Useful app, and it did speed up my browsing and market downloads, a lot!
https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&rdid=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&rdot=1
okantomi said:
Useful app, and it did speed up my browsing and market downloads, a lot!
https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&rdid=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&rdot=1
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I have tried this - however, I use OpenDNS at home and saw improvement
Im going out on a limb here and guessing the app will only work if ou have DNS set up on the network in which you are connected to.
tincbtrar said:
I have tried this - however, I use OpenDNS at home and saw improvement
Im going out on a limb here and guessing the app will only work if ou have DNS set up on the network in which you are connected to.
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Hmmm...seems to really work with several different networks, including my Clear Wimax MiFi. Placebo effect? I don't care, if it works. Especially for those never ending market updates...
Hah that's funny! I actually just went about changing up my DNS servers again for my home network. I actually have my wireless router and all other devices set up with a great DNS server setup. The primary DNS is Google's main public server, which is 8.8.8.8, meanwhile my secondary is the server that is closest to my actual location, which is good. Just in case the main server fails I will still have a close server connection, which means an overall good connection to fall back on.
Best tool to use all around to find out if your primary and secondary DNS servers are really fast and reliable? Google's own tool called namebench. It can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
It will recommend to you the fastest server as the main, showing the percentage of how much better it is compared to your current, and it will also show the closest server based on your location for the secondary. Works like a charm every single time.
Actually, I have been using Google's DNS for like 2 years now as my main, but my secondary is what has recently changed. No complaints here at all. It chugs along like it should without so much as a hiccup.
Anyone reading this: Once you find the best DNS servers for yourself, you should go about applying them to all of your internet enabled devices as I have done myself. For example: wireless router, computer, phone, tablet, Wii, PS3, and any other device you can think of! You shan't regret it!
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Hah that's funny! I actually just went about changing up my DNS servers again for my home network. I actually have my wireless router and all other devices set up with a great DNS server setup. The primary DNS is Google's main public server, which is 8.8.8.8, meanwhile my secondary is the server that is closest to my actual location, which is good. Just in case the main server fails I will still have a close server connection, which means an overall good connection to fall back on.
Best tool to use all around to find out if your primary and secondary DNS servers are really fast and reliable? Google's own tool called namebench. It can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
It will recommend to you the fastest server as the main, showing the percentage of how much better it is compared to your current, and it will also show the closest server based on your location for the secondary. Works like a charm every single time.
Actually, I have been using Google's DNS for like 2 years now as my main, but my secondary is what has recently changed. No complaints here at all. It chugs along like it should without so much as a hiccup.
Anyone reading this: Once you find the best DNS servers for yourself, you should go about applying them to all of your internet enabled devices as I have done myself. For example: wireless router, computer, phone, tablet, Wii, PS3, and any other device you can think of! You shan't regret it!
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Yes, I chose Google DNS for my main when on the go (using MiFi usually) and will set to whatever works best at home (haven't checked yet but will use that namebench app you recommend). I have seen a real improvement so far.
Hello
I have a App which is blocked by my ISP
When I install a VPN the app works PERFECTLY on my PHONE , however CC does not work, (im guessing its because the VPN chnages my IP so cc cant recognise it )
What can I do?
Is there a way to modify the VPN so e.g it makes THAT SPECIFIC APP use e.g US IP BUT EVERYTHING ELSE is normal ??? or am I lost in la la land??
Thank You very much! Would SOO Appreciate it and give a small reward if someone could find a way to solve this puzzle
I don't think that VPN will work with an unrooted CC. And even with a rooted its not really possible I guess.
The people here are using special DNS Services combined with some magic stuff inside their routers (redirecting Google DNS for Chromecast to another DNS which unblocks Netflix for example in Germany).
People do make this work, but it can be a bit tricky, and you might find it beyond your technical ability if you are not very experienced with routers and networking.
The Chromecast and the app casting to it have to be on the same local network so that the app can see the Chromecast. An app using a VPN when the Chromecast is not will put them on two different networks, and the app won't see the Chromecast. If you are going to use the VPN, then it has to apply to both of them. Since the Chromecast has no support for VPNs, you have to set up the VPN in your router. Not every router can do that - typically only routers with optional firmware like DD-WRT. If you have this support in your router, you'll need to look up the instructions in your router's documentation.
If your goal is to get around geoblocking, then other alternative is to use a DNS proxy service instead of a VPN. This can also be a bit tricky with the Chromecast. Since it doesn't allow manual DNS settings in the device, you have to do it using your router. It's even worse with North American models because they are set to use Google DNS by default, so you have to block or redirect Google DNS to force it to use your DNS settings (apparently this does not apply to the just-released European firmware). The details of this method are given in other threads here, so I won't repeat them. You'll need to subscribe to a DNS proxy service (not the same as a VPN, although many VPN companies also offer a DNS proxy service).
Android 9 supports "Private DNS" which uses DNS-over-TLS to provide better security and privacy, I set my X4 to "dns.google" instead of "automatic", as per this article: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/04/dns-over-tls-support-in-android-p.html
- looking for some insights/comments on a subject of practical benefits of this feature.
Google private DNS setup: https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using#android
A DNS over TLS connection is encrypted in the same way HTTPS is. It can also sometimes be quicker than the default DNS (correct me if I'm wrong about this). However, airports and some other places do not allow external DNS, forcing you to turn it off.
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A DNS over TLS connection is encrypted in the same way HTTPS is. It can also sometimes be quicker than the default DNS (correct me if I'm wrong about this). However, airports and some other places do not allow external DNS, forcing you to turn it off.
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Good to know that, I was setting up my new router at home the other day, so I went through some web sites getting some info and ended up changing all DNS/iPvs etc..., that's how I stumbled upon that 'tls' thing and was wondering if it has any merit to it. My desktop browser(Firefox) used to be very slow and now it's pulling pages really fast after changing to Google DNS from random default. Am suspecting my cable co. has been monitoring my web traffic, slowing it down.
With dns.adguard the phone has functional add blocker, tried several free apps from the play store and it seem to filter adverts out pretty good, no standalone app just the private dns set up:
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With dns.adguard the phone has functional add blocker, tried several free apps from the play store and it seem to filter adverts out pretty good, no standalone app just the private dns set up:
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I agree. But it still lets a few ads though. So if there is a better dns-over-tls alternative to adguard I'm open to trying it.
Nezzox said:
I agree. But it still lets a few ads though. So if there is a better dns-over-tls alternative to adguard I'm open to trying it.
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You can try adguard.apk. I like just the simple dns thing. Here is a link w/ a lot of information about it, see all the comments below the article:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...wn-dns-service-and-it-works-with-android-pie/
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You can try adguard.apk. I like just the simple dns thing. Here is a link w/ a lot of information about it, see all the comments below the article:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...wn-dns-service-and-it-works-with-android-pie/
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Well, I used blokada before. The point for me is to find something that enables me to not use a apk. The ideal solution would be to have a more aggressive dns-over-tls adblocking since it's possible in Android pie. I feel that adguard is too allowing and does not fair well in blocking ads delivered from Facebook or local ads.
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.
Belimawr said:
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.
Hi all, I'm interested in FOSS-related stuff and I believe this to be the proper forum (Stackexchange is a bit of a headache to use). I was looking for making an impenetrable network modeled after Tor that uses bogon addresses for websites instead of .onion or .i2p, and it also encrypts all your traffic over a cryptographic hash. I intend it to be for iOS as a developer IPA. You might have to back-up and store your key on a SD card and the only way you can unencrypt it is to have access to that SD. And it also spoofs your IP so ISPs cannot see your traffic. It works similar to a DDOS in that it uses BGP and martian addresses. Once downloaded via Torrent, you will be taken to a Firefox page of an adminlogin.php page, where you enter your credentials into. I'll call this an "open circuit". After you have set your username and password, you will be taken to a "closed circuit" which is basically what I'll call "Ghost Web". I'm assuming your traffic would be kinda slow, but as for how much, I have no clue. Does anybody have knowledge in this realm? And even if I got a few things wrong, anything close enough that'll make my custom idea for a perfect network work? I know Media Land LLC hosts these websites. Although I heard they're illegal. Is that true, because I don't have too much knowledge in the terms of IPs and all that ish.
Reason I ask is because nowadays privacy and free speech is getting destroyed by Big Tech monopolies. There are social media applications out there, some of which I might add are rather decent, like Rocket.Chat, Viber and Threema, but Tor and other forms of network technology always fall victim to the same problems they tried to address, and in many cases got abandoned (like CJDNS). Lokinet uses the Oxen blockchain, which, while it does make Sybil MITM attacks more expensive, however not impossible. I want censorship and privacy to be inevitable 100% with this app.
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Hi all, I'm interested in FOSS-related stuff and I believe this to be the proper forum (Stackexchange is a bit of a headache to use). I was looking for making an impenetrable network modeled after Tor that uses bogon addresses for websites instead of .onion or .i2p, and it also encrypts all your traffic over a cryptographic hash. I intend it to be for iOS as a developer IPA. You might have to back-up and store your key on a SD card and the only way you can unencrypt it is to have access to that SD. And it also spoofs your IP so ISPs cannot see your traffic. It works similar to a DDOS in that it uses BGP and martian addresses. Once downloaded via Torrent, you will be taken to a Firefox page of an adminlogin.php page, where you enter your credentials into. I'll call this an "open circuit". After you have set your username and password, you will be taken to a "closed circuit" which is basically what I'll call "Ghost Web". I'm assuming your traffic would be kinda slow, but as for how much, I have no clue. Does anybody have knowledge in this realm? And even if I got a few things wrong, anything close enough that'll make my custom idea for a perfect network work? I know Media Land LLC hosts these websites. Although I heard they're illegal. Is that true, because I don't have too much knowledge in the terms of IPs and all that ish.
Reason I ask is because nowadays privacy and free speech is getting destroyed by Big Tech monopolies. There are social media applications out there, some of which I might add are rather decent, like Rocket.Chat, Viber and Threema, but Tor and other forms of network technology always fall victim to the same problems they tried to address, and in many cases got abandoned (like CJDNS). Lokinet uses the Oxen blockchain, which, while it does make Sybil MITM attacks more expensive, however not impossible. I want censorship and privacy to be inevitable 100% with this app.
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Privacy is a big topic, sure you will find your way in this forums loaded with knowledge.