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The era of cheap streaming is officially over
(www.cnn.com)
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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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I realized a year or so ago (after a letter from my isp) that I didn’t actually need to torrent anymore. There are websites like bflix.io (and I’m sure many others) that have basically everything streaming for free. Fuck subscriptions. Would maybe go back to torrenting if I got a vpn sorted out, but you’re not gonna get in trouble for streaming shit on a pirate website, so for now it’s the best solution I’ve found. Certainly not paying any of these assholes. Lol. Fuck outta here with that.
Proton mail has a free VPN that works really well. Switzerland is part of world coverage tier, but Netherlands is just as good at hiding torrenting from ISP's. And it can even use a 'stealth mode' that works fairly well to get around VPN blockers by using unusual protocols for the traffic.
Does proton's VPN free tier not block p2p file sharing usage?
It should but I never tested it. I don't torrent much. I'll need a torrent that is almost guaranteed to get an email from an isp to test it.
It will just refuse to download anything in your client, plus there are sites that let you check your IP when you torrent.
Is there something like that that works on an nVidia Shield (Android TV)?
Rather not have the Uberspreadsheetboxen running just to watch Village of the Damned again...
Hell, I dunno. I just plug my laptop into a regular old tv via hdmi.
Is there a good way to watch on a proper TV? I find that all such sites are browser based, and I'm not keen on typing in urls with the remote control.