Which product is the best for VPN?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Which product is the best for VPN?:

And now removing Private Internet Access from the list, because they are based in the US

Not that I or anyone else (I hope) reading these reviews is going to be conducting anything illegal, or partaking in other nefarious activity - but wants true anonymity and privacy, but the entire purpose of a VPN is to remain truly anonymous, and not be subjected to 5-eyes (for example)

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So, because of this, Private Internet Access…

Absolutely yes, definitely take that off the list.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Which product is the best for VPN?:

@JAC And I’m inclined to do the same with NordVPN

For me this is what it’s all about, if you know something works for you and you like it then it’s worth sticking with it.

I’d certainly give Express VPN a go mate if you are still looking at others.

[phenomlab]

@JAC Yes, am still comparing two (final) two - NordVPN, and ExpressVPN

[phenomlab]

I’ve opted to renew NordVPN for another 2 years. Bottom line is that it’s the best out there (for my needs), and certainly one of the very few that has actually had an independent audit to confirm that they have a no logging policy in place.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Which product is the best for VPN?:

I’ve opted to renew NordVPN for another 2 years. Bottom line is that it’s the best out there (for my needs), and certainly one of the very few that has actually had an independent audit to confirm that they have a no logging policy in place.

Great to hear mate, it’s absolutely the best ranked so it’s a wise choice. .

[JAC]

@JAC said in Which product is the best for VPN?:

@phenomlab said in Which product is the best for VPN?:

I’ve opted to renew NordVPN for another 2 years. Bottom line is that it’s the best out there (for my needs), and certainly one of the very few that has actually had an independent audit to confirm that they have a no logging policy in place.

Great to hear mate, it’s absolutely the best ranked so it’s a wise choice. .

Just out of interest how much was that mate for the two years? I presume because you’ve stuck with them they’ve given you a good deal?

[phenomlab]

@JAC Not really. Turned out to be over £70 by the time VAT was added, but it doesn’t expire until November 2024, so I’m happy with that. Makes the overall deal as below

Essentially, £1.48 per month so a bargain in the sense that I don’t need to worry about it for another 2 years !

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Which product is the best for VPN?:

@JAC Not really. Turned out to be over £70 by the time VAT was added, but it doesn’t expire until November 2024, so I’m happy with that. Makes the overall deal as below

Essentially, £1.48 per month so a bargain in the sense that I don’t need to worry about it for another 2 years !

Looks like an absolute bargain matey .

[phenomlab]

@JAC Absolutely.

[phenomlab]

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[qwinter]

One thing I just realized is that you have to trust your VPN provider, and that there’s not much of a reason to trust them more than say your internet provider (which I guess you are trying to avoid).

So I’m not sold on the idea of using a VPN for everything.

Beyond that, in practical terms, I had problems with both NordVPN and wireshark for day to day activities. Zoom for example didn’t work with them.

[phenomlab]

@qwinter Odd. Zoom works fine for me and I’m using NordVPN. After extensive research, I found that NordVPN are the only ones to survive and pass an independent audit to attest that they do not keep logs, or sell your browsing history.