For Mullvad users who solely rely on the OpenVPN protocol like me, in a year's time [roughly], WireGuard will be the only protocol on Mullvad: Removing OpenVPN 15th January 2026
- Considering that I have to switch to another provider soon, I wonder if someone could also recommend a good VPN for online gaming (NordVPN was awful while Mullvad is somewhat okay).
Topic: List of VPN Service Providers - 2023 - page 2. (Read 3543 times)
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BTW, might be a dumb question but does anyone know how does the 1 year stack if there are still months left in your subscription? will the 1 year count start the moment you sub'd or from your previous subscription's end date?
I guess prices could be different? perhaps location matters too? In my case, I was seeing 35.88 EUR which I was able to change to 35.88 USD using the currency drop down menu so it's a bit cheaper lol. However, I couldn't find any crypto payment available 🤔
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BTW, might be a dumb question but does anyone know how does the 1 year stack if there are still months left in your subscription? will the 1 year count start the moment you sub'd or from your previous subscription's end date?
You can get a 1-year plan for 40 euros for Proton VPN[1],
I guess prices could be different? perhaps location matters too? In my case, I was seeing 35.88 EUR which I was able to change to 35.88 USD using the currency drop down menu so it's a bit cheaper lol. However, I couldn't find any crypto payment available 🤔
I'll also soon recheck the prices of listed VPN providers and also update this thread with Black Friday deals. I think that Mullvad and IVPN won't offer discounts but many Non-Privacy Focused Mainstream VPNs will offer good Black Friday deals.
I checked Proton VPN and Nord VPN and it seems like they do have a Black Friday deal. You can get a 1-year plan for 40 euros for Proton VPN[1], while you can get a 24-month plan for $122 at Nord VPN[2]. I feel like Nord's discount is pretty similar to their 2 year-package deal which happens quite often though, so not sure if this is a nice offer or not. I'm interested in buying Proton VPN but I still have a month of Mullvad, not sure if I'd switch just because of the discount.[1] https://protonvpn.com/blackfriday
[2] https://nordvpn.com/black-friday/
I'll also soon recheck the prices of listed VPN providers and also update this thread with Black Friday deals. I think that Mullvad and IVPN won't offer discounts but many Non-Privacy Focused Mainstream VPNs will offer good Black Friday deals.
Stay tuned for a news update.
It is very unlikely that IVPN or Mullvad will offer discounts as I am 99 % certain that they never did. Mullvad especially has kept their price - 5 € - the same ever since their inception in 2019. Stay tuned for a news update.
If I had more smerits, I would send you them but at the moment I have only left 2, I am on budget.
Thank you very much for sharing that VPN, it looks very interesting and it is the first time for me to hear about them but it seems that they are an old VPN service provider because I found topics about them since 2014 (haven't dig much). Seems, they haven't changed their UI since the first day but their FAQ section and overall structure of information is very different from others. From quick view, it looks like this is a privacy focused VPN but they accept BitPay for crypto payments, c'mon.
Thank you very much for sharing that VPN, it looks very interesting and it is the first time for me to hear about them but it seems that they are an old VPN service provider because I found topics about them since 2014 (haven't dig much). Seems, they haven't changed their UI since the first day but their FAQ section and overall structure of information is very different from others. From quick view, it looks like this is a privacy focused VPN but they accept BitPay for crypto payments, c'mon.
Well... they also accept NOWpayments but I'll admit that's probably an even worse option than BitPay. They do accept Monero directly though, so you can just pay with that if you're truly paranoid (and if you are, you probably would be using XMR anyway, not Bitcoin).
I wonder how is the performance of that thing though. like is it fast, or what?
I haven't noticed this before but today I checked IVPN and saw that they offer discounts for businesses and non-profit organizations. If someone here is from nonprofit, you can get IVPN Pro for $3 a month and if you are from a company that needs a VPN, IVPN offers Pro plan for $5-$9, depends on the number of members.
I'll also soon recheck the prices of listed VPN providers and also update this thread with Black Friday deals. I think that Mullvad and IVPN won't offer discounts but many Non-Privacy Focused Mainstream VPNs will offer good Black Friday deals.
Stay tuned for a news update.
I'll also soon recheck the prices of listed VPN providers and also update this thread with Black Friday deals. I think that Mullvad and IVPN won't offer discounts but many Non-Privacy Focused Mainstream VPNs will offer good Black Friday deals.
Stay tuned for a news update.
Anyone here tried and tested cryptostorm.is VPN service?
I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
Mullvad is probably a better service, but it's always good to have some alternative opentions available.
If I had more smerits, I would send you them but at the moment I have only left 2, I am on budget.I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
Mullvad is probably a better service, but it's always good to have some alternative opentions available.
Thank you very much for sharing that VPN, it looks very interesting and it is the first time for me to hear about them but it seems that they are an old VPN service provider because I found topics about them since 2014 (haven't dig much). Seems, they haven't changed their UI since the first day but their FAQ section and overall structure of information is very different from others. From quick view, it looks like this is a privacy focused VPN but they accept BitPay for crypto payments, c'mon.
I would stick with IVPN or Mullvad. I don't want any room for headache. By the way, from quick research, many people complain their service but I'll try to find more info about them in the upcoming days.
You could get them for 800 EUR a pop, way back in 2014 back when they were running a fundraiser.
That's a lot of money for a vendor lock-in. you are able to purchase a lifetime license. Perpetuity is always a tricky choice in products as it doesn't provide a constant flow of revenue like subscriptions
I've seen too many cases in which "lifetime" isn't really lifetime. I wouldn't pay $500 up front for this.[1][url]https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration/[url]
ProtonMail also used to offer lifetime subscriptions. You could get them for 800 EUR a pop, way back in 2014 back when they were running a fundraiser.
you are able to purchase a lifetime license. Perpetuity is always a tricky choice in products as it doesn't provide a constant flow of revenue like subscriptions
I've seen too many cases in which "lifetime" isn't really lifetime. I wouldn't pay $500 up front for this.[1][url]https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration/[url]
you are able to purchase a lifetime license. Perpetuity is always a tricky choice in products as it doesn't provide a constant flow of revenue like subscriptions
I've seen too many cases in which "lifetime" isn't really lifetime. I wouldn't pay $500 up front for this. I did quick check and it seems to be true, https://web.archive.org/web/20130926232935/https://cryptostorm.is/.
Yeah it definitely looks... shady. I guess I'll continue to pay attention to any development or news that come out of the service, but I still won't touch it for now. They do appear also on KYCnot.me[1] with a high score but do note that that the website only evaluates how KYC unfriendly the serivce and how private their policy is.[1]https://kycnot.me/service/cryptostorm
Anyone here tried and tested cryptostorm.is VPN service?
Actually it's first time i heard this VPN service. But looking at the guide, i find it's annoying the guide (for various OS) only meant for OpenVPN even though they support WireGuard. Less technical user better use Mullvad which offer more guide and user-friendly application.
Anyone here tried and tested cryptostorm.is VPN service?
I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
Interesting, I had never heard of them, but apparently they have been running for 10 years[1] - Question #7.I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
I did quick check and it seems to be true, https://web.archive.org/web/20130926232935/https://cryptostorm.is/.
Anyone here tried and tested cryptostorm.is VPN service?
I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
Interesting, I had never heard of them, but apparently they have been running for 10 years[1] - Question #7. It seems interesting, and they something unusual as well - you are able to purchase a lifetime license. Perpetuity is always a tricky choice in products as it doesn't provide a constant flow of revenue like subscriptions, so it is an interesting choice.I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
However, a bit of investigation led me to this[2] post regarding the connection between Cryptostorm and CryptoCloud and someone named Spink. Also, I wasn't able to find any kind of audit made to the infrastructure of CryptoStorm...
Mullvad is probably a better service, but it's always good to have some alternative opentions available.
I also consider IVPN to be on par with Mullvad level of operation and business ethics.[1]https://www.cryptostorm.is/faq
[2]https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/16590-about-honeypots/?do=findComment&comment=36684
Anyone here tried and tested cryptostorm.is VPN service?
I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
Mullvad is probably a better service, but it's always good to have some alternative opentions available.
I see them popping out more recently, they have open source code, no registration, no kyc and they are accepting cryptocurrency payments.
Mullvad is probably a better service, but it's always good to have some alternative opentions available.
I've chosen Proton VPN over others due to BTC payment option. Now. Let's see the midterm results. I've paid 120 Euros (in BTC!) say one year back. And that amount turned to be like 430 Euros by 2024. But amount in BTC did fall back to same sum in Euros! Did I overspend my assets?
I remember the days I would spend 0.001BTC to use Mullvad VPN for a day. Nowadays, that buys you more than a year. Since Bitcoin is at a new All Time High, every piece of Bitcoin I ever spent or sold can be thought of as a bad decision. But that's in hindsight.On the other hand, it also helped support the Bitcoin economy. Bitcoin can't be a currency if nobody uses it. So as long as you don't spend everything, you're still on the winning end.
Let me
In 2017 I bought my wife and I a trip to Hawaii using Bitcoin... cheapair.com. I wonder if they kept any of their profits in BTC. I hope so... My wife was surprised I had done it. But it was one of the only ways to buy it without her knowing. "Why would you spend the REAL money on this trip instead of the worthless money we have in the bank?", she asked. She's a good one. "Well, I look at it this way... If bitcoin fails for some reason we got a trip to Hawaii from it... and if it doesn't? Well that's exactly the problem we WANT to have
Trip worth like $30k today. Lol. But I replaced nearly all that bitcoin in March of 2020 for about the same USD cost as the trip.
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I knew in the midst of that beauty and happiness that someday it would be the "million dollar trip"...".
Trip worth like $30k today. Lol. But I replaced nearly all that bitcoin in March of 2020 for about the same USD cost as the trip.
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I knew in the midst of that beauty and happiness that someday it would be the "million dollar trip"...".
I've chosen Proton VPN over others due to BTC payment option. Now. Let's see the midterm results. I've paid 120 Euros (in BTC!) say one year back. And that amount turned to be like 430 Euros by 2024. But amount in BTC did fall back to same sum in Euros! Did I overspend my assets?
At that time, you could buy and sell X amount of bitcoin for 120 Euros. Now, if you were to sell that number of bitcoins, you'll get 430 Euro but you can't buy the same amount of Bitcoins for 120 Euros, that's called investment. So, you didn't overpay for the service because you had a need of VPN back then and it was probably necessary for you to buy VPN in exchange of amount of Bitcoins.Please, don't follow that logic and don't get yourself depressed because of that. We can't always invest in Bitcoin and also we can't invest everything into Btc. There are things where we need to spend money anyways, including food, drink, rent and so on. If you think like that, then you might also say that you overpaid on your meal x4 because you could buy Bitcoin and sell it with 4x profit. That's not right way to think, this will only make you feel depressed.
I've chosen Proton VPN over others due to BTC payment option. Now. Let's see the midterm results. I've paid 120 Euros (in BTC!) say one year back. And that amount turned to be like 430 Euros by 2024. But amount in BTC did fall back to same sum in Euros! Did I overspend my assets?
That's nature of things when you're paying in BTC for goods. When you're paying in BTC, you have to accept possibility that Bitcoin can go up significantly and it may make your purchases to look very expensive. On the other hand, Bitcoin can go down too.Personally, I wouldn't consider that you overspent. After all, at time of purchase you paid €120, not €430.
I've chosen Proton VPN over others due to BTC payment option. Now. Let's see the midterm results. I've paid 120 Euros (in BTC!) say one year back. And that amount turned to be like 430 Euros by 2024. But amount in BTC did fall back to same sum in Euros! Did I overspend my assets?
But DNS blocking is hard, because there's a bunch of illegal betting websites around, to the point where even professional athletes were banned for using them.
Yeah well that is why some people came up with solution to ban everything related with gambling, porn and other things with using third party software.DNS blocking is not that hard, you just need to have list of blocked websites that is constantly updated with new domains.
Since we currently talk about blocking feature, today Mullvad announce content blocking for their free DNS[1]. The interesting part is they share list of blocked sites[2].
Very nice.I don't know if you guys know this, but it's easy to add their DNS address in your smartphone settings, and there will be no more ads on internet, except in apps maybe.
You don't even have to use Mullvad VPN to have this.
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