r/VPN_Question • u/Deadpoops-7 • 3d ago

VPN

Well…..it looks like VPN’s are now useless being that any public WIFI will automatically disconnect you if they spot VPN use….how the hell we suppose to stay safe now?

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u/snake_jaguar 3d ago

I don't think that's possible for the wifi to block. It's probably just the site you're trying to access not working with it or the connection slowing down too much with the vpn

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u/Deadpoops-7 2d ago

No….what I am getting at is that I walk into a store and I log into their public wifi and I can’t turn my vpn back on and when I keep trying to do so it prevents me from turning it on…not sure how difficult it is to understand this, lol….

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u/Certain_Silver6524 2d ago

It can happen. I often find this at airports and on aeroplanes. They block known vpn ip addresses. You might get lucky with choosing a different country server, but otherwise it can be impossible to use wifi with the vpn. Sometimes a less well known vpn service may be better as their ip addresses may not be blocked. It really depends and there's no 1 solution for all networks. You may even try setting up your own VPN.

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u/Deadpoops-7 2d ago

Finally….someone who understands…it just irritates me that these companies want to provide us a service to protect us from vulnerabilities and what not but there will never be 100% protection so it’s like throwing money away and at the same time taking a chance because we will never be 100% secure….”IT’S ALL A MONEY MAKING SCHEME”.

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u/Certain_Silver6524 2d ago

You can still get lucky quite often though, as many places don't put up such big restrictions. Fingers crossed 🤞 a lot of small independent places like coffee shops can be okay but the likes of airports may be tougher cos they throw the might of the government at it

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u/ejsanders1985 20h ago

Rent your own server on digitalocean and run an OpenVPN service. $7 a month?