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Watch Amazon instant videos outside the US – How to unblock Amazon instant video with a VPN service?


Amazon Prime Instant Video is a subscription service offered by the world’s biggest retailer of the same name. The Amazon Prime membership gives you  the access to a fast growing number of movies and tv shows for instant watch or on demand service.

With a catalogue of over 10,000 movies and TV-shows, it’s increasingly becoming a viable alternative to Netflix.

However this amazing base is only available from the US. The blocking system is based on the IP source. Thankfully the restriction is quite easy to bypass.

Circumvent Amazon Instant Video geo-restriction

It consists of setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN). This kind of application allows you to connect to a VPN server which provides a new IP, according to the server’s location.

Once the connection is established you appear as a foreigner, your access to all geo-blocked websites is also granted.

How to find a VPN service to unblock Amazon Instant Video?

  1. Select a provider with US server location
  2. Download the software
  3. Switch your IP
  4. Connect to Amazon Instant Video

Top 3 VPN providers to unblock Amazon Instant Video

VPN protocols: PPTP, L2TP/IPSec and OPENVPN

Server locations: US + 12 countries

Desktop App: Windows, Mac

Mobile App: iOS, Android

Price: $14.99 (only for ST4RT*vpn users)

Desktop App: Windows, Mac

Mobile App: iOS, Android

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Protocols : PPTP/L2TP/IPsec and OpenVPN

Server locations: US + 37 countries

Price: $11.52

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Protocols: PPTP and / or OpenVPN

Server locations: US + 11 countries

Price: $12.95

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Bottom line

The VPN extends your online freedom by giving you the access to multiple wonderful sites such as Netflix, Pandora or Hulu.

It also ensure your online privacy and anonymity by preventing
your from the internet censorship.

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