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UTUSN

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5. Thanks, very helpful. But I always need more help.

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:22 AM

Apr 2020

I went through Tech support from both the smart tv & smart phone (both samsung). The phone one got the pairing to work. Which it's doing I think with the VPN turned off. My reason for getting into this VPN thing was that the USTVGO website that has all the cable outlets on it (MSNBC, CNN, HBO, and everything else), says that the premiums "REQUIRE VPN."

That said, the ProtonVPN people responded promptly to my questions about the screen mirroring problem, adding the little problem detail that both devices, besides being on the same router need to be on the same VPN.

I haven't turned on the VPN, and have stuck to the non-VPN channels. I'm not a movie viewer, so all those special channels don't mean much to me, just HBO for MAHER, but I can see that on YouTube.

See how my "problems" multiply?

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VPN? Does it affect Screen Mirroring (Smart View) between android and Smart TV? Why Bluetooth ON? [View all] UTUSN Apr 2020 OP

I don't want to alarm you unneccesarily canetoad Apr 2020 #1

Thanks, on the contrary I appreciate the warning and will probably uninstall it, but UTUSN Apr 2020 #2

So the whole article refers to *fake* ProtonVPN sites/installers. I loaded through the PC Magazine UTUSN Apr 2020 #3

Here's ProtonVPN's answer to this: UTUSN Apr 2020 #8

I have been interested in the topic and reading this thread discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2020 #9

A VPN should play no part in the screen sharing. ManiacJoe Apr 2020 #4

Thanks, very helpful. But I always need more help. UTUSN Apr 2020 #5

I greatly question the VPN requirement for the premium channels. ManiacJoe Apr 2020 #6

Well, when I first started using it (thanks to a DUer), everything was available (open) UTUSN Apr 2020 #7