SabreFan1 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Does anybody here, or more to the point anybody reading this, use a VPN? If so, any recommendations? "Hide My Ass" is out of the question. They fold like a cheap suit when presented with a U.S. court order, even though as far as I know they aren't based in the U.S. I plan on using one for torrents and out of country restricted internet broadcasts, such as Canada and the UK. In otherwords, speed is the most important factor since my connection is 50mbps download/5 mbps upload. Ping time is not important. I've read reviews on a handful of them, but many of the reviews ended up being paid reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Depends on what you're trying to do. I use a home VPN from work (as well as TeamViewer and LogMeIn), but I've also used VyprVPN and a few others which are probably considered outdated by now. Edit: have you look at these postings? http://www.reddit.com/r/VPN/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 FrootVPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ Works great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Thanks. I'll check them all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I use Unblock and I have been happy with the service. Yeah, it's a 5 spot per month, but for uninterrupted service I find it's worth it. Free ones occasionally crap out. I'd just rather pay for it to not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx Birdie xl Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 For browser I use Hola Better Internet plugin for chrome. Works great and have no issues with streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 For browser I use Hola Better Internet plugin for chrome. Works great and have no issues with streaming. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ Works great for me. I second PIA. I use the VPN and proxy they provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ Works great for me. None better. Some are cheaper, but plenty slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Why so paranoid? What are you hiding from the NSA, FBI, DOJ, IRS...? None better. Some are cheaper, but plenty slower. Subjectve, but Cryptohippie is more secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I have been using HotSpot Shield for the past few years, and have zero complaints with their service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Why so paranoid? What are you hiding from the NSA, FBI, DOJ, IRS...? Subjectve, but Cryptohippie is more secure. I plan on using one for torrents and out of country restricted internet broadcasts, such as Canada and the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdatb Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 FYI, if you're looking for a free VPN, you'll be looking for a long time. All of the free ones are slow and useless. I recommend Private Internet Access. They have an excellent Black Friday sale going on too: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/black-friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 FYI, if you're looking for a free VPN, you'll be looking for a long time. All of the free ones are slow and useless. I recommend Private Internet Access. They have an excellent Black Friday sale going on too: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/black-friday I definitely wouldn't use a free VPN. I'm going to go with privateinternetaccess.com. They get pretty good reviews on the non-paid websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I remember the good old days fondly when you could download and share anything out in the open and the Government would just reply "what? Computers? I dont know nothing about those." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I remember the good old days fondly when you could download and share anything out in the open and the Government would just reply "what? Computers? I dont know nothing about those." I don't know about that... I remember receiving copyright violation emails like in early 2000's and this was before torrents and other forms of downloading became big. Back in the day I remember napster and constantly searching for P2P downloads. Once Napster bit the dust, limewire and frostwire emerged as the top download applications only to suffer the same fate. Mind you I am not even that old.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 I don't know about that... I remember receiving copyright violation emails like in early 2000's and this was before torrents and other forms of downloading became big. Back in the day I remember napster and constantly searching for P2P downloads. Once Napster bit the dust, limewire and frostwire emerged as the top download applications only to suffer the same fate. Mind you I am not even that old.. Limewire died when torrents became the standard. It also didn't help that the fricken' network was chock full of viruses. After a while you needed to double wrap if you wanted to take a shot at getting a clean file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue90 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Anyone know if NFL still lets you stream NFL games for free from the Netherlands? Anyone got a free VPN that the NFL hasn't blocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Limewire died when torrents became the standard. It also didn't help that the fricken' network was chock full of viruses. After a while you needed to double wrap if you wanted to take a shot at getting a clean file. After Kazaa I'm surprised anyone used Limewire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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