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VPN Recommendations? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pirat@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
 

I've been using Mullvad for the past few months. Have not had many issues with it aside from the 5 device limit and the removal of port forwarding. I'm currently looking at Private Internet Access as a potential replacement. It looks like it offers 10 device limit and port forwarding included with the price.

Anyone using PIA? How's the experience?

Edit: Probably should have mentioned, feel free to offer any other recommendations, I'm not attached to, or against any specific recommendations. I would like it to have a GUI available on Linux though if possible.

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[–] Sterben@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have been using NordVPN since forever to be honest.

Never had any problem (servers always up and good speed too), but people say that it is very expensive in comparison with other VPN providers, so I don't know.

[–] pirat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

This message has been sponsored by NordVPN

Also, it doesn't seem to be much more expensive than something like ExpressVPN, though that is pretty expensive at about $13 USD monthly. Way cheaper to buy yearly though. In comparison, Mullvad is a flat 5 Euro (about $5.20 - $5.40) per month. Other VPNs seem to be about $10-$13 per month.

I have not tried them, but always stayed away from them due to aggressive marketing that really put me off. there was a good year or two where I was bombarded with NordVPN ads and sponsors, and still get the occasional advert about them. It may be worth trying though, I have colleagues that use it.

[–] Sterben@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I got the 3 years deal, so it is quite cheap for me.

[–] pirat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surfshark offered a similar deal that I bought a few years back. At the time it worked just fine for me, but they don't offer port forwarding (at least they did not at the time I was using them), and they don't have a Linux GUI.

[–] fidodo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Surfshark does have a Linux gui now. I got them because they had a really good deal going on at the time but I can't comment if they're the best option.