Ask HN: Best paid VPN? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by davepeck » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 7:45 PM UTC

marban wrote: post #50

davepeck wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually the very first image on the home page slider shows you our apps and the devices they run on. On the Mac, it's a little menu bar icon that stays out of your way (and wraps OpenVPN under the hood.) On iOS, it's effectively a configurator.

A location picker right from the menu bar would be nice. VyprVPN does that (Not to say that it's a great app).

Right now it's in Preferences, under Transporter. But we do plan to add your favorite locations directly to the menu for easy access. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by Yoshino » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 7:50 PM UTC

jbackus wrote: post #47

I use https://hide.io/ and have 0 complaints. I'm always a keystroke away from being in 1 of 10 different countries: http://i.imgur.com/ijUu3y3.png I've also heard great things about http://www.spotflux.com/ . Spotflux is actually free to use until you want to bring the service to your mobile device. It also encrypts your traffic and filters for malware and ad-tracking.

Would you mind sharing how you configured Alfred to let you switch your VPN endpoint?

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by appleflaxen » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 8:19 PM UTC

eknkc wrote: post #35

Despite the unfortunate name, http://www.hidemyass.com has a pretty decent service.

Not really. They log, and there have been anecdotes about people losing anonymity because of it. You are much better off with PIA or another product with stronger anonymity guarantees.

Ultimately, you never know if the guarantee is worth anything until it's tested, but there have been cases where HMA was tested, and failed.

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by geekam » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 8:26 PM UTC

rasengan wrote: post #38

geekam wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to be a PIA customer and I liked the idea that they do not log anything. However, the lack of a good third-party audits that support their claims, is something that I found weird. Is there a way you can prove that you do not log anything beyond just blog posts?

Great question - this is indeed an issue as it's difficult to prove to others that you are/aren't doing something which they cannot verify without gaining full access to all of your servers in their entirety. However, our trust comes from the many years that we have operated this business in this fashion and the good faith of our users. With that said, we have been in discussions with some well known privacy organiza…

Thanks for your reply. When can we hear about those bodies or organizations? I am highly interested in that because that is one of the things that is keeping me away from PIA at this point.

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by polyvisual » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 8:37 PM UTC

I'll add http://airvpn.org into the mix.

I've had no speed issues, they have lots of locations, accept bitcoin, no logging and their owners are quite frequently on the use forums.

I think they're based out of Italy.

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by goblinfoblin » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 9:49 PM UTC

rdl wrote: post #19

I like mine (cryptoseal.com) obviously, but I don't think there's a single best VPN for all uses right now. It really depends on how you want to use it: 1) Travel? Travel to China? -- then worry about what VPNs are blocked 2) Need strong anonymity against the US government? You're probably out of luck, but Tor might be a good technology to use for now. Really, you want something which is message-based, not streams, a…

What about a recommendation for a secure and private vpn for usage on public networks. No illegal (torrenting) services needed.

Bonus that it also works well with mobile (android 4.1+).

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by midnightcaller » Sat, Sep 07, 2013, 9:53 PM UTC

May I humbly suggest our service: https://www.SurfEasy.com

We are a No-Log network with support for Mac, PC, iOS and Android. We also have a unique USB solution that has a browser and VPN client, so you can plug in and be private at work. (no install or admin rights required)

Michael Geist is an adviser to our company and we work with EFF and Fight for the Future. (you can check out our AMA here: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1h1y0t/i_am_michael_ge...)

Also, if you really want to be private you can walk into one of our 4,500 retail partners and pay cash for our service. https://www.surfeasy.com/where_to_buy/

We offer a free plan that gives 500mb a month, but you can earn a lot more by referring friends or just using the service.

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Thanks

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by bobberb » Sun, Sep 08, 2013, 4:34 AM UTC

Mullvad

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by _dmd » Sun, Sep 08, 2013, 7:05 AM UTC

goblinfoblin wrote: post #56

rdl wrote: post #19

I like mine (cryptoseal.com) obviously, but I don't think there's a single best VPN for all uses right now. It really depends on how you want to use it: 1) Travel? Travel to China? -- then worry about what VPNs are blocked 2) Need strong anonymity against the US government? You're probably out of luck, but Tor might be a good technology to use for now. Really, you want something which is message-based, not streams, a…

What about a recommendation for a secure and private vpn for usage on public networks. No illegal (torrenting) services needed. Bonus that it also works well with mobile (android 4.1+).

i operate a VPN server in switzerland for me and a couple of friends; feel free to contact me via j8BILqZHb4MLSBFF@burnmoney.trillianpro.com (valid for 1 week; spambox.us) to work something out :)

no logging and quasi-unlimited traffic. it works on my iphone so i am assuming there should not be a problem with android...

Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?

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Post by mpalokaj » Sun, Sep 08, 2013, 10:03 AM UTC

Hey guys,

I'm a Dutch national who had the same question a couple of months ago. Our country has net neutrality by law so has less trouble with government surveillance etc.

Since there were no good VPN's hosted by a Dutch company I started one as a pet project, with free accounts and paid ones. The free ones are equal to the paid ones. The idea of the project was just to give me and my friends protection when downloading or traveling.

By no means am I trying to spam promote here, but it's free and awesome. Truly believe that it would be useful for you. You can find it here: https://bluevpn.co/

There is indeed no best choice, but unless you are going full metal jacket wit Tor this will work perfectly and on all devices.