I have been thinking about buying the Lumia 1520 since it was launched. Unfortunately the AT&T carrier branding and the removal of qi wireless charging put me off. I have been using iOS for a long time. My last 3 phones is the iPhone 5, Nexus 4, and now the Nexus 5. Every platform have its pros and cons. Windows Phone have always had my attention because I'm a Windows user and I use a lot of Microsoft's services like Hotmail. Obviously Microsoft is going to do a much better job integrating their own services with their own operating systems (Windows or Windows Phone).
Now that I can buy a Lumia 1520 with no carrier branding, qi wireless charging, and US LTE bands, I've been thinking about Windows Phone again. I like how the Lumia 1520 have expandable storage. That's perfect for that long road trip or when I'm on the plane and want to watch movies or listen to music. In terms of multi-tasking, is Windows Phone more similar to iOS or Android? Most of the core apps that I need or want is available for Windows Phone, which is great.
If I do upgrade from the Nexus 5 to the Lumia 1520, just what else will I be getting that I can't get on Android besides what I have mentioned already? I do love that Here Maps can be downloaded so I can use it offline. That's a pretty big advantage over Google Maps considering how inflexible its offline mode is. As stated before, tight integration between Microsoft services and Windows Phone is a major plus. What about Internet Explorer for Windows Phone? Is it as powerful as Chrome (tab and history synchronization between desktop and mobile)?
In terms of travel apps, what are your must have applications for Windows Phone? I know the selection will not be as extensive as on either iOS or Android.
Thanks!
WP8 multitasking basically works like on iOS, where apps can schedule specific tasks to periodically run in the background but, except for a few specific special cases like media streaming and GPS navigation, cannot just continuously run in the background and eat the battery.
If you were coming from any non-Nexus Android phone, I'd say that the ability to get updates right from MS (option to bypass the OEMs and carriers) was a huge advantage, as is it's not such a big deal. Mobile malware is currently a non-issue on WP, and the store is curated like it is on iOS (this is both a good and a bad thing).
Xbox Music Pass (formerly Zune Pass) is a great deal if you like music and want to be able to download it for later use when streaming isn't available (road trips, etc.). Downloaded (but not purchased) songs are good for a month and their license renews automatically as long as you have your subscription.
Office is built in, and includes things like SharePoint integration. On 8.1 in particular, the WP mail client got some cool features like support for S/MIME (secure email). Also, Live Tiles are legitimately useful things.
WP8.1 has browser synch with the desktop. I don't know how well it compares to mobile Chrome specifically, though. WP8.0 doesn't have this synch, and has a silly 6-tab limit in the browser; if you do a lot of mobile browsing you'll want the upgrade for sure.
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WP8 multitasking basically works like on iOS, where apps can schedule specific tasks to periodically run in the background but, except for a few specific special cases like media streaming and GPS navigation, cannot just continuously run in the background and eat the battery.
If you were coming from any non-Nexus Android phone, I'd say that the ability to get updates right from MS (option to bypass the OEMs and carriers) was a huge advantage, as is it's not such a big deal. Mobile malware is currently a non-issue on WP, and the store is curated like it is on iOS (this is both a good and a bad thing).
Xbox Music Pass (formerly Zune Pass) is a great deal if you like music and want to be able to download it for later use when streaming isn't available (road trips, etc.). Downloaded (but not purchased) songs are good for a month and their license renews automatically as long as you have your subscription.
Office is built in, and includes things like SharePoint integration. On 8.1 in particular, the WP mail client got some cool features like support for S/MIME (secure email). Also, Live Tiles are legitimately useful things.
WP8.1 has browser synch with the desktop. I don't know how well it compares to mobile Chrome specifically, though. WP8.0 doesn't have this synch, and has a silly 6-tab limit in the browser; if you do a lot of mobile browsing you'll want the upgrade for sure.
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Does WP 8.1 have the same 6 tab limitation?
In terms of apps, what are the unique apps for Windows Phone that could possibly entice new users to the platform?
I really do love the Metro interface and that in itself is a draw to Windows Phone.
No, that limitation is gone in 8.1.
Xbox Live games are pretty cool if you're into that. They are only rarely free, but they often go on sale. As for other exclusives... I don't actually have a good answer there, because I don't know what Android has either. Somebody else may have a better answer for that part, but to me, the apps are not why I would get WP.
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No, that limitation is gone in 8.1.
Xbox Live games are pretty cool if you're into that. They are only rarely free, but they often go on sale. As for other exclusives... I don't actually have a good answer there, because I don't know what Android has either. Somebody else may have a better answer for that part, but to me, the apps are not why I would get WP.
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Then what was your reason for going with WP?
Personally? I wanted to hack on it. Everybody hacks on Android and iOS; WP was mostly untouched. It was a new challenge, and an interesting one.
More generally applicable reasons? The live tiles concept is really slick. The balance between the extreme lockdown of iOS and the Wild West of Android is appealing, although I wanted more control than I had by default (hence the hacking). The built-in Office support is great. The "hubs" concept is quite clever; it wasn't very extensible until 8.1 but it worked well for people who used the supported tools (Messenger and later Skype, Facebook and later some other social networks, etc.). I basically never actually sign into Facebook anymore, but I can see stuff that people post on it using the People hub if I want to. The battery life compares well to Android without even needing nearly as powerful of hardware for the same UI smoothness.
One thing to add on...
Nexus devices have a history of only being supported for 18 months.
Windows Phone 8 devices are supported for at least 36 months, if I've read right.
Well, there are also a lot of small (but important) things that make WP and Nokia Lumia 1520 a unique device, like super sensitive touch, rich recording(great recording sound in any environment), double tap screen to wake(it seems a non important
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Feature, but once you get used to it, you'll be very unhappy without it), this is available if we're talking about Nokia specific features.
Oh, and I forgot to mention great camera and a ton of useful lenses(a WP only feature ).
Also if you're a parent you'll love kids corner, a truly great way of keeping your kids away from important stuff or restricted content.
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Driving mode(I think is also a WP only feature) is also very handy if you're often on the road.
Are you someone who uses a free or modded/hacked VPN service & do you feel safe doing so?
I subscribe to tor***** VPN & proxy services & pay quarterly for a great rate. Tor***** is a paid service but offers things that I don't see mentioned in the free VPN provider apps. Tor***** is a zero log service that doesn't record what you do nor do they care, this is why I trust & pay them. Their speeds aren't capped either. This is not a promo, just a true to life description of who I use & why, you can research your own to use, I'm not pointing or guiding or suggesting anyone go to a particular provider. With mine You can use any ip address they provide whick is like ten in every country in the world (bit of exaduration) but they have 3000+ IPs in 50+ countries.
They even have stealth vpn mode which will allow you to connect, share, play, whatever you want even from oppressed countries like North Korea. Your connection can be seen but is encrypted and sent in a way that looks like normal legit everyday internet packages being sent/received as someone just casually browsing. You can even subscribe to a dedicated ip address in say the US so you can watch Hulu here in CAN. these ips aren't blacklisted I guarantee.
My question is do you think free VPN apps/services are free because the company wants to be kind? I have a sneaky suspicion that they are making money off of your info. I can't tell you for sure what they see or what the collect or track but I believe they track your sights visited, the content you prefer, your connection location, your ISP, & it could go as deep as banking info, screenshots, key logging, anything because all your data runs through them. They are a middle man. just because their a VPN company does not give them credit & honesty. They have to make money somehow & as the "free" VPN provider/middleman they can track, see, record, and sell your private info to anyone or any country or law enforcement and I believe this is how they fund their business, the selling of your info.
My point is Do you trust these so called free VPN apps because I'm seeing more & more popping up than ever and if they are free where are they making the money to stay up & running free. If you use free VPN providers what do you use them for? I figured vpn's were for privacy, security, & anonymity and I can't think of a valid argument for using a free VPN if it's for one of those things I mentioned.
Just trying to spark some Q&A on this topic because it is important to me and many others. I think free providers are keeping a lot in the dark & we as citizens with the right to privacy & freedom of speech need to know the truth about our online activity & the monitoring of it, especially if we are doing nothing wrong, just trying to protect our information that is sensitive to our lives, & the way we live. We have the right to privacy & I feel the free VPN providers are lying by omition, not all but a good many.
Any input or info or questions on this topic would be great. Let's see how many feel safe with free VPN providers & who did their research before picking one and what they found out. Also why they went with the provider they did.
Stay safe, Look for (VPN, ENCRYPTION, PROXY, ZERO LOGGING & READ USER AGREEMENTS FIRST) Please do your research I can't stress this enough.
Much love, Peace freedom & privacy!
nothing is ever free, it's just a fact of life for these companies to make money they have to do something or the cost of running all the servers would bankrupt them.
in general terms if you pay for a VPN with cash that is how they generate their money, obviously it's worth reading what the VPN claims to do and offer, some paid ones still track individual users and keep logs, but the vast majority don't. the same is true of speed, it's a balancing act between software and servers, if a VPN is running servers slower than your connection you are going to end up with a slower speed, the same is true of VPN's with few servers as the more load on the server the slower everyone will go, so it's all just about research.
as for region lock removal that is getting harder and harder it's why most paid VPN's can do it but don't advertise it, because places like netflix now have really good algorithms that can detect if too many people are connecting from a single server and will generally block the IP's so most VPN's using somewhat dynamic IP's can keep the regional locks off it is getting more and more expensive for services to keep so a lot are dropping advertising for it.
as for free VPN's, they have less security, they are public servers, the IP's are generally associated with toxic behaviour so often can be heavily blocked. also most lack true encryption and DNS masking so your ISP can still see exactly what you are doing, not to mention these free sites source their revenue through adverts, redirection and selling your info, including browsing history, they all generally keep logs and the first sign of trouble they will hand them over to whoever asks for them.
basically using a free VPN is like using free public wifi, yes it's there and does a job but ultimately you are going to want protection to stop other people connecting to the network getting your info or sending dodgy stuff.
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nothing is ever free, it's just a fact of life for these companies to make money they have to do something or the cost of running all the servers would bankrupt them.
in general terms if you pay for a VPN with cash that is how they generate their money, obviously it's worth reading what the VPN claims to do and offer, some paid ones still track individual users and keep logs, but the vast majority don't. the same is true of speed, it's a balancing act between software and servers, if a VPN is running servers slower than your connection you are going to end up with a slower speed, the same is true of VPN's with few servers as the more load on the server the slower everyone will go, so it's all just about research.
as for region lock removal that is getting harder and harder it's why most paid VPN's can do it but don't advertise it, because places like netflix now have really good algorithms that can detect if too many people are connecting from a single server and will generally block the IP's so most VPN's using somewhat dynamic IP's can keep the regional locks off it is getting more and more expensive for services to keep so a lot are dropping advertising for it.
as for free VPN's, they have less security, they are public servers, the IP's are generally associated with toxic behaviour so often can be heavily blocked. also most lack true encryption and DNS masking so your ISP can still see exactly what you are doing, not to mention these free sites source their revenue through adverts, redirection and selling your info, including browsing history, they all generally keep logs and the first sign of trouble they will hand them over to whoever asks for them.
basically using a free VPN is like using free public wifi, yes it's there and does a job but ultimately you are going to want protection to stop other people connecting to the network getting your info or sending dodgy stuff.
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Just a comment on your comment, you stated that...
the same is true of speed, it's a balancing act between software and servers, if a VPN is running servers slower than your connection you are going to end up with a slower speed, the same is true of VPN's with few servers as the more load on the server the slower everyone will go, so it's all just about research.
My response...
My provider does not cap speeds, that one big reason the free ones are garbage amongst other things. With The company that I use, I can run 150mbps easy & no issues. They have over 3000+ servers and for a cheap fee you can be guaranteed top speeds up & down where grabbing say a DVD or a 30min 4k video clip on a free VPN is damn near impossible.
Also you stated this....
places like netflix now have really good algorithms that can detect if too many people are connecting from a single server and will generally block the IP's
My Response...
That is true & also another reason to go paid is because, at least with my provider, the have many many dedicated IP addresses, so your guaranteed to be on zero ban/blacklists. After they banned they recycle them into the standard vpn's provided with the VPN packs, the dedicated streaming IPs before banned are bit extra coin/addon. I've yet to use one and be turned away from a streaming service where if your using a free VPN, good luck connecting to a region restricted service or even getting enough speed to stream in 1080p.
Random opinion....
Im just sick of seeing more & more free VPN services popping up, treating our privacy like its a joke, shoving ads down our throats & and offering very sub standard services. I've tested my provider well. Everything the promise is true & they are probably tops in true encryption methods & up to date security.
I'll post a few pics of what they offer (logos & details erased so I don't get called out as if I'm spamming or trolling for this, provider).... My regards, I enjoyed what you had to say, you had many valid points. Mine is free vpns have their purposes but their not security, privacy, speed, reliability, and so on. Basically they are just a way to change your ip address. A kids toy in my opinion.
My paid service Includes:
- Unlimited Speeds + Bandwidth
- 3000+ Servers in 55+ Countries
- 5 Simultaneous Connections
- Multiple Ciphers AES128/AES256
- OpenVPN/PPTP/L2TP/iKEv2/SSTP
- Supports All OS and Devices
- Stealth Proxy (ShadowProxy) allows you safe encrypted access through firewalled & deeply restricted country's with strong firewalls & network monitoring, like if you had family in North korea say.
- Advertisement and Malware Blocking
- Blocks WebRTC/DNS
- Guaranteed Dedicated Streaming IP Addresses
- No Logs Kept, 100% Private
- SOCKS5/SSH/HTTP/SSL
- Surf securely & Evade hackers
- Secure browser extensions
- Prevents IPv6 leaks
- FREE 24/7/365 support & online live support
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Can anyone explain to me what the basic differences are between VPN (encrypted) and proxy5 (which I think is encrypted but not sure). They both allow you to hide behind an ip other than yours probably hiding & protecting your ip from danger/hacking/trackers and such, but why chose one over the other? A proxy is probably a public used address and VPN also, unless paying for a dedicated IP address. Which one is better and for what situations? ?
I would never use a free VPN Service, cause you never know for (100%) Sure, where your data is exactly. I use PerfectPtivacy, one of the best but expensive VPN out there. There feauture List is long if you are interested..here it is.
Multi-Hop VPN
Use Multi-Hop VPN to protect yourself from tracking and monitoring. In VPN Manager, you can create a cascade over four hops with the push of a button and thus connect up to four VPN tunnels in a cascade. Your data is end-to-end encrypted four times.
NeuroRouting™
NeuroRouting ensures that your data remains within the strongly encrypted VPN network of Perfect Privacy for as long as possible. A neural network and our algorithms constantly calculate the best routes for your destinations on the Internet. This happens dynamically - depending on the websites you visit.
TrackStop™
TrackStop is a filter that blocks content from untrusted or unwanted sources. Stop annoying advertisements. Defend yourself against social media tracking. Block harmful phishing and malware websites. Protect your children from inappropriate content. Individually adjust the filter settings according to your needs.
Stealth VPN
Stealth VPN is a method to counter against Deep Packet Inspection (DPI). In some restrictive networks and countries, it is used to detect and block VPN traffic. Stealth VPN masks the VPN packets and makes them look like regular HTTPS packets. Since this protocol is also used for secure data transmissions, most firewalls do not block it, and VPN can be used in restricted networks
Kill Switch
The kill switch functionality ensures that you are protected against IP leaks even if the VPN connection is interrupted. The Kill Switch prevents the connection to the Internet until the VPN connection has been reestablished. The automatic emergency disconnection is available in 3 different security levels and can be set conveniently in the VPN Manager according to your needs.
IPv6 Support
Benefit from full IPv6 support. There are more and more services on the Internet that offer their services over IPv6. But not every Internet provider offers IPv6 connectivity. With Perfect Privacy, you are automatically assigned an IPv6 address and can, therefore, use IPv6 at any time and anywhere in the world. Of course, the VPN Manager has protection that also prevents leaks over IPv6.
No Logs
We do not store any of your data. We have created our server infrastructure so that it is not possible to record data at all. The data, therefore, runs on ram disks to ensure that there is nothing left when a server is disconnected from power. If you are worried that a security agency could intercept a server while it is running, use a cascaded connection as mentioned above.
VPN Protocols
Perfect Privacy offers you a wide range of different protocols and services for your desired purposes. OpenVPN and IPsec for extra strong encryption, SSH2 tunnel for individual encryption, HTTP proxies and SOCKS5 proxies if you need extra high speeds, or forwarding a tunnel.
*Edit* Using this VPN Service on my Exynos Note 9, my Windows Pc & FireTv with no problems
Treasarion said:
I would never use a free VPN Service, cause you never know for (100%) Sure, where your data is exactly. I use PerfectPtivacy, one of the best but expensive VPN out there. There feauture List is long if you are interested..here it is.
Multi-Hop VPN
Use Multi-Hop VPN to protect yourself from tracking and monitoring. In VPN Manager, you can create a cascade over four hops with the push of a button and thus connect up to four VPN tunnels in a cascade. Your data is end-to-end encrypted four times.
NeuroRouting™
NeuroRouting ensures that your data remains within the strongly encrypted VPN network of Perfect Privacy for as long as possible. A neural network and our algorithms constantly calculate the best routes for your destinations on the Internet. This happens dynamically - depending on the websites you visit.
TrackStop™
TrackStop is a filter that blocks content from untrusted or unwanted sources. Stop annoying advertisements. Defend yourself against social media tracking. Block harmful phishing and malware websites. Protect your children from inappropriate content. Individually adjust the filter settings according to your needs.
Stealth VPN
Stealth VPN is a method to counter against Deep Packet Inspection (DPI). In some restrictive networks and countries, it is used to detect and block VPN traffic. Stealth VPN masks the VPN packets and makes them look like regular HTTPS packets. Since this protocol is also used for secure data transmissions, most firewalls do not block it, and VPN can be used in restricted networks
Kill Switch
The kill switch functionality ensures that you are protected against IP leaks even if the VPN connection is interrupted. The Kill Switch prevents the connection to the Internet until the VPN connection has been reestablished. The automatic emergency disconnection is available in 3 different security levels and can be set conveniently in the VPN Manager according to your needs.
IPv6 Support
Benefit from full IPv6 support. There are more and more services on the Internet that offer their services over IPv6. But not every Internet provider offers IPv6 connectivity. With Perfect Privacy, you are automatically assigned an IPv6 address and can, therefore, use IPv6 at any time and anywhere in the world. Of course, the VPN Manager has protection that also prevents leaks over IPv6.
No Logs
We do not store any of your data. We have created our server infrastructure so that it is not possible to record data at all. The data, therefore, runs on ram disks to ensure that there is nothing left when a server is disconnected from power. If you are worried that a security agency could intercept a server while it is running, use a cascaded connection as mentioned above.
VPN Protocols
Perfect Privacy offers you a wide range of different protocols and services for your desired purposes. OpenVPN and IPsec for extra strong encryption, SSH2 tunnel for individual encryption, HTTP proxies and SOCKS5 proxies if you need extra high speeds, or forwarding a tunnel.
*Edit* Using this VPN Service on my Exynos Note 9, my Windows Pc & FireTv with no problems
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Sounds like a similar service in terms of what they offer, but I must say it sounds as if they offer a bit more if this is just a VPN package.
I usually purchase a VPN+SOCKS5 package. I use the socks5 on my android/Kodi tv boxes & VPN is set up through my router so all of our computers are encrypted. I must admit that I'm not up to date on encryption and I use blowfish as I've hear & read its almost as safe as they come. At my folks place I can bury my speed, cable net but at me & the wife's we are out in the country with 1 option. DSL at 7mb down & 1mb up so I think any company can handle that nitro speed haha.
If you don't mind me asking what do you pay for 1month service and what does it offer, strictly VPN? The service I get does VPN, SOCKS5/HTTPS Proxy, and Anon offshore email accounts. I'm not in need of any encryption on emails but VPN & PROXY are useful. How long have you been using your provider & have they ever gone above and beyond at any time of day/night for you?
Noob question here but is it possible to use VPN & PROXY at the same time? Just curious because some apps like OpenVPN let you add both but I've yet to see proof their bot functioning at same time.
Hope to hear back, I don't care if you mention your provider seeing as I'm basically spoon feeding my providers name. PM me if you want to know more but it sounds like your well looked after.
It's possible that a free VPN service is genuinely private. Companies may offer free limited services in an effort to recruit paying customers for advanced services. But it's hard to know.
If you don't need to conceal your home IP address from the sites you contact, then I suggest running your own VPN server at home (for example, using PiVPN on a Raspberry Pi). That's good for keeping your data and metadata private from public WiFi and from your phone carrier, and for keeping your phone location private from sites you contact.
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Sounds like a similar service in terms of what they offer, but I must say it sounds as if they offer a bit more if this is just a VPN package.
I usually purchase a VPN+SOCKS5 package. I use the socks5 on my android/Kodi tv boxes & VPN is set up through my router so all of our computers are encrypted. I must admit that I'm not up to date on encryption and I use blowfish as I've hear & read its almost as safe as they come. At my folks place I can bury my speed, cable net but at me & the wife's we are out in the country with 1 option. DSL at 7mb down & 1mb up so I think any company can handle that nitro speed haha.
If you don't mind me asking what do you pay for 1month service and what does it offer, strictly VPN? The service I get does VPN, SOCKS5/HTTPS Proxy, and Anon offshore email accounts. I'm not in need of any encryption on emails but VPN & PROXY are useful. How long have you been using your provider & have they ever gone above and beyond at any time of day/night for you?
Noob question here but is it possible to use VPN & PROXY at the same time? Just curious because some apps like OpenVPN let you add both but I've yet to see proof their bot functioning at same time.
Hope to hear back, I don't care if you mention your provider seeing as I'm basically spoon feeding my providers name. PM me if you want to know more but it sounds like your well looked after.
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Yep you are right. They offer in the overall package a bit more. One Big Point is, that you can log in in endless device with one Account. Means you have for example lets say 6 devices. So you can use this Service on all Devices with no restrictions or else. This was the Point for me to test it back few years ago and stay till this day there.
What i pay for 1 Month ? 12,99 Euro for Germany and it offers in my opinion one of the best Privacy tool out there with all feautures in it from my First Posting. And the Option to use cascading over 4 Countrys is simple amazing. With 256Bit aesc encryption you go Safe in internet. But Overall you get the same package as u from your vpn Provider. Just with a few extra things. But if you hardley need them is your opinion.
You mean with my Provider my Internetprovider ? Thats Unitymedia fornaly known as KabelBW with 400 Mbit Down & 10 Mbit Uploadspeed. Nothing special but useful for large Filesharing etc. I also have full speed day and night, with and without vpn. It slows nothing Down cause most of their vpn Servers like Amsterdam has 5000MBit..so you can surf and load in internet like without vpn. This is the second Big point for me, cause most vpn Provider are slow in speed in my opinion.
Yes you can use VPN & Proxy in combination but would recommend to use vpn only. Another time..its in your usagecase if a Proxy gives you more security or not. Not in Every case a Proxy is good to go..
I hope i answer your questions right cause my english is not the best overall. If something is unclear or you want fourther Information pm me or Post in here. I would say you a few tips about encryption & stuff but im not Sure if you already know the things around encryption.
My personal opinion is don't use a free VPN service. I personally use Express VPN for the last 3 years or so and love it. Use it on my laptop, home computer, and phone.
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TWiiTCH said:
Are you someone who uses a free or modded/hacked VPN service & do you feel safe doing so?
I subscribe to tor***** VPN & proxy services & pay quarterly for a great rate. Tor***** is a paid service but offers things that I don't see mentioned in the free VPN provider apps. Tor***** is a zero log service that doesn't record what you do nor do they care, this is why I trust & pay them. Their speeds aren't capped either. This is not a promo, just a true to life description of who I use & why, you can research your own to use, I'm not pointing or guiding or suggesting anyone go to a particular provider. With mine You can use any ip address they provide whick is like ten in every country in the world (bit of exaduration) but they have 3000+ IPs in 50+ countries.
They even have stealth vpn mode which will allow you to connect, share, play, whatever you want even from oppressed countries like North Korea. Your connection can be seen but is encrypted and sent in a way that looks like normal legit everyday internet packages being sent/received as someone just casually browsing. You can even subscribe to a dedicated ip address in say the US so you can watch Hulu here in CAN. these ips aren't blacklisted I guarantee.
My question is do you think free VPN apps/services are free because the company wants to be kind? I have a sneaky suspicion that they are making money off of your info. I can't tell you for sure what they see or what the collect or track but I believe they track your sights visited, the content you prefer, your connection location, your ISP, & it could go as deep as banking info, screenshots, key logging, anything because all your data runs through them. They are a middle man. just because their a VPN company does not give them credit & honesty. They have to make money somehow & as the "free" VPN provider/middleman they can track, see, record, and sell your private info to anyone or any country or law enforcement and I believe this is how they fund their business, the selling of your info.
My point is Do you trust these so called free VPN apps because I'm seeing more & more popping up than ever and if they are free where are they making the money to stay up & running free. If you use free VPN providers what do you use them for? I figured vpn's were for privacy, security, & anonymity and I can't think of a valid argument for using a free VPN if it's for one of those things I mentioned.
Just trying to spark some Q&A on this topic because it is important to me and many others. I think free providers are keeping a lot in the dark & we as citizens with the right to privacy & freedom of speech need to know the truth about our online activity & the monitoring of it, especially if we are doing nothing wrong, just trying to protect our information that is sensitive to our lives, & the way we live. We have the right to privacy & I feel the free VPN providers are lying by omition, not all but a good many.
Any input or info or questions on this topic would be great. Let's see how many feel safe with free VPN providers & who did their research before picking one and what they found out. Also why they went with the provider they did.
Stay safe, Look for (VPN, ENCRYPTION, PROXY, ZERO LOGGING & READ USER AGREEMENTS FIRST) Please do your research I can't stress this enough.
Much love, Peace freedom & privacy!
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Free VPNs will only get you doomed. If free VPNs were to rely on nobody would have been paying for paying subscriptions. The free ones are by no means to be relied upon when it comes to security and anonymity. Also, you would never find anything about their log policy. These providers can be the ones assisting law enforcement agenices to you. I know people who received DMCA notices for downloading copyright content using free vpns. So please restrain from using free vpns and educate others too. No money is too big when it comes to your privacy and security.