*** VPN Thread ***

Cadder said:
Just to add - I can't watch anything through it.
My Prime and Disney+ have been region limited. BBC iplayer won't work even though the VPN has a "BBC iplayer" server.

KeepSolid VPN doesn't get my recommendation. Likely why it was free.

I did also try a GPS location changer in case apps were getting my location from that. It seems either the VPN doesn't work or streaming companies do a decent job of tracking your actual location.
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As I said before, they are blacklisting known egress IPs.
 
Cadder said:
Fair enough. In that case it's pointless having a server dedicated for BBC iplayer or other streaming services.
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A paid for service will be doing other things to mitigate against detection but it’s very much a game of whack a mile between the service and VPN provider.

One side will give up eventually E.g. torrent website blocks.
 
Zatoichi.uK said:
Any good Nord renewal deals or alternatives? Looking like £71 for 2 years. Cashback is only for new deals rather than renewals usually right?
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I've never renewed, always new account. Gmail lets you put dots in your email address and you'll still get the email. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] - All the same email address. Topcashback has 94.5% on Private Internet Access and 40% on NordVPN.
 
The1nonly1 said:
I've never renewed, always new account. Gmail lets you put dots in your email address and you'll still get the email. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] - All the same email address. Topcashback has 94.5% on Private Internet Access and 40% on NordVPN.
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So PIA for 3 years is £65 but its 94.5% cashback making it £3.58? That seems way go to be true! Got to be worth switching from Nord for that price.
 
Hyper said:
I signed up for a new PIA account around a month ago when it was 100% cashback through topcashback and they paid out last week.

Two years VPN service for free!
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Thanks I looked at them on tcb but as I said I didn’t have a clue if they were good or bad
 
What's the best way to make sure cashback tracks? Disable ad blocker and any browser extensions I'm guessing? My surfshark subscription expires in May but PIA are still 90% cashback and they seem to offer port forwarding which surfshark don't.
 
Is there a good VPN for the odd daily use, not neededing one for streaming, downing of a few films at most, was paying Espress but at £12 seems a bit OTT for what I need it for, seen some cheaper ones but some peeps saying they sell info etc.
 
cu3ed said:
Is there a good VPN for the odd daily use, not neededing one for streaming, downing of a few films at most, was paying Espress but at £12 seems a bit OTT for what I need it for, seen some cheaper ones but some peeps saying they sell info etc.
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If you don't care about streaming, privacy conscious but cheap(er) options include Mullvad and AzireVPN. Slightly more expensive but equally trustworthy are IVPN, and (supporting common streamers like iPlayer, Netflix etc) OVPN.
 
Rainmaker said:
If you don't care about streaming, privacy conscious but cheap(er) options include Mullvad and AzireVPN. Slightly more expensive but equally trustworthy are IVPN, and (supporting common streamers like iPlayer, Netflix etc) OVPN.
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Many a thanks, will look into them, a little unsure how Mullvad works when its says pay for time?...Jsut paying for the time you are logged into their servers?
 
cu3ed said:
Many a thanks, will look into them, a little unsure how Mullvad works when its says pay for time?...Jsut paying for the time you are logged into their servers?
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No, it's €5 per month. They just mean to add time (months) to your account. You generate a random account ID (don't lose it!) and that's your login. Then you add one or more months, the price is a flat €5/month whether you get 1 month or 100 months. Use WireGuard not OpenVPN.
 
Surfshark now offer Wireguard support outside of using their own app which is great but when using their .conf files I don't have access to my internal LAN. Do I need to add some sort of rule to the config to make it work? It's annoying having to disconnect the Wireguard windows client every time I want to access my LAN. I've spoken to their "support" a few times on it but have got nowhere unless they couldn't understand what I meant by accessing LAN.
 
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