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TrickByte Smart DNS and VPN Allows Unblocking of US Netflix & Amazon Prime Regions - 14 Day Free Trial

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TrickByte Smart DNS and VPN Allows Unblocking of US Netflix & Amazon Prime Regions - 14 Day Free Trial
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PeteM on 09/04/2017 - 15:08 trickbyte.com (731 clicks)
Last edited 09/04/2017 - 16:10 by 1 other user

Just been shopping around for VPN's and Smart DNS services this weekend. Somehow stumbled across these guys, I had never heard of them before, but the price is right at the moment. They are currently allowing free sign ups for both their Smart DNS and VPN services, with no payment details required to sign up.

I have successfully tested the Smart DNS with Netflix USA and Amazon Prime USA. However, the Netflix streaming didn't work for me using Chrome, I had to use MS Edge. I assume it needs some static routes to block the Google DNS. Also haven't tried the VPN yet as I'm still playing with TorGuard.
I contacted customer service to ask when the the free offer would expire and I was told: "We don't have time frame for that. We will update our website once users are required to subscribe once the free access is over."

Note: This service simply allows you to unblock the geo restrictions, you still need a subscription to the service you want to acces, i.e. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.

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  • mccarthyp64 on 09/04/2017 - 15:17

    BBC iPlayer works seamlessly, looks good

    • Steptoe on 09/04/2017 - 15:21

      Does it say you have a 12 month subscription, or just a limited trial?

      You will be able to upgrade to paid subscription once your 3-days free trial expires

      • mccarthyp64 on 09/04/2017 - 15:22
        +1

        It expires 2 weeks after sign up (23rd for me)

        • Steptoe on 09/04/2017 - 15:25

          Link at bottom says

          Get Free 1-Year Subscription which points to https://users.trickbyte.com/register#

        • d1s34s3d on 09/04/2017 - 15:49
          +1

          @Steptoe:
          Need to write a review to get it.

          How to participate

          1. You blog must be already live and active. Blank blog from scratch is not allowed.

          2. Write 1000+ words Trickbyte review

          3. Post to your blog or forum

          4. Send us an url with your email

        • [Deactivated] on 09/04/2017 - 16:07
          +8

          @d1s34s3d: and people wonder why VPN reviews are so dodgey :-)

        • Steptoe on 09/04/2017 - 16:08

          @d1s34s3d:

          Didn't see that. Maybe I am blocking that info?

        • d1s34s3d on 09/04/2017 - 16:33

          @Steptoe: Need to register for an account first then click the link you posted to get the page with all the information.

        • Steptoe on 09/04/2017 - 16:40

          @d1s34s3d:
          Ah, OK.

          https://www.trickbyte.com/get-free-one-year-subscription/

          Can we whore the forums to Git-R-Done?

  • bonky on 09/04/2017 - 15:21
    +2

    14-Day Free Trial

    14-day Free Trial. No credit card required. Absolutely Risk Free!

  • lovelyjubbly on 09/04/2017 - 16:01

    I can't get the DNS settings to work, it keeps failing on the TrickByte website even though I'm using their settings of

    United States, New York : 104.236.217.252
    United States, San Francisco : 192.241.237.252

    in my ASUS AC-68U

    Anyone else get this to work?

    • PeteM on 09/04/2017 - 16:07
      +2

      I had trouble using one of the US DNS servers, I then set it as follows: Primary = Singapore, Secondary = San Francisco

  • forenzic on 09/04/2017 - 16:11

    never receive confirmation email

    • Steptoe on 09/04/2017 - 16:41

      Check SPAM. Mine went their

  • sirrobin on 09/04/2017 - 16:49
    +2

    i would not trust an unknown dns provider (with whois privacy) at the router level. they can hijack your data. if using at the device level (for eg fire tv) then the risk is minimal

    • Diji1 on 09/04/2017 - 17:38

      It cannot tamper with data. However it could send you to fake sites that appear to be the real thing unless examined and that could certainly lead to some not so nice things happening.

      • dazweeja on 10/04/2017 - 11:51

        What's to stop them tampering with your data for a HTTP (not HTTPS) site? If it's passing through their proxies, they can do whatever they like. And this is a (selective) proxy service.

        They can also log all websites/domain names you visit and sell that information.

  • PeteM on 09/04/2017 - 17:27

    I've contacted support again about what the deal is after 14 days, as my understanding from the pricing page is they are currently not charging until some yet to be determined date, or we will be able to sign up for a one year subscription for $0. I will update here when I hear back from TrickByte.

  • forenzic on 09/04/2017 - 19:11

    all up and running, us netflix using smart dns, thanks

    • forenzic on 09/04/2017 - 19:12

      using singapore primary server and india secondary

  • wfdTamar on 09/04/2017 - 19:22

    Works with a Roku giving me Netflix US (where Getflix won't) and Amazon Prime US. It'll be interesting to see what the quality of Prime is because often through Getflix it's terrible (not sure if that's Getflix or the Roku's fault). Well, just had a look at a show that was terrible quality through Getflix and it's fine with this mob.

    It'll also be interesting to see how much this is as I have the lifetime Getflix license.

    • Nousernamehere on 09/04/2017 - 19:32

      what the quality of Prime is because often through Getflix it's terrible (not sure if that's Getflix or the Roku's fault).

      More than likely it'll be your ISP's international links.

      • wfdTamar on 09/04/2017 - 19:34

        but then wouldn't it be the same regardless of which service like Getflix I use?

        • Nousernamehere on 09/04/2017 - 19:37

          Depends on what server they route you to for streaming. Even from day to day it can change, and all depends on which CDN has the video you want to stream. There are many different factors to it all.

          Once you've authenticated with whatever service, it's then a direct connection from you to the streaming CDN, no return stream comes back through any Smart DNS provider.

        • wfdTamar on 09/04/2017 - 19:44

          @Porthos: Who's 'they'? The ISP? and what is CDN?

        • Nousernamehere on 09/04/2017 - 21:24

          @wfdTamar: They = whatever smart DNS service you're using.

          CDN = https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network

    • wfdTamar on 09/04/2017 - 19:35
      +1

      Oh no, Netflix US is struggling to do even SD quality with an HD show. So back to Netflix Aus (on 50Mbps nbn).

      • PeteM on 09/04/2017 - 20:36

        I think you need to look at your ISP. I have been streaming HD netflix from USA for last 5 hours or so. As Porthos says more than likely it is your ISP's international link. For example my speed to the West Coast has dropped at the moment to about 40Mbps but during the day it peaks around 70Mbps. Previously my last ISP couldn't provide decent international speeds for streaming.

        • bozbargain on 10/04/2017 - 08:15

          Telstra has been quite bad with their international links (US & Europe) when I checked a year or so ago. Frustrating when you're paying the Telstra premium to find out that their great cable speed only applies to locally hosted data. Have they improved?

  • TextGoesHere on 09/04/2017 - 22:09

    Any info yet on the cost after the trial expires? Might work great but if i have to another child. 🙄

  • wfdTamar on 10/04/2017 - 07:02

    Netflix has stopped working on anything but browsers (confirmed with Trickbyte). That didn't last long.

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