It’s 2018. You want to watch American Netflix on a plane because even though it’s 2018, flights are still a pain. And that’s the reality. They aren’t getting much faster, and your body probably hurts more on a flight today than it would back in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Back then, flying used to be luxury. Now, it’s about being put into a seat that takes the least amount of space.
But there’s plenty of ways to forget about an uncomfortable flight especially due to more and more airlines adding Wi-Fi. And if you have Wi-Fi, you can watch American Netflix on a plane. Or frankly, any Netflix at all. Except when it doesn’t work. And that’s why you are probably here.
If you are flying from America to Europe or anywhere else, at one point, you will not be located in America. And that’s where your American Netflix turns non-American and you get a “This title is not available to watch in your area” kind of message.
This is due to the fact that Netflix doesn’t have the right to stream content everywhere on this planet meaning that once you are outside of America, certain shows might not be available to you.
When it comes to Netflix, America is the biggest priority meaning that every other country misses out. You will only be able to watch American Netflix on a plane if Netflix sees you as somebody that’s in America, and if it doesn’t, some of the shows that are in America are also in other countries.
The big problem is that planes fly so fast that you might be flying through several countries during the duration of a show which might disturb you quite a bit.
The best way to watch American Netflix on a plane is by making Netflix think you are there even when you are not. This method will allow you to watch American Netflix without disturbance, provided that the airline you are flying with delivers on the quality of Wi-Fi.
You can’t change the fact that you are always changing location when you are on a plane but you for sure can make the internet think that you are constantly in one location.
How?
Via a VPN.
A VPN is a virtual private network. Some use it as a tool that keeps their data protected on the internet. Some use it for accessing content that’s not available in their country.
A VPN service makes your location meaningless. You can be in Brazil or Poland, and still be in America. That’s the power of a VPN service. It can make you be somewhere virtually without ever being there.
As a result of what a VPN service offers, you can watch American Netflix on a plane regardless of where you are.
Provided that you have the right VPN. A free service is not an option as it will be too slow to stream content that will already be slower due to a much poorer internet connection on a plane than that you have at home.
Connecting to an American server is also not enough. You need an American server that works with Netflix.
See, Netflix was being pressured by all these companies that provided Netflix with rights to stream certain content in certain countries. These companies don’t want you to access certain content if you are not in America as they are losing money as you won’t need to watch it through different means if you can watch it on Netflix. As a result, Netflix has been taking massive action against VPN users.
PrivateVPN provides both the right speed by not slowing down your network due to buying from IP transit providers directly instead of just from hosting companies and provides working American servers rather than just American servers.
If you connect to our New York 1 or Buffalo server, you will be able to watch American Netflix on a plane. And if you don’t want to watch American Netflix, we got you covered too. Make sure to check out our full guide on Netflix for this.
Netflix also has a great feature that lets you download some movies and TV shows for a few days. That might work with the show that you want to watch.
Written by Michael Smolski.