They claim to have port forwarding, something i learned was untrue after purchasing. They also don't offer refunds.
For torrents i recommend airvpn. For privacy i recommend Tor / Tails.
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They have port forwarding, though.
Not in Linux containers, not that i could get working. If you have a working config could you please share it.
I tried for two days and gave up, it's (or was ) non conventional with some cli that did not work in an alpine container or arch. AirVpn worked immediately.
Port forwarding is trivial in the desktop client. I haven't dipped my toe in the self hosting waters (yet), so I can't speak to that area.
That was the issue i hit. I torrent in containers so that was a big deal for me.
The do traffic analysis and will block you if you do something scummy.
Not that they shouldn't. But keep in mind.
If they can still block you, how does anyone torrent?
On the free-tier torrenting is not allowed, on the payed vpn its ok
Since it's free, huge number of people are using those servers. You will get a lot of captchas and many sites outright block all those IPs.
Trustworthy? I am okay with them, but if I need something more private I'd use Tor.
If you're considering spending any money with them, I'd say go with Mullvad, since it would be cheaper. If you want all Proton's services bundled, they can be good.
I heard good things about mullvad. I will get a paid version when I have more need for it. I had thought free versions didn't exist previously . But I don't trust it fully
If you're into torrenting, paid Proton VPN is one of the best.
I used to be, I kind of do want to get back into it. I worry more about malware and viruses now though.
Well, not torrenting games and software and you're pretty sure to stay virus free.
For games you'd have to find some uploader who you trust.
They run some very good deals on their paid service. On Black Friday last year I got two years of service for $75.