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First off, sorry if this has been asked a million times in this community already, but the only post I found on this topic when I searched was over two years old.

I've been using PIA vpn for the past two years, but my subscription is ending soon and I was thinking about switching providers. I'm a fairly basic vpn user so I'm not overly concerned about advanced features and bells and whistles. I have a limited budget to work with, and I run Fedora os. Does anyone have any recommendations on what vpn I should be using?

I've seen Mullvad mentioned frequently, but it's a touch expensive compared to others. I've heard some good things about Proton vpn too, but I know there was a controversy with their CEO not long ago. I've also just read something about IVPN and they look good, but I'd like opinions from more sources. I'm open too all other suggestions as well. Thanks for any and all thoughts!

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[–] ceiron@europe.pub 2 points 1 week ago

Depending on your ISP and router you might be able to install WireGuard on it. More generally self-hosting a VPN is pretty straightforward.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i use expressvpn with a dedicated uk server for streaming (as an anglophile) and mullvad wireguard on my gl ax1800 with port forwarding on the router for educational archival purposes and historical academic studies of long john silver and ive been happy.

i have been trying out windscribe paid but not sold on it

[–] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Surfshark, cheap and fast.

[–] idriss@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They dropped shadowsocks support and now mostly standard protocols like the rest. Plus logging activity like supervpn. Bro advice: Skip it.

[–] Ghostbanjo1949@lemmy.mengsk.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Surfshark does not log anything actually. No-logs VPN: what you do online is your business - Surfshark https://share.google/bvvVGtjs4JCs4HlJn

[–] idriss@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

My mistake, thanks for correcting me.

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