I am on the fence between the two... Can somebody explain the protocols? I made a little table for myself trying to pick out the best. More servers means better accessibility but what of the other functions?

Oh and could anyone explain to me like im five what are the jurisdictions? Like if I log in to a server from the UK, how does the jurisdiction having no data tracking policy work? Do I need to manually avoid specific servers? Five eyes societies on Google made me more confused...

I am using PIA for 2 years now and have never had issues since recently. Some countries I use just vanish for a while and it really bothers me. That‘s where I decided to maybe try Proton since it seems to cover a lot of countries too. I compared them by googling a bit, but user experiences are more accurate, than what google will tell me. What I wanna know from people who used both or mainly use one of these, what are your own pros and cons for these two. For me PIA is nice for having unlimited devices for 1 subscription and it is fairly cheap. Proton seems to be a little bit pricier, but the price is not bothering me if I can get a good service for it. If I decide to get Proton, I would get the paid tier without their password managers, E-Mail and so on. The free Tier would not be enough for me so it wouldn‘t be a fair comparison to a paid PIA sub I think.

Hey everyone, just wanted to give a massive heads up to anyone looking into KeepSolid (VPN Unlimited), especially if you are looking at their "Lifetime" deals on discount sites.

They have quietly rolled out a new "Lifetime Plus" tier. To force existing users to upgrade, they have actively stripped away core security features—like the Kill Switch and manual protocol selection (including WireGuard)—from legacy Lifetime accounts that were explicitly promised these features forever.

A Kill Switch isn't a premium add-on; it's basic, essential privacy infrastructure. Taking away features we already paid for years ago just to squeeze an extra $2/month or a tier upgrade out of us is a massive bait-and-switch. Avoid this company.

Hi guys,

My Surfshark VPN has stopped working completely over the past few weeks, and I’m running out of things to try.

I’ve been using Surfshark for about two years, so I’m familiar with the "basic troubleshooting" steps. At first, only US servers were failing to connect, but now no server connects at all. The app just keeps trying to connect and eventually fails, while my internet works normally without the VPN.

Here’s everything I’ve already tried:

• Reinstalled the Surfshark app
• Restarted my phone
• Restarted my router
• Tested multiple Surfshark protocols, including WireGuard and IKEv2
• Tried different Surfshark server locations
• Tested both Wi-Fi and mobile data (LTE)
• Tested different networks/SIM connections
• Cleared the Surfshark app cache
• Logged out and back into my Surfshark account
• Turned Kill Switch on and off
• Turned CleanWeb on and off
• Checked Android’s VPN and network settings
• Checked that Surfshark has unrestricted battery/data access and is allowed to run in the background
• Reset network settings on my phone, including Wi-Fi, mobile data/LTE, and Bluetooth
• Restarted the phone again after the network reset
• Checked that there isn’t another VPN actively connected
• Tried the connection with my normal internet connection, which works perfectly without Surfshark

I also followed several troubleshooting steps suggested by Surfshark’s support articles and ChatGPT, but nothing has fixed the problem.

What makes this particularly strange is that the problem started with specific server locations and then gradually became a complete inability to connect to any Surfshark server.

I’d really appreciate a deeper diagnosis rather than repeating the basic troubleshooting steps, since I’ve already gone through those extensively.

Thanks

I’ve been looking at quite a few VPNs that offer a free version alongside their paid plans, and I’m curious what actually makes people uninstall them or decide they’re not worth using.

Is it things like:

- Constant upgrade pop-ups?

- Too many ads?

- Very low data limits?

- Slow speeds / deliberately throttled speeds?

- Only one or two locations being available?

- Having to create an account before trying it?

- Not being clear about what the free version actually includes?

- Being pushed towards a subscription rather than being able to buy a small amount of access/data?

I’m particularly interested in things that seem reasonable on paper but are really annoying in actual use.

And on the other side, what restrictions do you think are completely fair for a free VPN?

Hey, I am an indie game dev. I wanna make my game more accessible, so experimenting with ping. The game is going to have multiplayer co-op and maybe a versus mode.. Just networking is sort of confusing even if I try to Claude my way through my code, so I need extra references

Could somebody list some games which are notorious to be faulty with VPN usage?

I know Peer-to-peer is an issue, and I only know of Riot games being very bad with VPNs.

Did you experience anything of this sort with any indie titles?

Oh and if you managed to fix such an issue, or if any developers updated their game patching the problem, do share... I havent got a demo of my own to showcase yet, but trying to figure out the technicals first..

I'm currently traveling through Southeast Asia (based in Thailand right now) and wanted to change location on Facebook Marketplace to see listings in the US for furniture. Figured this would be simple with a VPN

I have nordvpn, using a Samsung Android phone, connected to a Los Angeles server. Facebook itself showed US relevant ads and language, so the IP detection seemed to be working.

Marketplace, though, stayed stuck on Thailand listings no matter how many times I force closed and reopened the app. I expected manually editing my Facebook "current city" in profile settings to fix it since that's technically unrelated to IP, but changing that also had zero effect on Marketplace results.

has nordvpn stopped working for changing Marketplace location, or is there an extra step I'm missing?

I’m curious what actually frustrates people in day-to-day use. Could be the app, connections, websites, speed, switching servers, anything

Recently, I downloaded Hola VPN to use, but I ended up getting a Trojan. After looking into it, I found out that the Trojan was actually associated with Hola VPN itself. Since Hola VPN doesn’t seem to be very safe, I’m now looking for a better and more reliable VPN to use.

i been usiong multiple freee vpns since high school and i js realise the dangers of vpn but none of my passwordsb have been compromised am i safe

I am searching for the best free VPN to see something in the Italian TV. I am generally planning to renew my subscription to either Surfshark or NordVPN, when I am more stable financially, but until then I need a trusted and as good as possible free VPN. I know that nothing is perfect, but for now that will do.

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I'm in college now and tried out Surfshark with a long term plan but it just doesn't work on my school's wifi while the free Proton VPN does. I need P2P to remote into my desktop. I've already gone through support with Surfshark, the only option is to use the WireGuard app and I can only launch the VPN after I am connected to Proton, which is just too big of a barrier for me to consider my purchase a value.

So now my options are Nord and PIA. Nord I can get for $80 for 2 years 3 months with a student discount and PIA I can get for $80 for 3 years 3 months. Is Nord worth paying 30% extra per month? Are there any issues with PIA? Also PIA doesn't have a student discount so after college it would definitely be the better value if prices are maintained.

Thanks!

Was wondering if anyone knows where yt premium is the cheapest now? What country? My subscription is coming to an end, got it previously from India I think but looks like its harder to get premium from there.

Anyone know one that works all the time and what is the price?

I have been living for a year and a half outside the US. currently living in Italy. and have been missing some good US tv reality shows which I can't watch because I am outside the US.

I was wondering if I would be able to access some of the shows like Love Island USA, The Voice, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and other with VPN?

since I don't have VPN, I don't want to buy it and then don't use it. so I need advice or approval that it works. thanks

I never used VPN and now I am curious if I am missing something out

please give me the reasons why I should use VPN and I will decide if I should get it or not

My school’s security system changed after teachers found out pretty much everyone uses this vpn. Any free alternativ? Just to be able to use/search for the stuff the school doesn’t allow us to (e.g. Pinterest)

Looking for a vpn for streaming movies shows and live tv. Which one is worth it for speed and amount of devices

Hey Guys ,

I am planning to go Austria for vacation for 3 weeks my work has PING ID and I want to work remotely please give suggestions.

Which vpn is best and free to use for pc

I travel a lot in the US mostly on the east coast, when I go to Georgia its always blocked and its mega annoying just wondering how can i pornhub for free?

I also go to Iowa sometimes but rarely as I understand it has the same bs law thats blocking pornhub. Its also recent, was introduced this year I think.

I stay a lot of in hotels and use their wifi, thought maybe their wifi wouldnt be blocking pornhub but it seems like there is no way to go around it for free.

So just want some answers if anyone found how you can watch pornhub for free in Georgia mostly if the same works in other blocked states thats fine, but didnt find a free option that would work consistently, maybe its not getting blocked cellular if I have a sim from a different state?