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The way to get access to us streaming services abroad is to use a VPN back to the us so the provider sees a us ip address. Of course this is a copy right violation, since the media are licensed on a country basis. For for pay streaming services you would need a us billing address also.One thing about living overseas is that it forced our hand on TV-watching. Most of the US-based services either don't work at all or provide a limited and/or delayed set of shows. So we've watched all the series and movies we care to by just waiting until they stream or come out on DVD and then download them. And unlike the U.S., there has never been such a thing as 'six-strikes' notifications from ISP's in Mexico.
It's not about penny-pinching. We've been Netflix customers off/on since the old DVD delivery days. I'll gladly pay them or Hulu or HBO when I feel like I've seen everything on my current service. Here it's about availability, poor streaming/download experience, etc.
For distributing ota signals there are several boxes such as Tablo Air tv etc that will take an over the air signal and convert it to ip to allow it to be streamed over wifi or an ethernet cable to a router. If doing this you might want to get a small travel router to handle all traffic just connect that to the internet using and have all devices sign onto that wifi.
I am in assisted living, and their wifi will not allow 2 devices on the wifi to work, so I installed a Gl-info 750 slate box and my new visio tvs can see the internet channels, as well as take chromcasts from apps on the phone or windows. It is not really cord cutting since the place as regular cable but adds a lot more networks, such as pluto and Xumo directly, plus allows chromecasting of youtube etc.
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