[LINK] New NZ ISP offers access to geo-blocked sites like Netflix

[Martin Barry]

$quoted_author = "Paul Bolger" ;
> 
> It'll be interesting to see what the reaction from the content
> providers is. It's already possible to access geoblocked content via a
> VPN account with a node in the appropriate area - we use one to
> download ABC Iview programs, which we used to be able to watch on
> satellite before the ABC switched to a satellite with footprint which
> doesn't cover NZ.

What typically happens is that an IP or IP range becomes a large enough
source of illegitimate looking traffic that the content providers rate limit
to subtly dissuade users connecting via there or just outright block it.

"Illegitimate" is hard to define but it's usually a combination of size and
concentration of traffic, owner of the IP range is not a normal access ISP
and lack of registered and/or premium users from that IP or range.

cheers
Marty