KhunHeineken

So, you agree with me. His status changed real quick.

So, you can basically fly in / fly out to qualify, providing you fly in / fly out each year until you qualify. Sounds too easy. What's the catch?

Why strange? Just pointing out out quick one's status can change, as seen in the article.

Yes, they similar, but what have you got to lose trying AnyDesk? You just may prefer it, as I did.

The laptop will cost you more than other devices that have been suggested. It will also use more electricity, and being secondhand, will be more prone to failure. I used to use TeamViewer. After trying AnyDesk, I will not go back. Give it a try and see for yourself. Your goal is masking your IP address from certain websites, and while your work around will work, as I said, it's expensive, labor intensive, and inefficient. There are cheaper and easier ways to achieve your goal.

Yes, I know. I just mentioned that some years ago, any talk of VPN's on this forum were deleted, because they were used to circumnavigate geo blocking. After a lot of debate, any and all threads about VPN's are now allowed. Personally, I would be lost without my VPN's in Thailand.

Unless I am mistaken, he wants to do TeamViewer sessions with his sister's computer, and then open websites that are geo blocked. His method would work, but it's not an efficient way of doing it, and I haven't even touched on the privacy issue.

Others have suggested a VPN back to his sister's router. I have suggested some plug an play devices, but that's extra cost in hardware. If the OP and his sister do not or can not set up a VPN to the router, I'm not quite sure they would be interested in setting up Wake on Lan through the router, either. Easier to go into the BIOS of the computer and check the box "Restart after power outage" or whatever it is. A WiFi switch can then be used by the OP to turn his sister's computer on and off, but once again, how would the OP know if or when his sister is using the computer? He would have to message her, before turning it off remotely, or risk cutting her off. I suggested it's a lot more energy efficient and less labor intensive, and less problems for his sister, if he just bought his own small device and asked his sister to power it up and connect it to her router.

Or another 2 minutes apart.

Ok. I didn't click on the link at the time of posting. I just took the OP's report of "power outage" to be fact.

Using a VPN is not illegal. I remember there being a lot of discussion about VPN's on this forum as some posts were being deleted for promoting illegal activity. (No. I am not questioning moderation.)

I used to use TeamViewer. I now use AnyDesk. Check it out. https://anydesk.com/en The method you are considering is very energy and labor intensive. Your sister has to leave her computer on for you, 24/7, or you have to contact her and ask her to turn on her computer, and she may not be home, and there are time zones to consider. You could set up a WiFi switch so you can turn the computer on from anywhere in the world. Your system would work, but I think it's just not very efficient, and wouldn't really work for streaming, which would be a bonus with other methods.

I hear what you are saying, but a blackout taking out an international airport for so long, really?

Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more cost effective for the airline, with no compromise to safety, to have the plane circle near an alternative airport, and if the blackout persists, they land when lower on fuel, and if the blackout is fixed not long after, they land in Manilla, albeit, behind schedule?

If you are using a VPN, don't forget that you have to manually change this every time. It catches me out a lot. I wish Skype would have a setting to enable or disable Country Code via IP Address.

Did you use the same patch lead. (1 m antenna cable between TV and wall plate) for your test in the bedroom? Maybe it's just the short connection lead that has failed.

Like others members say, I'm not so sure you have been hacked, but you might try downloading a free antivirus program, like AVG or Avast, and then run one of their deep scans? See what comes up.

You may be interested in this product. I own a set and the system works great, but you do need to plug the Home Proxy Dongle into a router at a friend's or relative's place, in your home country. https://www.homingsystems.com You can set up something similar with two Raspberry Pi's, but I bought a pair of these and they work well, especially for some streaming websites that have very strict geo blocking. The WiFi signal that the Companion Dongle emits, including the IP address and many other details, s as good as sitting in your lounge room back in your home country. Speeds a slower, but still fine to stream HD content. You only need to pay a subscription if you only buy the Home Proxy Dongle and then access it going through their servers. If you buy a set, you don't need a subscription. As another member said, you could have a friend or family member set up a VPN on their router for you, or you could buy something like this, plug it in to their router, and VPN back to it. They are cheap. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300n-v2/ If you buy two of these, you can make pretty much what the AlwaysHome system is also.

Good description. I would just add that many makes and models of UPS also top up incoming electricity if it is too low, which in my country is called a "brown out." Apparently, brown outs can also be quite damaging. Most of us have seen a light become dim, or flickering, for no reason. This is usually caused by low current. No problem for the light, but not real good for electronics, and particularly damaging to white good with motors in them, but you can't put a UPS on a frigde or washing machine.

It used to be that way, but in recent times, if you are on Centrelink, it's living the dream. Do retirees who are not on Centrelink get "rent assistant, electricity assistant, cheap bus fares and free travel to other cities 600km away" etc etc etc etc? Nah, they pay full freight.

Like I said, "Living the dream" but someone has to pick up the tab.

Centrelink - living the dream. ????

Yeah, great. The Australian tax payer, many of whom don't even own a property, subsidizes a Victorian government initiative, through negative gearing.

Let's hope you are not awoken from your sleep, should these changes come in, and have a negative impact.

What's the point, if the immigration data base now talks to the tax office data base and the welfare data base?