Rds1983 Posted November 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2020 Looking at picking up a VPN and wondered if anyone had any recommendations on decent ones or any to avoid. Looking for one which is easy enough to use and where I can select different countries (including US), and with decent security features so it can be used for banking etc. I think Nord had a bad breach a while back but have since upped their game from the little I've seen online, anyone using them? I can't see a thread about VPNs but apologies if there is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2020 Nord, PIA and ExpressVPN are the most visible ones. I've tried ExpressVPN during a free month but at the time I didn't have a pressing use-case to warrant paying for one. It did what it said and worked well. Trust is the big thing here. PIA is a US company, Nord is in Panama and ExpressVPN is in the British virgin islands. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I tried out a few including Nord and PIA. I stuck with PIA for a couple of reasons, it generally had the best speeds, and it has enough servers that they seem to slip through certain website's VPN blacklists Quote Trust is the big thing here. PIA is a US company, Nord is in Panama and ExpressVPN is in the British virgin islands. I think it really depends on what you're using it for. Lots of VPNs claim to "not log" and have then handed over logs. PIA is a US company, but it's one of the only VPNs I'm aware of who has been tested in court by government agencies and been proven they have no logs and can't hand anything over. It's not outside of the realms of plausibility that the intelligences agencies have sunk their teeth in somehow, but unless you're doing some *seriously* illegal shit, that's probably not the worst thing in the world. The NSA isn't blowing their cover for trivial reasons even if they did have a way to compromise them. If you just want to get around geographical restrictions, most western hosted commercial VPNs are fine. If you do a bit of pirating etc, they're going to be fine. If you're planning to lead a coup against one of the governments of the 5 eyes, you should probably look in to alternate solutions, like running for president. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 15, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 15, 2020 I use ExpressVPN on all my devices. If you decide to go with it please give us both a free month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 15, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I tried out a few including Nord and PIA. I stuck with PIA for a couple of reasons, it generally had the best speeds, and it has enough servers that they seem to slip through certain website's VPN blacklists I think it really depends on what you're using it for. Lots of VPNs claim to "not log" and have then handed over logs. PIA is a US company, but it's one of the only VPNs I'm aware of who has been tested in court by government agencies and been proven they have no logs and can't hand anything over. It's not outside of the realms of plausibility that the intelligences agencies have sunk their teeth in somehow, but unless you're doing some *seriously* illegal shit, that's probably not the worst thing in the world. The NSA isn't blowing their cover for trivial reasons even if they did have a way to compromise them. If you just want to get around geographical restrictions, most western hosted commercial VPNs are fine. If you do a bit of pirating etc, they're going to be fine. If you're planning to lead a coup against one of the governments of the 5 eyes, you should probably look in to alternate solutions, like running for president. I was considering leading a coup against Limpid and taking over Villatalk but I'm not sure I could handle the responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 15, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2020 36 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I tried out a few including Nord and PIA. I stuck with PIA for a couple of reasons, it generally had the best speeds, and it has enough servers that they seem to slip through certain website's VPN blacklists I think it really depends on what you're using it for. Lots of VPNs claim to "not log" and have then handed over logs. PIA is a US company, but it's one of the only VPNs I'm aware of who has been tested in court by government agencies and been proven they have no logs and can't hand anything over. It's not outside of the realms of plausibility that the intelligences agencies have sunk their teeth in somehow, but unless you're doing some *seriously* illegal shit, that's probably not the worst thing in the world. The NSA isn't blowing their cover for trivial reasons even if they did have a way to compromise them. If you just want to get around geographical restrictions, most western hosted commercial VPNs are fine. If you do a bit of pirating etc, they're going to be fine. If you're planning to lead a coup against one of the governments of the 5 eyes, you should probably look in to alternate solutions, like running for president. Want it for fairly standard reasons you mentioned, better security for financial transactions, watching videos/football, nothing to sinister. The log bit is one of the concerns due to generic mistrust of companies and data collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 15, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, limpid said: I use ExpressVPN on all my devices. If you decide to go with it please give us both a free month. Will take a look at Express and happy to use a referral if that's the way I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-vpns/ If you want to poke around a bit more and get informed depending on your VPN use case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 15, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 hours ago, villakram said: https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-vpns/ If you want to poke around a bit more and get informed depending on your VPN use case. Seems to give Nord a lot of greens and mainly bad reviews linked to business ethics (which appears to be paid reviews and resellers from what I can see). Think I'll give it a trial for a bit and see how I get on. I'm assuming you can get them to work on smart TVs somehow and that streaming doesn't have to be via phones/tablets etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 15, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 15, 2020 31 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I'm assuming you can get them to work on smart TVs somehow and that streaming doesn't have to be via phones/tablets etc. Set it up on your router and you don't need to worry about that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I use FrootVPN, have done for a couple of years. Pretty decent and not too pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 PIA user here. I can select apps to not go through the VPN if I wish. A feature I find useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I use Speedify on my mobile/tablet devices. Never had any issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted June 25, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 15/11/2020 at 18:35, limpid said: Set it up on your router and you don't need to worry about that. Finally got around to sourcing a VPN (life got in the way). How do you set it up on your router? I've gone with Nord and it seems to work via an app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 26, 2021 Administrator Share Posted June 26, 2021 19 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Finally got around to sourcing a VPN (life got in the way). How do you set it up on your router? I've gone with Nord and it seems to work via an app. Look at the support site at Nord. It will depend in your router. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I use Opra browser,it has a built in VPN that you can turn on/off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 12, 2021 Administrator Share Posted July 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: I use Opra browser,it has a built in VPN that you can turn on/off. I assume that you mean Opera. Does it protect the traffic from other apps and the operating system? (Genuine question I've never used it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Yes,I did mean Opera and I dont know the answer to your other questions because I thought that all VPNs were the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 12, 2021 Administrator Share Posted July 12, 2021 4 hours ago, PussEKatt said: Yes,I did mean Opera and I dont know the answer to your other questions because I thought that all VPNs were the same. If your VPN is built in to your browser, it is almost certainly only protecting the traffic going through your browser. If it is a standalone VPN app, but supplied by Opera, then it might be protecting other things too. Which browser is best depends on what you are trying to do or protect against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I only use VPN in the Opera browser for stuff like ordering books etc where I have to give my Visa details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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