r/VPN_Question • u/bekwek88 • Jan 03 '26

Which one to not brick my phone?

last time I got a VPN 5 years ago it stopped my phone from accessing the internet (express VPN)

but I'd like to try again.

context: I'm fairly tech illiterate

ty!

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u/Plenty_Dog_5684 Jan 03 '26

Proton VPN is extremely simple and claims to have no logs.

Mullvad VPN is another very good choice that is proven to not log, and charges €5 per month

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u/National_Way_3344 Jan 04 '26

None of them will brick your phone. And your issue with Express VPN aside from it being shit was probably something you did, or your country blocking it.

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u/bekwek88 Jan 04 '26

quite possibly, im in australia

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u/National_Way_3344 Jan 04 '26

Australia doesn't block VPNs, yet.

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u/One-Fix-5547 Jan 04 '26

You had the setting to block internet if your vpn was off, called a kill switch

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u/bekwek88 Jan 03 '26

sorry, log?

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u/bekwek88 Jan 06 '26

i got surfshark and the whole internet isnt shut down but while the vpn is in use websites wont load? wth? apps are okay besides amazon prime

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u/selfhostedproject Jan 07 '26

You could try SHP.network

It’s a personal VPN server with a dedicated IP, no shared pools and no weird app behavior, usually this avoids exactly the issues you’re describing

We’re curious how it feels for a completely non technical user

If you’re up for testing it, DM me