MakeUseOf: “Call me lazy, but after over a decade of using smart televisions, I’ve never once tried using a VPN. Yes, I’ve seen the VPN ads pop up on videos, but I never really bothered exploring the technology. However, given the massive streaming library already available in our country, it never occurred to me that I might be missing out — until last week Binge-watching Friends for the 117th time on Netflix India, I wanted to rewatch How I Met Your Mother next, but that’d mean installing another streaming platform, setting up another account, and, of course, signing up for yet another monthly subscription. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to try a VPN. After weighing the cost and effort it’d take to install a VPN on my cheap smart TV vs. configuring another OTT account, I chose the former — and now there’s no going back (even though I faced a few unexpected hiccups)…”