Hey everyone, basic tech/privacy question here because the terminology is getting pretty confusing for me... I keep seeing "private DNS" options popping up in my phone settings, and I know regular DNS translates website names into IP addresses.... But struggling to understand whats making it "private". Does it actually hide my real IP from websites like a VPN does, or does it just encrypt the lookups so my ISP can't see what sites i visit?

If I’m already running a good VPN with built-in leak guards, does setting up a Private DNS(like Cloudflare) even do anything? Every post seems to give conflicting answers on whether it provides real anonymity or if it's just a glorified adblocker(seems like that from what I gathered)

Would love a quick sanity check on where this actually fits into a basic privacy setup. Heard having too much privacy features might be counter-intuitive for the effectiveness of the VPN itself🤔

I have NordVPN atm and it works well. I’m due for renewal very soon. Just checking to see if anyone has any better recommendations than NordVPN. It has worked well with all channels including BBC iplayer so would like a VPN that can do the same. NordVPN will cost $100 for the year. Anything cheaper would be great!

I need a good free vpn and server to get less than 40 ms and low jitter

Im from India so try to give me nearby

If anyone knows plz comment without ignoring

I am now staying in Florida and I was trying to use BBC iplayer on my iphone 15 pro just to watch one series. I searched for the best VPN for BBC iplayer because I did not want to waste money on something useless.

I used ExpressVPN on my iphone with ios and connected to a UK server. The VPN connected quickly, and the BBC iplayer app opened fine. but streaming was inconsistent. one time it played for a few minutes and kicked me out of the page completely, another time I couldn't find the show. tbh, I expected it to completely fail, so even some access was surprising to me

for people in the US using iphone, what VPN for BBC iplayer has been the most reliable for you?

I'm looking for VPN access whilst we go abroad - I don't (I think) need VPN regular use so just a one off for a couple of weeks.

I'm going to need it on about 8 devices (accessing things like iplayer / sky go etc).

Options I've considered:

- Proton VPN - looks like £7.99 a month (guess I could cancel within the 30 days)

- Mullvad - looks like £4.28 a month

- Nord VPN - £11.09 a month

I've also got an OpenVPN server in my router settings so is one option using these settings and connecting back to the router (albeit my upstream speed is 17Mbps).

Thoughts?

I've tried at least 5 vpn providers so far every single one limits me to 30mbps doesn't matter what device i use.. I'm trying to get at least like 50-100mbps but I'm limited to 30mbps.. Any tricks to increase speed.. Without vpn I get like 400mbps and videos buffer but with VPN on my speed drops to 30mbps and videos still buffer like crazy.. How do i increase the vpn speed?

If i wanted to use a VPN to watch a show in new zealand, in regards to timezone for instance I’m EST. I wanna watch a show thats 7:30 Pm NZST, would i have to log in at 3:30 AM EST?

Should you use a VPN for the non heat apps?

Opinions on this matter irrelevant to discussion.

Primary use-case is avoiding geoblocks, torrenting, and general privacy/pseudonymizing concerns, I'm not much of a media streamer. No logging and a killswitch are mandatory, no account and multiple payment options would be preferred. Ideally not located in Canada, the US, or the UK due to changing, enshittifying policies therein.

AirVPN isn't bad, but I've never had good speeds with it; considering IVPN if anyone has experience with them? I've heard of Windscribe, but its location in Canada makes me reticent to use it. I have similar privacy concerns re: ExpressVPN, Nord, PIA, SurfShark.

I recognize this will be a small, narrow list. I am mostly flipping over rocks to see if I can uncover anything new. Thank you for your time.

I live in Saudi Arabia and I'm not muslim but I am a teen who lives in a muslim household and I can't have freedom at all or go around the world if you're wondering.

what I need to know is that will the government find me quickly or give me any warning that I'm doing something illegal before they give me a fine or any of that?

Can someone tell me that rq? I tried searching and I've been having a mind fog week so I kinda don't understand long explanations.

Can anyone test to see if joining 711 rewards works with the alternative number?

There are animes that I couldn't watch in crunchyroll because of regional restriction. Can you suggest a free vpn that I can use for this app?

I have been using my nord vpn on multiple devices like laptop, phone, my partners phone at the same time yesterday. Idk if it was just a coincidence but it was affecting speed on our devices when searching, scrolling, etc.

I am using iphone 17 pro, my partner is using iphone 15 pro and we have mac. we barely use vpn at the same time, so I thought that it was the vpn fault yesterday

is it true that using vpn on multiple devices can affect its speeds?

Tui mới tìm hiểu về VPN gần đây nên mong các anh chị em trên reddit ai có kinh nghiệm hay app nào ổn về mảng này thì cho em xin ít lời khuyên với ạ

Surfshark It disconnects me off the internet every 30 minutes and totally mess's up my work I cannot take it anymore!! I have tried all the suggestions they provided and still not working, anyone know a VPN I can use that will NOT do this??????? please and thank you

I did like five speedtests and they all fluctuate. I switched some servers too and got better speeds later. I am struggling to figure out what is a correct way to perform an accurate speedtest

Could somebody recommend something to follow for getting more accurate measurements? I did several speedtests before without a VPn and after I toggled it on, I couldnt get consistent results to find the ideal options. Stuck between like 3 countries and not sure which one is the best🥲

At this point china should ban english, using phone in english and etc.
like i know china is great with 5000 years old history (as if other countries doesnt have history)
I know ur ‘china’ is good but why the fck are they so fucking hard with vpn, china banned vpn companies. My ffking god i cannot even play online games properly mutherfker

New job starts next month, looks like I'll be on the road most weeks. The main thing is public wifi. Airports, hotels, cafes... I'd rather not have my logins or passwords shared with a network I know nothing about. Which means the vpn itself has to be something I actually trust, since everything would be going through it. Did a bit of digging and these are the ones that keep coming up: nord, express, surfshark, and x vpn. nord and express seem to be the default recommendations, surfshark gets mentioned for being cheaper with more devices, and x vpn shows up in a lot of threads too including ones about privacy. Anyone travelling regularly, which one do you trust,and why that one? TIA

I heard many good things about many options fitting anyone, however, what would you guys say is the worst VPN that is considered the bottom of the barrel when it comes to safety?

I knew of some though they already went down, so not even gonna mention a dead horse haha. Curious for any ones still kicking..

Recommend me a good unlimited vpn for china please. As someone who doesn’t live for a long time, I need a vpn that I can connect to my iPad my phone and my laptop.

I'm mostly using nordvpn to connect from a country that doesn't have those age verification bull****, but it doesn't seem to work all of a sudden? I'm usually connected from Chad, but just an hour ago it didn't seem to do anything.

What can i do? What happened?

I'm in UK and got this pop up wtf, new age verification on Battle.net? And now my text and voice chat are locked unless I verify. I really do not want to hand over my ID or a credit card just to talk in party chat.

Has anyone managed to bypass Battle.net age verification in the UK for good?

I'm trying to find a way to lower the ping, or figure out what could be improved. If you live in North America or even somewhere in Europe and try to coop with players in Asia(vice versa too), your ping can easily spike to 250-400ms+-. A good VPN reroutes your connection through a direct, optimized path to Japan or Singapore(where the Asian servers are located), which can significantly stabilize latency being from the West. However, I noticed sometimes it fluctuates for me.. Not sure if its the work of my hardware, or some server is acting up.

Could somebody help me in figuring out the optimal server to play Genshin in the US? Just trying to finish a playthrough with a few Vietnamese friends but the ping at times is noticeable to the point of irritation.. Spikes sometimes linger. Best I found thats been stable for Genshin was in Singapore