Despite the unfortunate name, http://www.hidemyass.com has a pretty decent service.
Just don't think they'll ignore US subpoenas.
Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
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Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#42Recommend https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
Never had any problems and can report the bandwidth they give you is good. It's also quite cheap $40/year.
Had multiple issues including poor bandwidth with a prior VPN whose name i forgot. Was also accused of being an email spammer by prior VPN, which I'm not, lol. Got a refund after that...
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it was an attempt at humour, as in the fascist party ruling the country has now tagged you as a dissenter and will arrest you. I suggest you get some hosting somewhere (location will depend on where you are, and where you're communicating too, and who you're worried about). Then install OpenVPN (requires custom clients) or configure IPSec (will work out of box on all OSes including Android/iOS).
This is what I've done. Grab a $5/m VPS from Digital Ocean, which comes with 1TB of traffic, and install OpenVPN on it. Although if you're concerned about using a US company to hose the VPS you could pick any other company and have the same results. edit: typo
I have a two-tier solution. Cheap VPS provider in the US that then chains to a a dedicated server from OVH which is hosted in Canada.
For sites that are US-only I have a web proxy running on the VPS provider and use Foxproxy to divert those sites through that proxy.
I don't really have any particular reason to do this other than being bored and making it annoying for anyone (hacker, government, etc) trying to peek at my traffic.
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#44Mine! I own and operate https://GetCloak.com/.
Cloak is a little different. Our unique features include: (1) zero configuration, (2) elegant VPN clients with first-to-market security features, like OverCloak^, and (3) tight integration between our clients and our global VPN network, to allow things like automatic lowest-latency selection of server endpoints.
Ask me anything you like!
^ OverCloak: silly name, great feature: https://www.getcloak.com/about/overcloak/
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#45We've been committed to privacy in the form of a VPN service for quite sometime. The founders of PIA (including myself) were actively involved in the beginnings of Bitcoin and many related services surrounding it, and have since devoted all of our time to the proliferation of privacy. We have the most servers of all paid VPN service providers and are committed to privacy. We also support many non-profit organizations…
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Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#46Mine! I own and operate https://GetCloak.com/ . Cloak is a little different. Our unique features include: (1) zero configuration, (2) elegant VPN clients with first-to-market security features, like OverCloak^, and (3) tight integration between our clients and our global VPN network, to allow things like automatic lowest-latency selection of server endpoints. Ask me anything you like! ^ OverCloak: silly name, great f…
Some screenshots might have been nice - Can't even figure out whether it's an app or just a config enabler for the native VPN feature.
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#47I 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.
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#48vpntunnel is a pretty good service, and there are no logs.
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#49Mine! I own and operate https://GetCloak.com/ . Cloak is a little different. Our unique features include: (1) zero configuration, (2) elegant VPN clients with first-to-market security features, like OverCloak^, and (3) tight integration between our clients and our global VPN network, to allow things like automatic lowest-latency selection of server endpoints. Ask me anything you like! ^ OverCloak: silly name, great f…
Some screenshots might have been nice - Can't even figure out whether it's an app or just a config enabler for the native VPN feature.
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.
Re: Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Some screenshots might have been nice - Can't even figure out whether it's an app or just a config enabler for the native VPN feature.
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).