Does anybody use a VPN, (Virtual Private Network)? Can you recommend one?
Internet security VPN
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http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/03/five-best-vpn-service-providers-3/
I use Torguard and have no problems but the software is a bit lacking....not as user friendly.
Private internet access is about the most popular i have friends who use it and like it.
I use Torguard and have no problems but the software is a bit lacking....not as user friendly.
Private internet access is about the most popular i have friends who use it and like it.
Windows 7 and 8 comes preloaded with a secure VPN client!
Just click the start button on your desktop screen and type 'VPN' in the search field.
Thanks LC. Reading reviews is OK but I prefer real people's thoughts.
I didn't know that Meta. Thank you. I'll have a look at that.
I didn't know that Meta. Thank you. I'll have a look at that.
Ramjet said:
Wow i thought i just gave you a real persons thoughts plus some reviews.
But fair enough i haven't been here as long as some so ill go sit back in my corner facing the wall.
LOL. Sorry LC. I think you read that not the way I meant it. I meant thank you for your recommendation. Yours and your friends were a real persons experience. 
Amazing how something written can be interpreted in different ways. I really gotta think before I write. Sorry :8
Amazing how something written can be interpreted in different ways. I really gotta think before I write. Sorry :8Apology accepted ....sorry for over reacting. :8
LOL. When I read it back I could see why you reacted that way. I would have been offended as well. Sorry man. My turn to sit in the corner with the pointy hat on :8 8.(
Hi Ramjet,
I use IPVanish and can recommend them. If my normal speed is 5 Mbps, routing through their LA server, so I can access geoblocked content, reduces it to something like 3-4 Mbps. The lag becomes a killer, so browsing is slower, but it works a treat for steady downloading such as streaming. I can't recall their charges, but I think it was in the ballpark of $70 US per year.
Besides with these metadata retention laws that are coming, the more people take up VPN the better.
I use IPVanish and can recommend them. If my normal speed is 5 Mbps, routing through their LA server, so I can access geoblocked content, reduces it to something like 3-4 Mbps. The lag becomes a killer, so browsing is slower, but it works a treat for steady downloading such as streaming. I can't recall their charges, but I think it was in the ballpark of $70 US per year.
Besides with these metadata retention laws that are coming, the more people take up VPN the better.
I'm using Getflix, was recommended to me as their support is supposed to be quite good. About $12 a month from memory, first month free for trial. I use it to stream Netflix from US/UK etc.
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Another person for Getflix.
I also share a seedbox at seedboxco.net
I also share a seedbox at seedboxco.net
I am using PureVPN from past 8 months, which i choose after reading some reviews articles like http://www.vpnranks.com/purevpn-review
I've been using Private Internet Access for the last two weeks. Very happy with it, and one unexpected bonus is that my internet is noticeably faster. I think this is because as well as encrypting traffic, it is compressed as well. Only $35 bucks or so on a yearly basis.
Imagine living in a town where adsl2 doesn't even reach to yetDrDuck said:
I've forgotten what a vpn is..I started to think yall were talking about virtual hosts
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DrDuck said:
I have been considering this, but Private Internet Access has Australian Servers....so wouldnt they have to comply with our reporting laws, for the activity on those servers?
Rocketaroo,
Interesting, As they keep no logs, there is nothing for them to hand over. As I understand it, the Australian servers are just gateways into the VPN network, while the reporting laws apply to ISP's. The ISP only sees encrypted traffic going to a server on the VPN network, with little metadata available, depending on your options (ie whether you have enabled DNS leak protection). Doug probably knows about this stuff.
Interesting, As they keep no logs, there is nothing for them to hand over. As I understand it, the Australian servers are just gateways into the VPN network, while the reporting laws apply to ISP's. The ISP only sees encrypted traffic going to a server on the VPN network, with little metadata available, depending on your options (ie whether you have enabled DNS leak protection). Doug probably knows about this stuff.
