This is probably the longest product testing I’ve ever done here at RJMarmol.com but also undoubtedly the most rewarding on a personal level.  You see, I don’t normally immerse myself (for as long as this, which is almost 4 months) with products/services/apps that I review because I always want to maintain a considerable distance, so to speak — just to make sure my reviews aren’t biased in some way. But I have to tell you that this service had so much impact on my daily life that looking back now, I can’t believe I actually survived without it.

Friends, let me introduce you to UnoTelly! 

UnoTelly is an intelligent DNS service that lets you stream online TV to your home, on any device and with high streaming speed, bypassing the geo-restrictions. In other words, it’s an online TV service that bypass geographic limitation. UnoTelly works with myriad devices and of course iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. UnoTelly lets its customers stream more than 70 geo-blocked streaming media stations. Some of them are Netflix(all regions), BBC iPlayer, HuluPlus, HBO Nordic, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, Lovefilm and Zattoo.

What it means to us who live outside of the US or the UK is that we can now have complete, unbridled access to TV shows, movies and live events the way Americans have for many years now. Here’s a list of supported channels.

No longer are we ever going to feel like we’re living in the middle of an uncharted territory, deprived of content we’re actually ready and willing to pay for. I’ve always said there is no reason to pirate content these days because major improvements happened in the past years that paved the way to getting high-quality music, movies and similar content for a small price. It’s a shame when you realize how many people outside the US and the UK are ready and willing to part with their money for NetFlix/Hulu Plus/Vudu/Pandora subscriptions but can’t, simply because they’re in geo-blocked locations.

This is where UnoTelly comes in handy. You may have come across many other products/services offering similar access (I know I have and I’ve tried so many of them I lost count) but if your experience with these products are any similar to mine, I’m pretty sure it’s not been a very pleasant experience. You may have gotten through the proverbial US/UK  “gate” but the aisle’s too narrow you can hardly go through and actually access content. That’s probably because prevalent services use VPN which, based on my experience is painfully slow. Yes, you’ll get through NetFlix, but as soon as you press play, your content will be buffering ever so slowly you’d think you just got downgraded to a dial-up connection.

What makes UnoDNS different?

As its name implies, it is a DNS-based service, not your traditional VPN service. UnoDNS allows for faster connection for streaming video compared to VPN because unlike VPN and similar solutions, there is no “middle-man” between you and the content you are trying to access. You can stream directly from the streaming media station (ie. NetFlix, BBC iPlayer) with your FULL internet speed — no throttling of any kind, no speed loss. This means that if you’re subscribed to 5mbps with your internet service provider, that’s the speed you’ll be running at. Many VPN services, especially those that offer free-ad-supported services limit your speed that you can hardly enjoy decent streaming speed with VODs. Another wonderful thing about UnoDNS is that you can stream content on almost any internet-connected device (tablets, game consoles, Rokus, iPhones, Smart TVs etc.) at no extra cost. Most VPNs can only be used with your PC/Mac and additional devices require extra subscription cost. Also, there’s no bandwidth cap so you can stream as many HD movies as you want. For the security risk-averse: you can count on their SSL Secured 256-bit Encryption which secures all transactions through “https” connection.

With DNS + VPN users can use UnoTelly in any network they want including hotels and 3G/4G networks! Here’s how to set it up on Windows , Mac and other devices.

To use UnoVPN, log-in to either of these addresses:

US UnoVPN IP Address (Use this to access USA websites): us-pptp.unovpn.com

UK UnoVPN IP Address (Use this to access UK websites): uk-pptp.unovpn.com

3.  Create a US/UK iTunes account, if you don’t have one yet because you will need it to download UK/US channels apps on your iPhone.

4. Watch to your heart’s content! Remember, you still have to sign-up with NetFlix/Hulu Plus etc. to take full advantage of their content library. But it feels good to know you’ll have access to many free content from now on.

My Personal Experience:

Four months is a long time — and yet UnoDNS has never let me down, not once. I even use it when I’m out running errands, waiting in line. It’s a glorious service that I hope will just get better in time. My internet speed is at 2mbps or at 3mbps at most and it seems slow compared to what most of you probably have but there were very rare occasions of buffering wait-times and when it does take longer to load, it means 2 or more people are actually watching NetFlix all at the same time. But even then, it’s pretty decent.

And now, more than ever, I have come to appreciate online TV watching, VODs and livestreaming live events because I’ve recently ditched our old cable TV provider. The withdrawal stage seemed difficult to get over with at first but my subscription to NetFlix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime/Video etc. made it bearable and even surprisingly better. No longer do we have to drink that Kool-Aid of bundled programming offered by our cable TV provider especially now that it’s become littered with ads anyway. We don’t have to choose the less awful between 2 to 80 awful shows because now, we only watch what we REALLY want, ANYTIME we want on ANY DEVICE. Ala-carte programming truly is wonderful. Is it more expensive in the end? If you subscribe to more than one content provider: yes. Is it worth it? Yes, yes, yes!

But you see, no matter how good online TV is, no matter how much money we’re willing to spend for this kind of service, none of this would be possible without a reasonably-priced, highly reliable and easy to use DNS service like UnoDNS. It bridged the gap between a previously left-out potential subscriber and geo-blocked content providers. They get my money, I get the content I really want. Everybody wins.

Do I recommend UnoDNS? Absolutely! If you’ve been searching for this kind of product/service all this time, why not give UnoDNS a try? It just might be the last DNS service you’ll ever need.

Enjoy watching!