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OverPlay has high speed VPN servers in 12 countries, you pay them $9.95 you get unlimited access , this is a good VPN for UK online TV , many people use OverPlay to watch BBC iplayer outside UK .
This provider allow P2P traffic. and of course they have instant account activation
The downside is OverPlay don’t have SSTP VPN and they don’t have live support
OverPlay Highlights
- High Speed VPN Servers – most with 1000Mbps dedicated bandwidth.
- PPTP or OpenVPN connection options available – we provide a custom build of either TunnelBlick or OpenVPN-GUI to connect to our service and to auto-update when new servers are added. This feature is quite unique.
- Dedicated support from the UK
- $9.95 per month with unlimited bandwidth
- Single site account sharing permitted
Signed up for this about a month ago to access BBC iplayer, and since then to watch some World Cup soccer qualifiers that weren’t being shown here.
Had some trouble getting the PPTP option to work, but they’ve got a download for an auto-updating version of Tunnelblick and that worked fine so I gave up on PPTP without spending much time on fixing it.
No issues at all with the speed, BBC HD streams fine, RTE player works well and those were all I wanted.
Looks like there’s 3 US servers, 2 UK server, and an Irish server.
Thanks for the review Connor, glad to hear its working well for you. We actually have 3 US, 3 UK, and 3 Irish servers currently.
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I signed up a month ago, its working fine on both my iphone and my Mac. The client software is pretty impressive – i had to contact support because the US server was a little slower than the others, and they managed to fix the issue by ‘pushing’ a fix via the connection update feature.
I have been using the UK servers mostly – no trouble with them at all.
I struggled to get an openvpn connection running on Ubuntu, but PPTP seemed to work fine.
I’m actually amazed; I’ve tried a few OpenVPN solutions over the past few years but i’ve finally found one that my grandmother could install. No messing with certificates, no copying configuration files or setting routes. It just works. Nice job guys.
Windows 7 / 64-bit.
Very simple, very fast. Helped me get rid of my Cable bill so the cost is well worth it at present.
Before Overplay I used another VPN vendor but their service was very intermittent and not stable.
I’ve been using Overplay’s OpenVPN with considerable success for over two weeks. I live in Florida and use this VPN service to access the BBC iPlayer and Zattoo. Both work flawlessly.
I had one setup support question which Overplay responded to within 60 minutes.
I am impressed with the reviews of this company thinking to give them a try. But before this I would like to know how old is this company?
I tried looking on their website for any contact email, but couldn’t fine one, this is the reason I am asking here.
Thanks.
Hi, I have been using overplay.net for about 2 weeks, I find it an excellent service, getting all channels fro tvcatchup.com, and Zattoo, on Zattoo I can get all Northern Ireland regional programs, and can connect to their Irish server, quality excellent. Their help line provides an excellent service.
Before, I had tried 2 other NPN setups, problems with buffering, and help facilities not good.
I am extremely satisfied with overplay.net,
Hugh
For a week using Overplay. I must say that I am with the Lesitung of Overplay completely satisfied. Above all, it’s wonderful to be able to use different VPN connection. When using Zattoo Wilmaa and tvcathup had no problems. Very fast connection and speed, just great.
Keceli
I’ve been looking for a Danish VPN provider for a few weeks, and found Overplay provided just that.
I’m running OSX 10.6.2 and had a bit of trouble with the OverplayVPN software at first,but seem to have resolved that with an updated kext that their support provided me with.
Speed from the UK to Denmark is incredible, almost no loss at all – i’m getting around 16Mbps on speedtest, so overall very happy!
Just signed-up with OverPlay having previously used another provider whom was totally unreliable in almost every way.
This is simply just a great and very straightforward service, with clear instructions and good layout. I’m not a tecchie person, and wasn’t looking forward to the set-up process, but in fact it was all so very simple and fully automatic/’hands free’.
Everything worked fine from the first ‘click’, and I’m sure this is the provider I’ve been seeking for a long time; no need to change ever again!
Hi
I like this but sometimes it slows down the pc something terrible.
discovered safe mode in the uk doesnt work and some of the sites are picking up the fact its aproxy server. if these are not fixed overplays days are numbered
John,
Give us a yell at vpnsupport@overplay.net and we’ll help you resolve the UK safemode connection – the server is accepting connections fine.
Regarding the proxy detection, I suspect you’re refering to TVCtchup – they’ve blanket banned UK datacenters so unfortunately all VPN providers are affected. Google ‘tvcatchup ukvpn’ for some interesting Reading on the background to this!
Feel a bit dissapointed with Overplay. Lots of servers easy enough software, no problems with the UK servers, but the US servers are buffering a lot, may 3 out of every 4 times I log in per week its slow, fingers crossed it gets better.
I am with them 6 weeks now after ditching Lamnia for always being down, although I am now thinking of trying somewhere else, if things dont get any better on the buffering on the USA servers, makes watching tele online tedious.
Come on OverPlay!
P Smith,
We have 6 servers, with multi-gigabit connectivity in 6 different datacenters, in 5 different states, I’d have to conclude that the problem isn’t necessarily our end!
You’ve not contacted support either, perhaps that’d be a better use of your time rather than rating it 3/5 without using it!
Hey buddy dont critize me, I am paying for a service which I would expect to be able to use without have to contact customer care for. FYI I have been on with your customer service guy David, assisting him in diagnosing the problem.
Now in all fairness I will say that David was excellent. The problem is not on my end, he will confirm that. It was completely random, some servers connecting other not, until now only 2 of the 6 US servers gave me internet access, but now all are fine, whatever David did it seems to have resolved the problem for the time being. Although I repeat no changes were made on my end.
Fingers crossed it stays that way. Because you do offer a great range of servers that have not been blanketed by Hulu ect.
If I am all good after a week I will come on here singing your praises to all who care to listen
I will say one thing, my experience with customer service was top notch. David deserves a raise, perhaps they could knock a few quid of your salary and top his up
the easiest fastest service ive ever used,, thanks overplay,, working perfect
I’ve used plenty of VPN servers in my time, but the polish on OverplayVPN, particularly the quality of connection options (I found out about them on the Boxee forum, where they provide a plugin to login via Boxee’s UI) and the speed of the connections themselves leaves pretty much everyone I’ve tried before throughly lacking. Combine that with a response time of 3 MINUTES on a support ticket regarding the boxee plugin on my AppleTV… outstanding.
I’ve used plenty of VPN servers in my time, but the polish on OverplayVPN, particularly the quality of connection options (I found out about them on the Boxee forum, where they provide a plugin to login via Boxee’s UI) and the speed of the connections themselves leaves pretty much everyone I’ve tried before throughly lacking. Combine that with a response time of 3 MINUTES on a support ticket regarding the boxee plugin on my AppleTV… outstanding.
the easiest fastest service ive ever used,, thanks overplay,, working perfect
Delighted with service. Have tried at least 6 other UK VPN servers and was totally fed up with buffering. Was trying to stream BBC iplayer but just unwatchable, especially in eveings and weekends, with every other provider I’d tried.
This is the best I’ve found by far. Many thanks
GC
Just to update on my previous post. Like I said the support response were excellent, they got my connections issues sorted, so I could connect to all the servers.
However, I have had a lot of problems streaming live. Constant buffering made it impossible to watch. In fairness, buffering on the US servers was slightly better than the UK servers. I gave it the past month to see if it worked itself out, but it didnt. I found myself having to hop from server to server trying to find one with no buffering. Or watch at ungodly hours of the morning when there was lower traffic. In the end I decided I would try some place else. I waited over the past month to see if it ironed itself out, but it didnt. I thought maybe it was on my end, south american internet and all.
So I signed up with another provider to test it out, UKVPN, and hey presto the buffering has disappeared. I am watching Zattoo and Iplayer at anytime of the day, no buffering. So the problem wasnt on my end.
For me the variety of servers and customer support was great but the streaming / buffering problems let it down.
I’ve been subscribed for nearly a year now and I’ve seen overplay grow a lot. Aside from the odd login timeout I’ve never experienced a problem. I recently took the opportunity to upgrade to their latest OverPlayVPN software, which throughly sets them apart from other providers I’ve used before… a simpler connection you can’t imagine.
It looks like they’re now offering a free US VPN service, nice touch.
It’s a thrill to use your service! It is simple to use and a very powerfull tool, which make the web unfold. I have already recommended it to all my friends and I will keep doing it! Great service – works perfect!
Is anyone using this service from Hong Kong? I have a terrible connection to the BBC iPlayer from Hong Kong. All streams drop to 480 kbps and most still buffer. Live streams such as the world cup games are unwatchable. Now I don’t blame Overplay for this – their customer service is excellent but they couldn’t fix the issue. It is more likely to be a problem with my ISP (Netvigator) or Hong Kong’s links to the rest of the world. However, I would very much appreciate any feedback from customers using this service in HK. If BBC iPlayer works fine for you, then that makes it easier for me to identify my problem. Many thanks.
Hey,
Overplay is awesome! It has opened up a whole new world for us! We have not had TV for over 2 years, and previously wasted a shocking amount of time online searching for streaming programs that we’re interested in watching.
We also subscribe to Megavideo for $20 every 3 months, but might do away with that now that we have discovered Overplay.
My husband is thrilled about all of the Irish programming, especially the Gaelic football coverage available through RTE. He usually has to pay $20 into a pub in Toronto early on a Sunday morning just to get seeing the matches……I might regret getting Overplay for this same reason mind you!
Anyways, I’m excited to play around and see what else the service has to offer.
Thanks!!
Bex
I’ve used OverPlay for about a month for the sole purpose of online gaming until the IP was blocked by the game server. I’ve used it pretty much everyday, which meant that unlimited bandwidth was a huge plus. The speed was not that great; just barely playable without lag most of the times and sporadically disconnecting when there were too many users on the VPN (but this is for gaming purposes; you might not lag at all if you just want to watch streaming videos or other media content on the Internet). The best thing about this VPN provider is the ease of use of their client (software) and their customer service. The client is easy to install but more importantly easy to use. You just pick whichever server you want to connect to and click connect.
Any questions that you have regarding their service is replied within a few hours. Now that is extremely RARE for a B2C VPN provider that is in the market right now. I’ve e-mailed many other VPN providers for questions about their servers or free trial accounts; most of them take over 24 hours to reply (one even took 3 days). Most of these providers are fourth rate trying to make quick money for undeserving service but OverPlay has been my only exceptional experience in my search for a VPN provider so far.
Highly recommended for uses other than gaming.
I was looking for a vpn providing a server giving a japanese ip for games and websites that blocks foreign ip and after a long search I have finally found overplay. So far I have had no problem with overplay.net, I just wish that the japanese was a bit faster. Maybe adding more server from there would help ?
Perfect thing for people not living in their homecountry to stay connected in watching local TV.
Did a search on the internet for a VPN provider for the UK and Ireland.
Came upon Overplay and I am very happy with this service.They have plenty of servers and I have not have had any difficulty getting ITV player,BBC player and RTE player.There service supplies everything I need to connect to from the USA.
excellent service. does what it says on the tin.
I have had overplay for about a year now. when i first signed up with them, the service was amazing. i was able to watch Hulu without any buffering time. it hardly impacted my connection speed.
in the past 2 months, the service has now not been all that. i would have to try different servers till i get connected. once i finally connect, the connection is super slow. not sure why the service went downhill but i am shopping for another VPN now.