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Wants to watch FooBar S01E42. Opens Netflix, but it’s not there? Huh, this show is licensed by BarBaz company, so goes to their website. Good, it’s here. Wait
by fb0b7e5e 4y ago
Wants to watch FooBar S01E42.
Opens Netflix, but it’s not there? Huh, this show is licensed by BarBaz company, so goes to their website.
Good, it’s here. Wait… “Watch” button is greyed out? “Content is not available in your region”?
Or simply the company decided that your device is not good enough to play the video at full resolution (e.g. Apple TV does that in LG TV app), and standalone device is like 3x overpriced in local stores?
OK, searches for some random VPN (that’s the part where spammy domains and adware come into play). Finds something that seems to be working.
Or not? Searches for the problem, and oh no, the region lock is actually based on the account, and to change that you need to use a card or ID from that specific region or whatever.
Searches for this stuff (more spammy domains), finds a marketplace, gets scammed but luckily there is a buyer protection so gets refund.
Gives up, opens some popular torrent tracker/forum, downloads 2160p HDR/DolbyVision WebRip/BDRip, can watch with friends offline at a local party.