I understand that VPN reduces the speed. Is that not true?Get a good VPN and you could be anywhere. This one works for me.
https://www.privateinternetaccess.c...TJY7H5LHyCNHUtkG7-AhjFOgf5aUDSaIaAnMREALw_wcB
I am not aware of Claro offering a US based IP address.
Same here. A VPN would be needed for a US based IP address with CLARO.
The cable company Cable Del Norte offers US or DR based IP addresses. The US based IP address is via their partner COMCAST in Florida.
Am I reading right ? USD$160 for 10MB per month !http://www.cabledelnorte.com/internet
Ever wonder how Delancer stays in business with their pricing ?
Exactly. If Claro wanted to rule the north coast, all they have to do is lay fiber into all the communities and make getting an account a tad less arduous and they'd have everyone as a customer.
Delancer's cable choices for US and Canadian TV stations is far better than Claro's though.
There will be a performance hit in that instead of connecting directly to netflix for example, you are connecting to netfix through another site. You can offset this reduced throughput by having a faster Claro connection than you did with Delancer.
The loss of speed through a good VPN would only have a significant/noticeable impact at connection speeds of 8 Mbits/s or less, or if the network is particularly congested and you are not achieving the speeds that you are supposed to have. If you are switching to Claro and have access to their fiber service, I see no reason to get less than 40 Mbits/s download speed and you should be able to do all the streaming you want without much difficulty until netflix chooses to block your VPN provider (not saying any site will necessarily block your VPN provider but they could if they wanted to - Amazon being one of the the exceptions, they actively block every VPN they can identify).
VPNs have some tricks up there sleeves as well when it comes to thwarting the blocks. It's a cat and mouse game for the most part and something to keep in mind when choosing a VPN provider. It's a good idea to hop on a support forum and ask others if they are successfully using the service to connect to a particular content provider if that is important to you.
The VPN that I recommended has no lost speed. You will not know it is in use.
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll give it a try. One more question: is there a way to use it for devices like a cellphone and tablet that connect via wifi to my Internet modem, or do I need apps for that?
Smart DNS does not work anymore for Netflix on all devices (pc's are still ok, I think, media boxes not so much).We use smart DNS ...google it ...faster than VPN ..all devices...free to try . And if you must VPN ..then expressvpn
The fastest speed that Claro could offer me was 10 Mb/sec. I don't know why but I assume its because they don't have fiber in my area of El Batey. I have 6 Mb/sec from Delancer now, so if I lose any signficant speed with a VPN on my new Claro service, then I'll be right back to where I am now. I'm a reasonably tech savvy person, but the more I try to educate myself on VPN's, the more I realize the possible drawbacks and complications. Not as simple and straightforward as everyone says. Not sure what I'll do. Perhaps I'll begin with the Dominican IP address and see how much of handicap that is for my particular internet needs. Sounds like the only reason to go to a VPN is when the ISP cannot provide a U.S. IP address, and that makes websites that you need unavailable.