New Zealand ISP allows its customers to subscribe to the US version of Netflix

Slingshot, a local internet provider in New Zealand, wants to give its subscribers a little extra perk: The Internet service provider just added a new “global mode” to its Internet plans that allows its customers to access video services like Netflix or Hulu without getting in trouble for coming from the wrong country (hat tip to Broadband Reports).

Slingshot’s global mode is essentially a virtual private network (VPN), meaning that it reroutes any traffic through servers situated in other countries. Slingshot subscribers using global mode may look like they’re located in New York as opposed to Auckland.