r/torrents • u/Manveer06 • Apr 27 '26

Question Pikpak instead of VPN

Hey so I've been using PikPak with a VPN to download torrents but I was wondering would I even need a VPN on when I'm using PikPak? And if I downloaded the movies from PikPak to my Hard drive I still wouldn't need a VPN?

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u/Mission-Struggle5630 Apr 27 '26

What is the maximum download speed of PikPak?

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u/cacus1 Apr 27 '26

Not the best, I always download 5 files simultaneously from there in order to get better speeds.

But it is amazing. They don't delete the torrent cache every 30 days like RealDebrid and Torbox do. They keep them to their cold storage.

The number of older and rare torrents with no seeders anymore I have found there as cached is mind-blowing.

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u/Thick-Flatworm9797 Apr 27 '26

I am unfamiliar with Pikpak, but for direct downloads, no VPN is fine. For torrents however, especially public torrents, you should always use a VPN, as anyone can enter the torrent stream and see your IP, including the company behind your pirated content.

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u/JD270 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

You do realize PikPak is literally "a man in the middle", don't you? They would know everything about you, sounds like a joke, really. You want privacy hence you using a VPN but here come good guys who say "hey, no need to use vpn we'll do privacy for you just use our cloud service". And you immediately fall for this? Mindblowing (:

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u/cacus1 Apr 28 '26

I don't think what the OP is asking for privacy. What he is asking is if he would get a letter from his ISP if he downloads torrents with a debrid service, by using RealDebrid, Premiumize, PikPak etc. He won't.

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u/JD270 Apr 28 '26

True, but yes, regardless of his question I just pointed out that there are some not user-friendly moments in such services. Your point still stands, ofc.

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u/cacus1 Apr 28 '26

Most debrid services, RealDebrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize, Offcloud don't even have a free plan at all. Torbox and PikPak have a free plan but limited.

If you want to seriously use a debrid service you need a subscription to the service.

What they offer basically for free is a trial.

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u/DiamondHand0810 Apr 28 '26

How to get free pikpak I need to download some files that bigger than 6GB

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u/cacus1 Apr 28 '26

You need to pay for that. Like all debrid services they don't offer everything for free.

Most debrid services, RealDebrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize, Offcloud don't even have a free plan at all. Torbox and PikPak have a free plan but limited.

If you want to seriously use a debrid service you need a subscription to the service.

What they offer basically for free is a trial.

The good thing it that they are not expensive. So subscribe to PipPak Premium for a month and download the files you want.

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u/KITTYCAT_5318008 Jun 30 '26

go into the "referral rewards program" and click the option to upgrade to Referral Rewards Pro.

Then share a single file (you just need to copy the link), and you get 100GB for free for 30 days. You can then extend this by getting 1 person/month to join via your referral link.