Identity Cloaker – VPN Trial

For years, many people tried to bypass region locks by using free proxies and there were even a few VPNs. However, those days are long gone now, proxies are fairly useless as most websites detect and block them. Some of the paid VPNs still work but that depends on which media sites you are trying to access, many places like the BBC, Netflix and Hulu block access to most of them too.

Choosing one then can be confusing, there’s still hundreds of different options available but it’s important to check them out before you take out a lengthy subscription. If you’re looking to access specific sites like the BBC, you should always try out a short trial of UK VPN access first to check out the service for speed and to see if it works.

The problem is that although VPNs are still pretty much undetectable, most of the large media firms like the BBC have figured out ways to detect their use and block them. One of the methods they use is to simply look at how many concurrent connections are coming in using the same IP addresses, this makes the larger services easy to spot as they often have many hundreds of users on same address.

It is possible to maintain a working VPN service that works for all media sites and provides complete anonymity, but it takes a wide and sophisticated server infrastructure.  Not only do you need servers in lots of different countries, but you’ll also need loads of IP addresses to spread connections across.  Ideally these should be rotated regularly so that they don’t appear in logs too often.

Specific media sites may need other types of servers and IP address ranges.  Netflix for example has blocked incoming connections from all commercially classified IP addresses.  Which means not only will most VPN services not work but you will probably not be able to stream from your workplace!  To support switching Netflix regions a VPN server must have residential classified IP addresses which are very difficult to obtain if you’re not an ISP (Internet Service provider).

Try Identity Cloaker’s  UK VPN Trial

Identity Cloaker is primarily a security program designed to keep your internet connection completely secure and encrypted. It’s been developed over twelve years alongside a highly sophisticated server network which spreads across the world.   For many travellers it serves two purposes, however. Firstly, if you need to access sites like online banking, email, PayPal or any password secured site it ensures your credentials are secure when connecting via an unknown Wi-Fi or internet connection.   It’s a huge risk accessing such sites through a hotel access point or one in your local cafe or library.   A VPN encrypts everything you do, which means no-one can steal your username or password while you’re connected.

In addition to security and anonymity, it gives you the ability to control and select from a UK IP address list.  So, when you connect through a UK VPN for example, you will be effectively a UK user.  All the UK TV channels like the BBC, ITV and Channels 4 will be accessible as if you were actually connecting from the UK.  Furthermore, if you switch to a US server then you can access all the US online entertainment sites like Hulu and the American version of Netflix.   There are different online broadcasters all over the world, including some which broadcast premium sports events for nothing.

Just like the above video, you will get the control to watch anything you like online. In that example it’s used as a UK VPN trial to access the BBC iPlayer from outside the UK. However simply pick another country if you need to access any other site. Nowadays most of the legitimate sites have got rid of their UK VPN free trial download offers for one very good reason. The problem is that these offers attract thousands of people who just use for free which then gets the IP addresses blacklisted. This would affect their paying customers too so any company who wants to maintain their servers won’t risk this.

However, there are some really good values short term trials which you can find, which are worth trying out first.  You can even watch BBC iPlayer abroad free without VPN access if you can find one of the free trials of Smart DNS.

If the UK TV is your priority try out the Identity Cloaker 10 Day trial which is still working perfectly with the BBC iPlayer abroad and in fact all the major media UK and US sites.