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ANSWERED US netflix + torrents == two tunnels?

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(I'm in the US, but netflix is throttled.)  I'd like to watch netflix through a vpn and torrent through a vpn.  Does that require two tunnels, one to a US location and one not?

 

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No, it doesn't. You can connect your PC to AirVPN and download something while watching Netflix. Be aware that your speed limit is the speed of your internet. I recommend setting up a download speed cap in your torrent client; you will then have enough bandwidth left for Netflix.

 

To help you with choosing how mich bandwidth you might need to reserve for Netflix, look at wikipedia. There's a table showing recommended internet speeds if you want to watch Netflix videos in a certain quality. For instance, if 1080p is good for you, reserve 7 Mbit/s minimum; I recommend 10 Mbit/s - torrent and Netflix don't need to be the only applications using the intenet. These three additional Mbits might prevent buffering issues.
 

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Which country should I use then?  I tried US Netflix using a European server and it didn't work.

 

US torrenting might generate DCMA requests.  Does AirVPN prefer we use non-US servers for torrents?  Some VPN providers do.

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OK.  Here's part of my confusion.  These pages seem to say AirVPN does tricks to let us watch US Netflix no matter where we connect:

https://airvpn.org/forum/10-websites-support/

https://airvpn.org/topic/9223-netflix/

 

But when I turn off the VPN or choose "America" (generated config) and get a Canadian server, I see my usual Netflix home page. And I can watch this movie http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70136810&trkid=13462100&tctx=-99%2C-99%2Ca40e4c8c-928d-481d-ae65-f24624c9484f-3423703

 

When I chose "All-servers" and get a Netherlands server, the movie above fails with "This title is not available to watch instantly.  Please try another title." and I see a different version of the Netflix homepage -- different "Recently Watched", different "Top Pics for tlc" list, no "Because you watched..." lists and a Dutch Movies section.

 

So I'm just trying to understand.  It seems like I should select a US server to watch US Netflix.  I also assume that AirVPN would prefer we not use US servers for torrent traffic.  Is this correct or do I misunderstand?  Do I need connections to two countries to do these things at the same time?

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@gigan3rd, I thought the Staff had at some point advised using only the Netherlands server for torrents. Something to do with nor overburdening servers in other countries. I could be mistaken. As per your knowlegde, we can use any server we wish when downloading torrents?

 

Also isn't Netflix one of the websites the AirVPN DNS does some geo-ip magic to allow viewing when connected to any server? Meaning one shouldn't have to connect to a US server to watch Netflix.

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Hello,

 

@tlc

 

Important pre-requisite: micro-routing is available ONLY if you query VPN DNS.

 

Netflix USA is accessible from every VPN server located in countries where Netflix is not available:

 

- from NL, GB and SE VPN servers, you will access respectively Netflix NL, UK and SE (no micro-routing)

- from any other country, you will access Netflix USA

 

Kind regards

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@gigan3rd, I thought the Staff had at some point advised using only the Netherlands server for torrents. Something to do with nor overburdening servers in other countries. I could be mistaken. As per your knowlegde, we can use any server we wish when downloading torrents?

Of course you can use any server.

I mostly connect to german servers and can confirm that torrents are working good there. Maybe just because I use a private index/tracker.


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