VPN for British expat when visiting countries outside UK

Maybe you could give more details? Where are you based and what do you want?

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

There are lots of potential suppliers; this link will take you to one website that has some recommendations - I don't particularly recommend any of them (because I haven't personally tried them myself).

I used one once while I was on holiday a few years ago so my wife could watch something on UK TV she didn't want to miss.  The VPN worked fine; the thing that spoiled it all was the quality of the internet connection where I was on holiday; hotel wifi is not the best for streaming video content.

I read that nowadays, the BBC can spot you are not in the UK even through a firewall.

If you're considering using your phone data connection, watch out for humongous bills when you get back; while you can use your UK package in other EU countries, video streaming quickly eats up your data allowance.  You'll need at least a 4G connection to get consistently decent video streaming, not all countries have it everywhere.

Just my opinion, but I hope it helps a bit.

Cynic
Expat Team

Hi SimCityAt,

Right now I am in the UK and will be leaving for China next week. I want to continue with google,  fb, youtube, .................   Will this help?

Hey,

China is a tough one, possibly you might be best to ask on the China Forum.

Sorry I could not be of any help.