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Even if you keep cable, you’re not going to get access to
much-discusssed streaming originals like Stranger
Things, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel, Star Trek: Discovery, and too many more to
mention without streaming. How you proceed as a cord
cutter really depends on what you want to see.
KEEP STREAMING PRIVATE (AND GLOBAL)
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consider it even when you’re using a streaming service.
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server in another country can give you access to region-
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Of course, streaming services are not taking that lightly,
and many are cracking down on the practice. But most
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you access to content you may not otherwise have.
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give you
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region-locked
content.PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION (^) I SUBSCRIBE (^) I NOVEMBER 2019