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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : VPN's - which ones do the members use?
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9646 |
I've been looking at NORD VPN, which seems rather nice, and seems to be recomended by a few different people and places, but is this just advertising I wonder? Is it any good? What do the members here use, if they use a VPN? I use Opera browser, and it has it's own built-in VPN, but it slows your internet connection to a snail speed. IT WORKS, but it is dial-up speed slow, so I am interested in looking at something else, that IS NOT super-slow when in use. Happy to pay for the right VPN, but not sure which one to choose. Any pointers? Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| toml_12953 Guru  Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 461 |
I use Private Internet Access. I don't know that it's better than any others but it just seems to work well and gives a worldwide range of servers you can use. I haven't found any incompatibilities with other software so far. Private Internet Access |
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RendPhys Newbie  Joined: 29/10/2020 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 8 |
Hello, I've been using several VPNs in the past. The last couple of years I use the VPN that comes with my McAfee subscription. Easy to turn On/Off, to select the country of origin, etc. Also satisfied with the throughput, no speed problems so far. Greetings, Henk. |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1534 |
I simply use Tor browser. My apparent location is Switzerland so I avoid the UK "online protection" claptrap. |
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| robert.rozee Guru Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 2447 |
i use SurfShark, and always found the service perfectly adequate. the cost for me was: NZ$68.72 (inc GST) for 27 months starting march 2022, then US$63.62 (inc GST) for 28 months starting june 2024. note that one needs to 'dawdle' during the initial signup process for them to half the price and offer an extra 3 months. then, when up for renewal, select to NOT renew and just before expiry engage in further 'dawdling' on their site for them to again offer half price and 4 months extra. cheers,rob :-) |
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| darthvader Regular Member  Joined: 31/01/2020 Location: FrancePosts: 92 |
I use ExpressVPN for some years now , it's very speed , not allot band pass lost like other vpn i tried. Cheers. Theory is when we know everything but nothing work ... Practice is when everything work but no one know why ;) |
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| EDNEDN Senior Member  Joined: 18/02/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 166 |
FastestVPN.com has a life time deal for $30. I bought that deal 3 or 4 years ago thinking they would go out of business. They are still in business and expanding the number of countries they have servers in. It really is a fast VPN and they seem to honor their lifetime subscription sales: https://fastestvpn.com/vpn-deals |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 461 |
After reading the posts at the address below and seeing that all the positive comments are from people who haven't posted anything else, I think I'll pass. https://www.reddit.com/r/FastestVPN/comments/mjwoc9/nothing_works_fastestvpn_is_a_scam/ |
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bigmik Guru Joined: 20/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2956 |
Hi Grogs, I have been using NORDVPN for several years now and it has been running flawlessly, super easy to use and setup, an .EXE prog to set it up. Previously I used another VPN that was cheap but would not reply when I had issues with it from time to time, .They also kept taking annual fees after i unsubscribed from their “service” where i had to get credit back from my credit card company.. they similarly would not reply to my complaints. Nord is great, buy it through deals which happen every few months so it is cheap..but beware they will auto deduct the “full rate” when the anniversary comes around if you don’t buy another discount deal.. Regards, Mick (The big one) . Mick's uMite Stuff can be found >>> HERE (Kindly hosted by Dontronics) <<< |
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| EDNEDN Senior Member Joined: 18/02/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 166 |
Good for you toml_12953! You have found a trusted source for highly technical information! If you are comfortable with it, I am glad you have a place to turn to when you don't have other sources to ascertain information that you need! As it turns out... I have no interest in the FastestVPN company other than my hopes that the VPN service I subscribed to actually does what they said it will and the company stays in business so my 'Life Time' subscription doesn't vanish. Because, I don't want the company to go out of business! FastestVPN really does provide everything I need and more. And it is reliable. It just plain works. And as it turns out... I really do know a fair about computer security. Until I retired I was in charge of Platform Security for HP's Industrial Server Division. I'm telling you FastestVPN is worth a look. And so far the $30 I spent on a life time subscription have been well worth the money. But I'm sure some random Reddit poster knows more than me about my needs. I'll be sure to make sure I'm in alignment with what Reddit says before I buy my next Life Time subscription to a VPN service. |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8086 |
Of course, the original post of that Reddit thread was 4 years ago and the "it works ok" replies are mostly 1 year ago. You may not be able to read much into any of it. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 5265 |
Should I be ashamed ? I do not use any VPN. The only habit I (we) have it that we turn off all computers when not in use. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10407 |
My major use for VPN is accessing geo-blocked services from abroad. I use PiVPN which is a application that runs on a Raspberry Pi to effectively access my home network from anywhere in the world. The user application that goes with this is Wireguard |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8086 |
Same here, Volhout. I *always* shut down PCs and NAS drives overnight though. And if anyone attempts to use this little box for crypto mining they'll have to wait a very long time for any sort of result. I suspect the GPU on a RPi might be more powerful. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1534 |
Was just using Tor and this recommendation popped-up Never heard of it. |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8086 |
Looks a bit like Puppy linux but with a secure browser. You can use that in the same way - it's not really intended to be installed on a fixed drive. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10407 |
If you think that tor and tail aren't harvesting all about you and have backdoors - good luck. Do you really think that some of the developers aren't FBI/CID? |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8086 |
I love TLAs. :) Nothing connected to the internet is truly secure, it's just a case of how much risk are you willing to take with your data? As soon as you run a wire out of a secure area or allow anyone to carry any sort of storage device in or out of it it becomes insecure to some degree. As the Russians proved, you don't even need to have a wire (the Great Seal bug). There's nothing like a healthy bit of paranoia to help keep your eyes open. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1534 |
Hmmm, good thing I don't do anything dodgy  In the rare event that I want to watch a movie, I grab a free one from Bitchute but the the UK gov has recently blocked access. |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4071 |
Tails has been around for ages. (I've not used it.) John |
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