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[–] butter@midwest.social 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The best, most reputable VPN, Mullvad costs $5 USD. Plenty are cheaper than that if you pay in advance for a few years.

The cheapest streaming service will roughly double that.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)
[–] AlphaAutist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I just did a speedtest over wifi and got 530 down / 260 up with 45ms ping. I connected to a server a few states away and also got about the same with the closest server. I do have gigabit fiber though

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 points 36 minutes ago

I have gig fiber as well but my modem is not rated for it. So I pull, hardlined, around 300mbs down lol.

[–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

When I had Mulkvad my speed test would go from about 335mbit to like 327mbit when connected to a somewhat close server.

Connected to servers across the ocean it'd be like 310.

They got a money-back guarantee if you don't pay with something completely anonymous like cash in the mail.

[–] butter@midwest.social 1 points 8 hours ago

Never ran a speedtest. Fast enough