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Offline Larry

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Broadband Connectivity whilst using a UK address overseas
« on: November 27, 2020, 04:23:14 PM »
I would like to ask for some advice please.

I work for a UK company who hired me to work for them, whilst in Spain, and when I connect to Amazon Workspaces it recognises that I am abroad.

I have just had a letter from them stating that I must be in the UK to do the job online, and until I return to the UK I cannot work for them.

I am an essential worker, and have no problems doing the job - so is there any software or hardware that I can use to show i am in the UK

I have digibit and I have netshade, but this is probably related to Avatel.es who give me the broadband
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Re: Broadband Connectivity whilst using a UK address overseas
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2020, 08:48:37 AM »
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is there any software or hardware that I can use to show i am in the UK?
Probably depends on how they "know". A VPN that only uses servers only in the UK might work. I'd guess you'd have to pay a steep price to get that kind of guarantee. Maybe more than you'd earn in the job. Sounds like a good way to get fired... :yes: :ohmy:
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Re: Broadband Connectivity whilst using a UK address overseas
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2020, 01:26:08 PM »
No - not a steep price. Windscribe.com is one I use - the free version gives you 10GB a month, which is all I need to grab the odd BBC show that I forgot to record on PBS etc. It shows that I'm in the UK - all I have to do is grab a random UK postal code.

NordVPN is great and is known for working well all over. It has 5400 servers to choose from, in 59 countries

https://nordvpn.com/

Both will have options that show you're in the UK.

So give Windscribe a whirl and see if it works - on their free plan. If that works, then choose between Windscribe and Nord, would be my advice. No need to plunk down any money to find out. :)

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Re: Broadband Connectivity whilst using a UK address overseas
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2020, 11:06:52 PM »
I won’t argue about a VPN allowing one to “appear” to be in practically any country. However, directly ignoring a requirement to be physically in a particular country for employment still sounds like grounds for getting fired, or as the Brits say, being made redundant. I don’t think it wise to trust my employment to the programmers at a VPN service. :nono: :coolio:

If I can’t satisfy the requirements of an employer, I should not be working for them. YMMV. My concerns are not about “tech”, they are about ethics. :)
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