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[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

$14.99 Netflix subscription

$11.99 Gamepass subscription

$11.99 Spotify Premium subscription

Want more than one networks programming? Hulu/Max/Paramount/Peacock all cost around the same

ISP still sells your damn data to advertisers

OR

$5 Mullvad subscription.

You tell me what makes more sense.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately I cannot recommend Mullvad for Torrenting. They blocked port forwarding, making seeding and thus contributing back to the network that much slower

I just went for ProtonVPN since (next to iVPN I think) it's the only other one to at least be partially OSS and still viable for daily-use

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thats fair, and I agree with you for torrenting, its the one thing I wish they'd change. For privacy though, I feel like Mullvad is leading the pack. (Not having to provide an email, crypto and/or cash payments, DAITA)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes shame about Mullvad. AirVPN still allows port forwarding though.

Now days I just stick to private trackers while using a cheap European VPS setup with wireguard. Only saves me a couple of bucks a month compared to VPN service but it adds up.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah and something that is useful for all kinds of situations like circumventing geo-blocking as well. So it's always a good idea to have a VPN.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I have never once used a VPN to pirate shit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I did ONCE, and got a notice. 😂 VPN all the way boys!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I may or may not have torrented so many games, software, movies and albums without any VPN. It went well for years until we got one of those letters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Woops, looks like I left my Wi-Fi network open. Must have been my neighbor ;)

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (6 children)

You also need an ISP, which isn't free either.

If you have a non-sucking ISP, you don't need a VPN. But a VPN is incredibly cheap, so just lump it in mentally with the cost of the internet service.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

No money, no friends? Maybe that a signal it's time to take a break from the screen

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Going outside when you're nowhere near a city:

A man (Mr. Bean) in a suit and tie is standing in a field of flowers looking at his wristwatch... with cuts of him playing with grass while sitting on the ground, standing and looking at the horizon, and then laying down on the ground with eyes closed

(in USA at least)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

until proton's ceo was all "o captain my captain" about trump and the "good things" that trump is doing

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Mullvad lost me when they stopped allowing port forward

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Direct downloads are fine enough. No need for vpn.

Edit: Depends on your location. US is fine with ddl

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends on where you are. Don't try that in Germany, you'll get a hefty fine.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A fine for pirating? How awful.

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[–] Mongostein 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Right? They only get your IP from torrenting because they’re torrenting it too.

A single download source you trust is usually fine unless you’ve got a super-narc for an ISP.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Can't you borrow games at the library?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

You can also torrent games at the library

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

In Austria you totally can and it costs € 30 / year. But for the new ones you can simply torrent them because nobody cares here.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Use Tor Or a pretty good free vpn like ProtonVPN. Just not a "free" one. Looking at VeePN with disgust

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please do not use Tor for piracy, you're taking up valuable bandwidth that people in authoritarian countries need to fight government censorship and surveillance

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This, and if you're downloading a large game, it might take a few months over a Tor.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

protonvpn free tier doesn't support P2P

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

You shouldn't torrent through tor, however, i2p has built in torrents

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Read the megathread ffs, use ProtonVPN

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't use Proton, use Mullvad.

That said, if you're only paying for a VPN so you can torrent, you're better off getting a Debrid service instead (like Real-Debrid). It's cheaper and gets you direct downloads to any torrent you want at 1Gbps speeds.

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