Browse the published analyses
Dates below are playback-test dates in October 2026. Publication dates appear in the log.
October 5–12 · 3 selected checks
ABC.com: browser playback on Windows and iPad
Recorded: 6 minutes on Windows / Chrome, 12.5 minutes on iPad and 12 minutes on Windows / Firefox. All three selected browser records are marked Passed.
Scope limit: the iPad browser version was not recorded. These checks do not establish TV-provider authorization, local live access or playback in the retired ABC app.
October 13 · 2 reviewed checks
Hulu: two iPhone sessions, Android still unresolved
Recorded: 13 and 20 minutes of on-demand playback on iPhone 15, with the US catalog marked available.
Reported issue: a separate October 14 Android observation has a regional error and zero playback. It remains pending review, outside the two reviewed results.
Not tested: Hulu + Live TV Home eligibility and Smart DNS.
October 2–14 · 6 checks
Sling TV: live playback and home-location prompts
Recorded: TNT or FX playback on Android, iPhone, Windows and an LG TV through a VPN router. Four records are Passed; two remain With issues.
Reported issue: two sessions requested home-location confirmation. The records include playback but do not explain how that prompt was resolved.
Not established: local-station eligibility or Smart DNS playback.
Read the Sling TV analysis → · Primary October results · select Sling TV
October 8 · 2 checks
Paramount+: on-demand playback on Windows and Mac
Recorded: nine minutes each on Windows / Chrome and Mac / Safari. Both selected episode checks are marked Passed.
Scope limit: local CBS live access and account conversion were not tested. Neither record compares USip with a failing VPN.
October 11 and 13 · 2 checks
Pluto TV: the channel list and video are separate checks
Reported issue: Windows initially showed a European lineup; the US list appeared after reopening Pluto TV. Five minutes of a live channel were recorded, but the result remains With issues. The cause is unverified.
Separate result: six minutes of an on-demand episode on iPhone, marked Passed. This does not verify every live channel.
October 10 and 13 · 2 checks
NBC: episode playback, not local live authorization
Recorded: 18 minutes on Windows / Edge and seven minutes on iPad, both marked Passed.
Scope limit: these on-demand checks do not establish local affiliate access, TV-provider authorization or a fix for noauthz.
How to read the results
These selected checks used a USip VPN profile: OpenVPN Connect on phones and computers, plus one Sling TV router VPN setup. They are not an overall success rate or a comparison against other VPNs. Recorded minutes do not measure resolution, speed or a complete programme.
We retain reported issues and distinguish them from untested features. Full configurations and result definitions remain in the public USip test log. See our editorial standards & evidence policy.
Check your own setup
- Keep the same device, account and title.
- Compare your public IPv4 before and after connecting. That lookup describes the browser request, not every streaming route.
- Check the catalog, then play the exact title and note any error.
- Use Streaming Doctor to choose the next check.
Publication log
These dates describe editorial additions, not new playback tests.
- published this index and the ABC.com browser analysis.
- added Hulu and Sling TV analyses, keeping pending and issue cases visible.
- added Paramount+, Pluto TV and NBC analyses.
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