Best VPNS for Criterion Channel

However, for your own security, and in the likely event that the Criterion Channel becomes stricter with IP locations, we recommend that you keep your VPN switched on while watching.

The Criterion Channel is available for a wide range of devices. As well as watching on your desktop browser, you also can download the Criterion Channel’s apps which are available on Android, iOS, Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Apple TV. The Criterion Channel also lets you use three of those devices all at one time. One great feature for the Android and iOS apps is that you can download films to your phone, so you won’t have to worry about having your VPN on constantly. After you first register your account you shouldn’t have any problems using any of the Criterion Channel’s apps as they currently aren’t geoblocked.

The Criterion Channel’s video service is being run by Vimeo, which is one of the highest quality video hosting platforms out there, so you know it is very safe to use. Criterion owns the rights to all the films it is showing, even if only temporarily, so you won’t need to worry about any copyright issues. Also, the Criterion Channel currently has no restrictions on its customers using a VPN service so you’re perfectly within your right to do so.

As you would expect with any major company on the internet, Criterion Channel’s developer, Vimeo, likes to gather as much data as it can about its consumers. So, if you want to stay more discreet when using the channel then it would be wise to keep your VPN turned on and be wary of any possible DNS leaks.

Using a VPN with the Criterion Channel is much simpler than with some of the other streaming services around. If you’re lucky you’ll only have to use a VPN once, although we recommend keeping it on at all times when using the channel for greater security. When signing up for Criterion Channel make sure you use an American server because due to international rights, Canadian and British versions can have slightly different content. So, for a greater film selection we’d suggest using a U.S. account. Once connected to your IP of choice, head to the Criterion Channel website and register, this can be done with a foreign credit card and it won’t ask for any address.

For the most part, the Criterion Channel is currently one of the easier streaming services to access with a VPN. Still, some users have reported problems in the past so if you do have issues try changing to another U.S. server and starting over again.