getting a US IP address in France

[Keller]

My wife is living in Paris for about a year and she's noticed it is a slight inconvenience having a French IP address. She would like to be able to watch the free tv shows on NBC.com and also watch the streaming movies via netflix. I guess there is some sort of international intellectual property laws that wont allow her to access those outside of the US. So I was wondering if any of you computer savvy individuals had a work-around to allow her to "have" a US IP address when she wants to access those websites. Anyone know how?

ps - She's relatively computer illiterate, so the more simple the solution the better.

[Krendeli]

So I was wondering if any of you computer savvy individuals had a work-around to allow her to "have" a US IP address when she wants to access those websites. Anyone know how?

ps - She's relatively computer illiterate, so the more simple the solution the better.

Move out of France?

[Gan]

A US based proxy?

[Jazuela]

Your wife is living in Paris for a year, and she's concerned about watching american TV? ARE YOU KIDDING? Tell ya what. She can move to my house, sit at home and watch HDTV all day (we even have On Demand..woo!), and I'll take her place in Paris. I'm sure I can find something interesting to do besides watch another episode of Dharma and Greg, or Spaceballs for the 20th time.

A year in Paris...hm. Seeing a different sight once a week, check. Spend a day shopping at a different store each time once a week, check. Go to a different museum each day once a week, check. Take French lessons on a different day once a week, check. Go to the Versailles and just stand there, doing nothing but watching the world, once a week, check. That's 5 days of not watching TV or movies. One day a week of book-reading, one day of "practicing my French lessons by reading all those trashy French fashion magazines" and you have 52 weeks of Paris covered. And we didn't even mention the "sit outside at a french sidewalk cafe for a few hours sipping wine, eating cheese, and watching the fashion show that passes by your table."

[Some Rogue]

Being surrounded by a bunch of cheese eating frenchies would make me want to stay inside too.

[Tsa`ah]

Well if either of you has family (willing) stateside with cable, use something like goto my pc.

Otherwise you would probably have to set a proxy service through a stateside isp ... which would be the same thing.


Your wife is living in Paris for a year, and she's concerned about watching american TV? ARE YOU KIDDING? Tell ya what. She can move to my house, sit at home and watch HDTV all day (we even have On Demand..woo!), and I'll take her place in Paris. I'm sure I can find something interesting to do besides watch another episode of Dharma and Greg, or Spaceballs for the 20th time.

A year in Paris...hm. Seeing a different sight once a week, check. Spend a day shopping at a different store each time once a week, check. Go to a different museum each day once a week, check. Take French lessons on a different day once a week, check. Go to the Versailles and just stand there, doing nothing but watching the world, once a week, check. That's 5 days of not watching TV or movies. One day a week of book-reading, one day of "practicing my French lessons by reading all those trashy French fashion magazines" and you have 52 weeks of Paris covered. And we didn't even mention the "sit outside at a french sidewalk cafe for a few hours sipping wine, eating cheese, and watching the fashion show that passes by your table."

I don't know why his wife is in Paris, but I'll tell you what anyone displaced for work will tell you ... it gets old after a week, especially if you're married and your spouse and/or children aren't with you.

You wouldn't have the motivation or energy to do one thing listed a month after being there that long, nor would you care to. The moment you understood more than four words in French, you'd lock yourself in your room/home and pretty much just come out for work or to get the essentials ... the French are notoriously blunt about airhead bohemian shit like that.

[Clove]

... I'm sure I can find something interesting to do besides watch another episode of Dharma and Greg, or Spaceballs for the 20th time...

Are you sure? Do they have BK's in France? :tumble:

[Parkbandit]

Speaking of NBC.. what's the deal with their full episodes of Bionic Woman not working? I lost power on Wednesday and only watch half the show.. and NBC's site is worthless.

WTF

[Sean of the Thread]

My dvr has a ups backup :)

[Keller]

Your wife is living in Paris for a year, and she's concerned about watching american TV? ARE YOU KIDDING? Tell ya what. She can move to my house, sit at home and watch HDTV all day (we even have On Demand..woo!), and I'll take her place in Paris. I'm sure I can find something interesting to do besides watch another episode of Dharma and Greg, or Spaceballs for the 20th time.

A year in Paris...hm. Seeing a different sight once a week, check. Spend a day shopping at a different store each time once a week, check. Go to a different museum each day once a week, check. Take French lessons on a different day once a week, check. Go to the Versailles and just stand there, doing nothing but watching the world, once a week, check. That's 5 days of not watching TV or movies. One day a week of book-reading, one day of "practicing my French lessons by reading all those trashy French fashion magazines" and you have 52 weeks of Paris covered. And we didn't even mention the "sit outside at a french sidewalk cafe for a few hours sipping wine, eating cheese, and watching the fashion show that passes by your table."

ROFL!

Arrogant much? There is a subtle (ok, not subtle, enormous) distinction between the week you spent in Paris as an undergrad and living in Paris for the third time in your life. She's already spent 2 years of her life in Paris and has sufficiently established a routine which doesn't exist on doing cliche tourist shit. I'm going to just hit Submit Reply before I say something I might regret.

Thanks for your "contribution"!

[Keller]

Well if either of you has family (willing) stateside with cable, use something like goto my pc.

Otherwise you would probably have to set a proxy service through a stateside isp ... which would be the same thing.

Thanks! I still live stateside, so this might work. I'll try to do some net research. If anyone has more info (even just a link to a good technical forum), I'd appreciate a head start.

[Stanley Burrell]

I like Jarlsberg the best and my favorite wine is Yellowtail.

[Celephais]

Are you sure? Do they have BK's in France? :tumble:
They also serve beer in BKs in france... http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/BBC_Choice_Event_Pulp_Fiction_06032002_4.jpg

http://www.publicproxyservers.com/
check that site out.. quick google search, never personally needed a proxy so no experience.

[CrystalTears]

In Pulp Fiction, he talks about McDonald's and that he never went to a BK. So :tongue:.

[Celephais]

In Pulp Fiction, he talks about McDonald's and that he never went to a BK. So :tongue:.
Well he does comment on the BK's existance :) Just that he didn't go in it. ... besides, any reference that can be made to pulp fiction should be encouraged!

[Sean]

He's not talking about France... May I partake in your tasty beverage?

[Tsa`ah]

Royal with cheese.

[Clove]

Royal with cheese.

"English mothafucka do you speak it!"

[CrystalTears]

He's not talking about France...
Right. Sean would know where he went. :D

I don't believe there's a BK in Paris. Then again, I didn't see one. I hate that when I went to google it, that it came back with several hits of Paris Hilton all upset about this fact. Fucking hell.

[Jazuela]

How is it arrogant that I'm expressing my jealousy on not being able to go to Paris, and listing some of the things I would LOVE to do, if I ever had the chance to go there for a year? When you posted, I thought about a sound bite on our local radio station awhile back - where the comedian reminds the audience about how mom used to tell us to eat everything on our plates, because there were starving people in Europe. And then the comedian goes into the schtick about how all those people in Europe are eating french food and drinking champaigne while he sucks down a chili-dog and a coke, and since when can someone who can afford to live in europe when he can't even afford a week to visit there, be "starving people?"

Your post reminded me of that joke. And I responded in kind. And the rest of you who were stupid enough to take me seriously, well - were stupid enough to take me seriously I guess.

[Stanley Burrell]

My friend told me there is now an epidemic of obesity in France due entirely to MickyD's being a huge franchise there now. And that there is a direct correlation.

Since I have no way of verifying this, it is assumed as truth.

[ViridianAsp]

Being surrounded by a bunch of cheese eating frenchies would make me want to stay inside too.

DITTO.

Though honestly, I'd really love to see their bakeries...I hear they are amazing.

[Keller]

My friend told me there is now an epidemic of obesity in France due entirely to MickyD's being a huge franchise there now. And that there is a direct correlation.

Since I have no way of verifying this, it is assumed as truth.


Funny that you mention that. The French gov't now requires any "unhealthy" food (snacks, sugary drinks, fast food, etc) advertising to say, "Don't snack between meals and exercise regularly. Eat and move."

The last time I was here was in 2005 and I've noticed an increase in the number of fat (chubby) people here.

[Tsa`ah]

....

We're supposed to understand when you're making reference to a comedian, a comedian you can't even name?

I doubt you were joking to begin with ... but just in case ... jokes are supposed to be funny, not a sad representation of some cliche (as Keller put it) or some airheaded bohemian shit (as I put it).

People wonder why Paris is home to some of the most rude and stuck up people on the face of the earth? They have to deal with this shit ...

"A year in Paris...hm. Seeing a different sight once a week, check. Spend a day shopping at a different store each time once a week, check. Go to a different museum each day once a week, check. Take French lessons on a different day once a week, check. Go to the Versailles and just stand there, doing nothing but watching the world, once a week, check. That's 5 days of not watching TV or movies. One day a week of book-reading, one day of "practicing my French lessons by reading all those trashy French fashion magazines" and you have 52 weeks of Paris covered. And we didn't even mention the "sit outside at a french sidewalk cafe for a few hours sipping wine, eating cheese, and watching the fashion show that passes by your table."

Pick up a book from Anthony Bourdain before you leave the country ... or at least do everyone a favor and claim you're Canadian.

[Keller]

How is it arrogant that I'm expressing my jealousy on not being able to go to Paris, and listing some of the things I would LOVE to do, if I ever had the chance to go there for a year? When you posted, I thought about a sound bite on our local radio station awhile back - where the comedian reminds the audience about how mom used to tell us to eat everything on our plates, because there were starving people in Europe. And then the comedian goes into the schtick about how all those people in Europe are eating french food and drinking champaigne while he sucks down a chili-dog and a coke, and since when can someone who can afford to live in europe when he can't even afford a week to visit there, be "starving people?"

Your post reminded me of that joke. And I responded in kind. And the rest of you who were stupid enough to take me seriously, well - were stupid enough to take me seriously I guess.

Your post reads much more critical than jealous. But then again, it's often difficult to express tone in text.

[CrystalTears]

Heh, I'm sure it's just me, but after being there for a week, I was over it. I tried to imagine living there for a year and I nearly cried. It's very pretty and has lots of things to look at, but so does the good ole US of A and I prefer English over frog speak anyway.

[Keller]

Heh, I'm sure it's just me, but after being there for a week, I was over it. I tried to imagine living there for a year and I nearly cried. It's very pretty and has lots of things to look at, but so does the good ole US of A and I prefer English over frog speak anyway.

Socialism sucks so much more than the language. Everything here moves at a snail's pace.

[Clove]

Socialism sucks so much more than the language. Everything here moves at a snail's pace.

And then they eat the snail.

[Drew]

Living overseas sucks, living overseas in Paris would really suck. After a month you're craving American things. It's not nearly as cool as people think it is.

[Daniel]

If you're gonna move anywhere in Europe, do yourself a favor and move to Spain. Preferably somewhere on the coast.

[TheEschaton]

You crave what you grew up in. I left India when I was three, but I know my parents crave India. Not enough to go back, but enough to visit every year.

[Clove]

If you're gonna move anywhere in Europe, do yourself a favor and move to Spain. Preferably somewhere on the coast.

Survey says! Ding ding ding ding ding.:yes:

[Clove]

You crave what you grew up in. I left India when I was three, but I know my parents crave India. Not enough to go back, but enough to visit every year.

Obviously you've never met anyone who grew up in Camden, NJ.

[StrayRogue]

You crave what you grew up in. I left India when I was three, but I know my parents crave India. Not enough to go back, but enough to visit every year.

I disagree. I hate the place I was born and where I grew up.

[TheEschaton]

NJ is an exception to most rules.

[Daniel]

I disagree. I hate the place I was born and where I grew up.

I agree. England sucks cox

[StrayRogue]

Where exactly in England have you been for longer than a week?

[Daniel]

London

[StrayRogue]

Very specific. But yeah not suprised considering there's more foreign people in London than there are actual English. Fucking shitty place.

[Daniel]

Yea. It couldn't have been the horrid food and shitty people..never that.

[StrayRogue]

Immigrants for you.

[Daniel]

No idea what that is supposed to mean.

[Clove]

NJ is an exception to most rules.

Point and Match to the E.