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Re: VPN Recommendations

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Big Boy wrote:Publications such as Daily Mail are blocked for some ISPs e.g. I can't access Daily Mail.
Go into the sport section of the Daily Mail then you can access the rest of the paper except 'Home'
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No I can't - a white screen instead of the usual green though.
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I have used Hola for quite a while. Separate downloads for Firefox and Chrome as add-ons. Performs just like paid for software.
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Big Boy wrote:No I can't - a white screen instead of the usual green though.
Read it with Opera browser. You can set VPN mode there. Works excellent
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I forgot about Hola. I use that on my tv box to get UK tv programmes.
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Windscribe is a good new VPN although a little sparse on worldwide servers on the free version but you can get up to 15 gb of data download with a tweet. https://windscribe.com
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I tried a few free VPNs. Switched to NordVPN for home and Android. The difference in speed and availability is night and day. You can take your choice of multiple servers in dozens of countries. Before connecting can you see the server load and latency. They have any servers dedicated to high speed media streaming.

Three day free trial. $3 a month right now (usually $4) for a year's commitment. Easy to setup. It uses the Open VPN Connect Android app with a file of server info downloaded from NordVPN. Also apps for windows, Mac, iOS, iPad.

Many places with WiFi for their customers block torrent traffic. I've yet to find one that couldn't be defeated by selecting a server outside of Thailand.

If you're concerned about security, NordVPN offers TOR over VPN, also Double VPN. It's hosted in a country that doesn't require such companies to monitor internet traffic, so there is nothing to subpoena.
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georgy wrote:
Big Boy wrote:No I can't - a white screen instead of the usual green though.
Read it with Opera browser. You can set VPN mode there. Works excellent
I agree, the built-in VPN in the Opera browser is easy and much faster than the VPN service I used to pay for.
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The search function will not allow a 3 letter search, ie VPN. So, can anyone suggest a good VPN? I'm wanting to watch motorsports from the US. I have no interest in team sports like football.
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RCer wrote:The search function will not allow a 3 letter search, ie VPN. So, can anyone suggest a good VPN? I'm wanting to watch motorsports from the US. I have no interest in team sports like football.
Oh, sorry for the late reply. Not sure if you still have the need for a VPN but I'll answer it anyways. :/ Google is always at your disposal but I'll just name a few I know of. For decent VPNs, you can check out Ivacy, Express, Pure and Vypr. Decent server counts, 256 bit encryption and decent streaming speed. Make sure you connect to the closest possible region to make streaming/downloading faster. you're good to stream Motorsports as well as VoD like Netflix and Hulu etc (in most cases though, you'll have to have it configured through the support staff manually if you want to access Netflix outside of your region owing to Netflix's regional content policies)
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Anyone having problems with Hola ?

I've been watching ITVhub for a few weeks now by switching off Adblocker and setting Hola to the UK.

Since yesterday I can't access ITV so I tried Andrew Drummond and Daily Mail and I can't access them, instead I get the Thai error message saying Blocked even though Hola says I'm browsing from the UK.
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I know nothing about Hola. However, I use Betternet which is free and has been working fine for the last couple of months. It was recommended by Ginjaninja for which I thank him.
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Pagey wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:34 pm Anyone having problems with Hola ?
Hola users can have bigger problems than those you mentioned. It is an infamous and nasty piece, see for example http://adios-hola.org or search reddit.com for details.
However, the alternatives also should be treated with caution. A recent study covering the Android platform presents hard findings (http://blog.csiro.au/tinker-torrentor-s ... acy-alert/ with a link to the published study), and there's no reason to assume that the situation is much better on other platforms.
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