memory issue too, clear out the cache and any dormant apps.

 

[chaser]

Hope Rupert Murdoch isn't on here

Could be a power issue, are you powering the stick from a TV USB?
Maybe a memory issue too, clear out the cache and any dormant apps.

As you were, I have just googled it and it has been shut down
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/06/14/kodi-piracy-crackdown-tvaddons-library-shut/

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[Dazzles]

As you were, I have just googled it and it has been shut down
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/06/14/kodi-piracy-crackdown-tvaddons-library-shut/

If Fusion is closed, try Maverick repo.

 

[Gizmouk]

I don't want to upset anyone, I just want to make sure people understand there is no anonymity on the internet.

TOR is all you need

 

[DBK]

I read recently there is a lot of effort going into trying to stop Kodi thingies which have been modified to watch subscription channels for free. There have been prosecutions of those selling them and I suspect companies like Sky are also trying to stamp it out.

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