Which product is the best for VPN?
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@gotwf Thanks. This is more for the application and network security though. There’s no attestation that I can find that there has been an independent audit (and by definition, validation) that no logging of traffic actually takes place. I know it mentions 100% RAM but this would not stop anyone siphoning the logs elsewhere to (for example) syslog etc.
An independent audit would verify that. For those who insist on true privacy, this might just be the straw that broke the camel’s back, and it’s one of the reasons why I chose NordVPN in the first place.
I’m still very tempted by the offer though so will be digging a bit deeper into this.
Just looking more into it now. What do you make of adding this to the package, is it necessary? - Surfshark One access -https://surfshark.com/alert
@phenomlab here’s another one to throw into the mix. Zenmate.com.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac not necessary, no. Virtually all password managers have this feature built in
Great, I was thinking BitDefender will have them features won’t they?
@jac Yes. Your can use bitdefender’s wallet feature for that
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@phenomlab here’s another one to throw into the mix. Zenmate.com.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, but it has poor reviews and no independently audited security. Okie, there are various complaints concerning the quality of support.
Cheap, yes, but questionable quality.
I’ve read up more on SurfShark and apparently it’s not as fast as they suggest. I suppose the only way to find out is to try it.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, but it has poor reviews and no independently audited security. Okie, there are various complaints concerning the quality of support.
Cheap, yes, but questionable quality.
I’ve read up more on SurfShark and apparently it’s not as fast as they suggest. I suppose the only way to find out is to try it.
@jac Yes, probably a good idea. Do they have a trial ?
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, probably a good idea. Do they have a trial ?
I’ll check now…
Appears to offer a 7 day trial.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, probably a good idea. Do they have a trial ?
I’ll check now…
Appears to offer a 7 day trial.
@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, probably a good idea. Do they have a trial ?
I’ll check now…
Appears to offer a 7 day trial.
Tempted to just go for it!
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, probably a good idea. Do they have a trial ?
I’ll check now…
Appears to offer a 7 day trial.
Tempted to just go for it!
now showing an extra two months.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Yes, probably a good idea. Do they have a trial ?
I’ll check now…
Appears to offer a 7 day trial.
Tempted to just go for it!
@jac Let me know how it goes. Very interested.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Let me know how it goes. Very interested.
Going to purchase this tomorrow, will let you know
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Let me know how it goes. Very interested.
Going to purchase this tomorrow, will let you know
@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Let me know how it goes. Very interested.
Going to purchase this tomorrow, will let you know
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
@jac Let me know how it goes. Very interested.
Going to purchase this tomorrow, will let you know
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
I expect that this depends on where you are in the world, and which node you connect to. Again, as you say, it’s going to be aligned to personal experience. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.
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A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
I expect that this depends on where you are in the world, and which node you connect to. Again, as you say, it’s going to be aligned to personal experience. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.
@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
I expect that this depends on where you are in the world, and which node you connect to. Again, as you say, it’s going to be aligned to personal experience. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.
Of course. Definitely thinking of signing up anytime now…
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
I expect that this depends on where you are in the world, and which node you connect to. Again, as you say, it’s going to be aligned to personal experience. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.
Of course. Definitely thinking of signing up anytime now…
@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
I expect that this depends on where you are in the world, and which node you connect to. Again, as you say, it’s going to be aligned to personal experience. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.
Of course. Definitely thinking of signing up anytime now…
Was… but it seems to have gone up overall by £4-5 through the year.
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@phenomlab said in Best VPN:
A lot of conflicting views on the matter. Some say it is slow others say it’s great. Maybe it just comes down to personal preference.
I expect that this depends on where you are in the world, and which node you connect to. Again, as you say, it’s going to be aligned to personal experience. One man’s junk is another man’s gold.
Of course. Definitely thinking of signing up anytime now…
Was… but it seems to have gone up overall by £4-5 through the year.
@jac Yes, I think the deal was for a limited time only (SurfShark)
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@phenomlab Yep. I think I noted above that that deal was only thru 9/20. New “deal” though:
Just not quite THE deal.
fwiw; I am becoming less than keen on them. Only minimal testing as of yet as I have been busy w/other things. Maybe okay for general browsing but kind of sucky on streaming and/or multiple tabs/containers. At least on desktop FF browser app. Also, I have yet to grok where one can choose various protocols, e.g. wireguard. Maybe easily resolved by a reach out to support but … busy with other stuff as of late so take the above with a dose of salt. Gotta run
Opinionated two bit opinions are my own. Caveat emptor, eh?
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@phenomlab Yep. I think I noted above that that deal was only thru 9/20. New “deal” though:
Just not quite THE deal.
fwiw; I am becoming less than keen on them. Only minimal testing as of yet as I have been busy w/other things. Maybe okay for general browsing but kind of sucky on streaming and/or multiple tabs/containers. At least on desktop FF browser app. Also, I have yet to grok where one can choose various protocols, e.g. wireguard. Maybe easily resolved by a reach out to support but … busy with other stuff as of late so take the above with a dose of salt. Gotta run
@phenomlab Yep. I think I noted above that that deal was only thru 9/20. New “deal” though:
Just not quite THE deal.
fwiw; I am becoming less than keen on them. Only minimal testing as of yet as I have been busy w/other things. Maybe okay for general browsing but kind of sucky on streaming and/or multiple tabs/containers. At least on desktop FF browser app. Also, I have yet to grok where one can choose various protocols, e.g. wireguard. Maybe easily resolved by a reach out to support but … busy with other stuff as of late so take the above with a dose of salt. Gotta run
For what it’s worth I’ve just signed up for 2 years. Interestingly I wonder if I do indeed appear to have a different IP? Can you confirm this Mark?
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@phenomlab Yep. I think I noted above that that deal was only thru 9/20. New “deal” though:
Just not quite THE deal.
fwiw; I am becoming less than keen on them. Only minimal testing as of yet as I have been busy w/other things. Maybe okay for general browsing but kind of sucky on streaming and/or multiple tabs/containers. At least on desktop FF browser app. Also, I have yet to grok where one can choose various protocols, e.g. wireguard. Maybe easily resolved by a reach out to support but … busy with other stuff as of late so take the above with a dose of salt. Gotta run
For what it’s worth I’ve just signed up for 2 years. Interestingly I wonder if I do indeed appear to have a different IP? Can you confirm this Mark?
@jac That’s correct. You’re sitting behind their proxy services which is how all VPN providers work.
Fully expected
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@phenomlab Yep. I think I noted above that that deal was only thru 9/20. New “deal” though:
Just not quite THE deal.
fwiw; I am becoming less than keen on them. Only minimal testing as of yet as I have been busy w/other things. Maybe okay for general browsing but kind of sucky on streaming and/or multiple tabs/containers. At least on desktop FF browser app. Also, I have yet to grok where one can choose various protocols, e.g. wireguard. Maybe easily resolved by a reach out to support but … busy with other stuff as of late so take the above with a dose of salt. Gotta run
@gotwf Yes, in my testing (I’m a little late posting here - sorry) I found that the speed was staggeringly decreased when using the proxy services. For example, I have 380mbps internet at home, and when connected to the VPN, I was only getting around one third of that.
I guess this is in line with @gotwf findings. For browsing in general it’s probably fine, but for streaming is probably a different story altogether.
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