How to stream Prime videos abroad with a VPN? Is IvacyVPN a good solution?

in #amazon4 years ago

Are you looking for a way to stream Prime Videos outside the United States? As you go abroad with your Prime subscription, there is a very limited number of movies and TV series available as you open your Prime Video application or visit the Amazon website. So, what about the rest? Is there a way to access all the content available with an Amazon Prime subscription in the USA as you go abroad?

Amazon is actually quite nice as they let you stream their own original content, even as you go abroad. That is why you can stream Jack Ryan, The Boys, and other Amazon original shows on the platform, also outside the USA. But, at the time I am writing this article, there are lots of other interesting movies available with your Prime subscription as well, including Gemini Man with Will Smith (a quite boring movie), Rambo: Last Blood, Avengers, Terminator: Dark Fate, Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, Instant Family, The Hustle, Land of the Lost, and lots of other movies.

If you visit the Amazon website abroad, you will not even see that content (because it is hidden). You will only see the Amazon original productions. But, if you use a VPN and get yourself an American IP address, you will see all the content available. But, that doesn't mean that the problem is solved. Not at all!

Amazon is blocking almost all VPN providers

Amazon is working hard to block access to their platform for people outside the USA. So, if you use any random VPN and connect to a server in the USA and look for movies and TV series included with your Prime subscription at Amazom.com, you might see a big selection, but as you scroll over the titles or visit the websites of the movies/series, you will see error messages looking like this.

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Amazon Prime has detected that I am using a VPN and is hindering me from streaming the actual content.

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Your device is connected to the Internet using a VPN or a proxy service. Amazon knows what's going on.

That leads us to the next question. Is IvacyVPN a good solution if you want to stream Amazon Prime abroad? Or do you need to use some other VPN?

Is IvacyVPN good for Amazon Prime?

The IvacyVPN application is really easy to use, and that looks promising at first. As you run the application, you can easily go to the streaming menu and there you can select Amazon Prime. If you click the logo, you will be connected to a server in the United States that works with Amazon Prime, thus making it way easier for the users to connect to servers that work with streaming services, instead of looking around and trying to connect to every single server.

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I quickly clicked the Amazon.com Prime logo and it only took a few seconds for the connection to be made. I even got a pop-up asking me afterward if I want to go to the Amazon website. I answered yes, and my browser opened up a new page and took me directly to Prime Video content at the Amazon website.

The only problem was... Amazon.com detected my VPN and I was unable to stream any content at all!

I quickly disconnected and manually connected to a few other servers in the United States to see if that would bring me further luck. Unfortunately, the answer was no once again!

What to do then? Any other VPN good for Amazon Prime?

I then opened the application of ExpressVPN on my computer and connected to a server in the United States. This is a VPN that I seem to remember was working well with Amazon Prime, so I wanted to give it a try under the same conditions as I tried IvacyVPN. I open the application and connected to a server in the USA and visited Amazon.com.

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Upon first attempt, I could see all the Prime content on Amazon.com and I didn't see any VPN error messages at all. As a result, I can stream Gemini Man and all the other content available on Prime Video in the USA from my location in Europe!

This article isn't meant to be a negative review of IvacyVPN, nor a sponsored post by ExpressVPN. It is simply a test out there to help you find a VPN that will unblock Amazon Prime and all the videos, no matter where you are in the world. If you want to give IvacyVPN or ExpressVPN a try yourself, click the links below to visit their websites.

If you click the ExpressVPN link above and purchase a 12-months plan, you will receive 3 additional months for free as a bonus! Both providers have money back guarantees valid for 30 days, making them harmless and low when it comes to risk!


I hope these instructions and this article has helped you find the answers you were looking for. Have a wonderful day! Should you have any comments or questions, use the comment field below. Steem is a great platform where you can actually earn money writing content and commenting, so if you have some time, I also recommend that you take a closer look at the platform itself.

For more information about Amazon Prime, about VPN providers working with Amazon Prime, and other Prime related news, visit http://amazonprime.fromabroad.org/

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