VPN that is decent and not too expensive

Aussienewtaipei · November 30, 2019, 12:32pm

To watch some shows from back home I need a VPN.

In the past I have used Astrill. It worked perfectly BUT was a tad pricey.

Suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

SuiGeneris · November 30, 2019, 12:57pm

Nord VPN is having crazy good deals right now. So is Express VPN. Both are at the top in quality.

Mithrandir · November 30, 2019, 1:03pm

Nothing to add…these two are great.

slawa · November 30, 2019, 1:10pm

I personally use Windscribe. They also have a Black Friday discount

To watch geoblocked content use Windflix location. That uses residential IP.

SuiGeneris · November 30, 2019, 1:14pm

slawa · November 30, 2019, 1:19pm

Here a more unbiased comparison page:

VPN SERVICE	JURISDICTION Based In (Country)	JURISDICTION Fourteen Eyes?	JURISDICTION Enemy of the Internet	LOGGING Logs Traffic	LOGGING Logs DNS Requests	LOGGING Logs Timestamps	LOGGING Logs Bandwidth	LOGGING Logs IP Address	ACTIVISM Anonymous Payment Method	ACTIVISM Accepts Cash	ACTIVISM Accepts Gift Cards	ACTIVISM Accepts Crypto Currency	ACTIVISM PGP Key Available	ACTIVISM Gives back to Privacy Causes	ACTIVISM Meets PrivacyTools IO Criteria	LEAK PROTECTION 1st Party DNS Servers	LEAK PROTECTION IPv6 Supported / Blocked	PROTOCOLS Offers OpenVPN	PROTOCOL Offers Wireguard	OBFUSCATION Supports Multihop	OBFUSCATION Supports TCP Port 443	OBFUSCATION Supports Obfsproxy	OBFUSCATION Supports SOCKS	OBFUSCATION Supports SSL Tunnel	PORT BLOCKING Auth SMTP	PORT BLOCKING P2P	SPEEDS US Server Average (%)	SPEEDS Int’l Server Average (%)	SECURITY Default Data Encryption	SECURITY Strongest Data Encryption	SECURITY Weakest Handshake Encryption	SECURITY Strongest Handshake Encryption	AVAILABILITY # of Connections	AVAILABILITY # of Countries	AVAILABILITY # of Servers	SUPPORT Linux (Manual Config)	WEBSITE # of Persistent Cookies	WEBSITE # of External Trackers	WEBSITE Server SSL Rating	WEBSITE SSL Cert issued to	PRICING $ / Month (Annual Pricing)	PRICING $ / Connection / Month	PRICING Free Trial	PRICING Refund Period (Days)	ETHICS Falsely Claims 100% Effective	ETHICS Incentivizes Social Media Spam	POLICIES Forbids Spam	POLICIES Requires Ethical Copy	POLICIES Requires Full Disclosure	AFFILIATES Practice Ethical Copy	AFFILIATES Give Full Disclosure
ExpressVPN	British Virgin Islands	Owned	Owned	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Email	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes						Yes		No	0.00	0.00		AES-256		CA-4096	3	94	1,500	Yes	13	5	A+	Self	8.32	8.32	No	30			Some	No	No	No	No
NordVPN	Panama	No	No	No		No	No	No	Email	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Testing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Some	5.36	1.50	AES-256	AES-256		RSA-2048	6	61	4,192	Yes	5	1	A	Self	5.75	0.96	Yes	30	Yes		No	No	No		No
WindScribe	Canada	Five	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			0.00	0.00		AES-256	RSA-4096	RSA-4096	25	52	492		0	0	A+	Self	4.08	0.16	Yes	3		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		No

slawa · November 30, 2019, 1:32pm

Review sites in a nutshell

Give us money and you will be top VPN on our site

slawa · November 30, 2019, 1:39pm

And I would advise against NordVPN

https://medium.com/@derek./how-is-nordvpn-unblocking-disney-6c51045dbc30

pablo_the_wise · December 1, 2019, 7:18am

I know you said Astrill is a bit pricey- but they are the best by far.

For one, they’re the only reliable vpn in China - my last few trips ExpressVPN and Nord haven’t worked and their customer service is nonexistent.

Secondly, their speeds are the fastest of all the vpn’s I’ve tried.

You get what you pay for :T

schwarzwald · December 1, 2019, 10:03am

Opera browser has built in VPN now, don’t know how good it is though.

LondonSpice · October 20, 2020, 9:49am

I need a VPN that allows me to use UK BBC iPlayer.

Currently using express VPN not happy with now that’s up for renewal 6600ntd per year.

Any suggestions, opera not working for iPlayet

junoreactor · October 21, 2020, 4:55am

PIA will do the job, been using it for 5 years and its much cheaper than what you paid before. http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-a-vpn/1218buyavpn?invite=U2FsdGVkX1-cobHZd9hXvCx-i5MBjR_3M1snFCDBxeA%2CtHbmYD0Rwm1hDD9PboYSa33ZSgU

Marco · October 21, 2020, 4:56am

I use Surfshark. $2.49/m

olm · October 21, 2020, 6:50am

Same here, changed from astrill to surf shark a few months ago. Fine for torrent and Netflix.

Astrill was great, but got more and more expensive over the years. Ridiculous.

slawa · October 21, 2020, 7:02am

I am glad I got Windscribe Lifetime. Never looked back.

LondonSpice · October 21, 2020, 1:44pm

Thanks I shall look into both recommendations.

OceanDean · October 22, 2020, 3:26pm

Nord vpn is advertised everywhere now
So I think they got more loyal prices to modern customers. and also free trial is included in it,you should try

LondonSpice · October 23, 2020, 4:08am

Ok I tried windscribe works perfectly well with iPlayer, possibly better than Express VPN.
Decided to stick with it.
Thanks for replies there’s so much stuff out there difficult to know which one.

Malasang88 · November 20, 2020, 3:13am

Bringing this back up. Is there a VPN that works best for streaming Hulu, Netflix, Prime that doesn’t get blocked? Almost pulled the trigger on ExpressVPN but some feedback here doesn’t seem all that great. Don’t want to sign up for a year if I can’t even get netflix consistently.

SuiGeneris · November 20, 2020, 12:27pm

I’ve been using ExpressVPN for two years with no problems. Can access all the services you listed and more without problems.

Netflix= no problem
Hulu = no problem
HBO = no problem
Amazon Prime Video = no problem (but Amazon does geo block credit cards)
Disney Plus = no problem