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Searching VPS as private proxy for websurfing and streaming
Hello,
I want to setup a new little VPS which I want to use as a private proxy for websurfing and video streaming where I can connect to when I am abroad with public/hotel wifi.
Basically I think of a little VPS where I install a loopback-only polipo as web proxy and then connect via SSH tunnel from my local notebook.
Technically that's no problem.
The more difficult part is that I also want to watch ABC TV shows with that proxy. And unfortunately ABC does have some very strict geo blocking to prevent access not only from foreign countries but also from IP subnets within the US which they declare as proxy or hosting.
Is there anybody who can offer a little VPS from an IP subnet which is working with ABC?
To check whether ABC streaming is working or not, this simple wget call can be used:
wget -q -O - --post-data 'brand=001&type=gt&device=001' 'http://api.utils.watchabc.go.com/vp2/ws/utils/2015/geo/video/geolocation'
The result is a XML output where you will find a (user allowed=true/false) tag.
Besides that my requirements are rather low:
- Any kind of virtualization (OpenVZ will be fine)
- 128-256 MB RAM (min. 64 MB)
- 3-10 GB Disk (min. 2 GB)
- 250-500 GB Traffic (min. 100 GB)
- IPv6 optional, IPv4 optional (NAT would be fine too)
- Budget: <20 USD per year (depending on ressources)
Specs are more less flexible. Located preferably at the East Coast but it isn't that important as long as they is a good uplink connectivity.
If anybody can offer a VPS that would be suitable for that use case, I'd be happy to know.
Comments
from a few tests, only WSI box has this
PS: Instead of XML (where tags are stripped off when posting) there is also a JSON output which I found with firebug:
wget -q -O - 'http://api.utils.watchabc.go.com/vp2/ws/utils/2015/geo/jsonp/video/geolocation/001/001/gt/-1?callback=geo_cb'The interpretation is the same, i.e. look for allowed:true/false.
You're one of the lucky ones.
I am having a VPS located in Datashack DC, and it is listed as proxy=hosting.
{"geolocation":{"@brand":"001","@device":"001","@ver":"2015","@xmlns":"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/vp2\/ws\/xmlns","affiliates":{"@count":"1","affiliate":{"@id":"KMBC","@name":"KMBC","dma":"KANSAS CITY","event":{"refresh":{"@unit":"second","$":"300"},"url":{"@callback":"event_flat_file","$":"..."}},"logo":"...","rank":31}},"server":{"time":"Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:06:04 +0000"},"user":{"@allowed":"false","@id":"24E52AE9-...","bandwidth":"broadband","city":"kansas city","country":"usa","error":{"code":1028,"message":"There appears to be a problem with your network setup. Please contact customer support for assistance."},"ip":"192.x.x.x","proxy":"hosting","state":"mo","time":"Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:06:04 -0500","useragent":"","xff":{"ip":"192.x.x.x"},"zipcode":64116}}}