Netflix and Roku

msantiago1256 · 2012-08-08T18:58:59+02:00

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 anyone else tried it? If so, has anyone brought a Roku box with them and had it work? I"m thinking of gifting one to my in-laws but i'm not sure if it'll work. I don't see why it wouldn't but i figured i'd enquire with those who've been here a while. P.S. does anyone use a vpn service to access American Media Services (such as hulu or nfl.sunday ticket online)while living here? Mark

Last activity 21 September 2017 by 808makana

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vsimpleViP18 July 2017 19:16:24

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So I have my Amazon Firestick Tv, and Netflix is working impeccably(previously I had to restart a show about 2-3 times), so I've concluded the issue was my smart TV. The firestick also increased download speed by a lot.

As for Smart DNS, I don't know how it works for you guys, but it's been useless for me.

Nards BarleyViP18 July 2017 21:37:57

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vsimple wrote:
As for Smart DNS, I don't know how it works for you guys, but it's been useless for me.

I depend on it every day for Pandora radio. I turn off the Netflix feature in control panel because i prefer the Ecuadorian catalog for Spanish audio.

And I know a couple of my friends depend on it for watching Hulu especially. I know because they call me if they have problems which is not often.

Nards BarleyViP18 July 2017 21:51:27

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I will add this. My friends in cuenca who use punto net fiber optic had problems with the smart dns service about 5 months ago because puntonet implemented a new method of assigning ip addresses that put them behind a NAT server.. Puntonet refers to those ips as "home ips" now which are private ips. My friends had to request a "public ip" in order for them to use their smart dns again.

808makanaMember21 September 2017 19:55:01

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Mark if you are paying more than $20 a month for 700 channels plus you get NFL plus movies and a ton of them and I'm NOT talking NETFLIX old stuff then you need to contact me at *** -Alan-

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