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How to Watch USA Netflix Streaming in Australia

Australia almost got Netflix. The subscription service devoted to streaming television and movies (as well as a rent-by-mail system) had planned to follow up it’s UK expansion by further stretching around the globe and launching Netflix Australia.

Alas, for reasons kept somewhat vague but attributed to a self-imposed “pause on opening new international markets until we return to global profitability” that expansion hasn’t come to fruition yet, leaving would-be Netflix users from Canberra to Sydney to Melbourne to Perth out in the cold for an indeterminate period.

Moreover, if you’re visiting Australia from America, either on extended business or for a lengthy vacation, you won’t be able to enjoy your own Netflix streaming account on your laptop or other portable device.

Unless you read on and follow our advice. FlashRouters, with the help of some friendly affiliates, want to make sure you can take advantage of your Netflix streaming account, no matter in what part of the world you may find yourself. And it’s easier than you’d think.

How to Watch USA Netflix Streaming in Australia Using a VPN

It’s no small hassle to travel to Australia, what with the lengthy flight and the disorienting and drastic time change. So it stands to reason that your trip includes a considerable adjustment period, during which you might want to kick back with some Netflix streaming while you get your head on straight; And even though Netflix is not available in Australia, you can still do just that. All you have to do is subscribe to a VPN.

A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a subscription service designed to increase your internet security and online presence. By encrypting your data flow and tunneling your information through one of their secure serves located around the world, VPNs ensure that no one can use your online information or activity for nefarious purposes. It’s an invaluable service in a time of uncertain and ever-developing security issues.

Most importantly, considering the subject of this post a VPN allows you to change your IP address to one in any country of your choosing. This allows you to effectively trick your computer into believing it’s in an entirely different country than the one it’s in. Ergo, if you’re in Australia and you wish to visit a regionally restricted website like, say, Netflix USA, all you have to do is log in to your VPN, choose an American IP address, and boom! You’re watching Breaking Bad in Brisbane or The Walking Dead from New South Wales.

Popular VPN providers for US IP addresses include IPVanish VPN and PrivateInternetAccess VPN. FlashRouters also offers a new VPN provider comparison list to help you find the virtual private network that best suits your needs.

So Where Does FlashRouters Enter the Picture?

Every router in our lineup offers something unique, but the common thread that unites them is that they’re all flashed with firmware (either DD-WRT or Tomato) that maximizes their potential, and revolutionizes the way you use your wireless network.

How to Watch USA Netflix Streaming in Australia – Nighthawk X6 R8000

Whether you go for the Netgear AC1450 (which is our best-seller under $200), or the Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 DD-WRT (our best overall DD-WRT router), or if you go all out and get the Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight (our best Tomato router and one of the top routers available, especially for high end HDTVs), you’re guaranteed a device that will make your network for versatile, more manageable, safer, and much, much faster (here’s a list of some of best-sellers).

When used in conjunction with our routers, a streaming device like a Roku, Apple TV, laptop, Sony PS3, Xbox One, Samsung Galaxy etc. will operate beautifully, freeing you from the frustrations of mid-movie or mid-show stalls and freezes. And you can be certain that the same applies to gaming.

And, of course, all of our routers come with a built-in VPN connection, effectively saving you the time and energy involved in setting up a VPN connection on your own. Don’t waste an afternoon trying to configure your router when a FlashRouter takes care of that job for you. You can even use a FlashRouter to connect several devices to the same VPN account!

How to Watch USA Netflix Streaming in Asia

How to Watch Netflix US in Asia

At the moment, Netflix streaming’s huge library is available in the United States, Canada, certain countries in Latin America, and certain parts of Europe.

Noticeably absent from that list is nearly the entire continent of Asia (among other whole continents and swaths of countries). So if you’re looking to vacation in Beijing, or do some long-term business in Hong Kong, or do some extended traveling throughout Russia’s vast expanses, you’ll be stuck with no regional version of Netflix’s streaming or any popular Netflix Instant content to enjoy.

Fortunately, if you know the right tricks, you can still access your home account and enjoy Netflix streaming from anywhere in the world. In fact, you can access Netflix Canada, Netflix Mexico, Netflix UK, and many others if you just follow our simple advice.
How to Watch US Netflix Streaming in Asia

The solution is simple. In order to watch instant streaming video from popular streaming sites like Hulu, Amazon Instant or Netflix in Asia, you must subscribe to a VPN.

Whether you are moving to Japan for work, or stationed in Dubai or India for business, or taking a year off to travel through Russia, or Turkey, or Japan, a VPN is a must for allowing advanced privacy and identity protection. And, of course, a VPN will let you access all of your favorite American video and music content from services like Pandora or Hulu Plus or Amazon Instant or even the mother of them all, Netflix Instant Streaming video.

Watch US Netflix Streaming in Asia

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) service provider is a subscription service designed to increase the anonymity of your internet presence by encrypting your data flow. Instead of connecting directly to your server, by signing in to a virtual private network, all of your network traffic is tunneled through a server in any country of your choice

Using a virtual private network even allows you to change your IP address from anywhere in Asia (Japan, India, South Korea etc) to one in any country you’d like, thus effectively fooling your computer or smart device into believing it’s wherever you’d like it to be. Using a US VPN in Japan, India, China, or the Middle East allows you to access regionally restricted content from anywhere in the world!

So if you’re on an extended business trip in Tokyo, and you’re looking to enjoy some streaming video from Netflix US, all that you need to do is log in to your virtual private network and choose an American server to get your new IP address. Or if you wish to watch Netflix Canada, pick a Canadian server as your VPN connection. Simple as that. You’ll be using Netflix streaming before you know it.

Popular Asian VPN providers for US IP addresses include HideMyAss VPN, IPVanish VPN, and PrivateInternetAccess VPN. FlashRouters also offers a new VPN provider comparison list to help you find the virtual private network that best suits your needs.

So Where Does FlashRouters Enter the Picture?

Every router offered by FlashRouters comes with a built-in VPN connection options. Setting up a VPN connection within your average router can be a tricky and time-consuming process. Owning a router with a built-in VPN connection saves you the time and effort of setting one up on your own, and prevents you from potentially bricking your new router.

Additionally, a router with a built-in VPN connection allows you to connect multiple devices to the same VPN account.

This means that you can use your VPN account on your laptop, as well as your Samsung Galaxy, Macbook Air, Sony PS3, LG SmartTV, etc. through the same wireless signal. You can even use your VPN on a streaming media device like a Roku or Boxee, allowing you to enjoy Netflix streaming from any country it’s offered from the comforts of your living room.

In fact, our routers are flashed with either DD-WRT or Tomato firmware, either of which ensure that your Netflix streaming or gaming experience is devoid of freezes or stalls. FlashRouters offers powerful, durable routers like the Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight at affordable costs, and with three months of free guaranteed online tech support!

Netflix Streaming USA & UK – Watch Both From Anywhere

How to Watch Netflix USA in The UK

Whether you’re in the UK on an extended vacation, or on a lengthy business trip to London, or maybe you’re just choosing to live in England for a while, you shouldn’t be forced to do without the many streaming video options on Netflix Streaming.

Sure, Netflix Streaming is available in the UK, but the streaming TV and movie options are different from region to region. As you can imagine, Netflix caters each version of Netflix to the tastes of their audiences, and if you’re in the UK, you might think you’d have to get used to UK programming filling up your queue.

And there’s certainly plenty of great streaming television and movies offered by Netflix Streaming UK (as we’ll discuss later), but you’re liable to get homesick relying strictly on that. Fortunately for you, we at FlashRouters are here to advise you on how to enjoy Netflix Instant USA even when you’re traveling in The UK (and Netflix UK from the USA, for that matter).
Watch US Netflix Streaming Video in the UK

By taking just a few simple steps, you can ensure that you’ll be able to enjoy American Netflix Streaming from the UK, or from wherever you happen to be.

The first step in to subscribe to a VPN. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a subscription service designed to maximize the protection around your internet presence. Instead of connecting directly to your server, a VPN reroutes all of your network traffic through one of their servers in the country of your choosing.

Doing this will encrypt your data flow, which makes your information more secure, and allow you to effectively trick your computer into believing you’re in a different country. So if you’re in the UK trying to access US Netflix, the simplest way is with a VPN service account and select a US-based IP address. Simple as that.

Some popular VPN service providers for US & UK IP addresses include Overplay VPN, HideMyAss VPN, Strong VPN, IPVanish VPN, and PrivateInternetAccess VPN.  Check out our new VPN provider comparison list for more options.
So Where Does FlashRouters Enter the Picture?

FlashRouters come with a built-in VPN connection, which saves you a lot of time and effort when trying to connect to Netflix US, Netflix UK or any other popular streaming media service from anywhere in the world.

Using a VPN connection within a router allows you to connect multiple devices (or your entire network) to your VPN service – meaning everyone can enjoy the upgraded content benefits of VPN on their Samsung Galaxy, Macbook Air, Sony PS3, LG SmartTV, etc. through one connection. Using a VPN router also allows you to connect popular Streaming Media Players like a Roku to Netflix US or UK via VPN which can not be accomplished otherwise.

For more information about DD-WRT firmware and FlashRouters, visit our Support & FAQ page.
Netflix UK Popular Streaming Movies & Television (Not available on Netflix USA)

Since a VPN will allow you to switch between an American and an UK IP address, you might as well take advantage of some of the differences between the two countries’ respective Netflix offerings.

Netflix UK offers a treasure trove of streaming movies and television inexplicably not offered in the US, ranging from American classics (The Godfather, Saving Private Ryan, Mean Streets, Ed Wood) to popular hits (21 Jump Street, 50/50, Zombieland, Modern Family) to acclaimed, obscure fare (Hard Candy, The Skin I Live In, Cache).

Here’s a few more choice selections from Netflix UK:

Planet Earth – Marvel at crystalline images of the rivers, mountains, and wildlife that comprise your home planet, and learn a whole lot in the process.

The Thick of It – A precursor to the brilliant 2009 film, In the Loop, The Thick of It is top-tier, hilariously vulgar, and cutting political satire from creator Armando Iannucci, who’d later create the equally biting HBO political satire, Veep.

Life on Mars – Before the failed American version, there was the original, beloved British version of Life on Mars, which told the story of a cop who gets into a car accident and wakes up in 1973. Not to be missed.

The King of Kong – A documentary about the quest for the best Donkey Kong score ever, this thoroughly winning movie comes with obvious heroes and even more apparent villains. All the necessary components to make you stand up and cheer.

There Will Be Blood A bold, expansive examination of the way American capitalism rewards the brutal and corrodes the soul, this masterpiece from Paul Thomas Anderson is probably most known for providing another meaty showcase for Daniel Day-Lewis’ immersive and virtuosic acting.
Streaming Movies & Television You Can Watch On Netflix USA (Not Netflix UK)

How to Watch Netflix US in the UK – Comedy Bang Bang

On the other hand, there’s still plenty from Netflix USA that Netflix UK fails to offer. If you find yourself in the UK for an extended period, whether on vacation or business, you’ll want to be able to access the great streaming movies and television shows listed below. Enjoy!

Comedy Bang! Bang! – This gleefully immature, wholly absurd talk show starring Scott Aukerman and his band leader Reggie Watts is based on the popular podcast of the same name. Each episode features guests like Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Seth Rogan, Adam Scott, and Michael Cera showing up to revel in the madcap, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse-meets-Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! lunacy.

Mad Men – Well, you certainly don’t want to be trapped in the UK without access to Mad Men, do you? This rich, beautifully observed drama examines the gradual shifts in American attitudes and perspectives, as seen by a group of advertising agency employees and moguls in the 1960’s.

Barton Fink – A surreal, truly idiosyncratic work from the Coen Brothers, Barton Fink casts John Turturro as a New York playwright who gets unwillingly sucked into the Hollywood system, with all of the compromises, shady dealings, and halls of fire that entails.

Watch The Walking Dead Streaming on Netflix.

The Walking Dead – Simply put, if you’re not watching The Walking Dead, you’re out of the loop. This zombie drama from AMC, based on the popular graphic novel series, took a good season or two to really find its footing, but now it’s just bloody, rip-roaring good television.

The Grey – Surprisingly morose and philosophical, this Liam Neeson vehicle caught a lot of audiences, who were expecting two hours of Liam Neeson killing wolves with his bare hands, off-guard. Instead, you get an unusually thoughtful and reflective survival movie (and yeah, some Liam Neeson wolf fights).

Of course, this is a smattering of streaming video offered by Netflix US and Netflix UK. There’s much, much more to be had. And with the help of FlashRouters, you can sample the full-range of Netflix’s catalog from Mexico to Canada to Sweden and beyond.

How to Watch Streaming Video & Netflix USA in Canada

If you live in the United States and have a Netflix account, but find yourself frequently traveling out of the country for business or pleasure, you might feel like you’re wasting your subscription.

Sure, you can get a subscription that allows you access to your account from many different countries, but your viewing options will change depending on where you are. Netflix Latin America is catered to Latin American audiences, and is thus only offered within Latin American countries; Netflix UK is catered to UK audiences…you get the idea.

We here at FlashRouters are sympathetic to this problem, and are happy to not only provide solutions, but show you why our products are helpful whether you’re out of the country often or not.
How to Watch Netflix USA From Canada

Though Canada is certainly no place to escape the cold weather of the winter months, there is much in the way of winter activities that draw people there nonetheless. So if you find yourself in Canada for an extended period, and needing some entertainment while hiding from the cold, we’ll help you stay in touch with American Netflix to prevent you from getting too homesick.

To start with, you’ll need to subscribe to a VPN, or Virtual Private Network. VPN’s are designed to fully protect your internet presence by encrypting everything you download, stream, or browse. In the case of wanting to watch Netflix US in Canada, VPN’s help by allowing you to switch your IP address to one in the country of your choosing. As you might guess, this also means you can watch Netflix Canada in the US. It’s a simple matter of toggling between the IP addresses the VPN’s provide.

Some of the most popular VPN providers include Overplay, HideMyAss, StrongVPN, PrivateInternetAccess, and IPVanish. This is where FlashRouters comes in: our routers are set up with a built-in VPN-client connection, which saves you the trouble of making your router VPN compatible. They also allow you to connect multiple devices (Roku, Playstation 3, Laptap, Apple TV, Smart HDTV, iPad, iPhone, etc.) to your VPN through one device.

Furthermore, our routers are flashed with DD-WRT firmware, which modifies the router’s original settings in order to make it more versatile and controllable. Some of the benefits of DD-WRT firmware include:

-Advanced QoS (Quality of Service), which enables you to determine how you wish to allocate bandwidth to your network connections.

-Adjustable Antenna Power, which allows you to increase your wireless signal.

-Create Your Own Wi-Fi Hotspot or a Guest Network for sharing your internet securely.

–Wireless Repeater Bridge, which will extend your wireless range, even if you’re in a wireless dead spot.

Routers like ours will allow you to keep in touch with the familiar touchstones of your home country that Netflix US provides. And, since Netflix Canada features a variety of streaming movies and television shows not available on Netflix US, you can enjoy what both divisions have to offer without going anywhere. Find out more about that below.
What You Can Watch on Netflix Canada (But Not Netflix US)

Due to distribution deals and varying demographics that would affect DVD sales, much of the content that is available on Netflix Canada is not on Netflix USA. Perhaps, after studios feel they’ve maxed out the sales for The Hunger Games and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, those films and others like it will be available to stream in America. For now, you can just use your VPN and trick your Roku or laptop that you’re in Canada.

Here are some more choice selections from Canadian Netflix that you can’t get in the US:

Newsradio – This cultishly beloved sitcom is a near-perfect blend of wit and zaniness, featuring Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Joe Rogan, Maura Tierney, Vicki Lewis, and Khandi Alexander all doing the best work of their careers, which is saying something (in most cases).

Community – Here’s another critically adored sitcom doomed to struggle to get an audience. Community, about a group of misfits who bond at a community college (including Joel McHale, Allison Brie, and Donald Glover), is simple in concept and outrageously ambitious in execution. Most importantly though, it’s always hilarious.

Justified – Though only the first two seasons are available as of publishing, it’s worth catching up as far as you can with this archly macho and unfailingly entertaining series starring Timothy Olyphant.

The Social Network – This multiple Oscar winner famously irked its subject, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, by telling his story in a less-than-completely-flattering way. Nonetheless, you should be able to appreciate that a movie about the beginning of a website is this remarkably taut and kinetic.

Inglorious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino uses the only tool in his arsenal – maniacally gleeful cinematic revisionism – to exact revenge against the Nazis in this brilliant, brutal, and brutally funny film. (You can also get Pulp Fiction on Netflix Canada, but not on Netflix USA.)
What You Can Watch on Netflix USA (But Not Netflix Canada)

The reasoning for limiting these selections to Netflix USA at Netflix Canada’s expense is less clear. Perhaps they’re a little too quintessentially American to appeal to Canadians? Then again, why would they Canadians get such a uniquely American show like Justified, while America doesn’t? Well, whatever the reason, here’s a selection to keep you checking in with Netflix USA:

The West Wing – Now this one makes complete sense. What better way to simultaneously enjoy some compelling television and brush up on your civics than with this Aaron Sorkin-helmed, hogger-of-Emmys?

Louie – Comedian Louis CK continually proves himself to be the master of all things(writing, directing, acting, editing, existential worrying) with this innovative and painfully funny anti-sitcom.

Drive – We could probably just point out that Ryan Gosling’s in it and leave it at that, but we’d be remiss in not mentioning just how bold, bloody, and just plain cool this 2011 thriller is. The rest of the cast isn’t too bad either (Albert Brooks, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston).

Mulholland Dr. – Maybe David Lynch’s best movie, Mulholland Dr. is too much of a mind-bender to get a succinct explanation, but it’s a beautifully twisted mind-bender all the same.

Chappelle’s Show – Now that it’s been a few years since people ruined every single punchline of Dave Chappelle’s wildly popular sketch show by quoting it incessantly, you should be able to enjoy it anew.

How to Watch Netflix’s New Original Series, House of Cards, From Anywhere

The way you watch television may very well be on the verge of permanently changing. With House of Cards, Netflix is launching their first serious attack on traditional viewing habits.

Though people are increasingly ingesting television shows in season-length, or even series-length, chunks (thanks to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu that post whole new seasons at a time), there still remains a loyal contingent of TV watchers who prefer to watch their favorites in the classic, network-approved, weekly format.

It likely has little to do with the archaic preferences of grumpy Luddites and everything to do with the fact that, if you’re subscribed to a channel like AMC, you get your Breaking Bad and Mad Men as early as any other audience.

At a time when many of your friends lack the patience not to spoil major plot developments on Twitter and Facebook, catching a show when it first airs is more important than ever. And though people are cancelling their cable left and right, waiting around for months until the newest season of Justified or Louie to finally come out on DVD or appear on Netflix Instant Streaming can feel like an eternity.

Netflix knows this, and rather than sit complacently with the significant victories they’ve already achieved (their successful re-imagining of the movie rental industry, their streaming model’s increasing standardization), they’re looking to open a major in-road  in the world of streaming television; original programming.

Now, you might remember that Netflix already took a tentative step in this direction with the little-loved and little-discussed, fish-out-of-water dramedy, Lillyhammer starring Steven Van Zandt. This much is true, but compared to the roll-out for the upcoming, David Fincher/Beau Willimon/Kevin Spacey series, House of Cards, Lillyhammer already seems like a footnote.

House of Cards

Netflix believes in House of Cards: They better, as they’ve already purchased two seasons worth of material, and they’ve thrown down a hundred million dollars for the right to stream the show exclusively to its subscribers.

While that may seem like an exorbitant amount to pay for exclusive rights to one show, it represents a lot more than that. The company is banking on the idea that word of mouth for House of Cards will be so strong, that Netflix will become a viable home to more and more quality television, sort of like a streaming internet version of HBO.

Soon after that, scores of people will be paying the minimum monthly charge for Netflix Instant (after all, it offers plenty of movies and television). Why pay for premium cable channels that patiently, methodically release one episode of your favorite shows at a time (all of which may very well eventually end up on Netflix anyway), when Netflix will give you a season’s worth of quality television at once?

On February 1st, the entire first season of House of Cards will be available to Netflix subscribers (just like they are doing with Arrested Development), and given the pedigree of the people involved, it’s entirely possible that this will be Netflix’s appointment television show to kill appointment television.

House of Cards is a politically-oriented drama starring Kevin Spacey as House Majority Whip Francis Underwood. After being passed over for the position of Secretary of State, Underwood’s ruthless, conniving character seeks to win the nomination anyway through less than honorable means, all the while creating trouble for the administration that rejected him. Other significant actors in this high drama are Robin Wright Penn as Underwood’s wife, a businesswoman with a few schemes of her own, and Michael Kelly as Underwood’s aide Doug Stamper.

The show is based on the BBC series of the same name, which followed Ian Richardson’s Conservative Chief Whip as he plotted his way to a leadership post in the governing party, hoping to eventually land in the seat of the Prime Minister. The UK version of House of Cards is still available on the BBC iPlayer.

Written by Beau Willimon (The Ides of March), the American version’s already intimidating roster of talent is further bolstered by the involvement of producer/director David Fincher, who’s already proven that he can make dialogue-heavy scenes move in thrilling ways with Zodiac and The Social Network.

And, of course, it doesn’t hurt that, with two seasons already paid for, you know you won’t be left hanging at the end of season one.
Can I Watch House of Cards From Anywhere?

Though Netflix is planning a wide release House of Cards (according to The Huffington Post, “All 13 episodes will be available in US, Canada, Latin America, UK, Sweden, Finland and Norway”), there will be large swaths of Europe, as well as all of Asia and Africa, that will not have access to the show.

So if you want to watch House of Cards, or any of Netflix’s other upcoming original programming such as the Eli Roth-helmed Hemlock Grove, or (glory be) the miraculous return of Arrested Development, but you live in or are visiting one of the countries (or continents) that will not have access to it, you might think you’re out of luck.

We here at FlashRouters are happy to tell you that’s not the case. In order to view House of Cards, or any other regionally restricted programming, you’ll want to look into a VPN Provider subscription.
How to Use a VPN to Watch House of Cards From Anywhere

A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, has many valuable features to recommend it, such as the increased security it provides to your online presence. But, more relevantly, let’s say you want to watch House of Cards, and you’re on an extended business trip in Dubai or China, all you have to do is log in to your VPN account and switch your IP address to one located in a country where House of Cards is available such as the US or the UK.

Using a VPN allows you to effectively trick your computer into thinking it’s somewhere that it isn’t, which allows you access to the breadth of regionally restricted streaming programming. You can watch the American version of House of Cards from Egypt or the BBC version from America just by choosing the IP address that suits you.

A FlashRouter is set up with internal, VPN-client-connection (PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP) which simplifies the process of utilizing your VPN subscription and allows you to use your VPN services on more than one computer or device at a time. What’s more, our routers are upgraded with DD-WRT firmware, which allows you to boost your antenna strength, or even create your own Wi-Fi hotspot, among many other benefits.

Some of the most popular VPN service providers include HideMyAss, ExpressVPN, IPVanish, and PrivateInternetAccess. Every FlashRouter purchase includes a router upgrade, customized configuration & VPN setup guides along with free router/VPN configuration support from our expert networking technicians.

Before you know it, you’ll be a globe-trotting citizen of the internet, free from the strictures of blocked or censored websites, and comfortable in the security that FlashRouters and our affiliates provide.

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