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What VPN do you use and why? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by agame@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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If you are a pirate VPN is an essential tool. I am trying to ascertain the popularity of various VPNs in piracy community. In this excerise, I will list several Popular VPNs in the comment if you use one of them just upvote that comment and reply the reason. If you don't find your VPN listed add a comment with just their name. Reply the reason to it. This make it easier to understand the real life user cases.

P.S: I am only looking for paid VPNs please don't mention "free vpn".

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[–] Specal@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hope my own because why pay for a VPN service when I already rent a VPS

[–] m00b0mph@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How do you pay the VPS Provider? The Cops can simply go to the VPS Provider and ask what Bank account or paypal is linked to the Account who runs the Server with the IP address they tracked. And what if the VPS Provider is logging your traffic? They can Monitor anything that leaves your VPS (their network) because a VPS is just a Virtual Machine like KVM thats why its called VPS = VIRTUAL Private Server. OPSEC my friend... I think you are safer if you just use Mullvad and pay with XMR and only access the mullvad site from Tor. (I know i am paranoid xD)

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[–] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

ITT a ton of people not reading the OP 🤦‍♂️

[–] nicetriangle@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

OP’s request was needlessly complicated especially once the thread got big.

[–] storm@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Torguard.net

[–] storm@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Torguard has port forwarding which is essential if you belong to private trackers. Wireguard connection is very fast and stable. Plenty of 50% off coupons that are easy to find via Google. This summer, they had a 70% off coupon. I opened a ticket and they quickly applied the coupon to my existing account.

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[–] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

I use Mullvad because I don't need port forwarding. If you are using a VPN specifically for piracy I would use a seedbox, cheap ones aren't that much more expensive.

[–] SirStumps@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I use Nord VPN. Might switch to Proton when my sub is done.

[–] Suoko@feddit.it 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it just me that using a VPN on my android, everything becomes much faster ? Apps load faster, the internet is faster, etc. Is it because it cuts out some s****y connection ?

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[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Mullvad VPN, its pretty good and is a flat fee per month. It works good with Linux Mint.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago

hide.me for UPnP port forwarding support (TLDR you can have access to more peers)

[–] Daaric@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

PIA

[–] netburnr@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I don't, I use usenet

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