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What VPN do you use?
Posted on 12/2/14 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 12/2/14 at 2:03 pm
With the Sony leaks, I decided if I'm going to torrent I should finally pull the trigger and get a VPN
Paid for a month of PIA (Private Internet Access) to try it out and it seems to work great and has awesome reviews. What do you use? Can you tell me pros and cons of different ones including PIA?
I've seen the fact that PIA is based in the US listed as both a pro and a con
Paid for a month of PIA (Private Internet Access) to try it out and it seems to work great and has awesome reviews. What do you use? Can you tell me pros and cons of different ones including PIA?
I've seen the fact that PIA is based in the US listed as both a pro and a con
Posted on 12/2/14 at 2:13 pm to beaver
Most of those, especially the US based ones, will give up your info if handed a subpoena.
Posted on 12/3/14 at 2:39 am to beaver
private internet access
which is great since I don't live in the US.
which is great since I don't live in the US.
This post was edited on 12/3/14 at 2:40 am
Posted on 12/6/14 at 10:57 am to beaver
I actually use several VPNs, PIA, IPVanish, Hidemyass and our own. I do this mostly because I travel a lot and rely on fast, secure connections. There are pros and cons to all of them:
- HMA, the market leader, has a vast network, tons of IPs, but it isn't the fastest
- IPVanish, another big player, has a lot of IPs and mostly really fast connections
- PIA, love them, many IPs but sometimes not where I need them to be, fast connections
- Our own, a pain to setup, only one IP in one location, but blazing fast and yes, very private
If you search, you'll fin tons of review sites, sadly, most of them suck. I mean, how objective is a review of a service that pays you an affiliate commission for every sale? Or worse, I read the review and wonder if they ever actually tried a particular service LOL
One HMA review I found helpful (because I use a Mac) was [link=(adeepbite)]https://www.adeepbite.com/hidemyass-vpn-review/[/link] . If you are nervous about the logging thing, you might want to check out [link=(vpntips)]https://vpntips.com/hidemyass-alternatives/[/link] , another site, where they list the pros and cons of some major Hidemyass alternatives. For full disclosure, I am not associated with either site LOL
Setting up your own VPN has many advantages, speed, control, security, IP probably not blocked by anyone because it is not used for spamming etc..., but it has one major drawback: You can't easily switch regions or IP if you are looking to unblock region restricted content.
- HMA, the market leader, has a vast network, tons of IPs, but it isn't the fastest
- IPVanish, another big player, has a lot of IPs and mostly really fast connections
- PIA, love them, many IPs but sometimes not where I need them to be, fast connections
- Our own, a pain to setup, only one IP in one location, but blazing fast and yes, very private
If you search, you'll fin tons of review sites, sadly, most of them suck. I mean, how objective is a review of a service that pays you an affiliate commission for every sale? Or worse, I read the review and wonder if they ever actually tried a particular service LOL
One HMA review I found helpful (because I use a Mac) was [link=(adeepbite)]https://www.adeepbite.com/hidemyass-vpn-review/[/link] . If you are nervous about the logging thing, you might want to check out [link=(vpntips)]https://vpntips.com/hidemyass-alternatives/[/link] , another site, where they list the pros and cons of some major Hidemyass alternatives. For full disclosure, I am not associated with either site LOL
Setting up your own VPN has many advantages, speed, control, security, IP probably not blocked by anyone because it is not used for spamming etc..., but it has one major drawback: You can't easily switch regions or IP if you are looking to unblock region restricted content.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 10:59 am to TigerNT
Hell of a first post.
Riiiiight.
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For full disclosure, I am not associated with either site LOL
Riiiiight.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 12:20 pm to TigerNT
Neither one of those links work for me. I'm interested in a good VPN, but reviews are all over the place for different ones and different ones being "the best." Maybe a European based one is best?
Posted on 12/6/14 at 12:44 pm to CCT
Those links are probably IP grabbers or other malware, first post and in a VPN.
It's very fishy. I wouldn't click them.
It's very fishy. I wouldn't click them.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 12:49 pm to TigerNT
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For full disclosure, I am not associated with either site LOL
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LOL
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