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Targeted Deal: Free VPN for All Existing Getflix Subscribers

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ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 15:43 getflix.com.au (1318 clicks)
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Just got email below from Getflix regarding their new Full VPN.
It's targeted offer for existing paid members only, so to access the link above you need to be able to login.

Introducing Full VPN
We like to keep our updates short and sweet, so here it is in 60 seconds… but we don't want to waste your time or clog your inbox, so if you no longer wish to receive these updates, please unsubscribe here.

What's New?
We've got BIG news for you all! We are happy to announce our new add-on, Full VPN - that is more powerful than any other available in the market.

You can connect to our global secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) network servers and encrypt all your internet traffic. Your ISP and government can not monitor your traffic. You can also use Getflix Full VPN on any WiFi hotspots to secure your online activity from prying eyes.

You can use torrent/p2p safely as your internet traffic is encrypted when you are connected to our Getflix Full VPN networks. We also have unique Torrent VPN Network servers deployed for you.

How To Activate Full VPN Account?
As simple as this - login to the Getflix Management > VPN section and click "Full VPN ON" in the Full VPN section. Best of all it's FREE for all active subscribers!

Getflix Full VPN can be used on any device that supports VPN connections. Check out our Knowledge Base for further information and instructions on how to setup Full VPN.

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  • indium on 01/05/2015 - 15:47

    Not for trial members:

    Getflix Full VPN is a free, optional service available to all active subscribers.

    For more information about Getflix Full VPN and how to set it up, check out this article on our support site.
    This feature is only available to active subscribers, please subscribe to enable this feature.

    • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 15:50

      Thanks MemE! I will update the title accordingly!

  • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 15:49
    +1

    Managed to find the link to their supported VPN protocol:

    https://getflix.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/204475964

    • klownz on 01/05/2015 - 16:50
      +1

      SSTP and OpenVPN:
      ***Setup Instructions will be ready in April 2015.

      Hmm…

  • spackbace on 01/05/2015 - 15:51

    On trial here and it's not available to me. Good deal though given its included in the cost!

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2015 - 15:53

    Just to clarify, it's available to existing and new members. I've just signed up after letting my trial expire and am setting it up now.

    • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 15:55

      It's only for paid subscribers though.

      Our Full VPN is a free, optional service for all paid Getflix subscribers.

      • Benjamin7711 on 01/05/2015 - 15:58
        +3

        Yes, but he's a new, paid subscriber. :)

        • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 16:01

          :) of course. I must have misread his comment!
          cheers

  • stockastics on 01/05/2015 - 16:02
    +1

    any idea what the policy is on data retention? where the servers are based?

    • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 16:06

      Server locations here:

      https://getflix.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/204476204

      Don't know about data retention policy though.
      Anyone has any idea?

      • stockastics on 01/05/2015 - 16:09

        yup, had a look at the servers.. decent selection..For those who dont know about VPN's.. Some of the VPN's will log your data like ISP address for a few days before erasing them. If a court serves them an order during the time your data has been held, your details will be handed over
        There are some VPN's who dont hold your log in details.
        It will be interesting to find out Getflix policy. I use their service for accessing US netflix..

  • PurchaseAnxiety on 01/05/2015 - 16:04

    Just tried it. Surprisingly, only a slight drop in speed for me. Pretty cool. They could've easily have charged extra for this feature.

    • stockastics on 01/05/2015 - 16:10

      it is fast right now as i imagine there is not much server load.. will be interesting to see what happens when a few users are logged onto the server..
      But free is free ;)

      • PurchaseAnxiety on 01/05/2015 - 16:17
        +3

        Actually, I'm wrong, so wrong. I didn't have it set up correctly. The hit on my speed is MASSIVE, 30mbps slower.

        Update: Switched to a different server, even worse. From 36mbps to 0.8. Nice that this is free, but it's not going to be practical for most.

        • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 16:32

          Let's hope this will get better. Essentially their VPN is still in beta

        • PurchaseAnxiety on 01/05/2015 - 17:01

          @ultra64: Yeah, will definitely give it another go at a later point. Can't complain about it being free too :)

  • A a on 01/05/2015 - 16:05

    I signed up for the free trial last night and haven't paid anything, I have just received the email and have been given a username and password for the VPN

    • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 16:08

      That's great! That means any active subscribers would be eligile!

      • A a on 01/05/2015 - 16:09

        Sorry my mistake, they have gave me a password but I can't use it. Sorry people

  • 0 0 0 on 01/05/2015 - 16:08

    Awesome news especially since getflix is pretty cheap

  • skrep on 01/05/2015 - 16:10

    sounds too good to be true….

  • raytriplej on 01/05/2015 - 16:21

    Very happy with Getflix right now!!!

    • ultra64 on 01/05/2015 - 16:22

      Yep, me too :)

  • Mehrad on 01/05/2015 - 16:25

    Can you say watch Game of Thrones from HBO the day after it's broadcasted or it's only live tv ? Just not familiar with the method.
    Say we have SBS channels on TV and later on you can watch most of the ongoing shows on the SBS on demand.

    • dazweeja on 01/05/2015 - 16:51

      You can watch it on HBO Now at any time of your choosing after it's broadcast. There's no waiting. It's easy to get the trial if you have an iOS device because you don't have to provide a payment method (just download a free app in the US iTunes store on a PC and create a new US account at that point) but paying for the service is trickier because as I understand it they're blocking (or contacting users with) non-US cards.

      • Mehrad on 01/05/2015 - 16:57

        When I click on any of the Episodes in the window that it opens, on the left side it recommends to get a HBO NOW subscription and on the right it say skip and go to HBO GO and that's when it says I am not in US. I would like to know if it's possible to watch it from HBO GO if I had GetFlix as it's listed in the channels it provides may be in SD rather than HD or something.

        My friend has a VPN service but that one doesn't include HBO Go and it's only HBO NOW so we couldn't test it.

        • dazweeja on 01/05/2015 - 17:00

          HBO GO is only available to people that have an existing cable subscription in countries where the HBO channel is an option. I'm not aware of any way to get a HBO GO account in other circumstances. HBO Now is the standalone streaming service that doesn't require a cable TV subscription.

          Edit: So Getflix will allow you to watch HBO GO but only if you have an existing HBO GO account (which is up to you to get).

  • rxjb on 01/05/2015 - 16:25
    +2

    whats the difference between dns over vpn and full vpn?

    From Whirlpool
    DNS-over-VPN = you still use your regular internet connection, but the DNS servers are changed only. This is for people who travel (eg hotels, airports), or who use getflix on 3G/4G networks, or who manage to stream a lot of TV on free wifi. Use this in these situations where you really don't care who sees what you are doing.

    Full VPN = all your data is encrypted. This is slower for watching TV because all your data is being encrypted, then going from your device to the VPN server, decrypted, then sent on. it's more secure but the speed isn't quite as fast. Use this in any country with a data retention law, or where you are travelling and the hotel/mobile carrier has a copy of your passport.

    • dazweeja on 01/05/2015 - 16:57
      +3

      That's the wrong terminology for the first definition. There's no VPN involved, only a DNS service which might cause some of your traffic to be routed through a proxy in another country. The most common term for that type of service (like Getflix have traditionally offered) is Smart DNS. VPN offers an added layer of privacy but generally slows your connection. If your interest is just dodging geo-blocks, Smart DNS is the best choice.

    • Mehrad on 01/05/2015 - 16:59

      So in this case, Getflix is a DNS over VPN service and now offering a full VPN due to this new thing in this post?

      • dazweeja on 01/05/2015 - 17:08

        It offers two services - a Smart DNS service and a VPN service.

        The Smart DNS service has never used a VPN and doesn't now.

        The VPN service also includes a DNS service but that's not really required for dodging geoblocks in this case (as you don't need to proxy your traffic because you already have an overseas IP address) but it does help with privacy (DNS leakage).

        • Mehrad on 04/05/2015 - 08:41

          thanks

    • klownz on 01/05/2015 - 17:20

      So DNS over VPN makes the remote site think you are in USA, Canada or whatever while the data goes direct to you, whilst VPN redirects all data via a intermediary, therefore your speed will be limited by the shared capacity of the intermediary.

  • starionx on 01/05/2015 - 16:28

    I would say they are trying to make themselves better value than other purely DNS services.

    • bym on 01/05/2015 - 16:31

      Hence why their VPN side of things won't hold up against the dedicated VPNs. At least they aren't charging extra for the service.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2015 - 17:07
        +1

        The VPN is painfully slow…

        Getting around 100kb/s

        • sane on 01/05/2015 - 17:50
          +1

          You do have to bear in mind that every existing subscriber has just got the same email, and is saying "hmm, VPN for free, I'll just check that out…"

        • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2015 - 18:30

          @sane: Yep, agreed. It's also in beta so I'm not judging it yet.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2015 - 16:35
    +3

    Just gonna leave this link here for users setting up their DNS via router with a shitty Telstra router http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1877528

    It's a life saver if you have a read through.

  • happyjoyjoy007 on 01/05/2015 - 17:49

    Nice! Especially for free!
    I just tested the main ones and found that the Netherlands ones were quickest for me.

    My only concerns with the service are:
    1) Is there any IP Leak protection at all?
    2) Is there an inbuilt "Kill Switch", for when/if the VPN connection drops, so you are not left exposed.
    3) As others have mentioned, what logging is done\kept.

    Otherwise, looks promising!

    • rifter on 03/05/2015 - 23:53

      Kill Switch? Not that I could find.

      Deleting the default route associated with your non-VPN local network will do the trick.
      ROUTE DELETE 0.0.0.0 if xx (where xx is the interface number for your non-VPN local network)

      Works because this leaves the only default route (external access) via the VPN. When VPN drops you have no external access.

      To recover access, close your download or whatever, Disable then Enable your local physical interface to get the deleted route back, and start over.

      • 0 0 0 on 04/05/2015 - 09:11

        Can this be set up in Windows or on Android? Or is it a router level configuration? Where about do I set this?

        • rifter on 04/05/2015 - 14:52

          Setup on client eg. If Windows use the CMD prompt run as System Admin. ROUTE PRINT will show your routes. The ones with 0.0.0.0 are the default routes.

  • SydChamp on 01/05/2015 - 18:45

    I am getting half the speed via Getflix

  • nickyd84 on 01/05/2015 - 19:00

    hey guys. Got Getflix a while back to watch US Netflix, happy so far. I've pressed the button to go full VPN, so do I have to do anything else? There's a password etc provided at the top, where would i input that?

    thanks!

    • raytriplej on 01/05/2015 - 22:11
      +1

      nickyd84 you have to go into your network settings and create a new connection and put the user name and password in there also change security protocols etc… I found it pretty easily on the getflix site (and I have had a few rums by this time on a friday night!!)

      • raytriplej on 02/05/2015 - 22:24

        nickyd84 - I have posted further down how I managed to make this work.

        And saturday night - back on the rums.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2015 - 19:05

    I haven't really investigated this but does anyone else who has Telstra cable having issues with changing the DNS at the device level(not router - haven't tried)? It appears that Telstra has blocked DNS changes so this VPN is a bonus since I have a yearly membership.

    • hithere2341 on 01/05/2015 - 19:21
      +1

      On T cable, no problem here using Getflix DNS connected to Sydney server.

      Which DNS server are you using? Try changing it.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2015 - 07:40

        Sydney one aswell. I'll try again, thanks.

  • hithere2341 on 01/05/2015 - 19:23

    Getting 3.69Mbps down, 1.56Mbps up. HK server.

  • Lichen6420 on 01/05/2015 - 19:42

    Yeah I tested a few different ones.

    2-5 Mbps typical speeds.

    Good speed of 40Mbps to Sydney & Melbourne Servers, but frankly i don't see the point of using an aussie VPN.

    San Jose was around 3-5Mbps - non VPN was around 35Mbps.

    I have 50Mbit NBN for reference and speed test at a constant 50Mbps even during peak.

    Will definitely be handy when they start blocking access to torrent sites and usenet indexers which will happen soon as a result of the Aus Gov't signing up to the TPP.

  • Phoebus on 01/05/2015 - 21:31
    -3

    Is this even legal?

  • daver on 01/05/2015 - 22:01

    What's minimum annual/discounted cost and I take it no data limit. Apologies if I've missed those somewhere.

    • daver on 02/05/2015 - 00:17

      n/m. happy with my 12 dollar uFlix Ac & okayfreedom cyberghost for now.

  • raytriplej on 01/05/2015 - 22:13

    Pretty slow on the argentina site.

    Luckily only 3 REVENGE episodes left…

  • mudkipz on 01/05/2015 - 22:53

    Will people who sign up now get the VPN as well?

    Or is this only for if you had an account prior to today?

    Edit: I just read the deal properly…guess it's for those who were existing.

  • T1OOO on 02/05/2015 - 09:56

    can some on explain it in simple terms how to use it?

    • raytriplej on 02/05/2015 - 22:22

      go to getflix.com.au

      go to support top right hand corner.

      Go to VPN left hand side

      Go to FULL VPN

      use button to turn on FULL VPN.

      click on hyperlink to how to setup.

      Choose which protocol you think suits your needs.

      Click on relevant setup how to depending on which protocol you prefer.

      When setting up use username and password at top of page.

      When you want to cover your tracks in the internet, use this VPN connection instead of your normal one.

  • AudreyHorne on 02/05/2015 - 11:52

    Using Panama and getting decent speeds but drops out every 15 minutes or so

  • dealspider on 02/05/2015 - 12:22

    I get some decent speed compared to other VPN providers from this. Average speed is around 200-500kb.It is still not stable tho, get disconnected very often. So I would suggest anyone using Bit…what? to use some kind of Kill-switch to be on the safe side.

    5 ways to protect yourself when your VPN connection fails

    • rifter on 03/05/2015 - 23:58

      After starting VPN try deleting all default routes other than the one for your VPN. When VPN drops there will be no external access. See my earlier comments.

      • dealspider on 04/05/2015 - 09:27

        If you are torrenting, the best solution is to use a torrent client such as Vuse and bind to the interface. Vuse will immediately stop downloading when the VPN drops out. After drop out, all you have to do is re-connect the VPN.

        But this only works for torrents.

  • thirtysixd on 02/05/2015 - 18:02

    Are there any limits download wize?

  • 0 0 0 on 10/05/2015 - 15:28

    Anyone know how to set this up with openvpn on a router

  • tcheng14 on 15/05/2015 - 11:08

    Anyone knows if getflix works on premierleaguepass in NZ? Thanks!!

  • Clubbermga on 06/06/2015 - 08:57

    Poor vpn service. the only good speed I have achieved was using the australian servers. So I do not fell confident using this service tunelling to an Australian server but I must say that I was very impressed with my vpn upload speed of 3mbps when non vpn it was 0.4mbps . Besides that, I am way happier using PIA I am only loosing 20% of speed with their service however pia has sometimes speed drops and connection drops. Whats more is they are the best best vpn service according to cnet.com

    I certalinly recommend getflix for dns masking :D

    Cheers guys.

    FYI:
    MY INTERNET ADSL2+ REACHING 16MB DOWN AND 0.400MBPS UP

    GETFLIX VPN (NOT AUSTRALIAN SERVER) PIA VPN CALIFORNIA
    Server PING 500 ms 34 ms
    DOWN 3BMPS 16.83 MBPS (THIS MORNING)

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