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Hi! So I have had surfshark for a while and been generally quite satisfied. They do everything I need them to do this far with no fuss and bundle in some handy other services as well.

My annual plan expires in a couple of months and I'm curious what else is out there, as I only started SF because it was heavily discounted at the time. From a new provider, I just need privacy, the ability to torrent totally public domain content, and a static IP. Do you have any suggestions for other options worth considering? I just like to have options. Thanks in advance!

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[–] Nnyan@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t think you can go wrong with NordVPN, Proton or Mullvad. I find Nord and Proton have better speeds.

[–] Majestic-Contract-42@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

VPN.ac

Very happy for quite a few years now. Before that rotated through quite a few.

Reasons=

  1. Romanian court over ruled EU's 6 month data retention policy.

  2. 6 wireguard connections.

  3. ~€46 per year.

  4. Small team of good dudes. I can't stand the support vibe from big companies.

[–] lostllama2015@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use my home router as a VPN server.

[–] Hainells@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use NordVPN, audited no-logs and they have static IPs to buy

[–] VersionMoist8167@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"I'm setting up a self-hosted server. Is VPNHouse suitable for this?

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[–] cowboycee@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using Safeshell because it's highly secure and has excellent stability.

[–] Minecon724@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I self host, it's way more convenient (opinion) and I don't really care about anonymity. Also less expensive.

[–] Hydridity@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I host my own OpenVpn server in 2 different countries

[–] ikwyl6@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you use a VPS for this? If not, how do you do it?

[–] Hydridity@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

No VPS, all running on my home servers.

I have one server at home in country where I reside in, so if I want secure tunnel when for example on public wifi, I just connect to my home in this country

And second one is in my home country where my relative lets me keep my second low power server at their home, which I use if I need to bypass geoblocked content of my current country

[–] SLZUZPEKQKLNCAQF@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Selfhosted WG

[–] Julian_1_2_3_4_5@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

a pi with wireguard in multiple friends houses in different countries

[–] duty87@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I host my own VPN on a VPS. This way I am sure all the logging is truly disabled.

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[–] imabeach47@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Airvpn with 3 year plan, windscribe with discount link you can find on reddit or their newsletter discounts are both good value

[–] tehjrow@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmm, I use expressvpn but don’t see anyone here mentioning it. Is there something I should know about them?

[–] layer4andbelow@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I was thinking the same.

It might be a little pricey compared to the rest? It works very well for my use case and I've never been bottlenecked by the VPN which is nice.

[–] SebeekS@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Self hostes free OpenVPN 😎

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[–] crookedplatipus@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly, if you're happy with the service surfshark had been providing, why roll the dice and switch? Stick with what's making you happy.

[–] MRP_yt@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

PIA

Reason = Transmission

I am collecting Linux.iso :)

[–] __aa__aa@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

None, get a $5 vps and setup openvpn

[–] DamascusWolf82@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

What do people think of Mozilla VPN? That's what I use currently.

[–] Gen_Tsos_Koolaid@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

No one for iVPN?

The creators of the DNS Leak check website.

[–] NoNameJustASymbol@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I have several VPSes around the world each with OpenVPN.

[–] enormousaardvark@alien.top 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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