I have found many work arounds to get things that we got in the US here in AU. First there is the Magic Jack...the BEST $49.99 US I have ever spent. I am able to call the US for 19.99 a year and my family and friends in the US can call us for free! I love the Magic Jack.
Apple TV, another wonderful item. I purchased it in the US for $99 US, I could have purchased it here as well for about $25 more but I wanted to insure it worked before coming to AU. I have maintained my US iTunes account, therefore I can download US television programs, pay US prices and watch all my US tv shows. The television programming in AU is not so great. There is one AU comedy/drama series that we've started watching but for the most part there are a lot of old US programs on TV. My dad would be a happy guy here as all the old westerns that he liked to watch are one TV here all the time (The Big Valley, Gunsmoke, etc).
Lastly something I recently discovered is Hotspot Shield. This is a free program that shields your internet IP address so that you can do things you otherwise would not be able to do. For example, Nic can download books from Barnes & Noble to her Nook, we can even watch TV programs on US websites (Hulu, etc). I haven't tried it with Netfliks yet, but I will.
For now...off to watch Big Brother (I know...poor tv)!
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