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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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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Kaspersky because it’s part of my $3/month antivirus.. split tunnel kills my self-hosted docker stuff, and essentially isn’t really split tunneling, but yeah

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

Mullvad, it's extremely popular among privacy advocates

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[–] Scary-Needleworker52@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’m surprised that no one mentioned IVPN

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

None, get a $5 vps and setup openvpn

[–] 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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[–] Fleecer74@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Proton is good and Windscribe is good if you need a dedicated ip.

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

a pi with wireguard in multiple friends houses in different countries

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

Selfhosted WG

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

I host my own OpenVpn server in 2 different countries

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[–] 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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[–] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 2 years ago

Njalla works very well for me since the time it was (unfortunately) called ipredator

[–] 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

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

For torrenting No vpn instead get a cheap vps service who don't give a damn about copyright and install wireguard.

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[–] 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.

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

ExpressVPN and I've got it running on my router, which makes things really simple for the rest of the network.

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

PrivacyTools should be taken with a grain of salt these days. There was apparently a massive falling out.

Long story short the main guy went MIA and the rest of the crew and community decided over many months to create a new site since the main guy had the keys to the kingdom. Shortly after the move the guy came back and accused everyone of being against him. It's a whole drama thing. But the fact that PrivacyTools now highly recommends NordVPN and ExpressVPN tells me all I need to know and I'm sticking with the new PrivacyGuides

www.privacyguides.org/en/about/privacytools

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