VPN for British expat when visiting countries outside UK

GirlfromUK Active member

46POSTS

6 years ago

Which provider is most cost effective and most effective?

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SimCityAT Expert

13744POSTS

6 years ago

Maybe you could give more details? Where are you based and what do you want?

Cynic UK/Netherlands Expert

8109POSTS

6 years ago

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

There are lots of potential suppliers; this will take you to one website that has some recommendations - I don't particularly recommend any of them (because I haven't personally tried them myself).

I used one once while I was on holiday a few years ago so my wife could watch something on UK TV she didn't want to miss.聽 The VPN worked fine; the thing that spoiled it all was the quality of the internet connection where I was on holiday; hotel wifi is not the best for streaming video content.

I read that nowadays, the BBC can spot you are not in the UK even through a firewall.

If you're considering using your phone data connection, watch out for humongous bills when you get back; while you can use your UK package in other EU countries, video streaming quickly eats up your data allowance.聽 You'll need at least a 4G connection to get consistently decent video streaming, not all countries have it everywhere.

Just my opinion, but I hope it helps a bit.

Cynic
Expat Team

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GirlfromUK Active member

46POSTS

6 years ago

Hi SimCityAt,

Right now I am in the UK and will be leaving for China next week. I want to continue with google,聽 fb, youtube, .................聽聽Will this help?

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