Best paid for VPN?

[ninepoint2]

Cupramax said:

Sky Go works abroad anyway as of 1/4/18 even without a VPN.

As does Virgin TV On the Go, though who knows what will happen after Brexit, stupid, stupid vote leave fkwits!!

[GrumpyTwig]

rich888 said:

Is VPN easy to install because I'm quite intrigued as to what is being hidden when Google says 'Some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe'.

You can try tunnelbear for free iirc, so give it a go if you like.

[Beetnik]

NordVPN here too. Used for the last 2 years. Excellent and just renewed.

[arn22110]

Silicon Penetration said:

Torn between ipvanish and NordVPN.

What do you guys use & why?

I paid for Nord VPN... I cant get it to work!

[eliot]

Using a vpn could arguably make you easier to be tracked - because all your traffic is funnelled to a single point (the vpn exit point). So if your actual traffic is unencrypted, it will be easier to track everything you do if the vpn provider is hacked or targeted by certain organisations.

[techguyone]

arn22110 said:

Silicon Penetration said:

Torn between ipvanish and NordVPN.

What do you guys use & why?

I paid for Nord VPN... I cant get it to work!

What OS are you using?

It's working great for me on both Android & Windows 8.1 using their own apps.

[techguyone]

ninepoint2 said:

Cupramax said:

Sky Go works abroad anyway as of 1/4/18 even without a VPN.

As does Virgin TV On the Go, though who knows what will happen after Brexit, stupid, stupid vote leave fkwits!!

Yes let's stay in because. Roaming mobile & Virgin on the Go...

You're a millennial aren't you.

[Lacrimosa]

rich888 said:

Is VPN easy to install because I'm quite intrigued as to what is being hidden when Google says 'Some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe'.

I can confirm NordVPN is as easy to install as it is easy to use. As I mentioned above, there are some additional steps for Linux users, but whatever you use there are tutorials on their webpage and they offer 24/7 live chat support.

[rich888]

Lacrimosa said:

rich888 said:

Is VPN easy to install because I'm quite intrigued as to what is being hidden when Google says 'Some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe'.

I can confirm NordVPN is as easy to install as it is easy to use. As I mentioned above, there are some additional steps for Linux users, but whatever you use there are tutorials on their webpage and they offer 24/7 live chat support.

Thank you, am using a Mac so will give it ago

[RizzoTheRat]

I'm using PureVPN and find I sometimes have to disconnect and reconnect to get iPlayer to work. I assume they start to notice a lot of traffic coming from a particular server so block it? Anyone get this from other VPN providers?

I've also found it doesn't pass some online DNS Leak tests, there is some info on their website about fixing that but I've never quite sorted it out.

[Lazermilk]

I recently got NordVPN and so far its worked perfect, fast enough to stream UK tv apps via the firestick and also netflix USA etc, for some reason when using the UK servers the netflix app seems to know and stops you playing anything, but so far USA has been working ok. Apparently they have certain servers to use specifically for Netflix.

[patrickjburt]

I've done tons of research into VPNs and ultimately decided against Nord due to several complaints about their speed. Now using PureVPN and surfing the internet fine with it.

[V8mate]

patrickjburt said:

I've done tons of research into VPNs and ultimately decided against Nord due to several complaints about their speed. Now using PureVPN and surfing the internet fine with it.

And it's almost certainly owned by the FBI (or Russian or Chinese equivalent).

Another reason why I went for UK firm Hidden24. My security requirements are clear, so I don't need anything even slightly suspicious.

[techguyone]

patrickjburt said:

I've done tons of research into VPNs and ultimately decided against Nord due to several complaints about their speed. Now using PureVPN and surfing the internet fine with it.

That's interesting, I too have heard some complaints levelled against Nord in the past, but none about speed, now granted I'm on a high speed cable so my base may be higher than yours, but I can't say I've noticed any real slowdown on Nord, it keeps up with me, and our place is heavily loaded with users online.

[Lazermilk]

V8mate said:

patrickjburt said:

I've done tons of research into VPNs and ultimately decided against Nord due to several complaints about their speed. Now using PureVPN and surfing the internet fine with it.

And it's almost certainly owned by the FBI (or Russian or Chinese equivalent).

Another reason why I went for UK firm Hidden24. My security requirements are clear, so I don't need anything even slightly suspicious.

Do you mean Nord or Pure? Why do you say that?

Edited by Lazermilk on Wednesday 19th September 14:37

[Lazermilk]

techguyone said:

patrickjburt said:

I've done tons of research into VPNs and ultimately decided against Nord due to several complaints about their speed. Now using PureVPN and surfing the internet fine with it.

That's interesting, I too have heard some complaints levelled against Nord in the past, but none about speed, now granted I'm on a high speed cable so my base may be higher than yours, but I can't say I've noticed any real slowdown on Nord, it keeps up with me, and our place is heavily loaded with users online.

I also haven't noticed speed issues with the VPN, if anything its our st 4G internet that I will never again agree to getting, thankfully the contract is almost up and I will insist the landlord installs the fixed line this time!

Edited by Lazermilk on Wednesday 19th September 14:38

[Thats What She Said]

ninepoint2 said:

As does Virgin TV On the Go, though who knows what will happen after Brexit, stupid, stupid vote leave fkwits!!

Yeah, bang out of order all those people voting leave. Did they not realise your need to watch telly far outweighs their needs?

[Thats What She Said]

V8mate said:

And it's almost certainly owned by the FBI (or Russian or Chinese equivalent).

Another reason why I went for UK firm Hidden24. My security requirements are clear, so I don't need anything even slightly suspicious.

[Funk]

Another NordVPN user here. No issues with it at all.

[V8mate]

Thats What She Said said:

V8mate said:

And it's almost certainly owned by the FBI (or Russian or Chinese equivalent).

Another reason why I went for UK firm Hidden24. My security requirements are clear, so I don't need anything even slightly suspicious.

Nope. The reverse.