VPN services?

pete6032

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Can anyone recommend a good inexpensive VPN service capable of streaming HD video? Even better if I could buy daily access so I can watch a single sports game.
 

NutBucket

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I use Private Internet Access. I haven't noticed any slow downs...maybe slightly higher latency. Disney+ is fine but no matter the settings Netflix and Prime don't like it.
 

JEDI

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I use Private Internet Access. I haven't noticed any slow downs...maybe slightly higher latency. Disney+ is fine but no matter the settings Netflix and Prime don't like it.
Pia got bought out years ago.
No longer trust their no log pledge.

And if you don't care about no log, there's cheaper VPNs.
Look on Slickdeals
 

NutBucket

Lifer
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So if I'm going to pay for one is Nord preferable? I sort of assumed with all their ads they've gone more mainstream. Maybe I am mistaken?
 

Muadib

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So if I'm going to pay for one is Nord preferable? I sort of assumed with all their ads they've gone more mainstream. Maybe I am mistaken?
I was a PIA user before switching to Nord. I switched because the company that bought PIA had a bad rep in the VPN biz. That's been a few years though. They may have changed their practices since then.

i'm still using free vpn.
10gigs x 3 vpn companies
So 30 gigs total? I'm not sure I'm reading that right.
 

kt

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Pia got bought out years ago.
No longer trust their no log pledge.

And if you don't care about no log, there's cheaper VPNs.
Look on Slickdeals
Didn't PIA get sued recently by film studios for their "no log" policy encouraging their users to commit piracy and other crimes?

 

JEDI

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Sometimes they have a promo for 30GB free which is what I have. It's what I use to watch sports. I also bought a cheap VPN unlimited lifetime plan and it sucks compared to Windscribe. Windscribe occasionally has sales for 2 and 3 years of service.
yeah, i keep missing the windscribe free promo deals. :(
last year was 50gigs free.
 
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BW86

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I use Cyberghost using the Wireguard protocol - no issues whatsoever.
 

Captante

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The only "paid" VPN I've had recently was Symantec's built in version in Norton 360 which I no longer use.

It worked VERY well in terms of speed and doing "grey-area" stuff like sketchy streaming and watching blocked content.

The problem was/is I wouldn't trust them not to have saved AND to cough up your data in a flash "upon request" of law enforcement behind anything serious.