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VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by rovr138 »

buildbot wrote: post #76
tyingq wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I assume they are pretty good about blocking popular VPS host ip addresses too, though. So not just spinning up your own, but finding a VPS host they don't yet know about.

Something that can work well on a limited scale is if you have access to ssh into company/edu servers around the world - then you can use sshuttle and your traffic looks like it coming from a company/university campus.

Have friends that went back to their homes for summer. They're logging to their universities via the school VPN to watch game of thrones and other things...

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by rovr138 »

mathgenius wrote: post #42

> PIA, Somewhat boring company. I fail to see how being a boring company has anything to do with the service they offer. If anything, being boring is a very good thing.

No fluff. Down to business.

Sounds like a perfect provider. Prices are clearly stated on the site. You get what you pay for. They have some guides for people that might need more help setting it up.

...¿? I don't really need fun. Just want something that's boring, quick and works.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by parito »

What this review really lacks is the additional features VPN's can provide, such as malware and fishing protection, location diversity, scale, jurisdiction, protocols supported, etc etc.

I am a happy user of NordVPN with all of the above points adressed by them really well. BTW the latest feature, CyberSEC also blocks ads which is a major plus for me, making the VPN that much faster.

[1] https://nordvpn.com/blog/security-feature-cybersec/

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by tbrock »

parito wrote: post #123

What this review really lacks is the additional features VPN's can provide, such as malware and fishing protection, location diversity, scale, jurisdiction, protocols supported, etc etc. I am a happy user of NordVPN with all of the above points adressed by them really well. BTW the latest feature, CyberSEC also blocks ads which is a major plus for me, making the VPN that much faster. [1] https://nordvpn.com/blog/secu…

Yeah NordVPN is the best of the bunch. Got my vote as well.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by canttestthis »

rasengan wrote: post #69
mobitar wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PIA actually scores as one of the highest on the objective measures. The star count is just a subjective impression and experience with getting it set up. They connect over HTTP on startup instead of HTTPS (which is unacceptable for a privacy company). They then ping almost a hundred servers on startup (no other app does this, at least not to this extent).

Hi mobitar. Thanks for the highest score in regard to the objective measures. Regarding the subjective impression and experience, I'd like to let you know what's going on. If you feel that this changes your impression, it would be great to update accordingly! The HTTP connection upon startup is for the region data request which is signed and verified upon receipt. It's tamper proof, but you can read it. It's somethin…

It's unfortunate that it's reached the front page given the quality but you don't need to thank him for a poorly written review.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by mstaoru »

I'm still looking for a reliable provider that would support openconnect and / or wireguard. Alas, here in China OpenVPN-based VPNs are getting more and more flaky, with talks of shutting down completely soon (not talking about the fake Bloomberg article). IPSec and Socks5 never really worked. Streisand only really works on AWS and having an AWS public IP means no Google most of the time (they block whole IP ranges), annoying Cloudflare captchas and other quirks.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by revanx_ »

"The following VPNs were not reviewed due to their website experience being poorly designed. This can mean heavy use of stock photos, utter disregard for detail, difficult navigation, excessive and hard to follow text, non-defaulting to HTTPS, and overall poor usability. "

And apparently that applies to AirVPN? Lol, this guy lost all credibility, this is just another "honest and totally not payed for online review", thats why tunnelbear is righ there at the top (you see their commercials everywhere) and he even says it's his favorite VPN.

0/10

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