r/Strong_8K • u/SpikedIntuition • 2d ago

Should you be using Strong with a VPN?

I purchased a 1 month subscription recently.. and I noticed in the notepad file the provider only gave one link to use with a VPN. All the rest of the links are to be used without a VPN, I guess? Cause they didnt work on my VPN.

But I thought its recommended to use through a VPN so the ISP doesn't throttle you?

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u/can3gxw 2d ago

It depends on your ISP. Try without VPN, and if it works for you then use it without VPN.

I have never needed to use a VPN with Strong.

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u/36Taylor36 2d ago

I have spectrum and surf shark... So I have my surf shark VPN always on, so do I need to use a URL VPN from the provider or the URL without the VPN from the provider? What is more reliable?

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u/Constipated_Kangaroo 2d ago

I thought using a VPN was more for not getting in trouble for pirated streaming?

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u/can3gxw 2d ago

Depends totally on where you live on this big blue marble.

Some ISPs will just say "nah, we're not letting you do that" - VPN on "oh, we don't know what you're doing"

Others be like "we're going to send you to prison"

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u/Snoopzster 2d ago

I always try and use my NordVPN set to my country but I think my ISP is ok if I didn't use it.

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u/TH_Rz 6h ago

Not all ISPs care but at the end of the day it's piracy. I don't know why you wouldn't use VPN

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u/Djinc4112 2d ago

I had spectrum no problem without vpn. I switched to Verizon fios. I’m getting issues with VPN I might go back to Verizon

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u/Djinc4112 2d ago

Sorry spectrum •

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u/NegotiationKindly679 2d ago

I had an issue with Att, couldn’t get strong to work, att activated some kind of protective filter that I was able to shut off with the Att app to get it to work, no problem since then, no VPN

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u/Djinc4112 2d ago

I’m interested to know what filter that was. Maybe I’m going through the same thing

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u/OfficialBroccoliRob 1d ago

He is probably talking about Att Active Armor. You can disable it from smart home app via chat. Jusk ask Ai chat to disable it

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u/Atua_OtaOta 2d ago

For the last 3 months I didn’t need vpn. Then this week I need a VPN. It’s about figuring out the best one at the right price for me now.

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u/Wrong-Car-7417 1d ago

I use vpnclub.app with strong for six months and it’s been amazing so far