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palcal Guru  Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1873 |
Is it worth getting a VPN, they seem cheap enough if they do what is claimed. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6097 |
They hide your real IP which can cause sites to block you. They can make remote access to things like webcams and webmites difficult They don't stop you clicking on links that you shouldn't. A false sense of security in my opinion. But I am a cynical old f...t Jim VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| palcal Guru Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1873 |
Thanks Jim. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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| Malibu Senior Member  Joined: 07/07/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 228 |
The Opera web browser I use has a VPN function included. If I'm feeling a little paranoid, I usually just activate that. The hype that's presented about VPN's I don't buy into, but sometimes it's a handy tool. I only originaly used it to watch US Netflix. Found a better way to do that now, so I tossed the VPN subscription. You and me both Jim!  John |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4223 |
Opera VPN is not a real VPN. But it hides ypur IP for sure. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6781 |
A VPN is as good as the people that you trust in the chain. It's called a "Virtual" Private Network for a good reason. :) Would you buy VPN access from companies in Russia, China or North Korea? I thought not. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4223 |
Telegram is praised for its security Telegram is Russian Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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Martin H. Guru Joined: 04/06/2022 Location: GermanyPosts: 1113 |
My reason for using a VPN is that I do 2/3 of my work from my home office and am connected to the university network via it. I don't use a VPN privately. The only reason for me would be to conceal my location in order to avoid geoblocking 'no comment |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3150 |
I installed a VPN on a Raspberry Pi 5 at my winter home in Florida. Using RDP (Remote Desktop) from Nova Scotia, this allows me access to everything on my network there as if I were present, including cameras. It works well. I will be doing a similar setup in Nova Scotia with a Pi 4B so that I can look back the opposite way. When I'm travelling, I always use a VPN if I'm doing anything sensitive while using public access. ~ Edited 2024-08-12 21:14 by lizby PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| barewires Newbie  Joined: 13/04/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 30 |
I live in a major city but Surfshark always puts me in a cities 2 to 3+ hours away. This upsets gmail and paypal and always makes me change passwords. If I don't turn it off every time I suffer. It is not worth the time to use it. |
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| palcal Guru Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1873 |
Well from that I reckon I won't bother. It's just personal use and I am very careful when on the net. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I used a VPN when I was using Starlink for a few weeks, I needed a fixed Australian IP address. I'm now on Aussie Broadband and have a fixed IP, so dont need a VPN client at home. My JAQ software, I have several clients using my hosted cloud servers, and we've firewalled those to only accept connections from Australian IP's. Its not bullet proof but it helps. If a client goes overseas they cant access their JAQ, so I step them though installing a VPN client and requesting an Australian IP, easy. CyberGhost was my choice, cheap enough and had the features I wanted. If I travel, I use it on my laptop on strange wifi networks. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| EDNEDN Senior Member Joined: 18/02/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 118 |
I use FastestVPN. I kind of doubt it is the fastest, but it does have reasonable speed and has host servers in hundreds of cities. You can get a lifetime subscription to it for $40: https://fastestvpn.com/buy-vpn The biggest thing I don't like about it is I wish it would remember my credentials from one time to the next when I use it. I don't like having to log in anytime I use it. But that is a small annoyance, and it does work well for what I use it for. |
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| Malibu Senior Member Joined: 07/07/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 228 |
Agreed, but sometimes it's a simple way for geo-location stuff, rather than a full-on VPN service...  If anyone wants to just change geo-location to watch US/UK streaming services on TV, I can recommend StreamLocator which I use on my Amazon Firestick for 5 bucks a month. Gives me all sorts of options for streaming international services - US Netflix, BBC, plus a variety of others (Sometimes BBC even asks me if I have a TV licence... which of course I do!  )Edited 2024-08-14 16:49 by Malibu John |
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