Howard
@Howardofocal
American expat in Ecuador
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Lives in Cuenca
Speaks Half way through Pimsleur
Registration: 03 July 2013
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Ustvnow by Howardofocal
Has anyone had consistent good performance with USTVNOW.COM? If so I would love to know your technical configuration. Are there any countries I can VPN to that will perform better than here in Ecuador? Howard
Us tvnow seems to have improved a lot lately. I watch on my ipad via ustvnow.com/mobile and sling to my old apple tv. I will be in the states in April and am planning to buy the new appletv which supports apps. Does anyone have the new one? Read More
Surgery and Medications by Jim/Luz
My wife an I are thinking of moving to Cuenca in about a year. We are in our mid 70's. I had bypass surgery about 11 years ago. No complications. Has anyone who underwent bypass surgery been living there? If so, any comments would be ...
Statins and levothyroxine are readily available. Don't know about the others. Read More
Ustvnow by Howardofocal
Has anyone had consistent good performance with USTVNOW.COM? If so I would love to know your technical configuration. Are there any countries I can VPN to that will perform better than here in Ecuador? Howard
I was thinking that throughput from us to uk to Ecuador might be more reliable for some reason. I can't figure out how nfl gamepass works so well and ustvnow sucks. The only thing I can figure is that ustvnow is two guys in a garage with an ... Read More
Ustvnow
Has anyone had consistent good performance with USTVNOW.COM? If so I would love to know your technical configuration. Are there any countries I can VPN to that will perform better than here in Ecuador? Howard Read More
Facilitator/guide by Howardofocal
We will be in Cuenca in October and November. Can anyone recommend someone who can provide tours and help getting oriented? We would like help getting a cell phone, finding a short term furnished apartment, learning our way around, etc. are there ...
I'd say investing a wad in Lehman 6 years ago tops that! Read More
Appliance cross reference by Howardofocal
I am looking to buy a refrigerator, washer and dryer. Does anyone know of a source to cross reference Lg, Ge, Samsung, or whirlpool model numbers in Ecuador to US numbers so I can read reviews?
Well, the ones I have been looking at say made in America so I guess I will just cross my fingers. Read More
Appliance cross reference
I am looking to buy a refrigerator, washer and dryer. Does anyone know of a source to cross reference Lg, Ge, Samsung, or whirlpool model numbers in Ecuador to US numbers so I can read reviews? Read More
Club correos $42 tarriff by Howardofocal
Do I understand the new tarriff correctly? They are now going to add a $42 tarriff to each order above and beyond what they currently charge?
I guess we need a Club Correos consolidator. One will have to be careful when ordering from the likes of Amazon because they frequently break orders apart for shipping which I guess could hit one for multiple $42 charges. Read More
Club correos $42 tarriff
Do I understand the new tarriff correctly? They are now going to add a $42 tarriff to each order above and beyond what they currently charge? Read More
Netflix and Roku by msantiago1256
Hi, I was pleasantly surprised to find that netflix is in Ecuador! I knew they where expanding and it was only a matter of time but they are already here and the selection is almost better (in terms of quality if not quantity) than back home. Has ...
I tried smartdns.com and hulu caught me. Same for norton vpn. I signed up for a month trial of hidenyass and so far so good. It is working ok on my ipad and laptop. My wife is happy now that she can watch her cooking shows. Film at 11. Howard Read More
Netflix and Roku by msantiago1256
Hi, I was pleasantly surprised to find that netflix is in Ecuador! I knew they where expanding and it was only a matter of time but they are already here and the selection is almost better (in terms of quality if not quantity) than back home. Has ...
This seems to be the issue I've been running into. Hulu's days down here may be limited.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457170,00.asp Read More
Netflix and Roku by msantiago1256
Hi, I was pleasantly surprised to find that netflix is in Ecuador! I knew they where expanding and it was only a matter of time but they are already here and the selection is almost better (in terms of quality if not quantity) than back home. Has ...
This seems to be the issue I've been running into. Hulu's days down here may be limited. Read More
Netflix and Roku by msantiago1256
Hi, I was pleasantly surprised to find that netflix is in Ecuador! I knew they where expanding and it was only a matter of time but they are already here and the selection is almost better (in terms of quality if not quantity) than back home. Has ...
Hulu seems to be recognizing the ip addresses being assigned by norton hotspot privacy (a true vpn with client on my laptop) and by smartdnsproxy.com (a dns proxy) at the exit from the "tunnel". So how does anyone get hulu down here? Read More
Netflix and Roku by msantiago1256
Hi, I was pleasantly surprised to find that netflix is in Ecuador! I knew they where expanding and it was only a matter of time but they are already here and the selection is almost better (in terms of quality if not quantity) than back home. Has ...
Thanks for the tip. Tomorrow I'll have time to fool around with this. Today my wife had a long honey-do list. When I point to the dns proxy I'm testing crackle brings up the english site. But I get an error message from hulu saying ... Read More
Netflix and Roku by msantiago1256
Hi, I was pleasantly surprised to find that netflix is in Ecuador! I knew they where expanding and it was only a matter of time but they are already here and the selection is almost better (in terms of quality if not quantity) than back home. Has ...
This is getting wierd. 1) i browsed to crackle.com and got the Ecuadorian site 2) I modified the dns addresses in my asus router to point to a vpn I am testing 3) i rebooted the asus router 4) i rebooted my ipad 5) i browsed to crackel.com and got ... Read More