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Originally Posted by scottmandue
Yes, this is RE: my thread about internet video streaming and me thinking of signing up for HULU/Sling to get sports but after research they may block some games due to my location. A pelican suggested a VPN is a workaround for that.
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Correct, geofenced content.
When you visit a site you get on the internet from your IPS's entrance ramp.
It's a known IP range and it's geographic location is known so it can be blocked.
When you use a VPN tunnel you can pick the entrance ramp you appear to be getting on from.
So if you wanted to access content that was geofenced for let's say Germany only you pick a server located in Germany and it spits you out there so it appears that's where you are located.