VPN (privacy) Must reads/tools:

https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/

https://panopticlick.eff.org

https://www.privacytools.io/

It's permanently on offer, it's marketing - you pay $35 for 6 months or $4 more for 12.

This is what I paid last year, great service though, well worth it!

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/pcmag-special-deal-2016

even cheaper and excellent service best one I have tried, speed is excellent, never have to reinstall the software and allows access to sky. bbc iplayer etc when out of the UK with no issues.

Damn, wish I knew this couple weeks ago... :smirk:

Does this also work on PS4?

I'm a noob, was wondering if anyone could help this poor noob. Is it possible to run a VPN through the router so you don't have to worry about installing software on each device, are there hardware solutions available? Any help would be greatly appreciated

*air vpn. ​

I know speed is dependant on a number of factors but what sort of torrent speeds do people get using this service ?

BEWARE OF THIS PROVIDER!!! They change the terms and conditions of their service without warning!!!They stopped providing support to geo located services like BBC, without offering a refund. Fortunately they did this in Feb about a month before my subscription was about to expire. Like be_vigilant I am now with air vpn.

You are clearly misrepresenting this provider. They no longer offer support to geo located services like the BBC. They stopped access without warning and without offering a refund.

​I'm on virgin and I've got the super hub 2

I have PIA and would say the price is tempting and i switched from strong vpn to PIA and wish i never as i find with PIA afew websites are blocked you cannot get netflix with this vpn provider and some other sites. Netflix have blocked alot of Vpn providers that use shared vpn ip address which PIA are on there block list. Next time soon as my yr is up im off from PIA for that reason they should also give a option for a dedicated ip address which PIA don,t and other Vpn providers are starting to do . But PIA for the price is good and there no log policy is good and that is what tempted me to them.

​I've got an old laptop that I don't really use anymore, would this be sufficient? how much did the Dell t20 set you back?

found them to dc a lot, slightly buggy client too. kill switch is great though. ymmv

I dont think they stopped it -rather Netflix and the likes blocked their IP ranges from accessing geo located content

Read the link
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/discussion/20348/geolocked-content-no-longer-supported
No problems with geo locked content on air.

PIA are ok, reasonably cheap, but you may well find that speeds are a little slow, even when connecting to UK servers while you're located in the UK, and support can be somewhat slow, as well as sticking to predefined scripts, even when you tell them before they start you've been through all their steps yourself. Then again, that's not unusual these days when companies use lowest tender call centres rather than dedicated trained staff. I used them for a couple of years, but I now use AirVPN, who offer less servers in less countries, but faster through speeds, and better support. They are dearer than PIA, but you pay your money, you take your pick.

I've been looking at getting a good VPN for a while, so this is worth a try, we'll see how it goes.

Now we need VPNs to find a way to hide they are VPNs so that the sites blocking them can be bypassed... and so it goes on and on in the great techie wars... :smirk:

have a look to this, it might worth the money https://www.loganmarchione.com/2014/10/openwrt-with-openvpn-client-on-tp-link-tl-mr3020/

Can anyone recommend a VPN service?
I'm on the look out for one and been looking at Ivacy, NordVPN and PIA. Any idea if these are any good or would you suggest something different?

whats the coveration rate for amazon for $31.95

I wonder if this would get round the traffic shaping by SSE that's causing so much consternation just now? :neutral_face:

PIA is good, was using it for almost 2 yrs now. Their CS is good as well and very fast. No BS straight to the subject when you contact them

can anyone suggest a cheap off the shelf router that I can use on one if these vpn services?

If you use a vpn such as this, how unique is the ip address you are given? Eg will I be the only person using that ip at the time? I need this for matched betting and wouldn't want someone else betting from the same ip address.

​it just depends what processing power the laptop has. the Xeon t20 was about £180 after I received my cash back and credit card cash back. it's much more than just my firewall though. it's also my freenas , team speak server, downloading VM. I just stick a night hawk router/ WiFi AP in the back. then all clients in my home run through air vpn

​not unique at all. you share the IP with many people

Great find... Can I use on multiple devices or install on one only?

Interesting comments, folks! For my needs I don't really require dedicated IP, but would love to use VPN which provides both options. What's your choice and how much does it cost?

Cheers buddy, i've took the plunge and bought it.

Look for various routers that you can install DD WRT firmware on. I had an old d link that was left by the previous tenant in our old flat, and you can do all sorts with it, including VPN.

It can be a bit overwhelming with ash the options though. Google it and you should have be able to find a list of compatible routers.

Regarding PIA, I'm in France and recently tried this. There is a seven day cancellation/refund option. I got an immediate refund after a day when it became clear that iPlayer wouldn't work at all. Spent so long trying different UK servers and not a single one worked.

Have to use Hola for now. Wouldn't put anything secure through it, but can usually find a working server within a few minutes and is fine for iPlayer.

Thanks. I've got a dlink that has dd wrt but I cant get more than 10 meg out of it on my 30 meg connection in Spain. This was an eBay buy so I'd like something new rather even if I have to flash it myself.

Used two of the U.K.Ones with out issues from all over the world on phone and iPad no issues.

I have been using PIA for the last 5 years never had issues with them got it on my phone, pc, server and Mac works fine.

It worked in general terms, but I think BBC have been playing whack-a-mole with the IP addresses of their London and Southampton servers.

The forums on there said it's trial and error to find an IP that isn't blocked.

At least people know it's not guaranteed to work with iPlayer all the time. However their customer service was great, and after a few hours trying different connections via Windows and Android and it not working they refunded immediately.

Air works first time, last time and every time on the BBC iPlayer. I use it every day.

You got a link to the provider please? What's the yearly cost?

Just read a review of air VPN from Feb 2016, and it seems very impressive.

airvpn.org currently 40Euros a month. I buy the 3 monthly package currently 11 euros for3 months. I am using it on my phone now in Vietnam. If you use it on a PC be aware if you decide not to use it you will have to reset the adapter in internet settings. This takes about 10 seconds. They accept bit coins. I have tried about 4 different vpns and they are the only reliable one for the iPlayer. The set up can be more challenging but I know nothing about computers and I managed it. They have a dedicated forum and support. The support is not as good as PIA bit the ability to overcome geo locked content is rock solid. Bit coins accepted for the seriously paranoid. If you are after geo locked content you will not find better but if you are not willing to play with the settings and don't care about geolocked content you might be better with another provider. Once it is set up it works seamlessly.

Thanks mate, I'll check it out!

Great service, always fast connections, I paid with some bitcoin I had left over last time but when I renew I will be happy to pay again.

If you want to download linux distros use the Netherlands

Can this be used for ps4?
Thanks

You've got to be kidding? You do realise that Hola steals your bandwidth and sells it for use by other people? The whole thing is basically a giant botnet for hire and it's been used in the past for DDoS attacks. You have no control over use of your connection and IP by someone else who could be using it to do something very dodgy.

http://lifehacker.com/hola-better-internet-sells-your-bandwidth-turning-its-1707496872

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/your-tool-to-access-netflix-content-abroad-is-hijacking-your-internet-connection

how would you compare this to cyberghost ??

Been using PIA for years and have no issues or anything negative to say about the service. I mainly connect to the London or Southampton servers and pings are around 10-30ms and maxes out my 65mbps fiber line. Their support is great too.

VPN (privacy) Must reads/tools:

https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/

https://panopticlick.eff.org

https://www.privacytools.io/

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/original-xiaomi-mi-wifi-router-3-21-59-gearbest-2450846

Ordered another one today its currently £19 (to use as a repeater)

Got Padavan N56U running on it

Hot for me, I''m actually supposed to renew in the next few days.

My asus router has a vpn built in, (politely) whats the difference?

I've found CamelCamelCamel blocks access if you are using PIA UK servers (also Ticketmaster)

ive used ipvanish for a couple of years....excellent

you cant compare the two PIA is so much better.

I suspect this function allows your router to terminate VPN connections, i.e you can setup a VPN back to your home network from your laptop when out and about using other connections (such as public Wifi)

Vpn unlimited from stack social is a much better deal.. Lifetime Sub for $29. Can have five devices per account. They have a great privacy policy. And I've never experienced any throttling with speed when using this either. https://stacksocial.com/sales/vpn-unlimited-lifetime-subscription?rid=2585581

To be honest it doesn't sound that great. Cheap yes. Great, not so much...

https://vpnrevie.ws/2015/05/20/vpn-unlimited-review/

I've used it for 14 months and haven't been happier with a vpn. Covers me for everything I personally need. I use it so often I bought a second account.

May I add. I use with an nvidia shield, for blocks and geo locked content streaming, and pc when using to browse private torrent sites and then DL with ru torrent. I don't use torrent clients or anything.

I use PIA and it gives me full speed on my 10Mb (Megabit) connection.

the deal still on?

Don't use PIA for any privacy reasons, they rank poorly compared to others: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/

man you got me, I gave the cheaper link and mine was to expire tomorrow but its still working on the link in the 3rd post at least though you lost me a full day as I bought it now in case it was gone tomorrow :disappointed:

can you add the deal to your current subscribtion

mine doesn't allow me to since I cancelled reoccurring payments last June, they only allow it for cancelled after November last year I think it was.

I've used this for 3 years now (Just paid for this years subscription) and i can say hands down they're the best VPN i've used in terms of usability and support.
Whether you want assistance setting up (Windows/linux/whatever) they will help.
Any troubleshooting, they will help.
And their chat system is really handy.
I've also never seen any downtime on any of them.

The only difference between now and when i started using them is there's been more countries added to the list :smiley:

This looks good

My mate swears by cyberghost.. I've always been tempted by PIA. Why is PIA better than cyberghost?

I have just started using the Opera developer version which has a vpn switch that seems to work well. No use for other none web browsing but useful for anything that you want through a browser.

I have tried loads of them free versions and paid working away its useful to have a vpn, I find PIA the fastest and also no need to reinstall vpn certificates on ios devices

First dip into vpn so I was wondering if somebody can help me out.

I want a straight forward working vpn without too much of a headache in setting it up.
Now should I buy a pre configured vpn router (ukproxyserver) or will a normal router with vpn in the spec be ok. I'm looking to spend around £50 on the router and am considering PIA although "unlimited vpn for life" looks very tempting but I'm getting the feeling it's too good to be true.

Any help appreciated

anyone have a guide to setting this up in kodi

I believe it's just as simple as adding the socks5 proxy info into system/settings/network?

​With the version for Fire Stick there's an annoying bug which ignores the SOCKS5 proxy settings you enter in Kodi settings

Depends on server & seeds of course but when downloading a strongly seeded torrent, it can max my connection (78Mbps) using Netherlands or UK servers.
I've been with them for a couple of years, they're great.
My only problem with them is that from time to time I'll have problems with live US streams but I've been having them issues with a bunch of different VPNs I've tested.



Their speeds aren't too good and if I remember correctly, they keep traffic logs.
Also there's no such thing as a lifetime service.
I've purchased quite a few lifetime services, it's just a gamble as to how long it'll last.

this one is easy, on a laptop you simply install their software, on iOS depending on device either use their software or another app called openvpn no need to keep reinstalling the certificates as I have found on many other providers.

I am curious about your set up? Does the T20 have dual network cards? Is the T20 placed between the modem/router and a switch; with the rest of the devices hanging off the switch?

Thanks Craig.

​the t20 didn't come with dual NICs, odd for a server. I got a dual NICs Intel GB card from eBay for £8. I then run VMware os on the t20. I then run pfsense as a VM
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/PfSense_2_on_VMware_ESXi_5. 1 Ethernet cable runs from the BT fibre modem into port 0. A netgear nighthawk gig switch / WiFi AP is then plugged into physical nic 1.

currently typing on my phone in Aruba on my honeymoon. if you need any advice or it didn't make sense PM me.

Once you've done that does all traffic go through the VPN? I'm seeing people asking how to set Kodi up etc, if you set your laptop up with the App will Kodi traffic automatically go through the VPN? That's always the way assumed it worked.

I'm guessing the people asking about Kodi specifically are using amazon devices or something else where the underlying OS can't be set up to use the VPN so it has to be done in Kodi specifically?

don't have Kodi myself but if you connect to the vpn on a laptop anything that uses the internet will go through that vpn connection. I think there is an issue where you connect to the internet via a device that doesn't have the vpn, however don't quote me on this, I think that you can set up the router with DNS or similar not sure if the vpn providers have anything that you can add to the router, maybe someone else can help on that.

Get a cheap VPS from lowendtalk and roll your own VPN. Secure your server, input a few commands and add file to a DWRT or Merlin compatible router and you're done.

great thread - good info, Thanks Guys

What do you want a VPN on kodi for? Just curious.

Thanks op

Read my other comments before having a go, as I explained from my experience PIA is much better, quicker, no need to constantly reinstalling the certificates on iOS devices. Hope that clarify this for you on a comment made a week ago.

Anyone let their PIA sub run till end and not auto renew? Wondering if they send you an email with a good offer after X days?

To answer my own question for you. Yes they sent me an email with a click here link and that sent me to a page for the full year for the same as this deal of 31.95USD = ca. 25UKP (which still seems live btw). I used PIA link though as that keeps all my account together even though I let my sub expire.

Showing as $39.95 not $31.95 :-(

That is why it has expired

someone changed the main link I expect use link in post 3 for that price

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/pcmag-special-deal-2016

For the first time I'm having a problem with PIA Client today, anyone else? Regular disconnects for some reason. Doesn't seem to be my general connection, just connections made thru PIA. Have opened a ticket anyways.

OK Hurriedly came on HUKD today and found a helpful PM from a kind HUKDer that suggested going back to an older version of PIA.

Checked my email for PIA help and things ain't what they used to be - I couldn't find Chat and ther eis nothing in my emails about chat other than this email:

Hi,

Thanks for contacting us today. I'm sorry to hear your having issues with our service. If you are using our desktop application and having connectivity issues, I would recommend trying a different remote connection port in the settings of our app. Please refer to the following article which will guide you through changing connection ports which can help with a variety of issues, including connectivity, connection speed, and websites not loading.

https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/219059608-Why-is-the-VPN-connection-not-working-or-slow-with-the-PIA-App-

If the issue persists, we will need to gather some more information from you. Please provide answers to the following questions so we can best troubleshoot your issue:

-What operating system and version of it are you using our VPN on?

-Are you connecting to the VPN using our VPN software, or did you use different set-up instructions?

-If you're using our VPN software can you confirm which version you're using. (To find out what version of the PIA client that you have installed, right click (click on Mac OSX) on the PIA icon in your system tray and choose Settings. Click on Advanced, and the client version will be displayed in the lower left hand corner)

-Do you have any firewall or anti-virus software enabled on your system? This can often cause issues with software and network connections.

-Are you connecting via Ethernet or Wifi?

-Do you receive any Errors or Alerts when trying to connect?

-Do you have any advanced features of our app enabled such as MACE or the killswitch?

-Are you using any password management software, such as Lastpass? If so, please ensure this is not interfering with the VPN connection.

-When the disconnections occur, do you have any active downloads? (e.g. Torrents)

Went back thru older versions of PIA (61 and 60) but for some reason they were also losing connection so jumped to v58 which I'd been told worked. Just had utorrent idling on a PIA v58 connection for 12 hours and no loss of connection.

EDIT. Sorry thought I had found the solution there but 20 mins later PIA loses connection again.

looks like this is to late, they don't, and you have to reapply to get the cheaper rate and get a new user id.

Look at #88. They did give me a good offer (good = nowhere cheaper) and have some '7 days grace' thing where it looks like they keep your account info on their books 7 days after your sub expires, so you can pay again in that timeframe, and get your same id/password reactivated.

Ok will checkout