Can anyone recommend a VPN that has working port forwarding? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by datavoid@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I already had a cyberghost sub, but decided to try to switch to something better for seeding.

I have tested ProtonVPN and PIA, but ended up refunding PIA as the port forwarding didn't work once. ProtonVPN has worked maybe 5% of the time, and will likely be refunded as well.

Is there such a thing as a VPN that can consistently forward ports? I'm considering trying AirVPN next, but am hoping someone could confirm whether it works or not first. I'm also open to any other recommendations.

Thank you!

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[-] CraigeryTheKid@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

How did PIA fail? It showed a forwarded port but didn't work, or it wouldn't show a port?

If the latter, I had the same problem at first but it was a simple matter of changing servers. Not all their servers support it. After changing it appeared to have no issues and showed a forwarded port that I then used in qbittorrent.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

I thought PIA was bought by Kape and therefore no longer trustworthy

[-] CraigeryTheKid@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

as far as I could tell/search in 15 minutes, everyone was mad when they got bought by kape, but not seeing any evidence of decline in services by PIA. I have been using them for 4 years without a single issue.

that said - I am going to buy into the Proton package for drive & email, which gives me VPN "for free". meaning I was going to switch to ProtonVPN anyway, but from a consolidation/cost savings standpoint.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

It's not just about seeing a decline in service. It's about the potential for the owners to betray your privacy for the highest bidder at any given point