I used SurfShark and Express VPN. Surf Shark was lousy, it was always unstable. Express VPN made my PC very slow, booting up took forever and the constant updates made it a hassle. Not to mention the websites that refuse connections when users have a VPN. One of my e-mail servers refuses to woek with a VPN, I get gibberish on my screen. VPN's may be for some people, not for me. Been there done that.
Honestly youre not wrong Express is too expensive but Surfshark does the job tbh out of both NORDvpn for me got me bypassing fb and all types of social media lol
you do know that these VPN's are nothing more than a cover and deception plan aimed to make you feel free to be you without the inhibitions, allowing for Intelligence community analysts ( today they use algorithmic data basing) to database you, your group activity and anyone whom with you converse, they trick you into being you with hopes of exposing your natural intent, rather than mask you wear through regular channels! virtual private networks are drag nets that make you feel free and safe to talk as you see fit! but also allow for databases to be compiled against you ! whether they act on it or not , is dependent upon how anti government , or anti authoritarian you are!
I gave up on EasyVPN, the drag on my system was just too much. It was easy to set up and operate, but it cut my d/l times almost in half. So today I am using Nord, killed EVN in a head to head test. I have had zero issues so far, but I am still in my first month of use. The speed of my system is back to an acceptable level and I can get all the streaming form out side my home area. Great review, thanks for the thorough testing.
Despite using the VPN app and selecting a different location, whenever I check my IP address on Google it shows my real location rather than the chosen one. This makes it clear that the VPN service is not hiding my actual location as it's supposed to. The SurfShark VPN company address is Kabelweg 57, 1014BA Amsterdam, Netherlands, so anyone who has experienced similar issues should file a fraud complaint with "SCAMADVISER," which handles scams in that country. Moreover, irrespective of the chosen protocol or location on the VPN app, when I check the local forecast weather, it still shows my actual location, not the one selected through the app. It's evident that the VPN service is not performing its intended function of masking my IP address and location.
NordVPN is slime. Their VPN performed fine, but canceling (that is , not renewing)was painful. They asked a dozen yes/no questions that had to be answered correctly (roughly half were yes and the other were no). Then, without telling me, they sent a verification email that had to be replied to within 15 minutes, otherwise they would ignore my cancellation. I was late on the first one and had to repeat the process. Absolute a--holes.
Who owns and controls these VPN's - you could have drilled down further. Unless the owner of the VPN is a known publicly listed company (Google, Microsoft, Norton), the owner of the VPN could ULTIMATELY be based in China, Eastern Europe, Russia. Being based in any country is not the ultimate owner - many China based companies are based in the US Please drill down further. Surely, a VPN based in Panama is done for a reason, to hide its ownership. ALSO, streamers are getting wise and REQUIRE location data - hence, being in China or Australia and connecting to a US server does not allow me to stream by RU-vidTV, Sling, Hulu in the US.
well... technically, you can say that about everyone and everything because we all export and import from China directly, or indirectly. VPN's have it made, sitting on 'gold-mine', and don't even know it..
@@robins.g.9689 I went fine many options for security which is a plus and connection is awesome but once in a while, it will slow down for a minute or two but nothing major. I did notice that after 30 days you seem to be a little bit slower, but that was just for a few days. I’m sorry I totally forgot to update you guys, but you asked me for the price is good. One thing I do wanna say is that I got it on Black Friday. It was a little bit more cheaper than usual.
@@TheMrboombostic yeah it works and it's good. just the mobile app is hard to control and turnoff because for some reason it needs to be on 24/7 or else the network won't work. the killswitch is basically not turnoff able on ios so whenever i don't use it, i have to offload it. but on desktop it's great and killswitch works amazing
Thank you this was very helpful. I already have a VPN service. From this video, I learned it has a splitting service and how to use it. It was easy when went into the app to set it up. Awesome!
FYI, at time of writing (June 2024), NordVPN no longer works in JORDAN due to recent legislation banning VPNs. It works lightning fast outside Jordan. I'm told ExpressVPN still works IN Jordan, but for how much longer?
I've tried all 4 and most were crap. Express VPN was the best of the lot but pricey. I'm using PIA and it is the fastest one I've found and it is reasonably priced and rather than switching to a new VPN provider every year I will be sticking to PIA...
hi !! 1-) when the vpn random disconect with wireguard what can cause it ? another question 2-) why download speed is limited under 500 Mbps on auto protocoll with the vpn service ?
WireGuard disconnects can be caused by unstable internet, configuration errors, overloaded servers, or software bugs. Download speed limitations under 500 Mbps with auto-protocol are likely due to encryption overhead, server bandwidth, distance, or a slower compatible protocol choice. Try a different server or consider manual protocol selection for improvement.
Just need something I can install on my iPad Pro. My mother goes to the dr and hospital often. 90 with cancer and dementia. So I just want to be safe while staying for days and days with her. Worried about connecting to hospital wifi or opening myself to all the people in the hospital, patients and visitors, with all sorts of different wifi. Live in America. Thanks! 😊
Yes, a VPN will work for banking while you're traveling in Europe. Using a VPN can enhance your security and privacy by encrypting your connection, especially on public Wi-Fi networks. Make sure to connect to a server in your home country to avoid any issues with your bank's security protocols.
I've used both and have not notice any significant speed difference... it may be due to a combination of factors (your ISP, the particular VPN servers you are connecting to, etc...) It's been a few months... what has your experience with NordVPN been since making the switch (assuming you've switched already)?
They all share your data. Even Nord whom for years advertised that they dont share your data. If you read the terms and agreements you'll see that they work with a partner company and this partner company will share your data.
Nord and Express were just purchased by the same company. I wish you would have touched on VPN's that are owned by China or Russia or other companies in bad actor nations.
Less privacy laws than say Switzerland (which has the strongest privacy laws). If we keep picking and choosing based on country which is 'safe' that really narrow down the selection. All these VPN companies, and only 2 out of the 4 are deemed "safer" 😆 Laws can also change too.
The last update on 1/25/2024 left an error 0xffffffff installation failed cant be resolved is anyone else getting this error? ExpressVPN support can't fix
Just keep clearing cache, uninstalling Netflix updates, rebooting TV … sometimes takes up to 20 attempts and Netflix via Express is humming again. Still works!
Access to company YT channels in different countries from a my country is difficult due to the two-step identification (it is not always possible to reach the local colleague who receives the code). Please suggest a solution to ease this process. Can VPN be a solution?
Yes, a VPN can be a solution. By virtually changing your location, a VPN lets you access region-locked content, potentially including company RU-vid channels with different verification processes. This avoids relying on colleagues for verification codes. Remember, VPN use might have limitations set by the company you're trying to access content from.
Short answer: Any of the VPNs that have US-based servers should allow this as long as the server hasn't been flagged by the particular site you are going to. Longer answer: Sometimes a well-used server gets flagged as a VPN server by websites and those websites will shut down any connection coming from that server. Sometimes it's because a hacker used that particular server to do some kind of attack on the website, so for security reasons, the website shuts off all access through that particular VPN server. I've experienced that with every VPN service I've used, but almost always there is another server that doesn't get flagged. So, YMMV. I'd suggest getting a one-month subscription to a VPN that you think might work and then use that month to put it to the test for all of the various use cases.
i had nordvpn and express both working for some point in time with different servers but now for some reason my phone updated everything and now i cant them to work having same issue nothing seems to be working
I have to restart my computer often to activate the Norton VPN function. Their solution is complicated and I do not wish to go thru that. Maybe other VPN providers will not have this issue? My D/L speed is cut by 2/3 when VPN is active. Hope VPN technology improves to allow close to max speed.
Thanks great video. I am wondering if I can use a VPN on my router and protect all my devices. Would hooking it up to your router count as 1 device even though there may be other devices connected?
Save your money, folks. Surfshark VPN is a fraud! It doesn't matter what device you're using or what location you've chosen through the app. Either way, it should not be showing your real location's weather forecast or your location on Google Maps when the VPN app is enabled. That's the whole point of having a VPN is to hide your real location and IP address. Which it's NOT doing! The VPN service is a scam and should be reported to the authorities. 🤬
@rappere11 You can do that, but routers that offer the ability out of the box can be pricey. I would take a look to see if there is a DDWRT custom firmware available for your router which could add support? Or alternatively building your own router using PfSense. And yes, doing so does count as one single client even though all of your devices have access to the endpoint you select. (Heads up - I didn’t realise I was going to ramble on when I started typing haha pardon the wall of text 😅) Here’s my experience with the above: I have a few raspberry pi’s on my network with pi-hole instances, and I’m running unbound which enables me to host my own recursive DNS servers within my local network. What I did to enable network wide VPN access was to install the Linux ExpressVPN client on one of my RPis and configured iptables to route all traffic through the pi, which was pointing to one of their servers in my country. I could still connect to different servers internationally on a per device basis if I needed to, with more than enough bandwidth available even with the additional hop in place. I had my fun but quickly abandoned this setup - sort of inconvenient as I was getting hammered with captcha requests all over the place (probably better to use Cyberghost and have them allocate a dedicated IP that would solve that issue) and I’d configured it to drop all traffic should the VPN disconnect, so if I needed to switch servers the network would drop every time. They had no ipv6 support either which was a ball ache and having to access the terminal on my phone or pc every time I needed to switch to another local server for any reason became cumbersome. Tbh, I wouldn’t bother with this if privacy/security is your main reason for wanting to do so. I already run my own DNS servers locally, and host my own vpn so that my devices automatically tunnel through my home lab and have encrypted access to my DNS servers wherever I am in the world at all times. This encrypts my WLAN connections to public networks and ensures I am always behind my own firewall. I am the administrator of the entire signal chain within my direct control. On top of that, I am employed by the ISP I use so I trust that my privacy is secure with my upstream provider because I have admin access to their network and know for sure that our privacy policies and network security best practices are properly enforced. Realistically, running all of my traffic through a 3rd party VPN would be less secure because I don’t have any access to their network and cannot know for sure how my data is being handled beyond what they claim. Trust is good, control is better. Your ISP will be able to see that you’re obfuscating your activity from them because they will see the IP of the VPN server you’re connected to, and as long as you don’t have any DNS leaks they won’t be able to monitor your activity. You are then trusting your VPN provider with your data. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and if I had to speculate on who would stand to gain more from brokering my data it would be the VPN provider for sure. Beyond the ability to encrypt traffic between your devices and public WLAN access points - a 3rd party VPN should not be viewed as a privacy tool or a means to online anonymity. I only use a VPN service for bypassing geo-restrictions on content and services. I definitely recommend hosting your own VPN for security when away from home if you want to improve your InfoSec 🤙 Check out Pi-Hole, PiVPN and Unbound for this if you’re interested.
I need a vpn to trade, I live in US but the platform I plan to use doesnt allow US citizens so I’m using Mexico id and address so I need to switch my location, which one would be the best
Hello.. I'm moving to the USA in July. I have Netflix subscription account from Thailand. I won't be able to watch netflix with my Thailand account while in the US. I also watch a lot of Non-US released Anime and foreign films so I do some torrenting. So what would be best VPN for this?
I just responded to a similar question on this video... Short answer: Any of the VPNs that have Thai-based servers should allow you to continue to access your Thai Netflix account, as long as the server hasn't been flagged by the particular site you are going to. Longer answer: Sometimes a well-used server gets flagged as a VPN server by websites and those websites will shut down any connection coming from that server. Sometimes it's because a hacker used that particular server to do some kind of attack on the website, so for security reasons, the website shuts off all access through that particular VPN server. I've experienced that with every VPN service I've used, but almost always there is another server that doesn't get flagged. So, YMMV. I'd suggest getting a one-month subscription to a VPN that you think might work and then use that month to put it to the test for all of the various use cases.
+1 always has been. Also [their biggest[ Its works. two ways, but users only see it as 'it benefits them only' A law which is designed to protect end users but no one question why it does the complete opposite as well. We just take THAT bit for granted.
I have a question? What are we being protected from on a VPN that without VPN ? If the government wants your data they will just get it Yes security is important to me as long as that is truly happening on the level of my understanding- Another question is isn't there advantages to knowing it's you so your access to your information and ID is yours? Interesting but not really?
the government physically cannot know what you're looking at past a vpn unless said vpn records it themselves then they would have to go through the vpn to get said information atleast as far as I'm understanding that doesn't mean they don't have other methods of following your foot print and a vpn is useful for getting past geo location blocks on services
I used Express Vpn for a month . Developed a problem where I could not access certain popular websites. Had to manually change service location sites. they have lousy customer service. Will be getting full refund and switching to another service.
Which vpn will be good for streaming for UK and Netherlands based ott apps streaming from India.had of thought of configuring in router.Need suggestions from someone
None of the VPNs recommended by this guy works in China. If you see any site that recommends Nord, Express, Surfshark then leave. They get paid to lie.
I'm in the uk and want to stream my sky sports package while i'm on holiday in the usa. Which would be best VPN to use? . I'd be streaming on my mobile phone
surfshark would be best for you as a lot of survers are around Europe and and some in us and has good mobile features such as hiding your gps location.
I just bought a new Surface Pro 11th edition. I am finding out that all these VPN's are not compatible because of the new chip Microsoft is using. Any suggestions would be grateful.
Odd. You can try finding a FOSS that works on your machine and then configure it to go through the VPN servers of the provider of your choice. OpenVPN has worked for me when running VPN services on various machines, so I'd be surprised if there isn't something similar that would work for your scenario. Github and Reddit forums are your friends.
None of these have a live customer service person you can speak to. Also I notice when I had a question on setting up Nord and I sent a chat or was it email (it was a few years ago), I had to wait 24 hours for a response, if lucky.
ya, telephones are old hat on the internet now...... Live chat 'bots' are all the rage 😆 I mean some use chat direct with human, others probably have to jump through hoops, thinking their 'helping out customer' A 'bot' is nothing but a 'stupid bot'
@@HTXGalI can't speak for others, but Express VPN does have humans.. Perhaps we just say all bots online so therefore its more convenient to extent that to 'paid' services we have never used, because we always prefer free stuff Free... yes, bots only.. You do pay extra, but we continue to be blindsided by the fact you pay extra for 'something' OTHER than a rip-off..... If no one can understand that fact, then perhaps users do deserve to be hacked.. i dunno... what will convince people. ??? There are good deals out there, but often mistake a 'deal' the same as 'free'' No, there IS A difference.
Which plan on surfshack have the camouflage option please, and does it means using Nordvpn some websites with network restrictions can still block you?
Hey there, all Surfshark plans come with the Camouflage option! As for NordVPN, the most effective way is to try it out firsthand since its effectiveness varies depending on the website.
I give my vote to NORD VPN. It is the best in the world. It is more expensive than it used to be. when I first got NORD VPN, I paid $120 for 3 years, Now Is $166.00 for 2 years. I think NORD VPN is too expensive. They have all the bells and whistles and because of that I give them all the credit in the world. MR. NORD VPN, can u take it easy with your prices? I like you. I want you to be part of my computer and devices as long as I live. Thanks. 🤔
I never had a VPN, I never really had use for it, yet Im playing with the tought of getting one. The purpose would be to protect my IP from salty kids when playing online games on the PS5. Does anyone have any insight on the matter?
If you want to "protct IP" on PS5, you probably need to reroute your traffic from router and need a vpn that can do that. ISP provided IP addresses are dynamic though, so I do not understand the need to disguise it: why do you want to change it on whim?
@@InnocentiusLacrimosa because ddos still can happen and brick modems/routers/devices. ip address wont change for 7 days if dynamic and mac addresses on devices don't change and is vulnerable when gaming on a public server.
SurfShark isn't hiding your location on Google. Just by asking Google, "what's my current location?" It will clearly show a map of where you really are, not the location that has been chosen on the Surfshark app. The VPN is totally useless! It's not hiding anyone's IP address or current location. It's a scam!!! Everyone should be reporting that VPN company to ScamAdviser!!!
I know Nord and probably others offer a static IP Address, for an extra fee. And no, that doesn't defeat the purpose. The security is still there. Everything is encripted and there is a no logs policy. Your info. is wiped daily when servers reboot.😢
I am located in the US. I want to order gifts from Australian vendors for delivery in Melbourne, Australia. I will only be using the VPN a few times a year for the purpose of sending gifts to family in Australia. What would you recommend.
probably surfshark because you don't have to spend too much if you only use few times a year. You don't have to worry about speed since you use it for sending gifts
Not anyone using the name Gavin Rossdale. The first person that gave me fake information or someone I don't know about in my account that I didn't allow don't know of I don't know them know of them illegally in my account not announcing themselves I can't really trust and believe someone that would lie to me like that and expect me to not still be hurt by that. I just don't like being lied to or whatever that I don't know about to do with me not to my knowledge I'm not going to have somebody say they don't know about me or trust this or trust me when lie to me so many times firsthand and then expect me to trust in my account but I've been telling the truth
