Today I have a comparison of different VPNs, as rated by pcmag.com. They follow from the highest ranking to the lowest:

1. NordVPN, $12/mo, or $3/mo for 3 year contract
2. Private Internet Access VPN, $10/mo, or $3.50/mo for 2 year contract
3. TunnelBear VPN, $10/mo, or $5/mo for 1 year contract
4. CyberGhost VPN, $13/mo, or $2.75/mo for 3 year contract
5. IP Vanish VPN, $10/mo, or $4.50/mo w/3m contract, $6.50/mo for 1 year con. 6. ExpressVPN, $13/mo. or $8/mo for 1 year contract
7. TOR Guard VPN, $10/mo or $5/mo for 1 year contract
8. ProtonVPN, $8/mo flat rate
9. Symantec Norton Secure VPN, $5/mo or $3.33/mo with a 1 year contract
10. GoldenFrog VyprVPN, $10/mo or $5/mo for a 1 year contract

Oh, and of course, not to be forgotten or missed: The Onion Router (TOR) which is free.

From looking at all of these websites the one that really stood out to me was IP Vanish. It supports Windows, Windows Phone, MAC OS, Ubuntu Linux, IOS, Chromebook, and even some routers. The $13.50 over 3 months blows away
the competition. I can afford $13.50, and having that amount of money cover
a whole three months looks really attractive. That they care enough about Linux to make it compatible with it is something I really respect and appreciate. At the end of the month I intend on purchasing this three month package from IP Vanish. I will test the system out and report back to all of you regarding my experience. I have just purchased a subsciption to IP
Vanish and will be installing it on my Ubuntu Linux box. Check back to hear
my review coming up soon.

Do any of you have experience with VPNs? Let me know of your experience with this type of routing technology.

Cheers!

Best regards,
warmfuzzy


P.S.: Just in case you wanted the link to PC Magazine's comparison page that
I have referenced it can be found at: https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/296955/the-best-vpn-services

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From looking at all of these websites the one that really stood out to
me was IP Vanish. It supports Windows, Windows Phone, MAC OS, Ubuntu Linux, IOS, Chromebook, and even some routers. The $13.50 over 3
months blows away the competition. I can afford $13.50, and having that amount of money cover a whole three months looks really attractive.
That they care enough about Linux to make it compatible with it is something I really respect and appreciate. At the end of the month I intend on purchasing this three month package from IP Vanish. I will
test the system out and report back to all of you regarding my
experience. I have just purchased a subsciption to IP Vanish and will
be installing it on my Ubuntu Linux box. Check back to hear my review coming up soon.

Okay, so here's the story... I paid $13.50 for the service using the coupon code of "summer19" which basically made me get it for half price and this
isn't some certain month promotion, no this is the price I will be paying forever, the deal doesn't go bad after a certain period of time. The setup
on my Ubuntu Linux box was taught in an easy manner, there were two ways
of setting it up, the first way I tried didn't seem to work, however using
the second method everything worked perfectly. There are literally thousands of servers all around the world that IP Vanish has as their exit spots. I am very satified with this service. I now have to do a speed test while using
the IP Vanish cloak. This service supports everything including traditional UNIX. These people really know what they're doing. I'm going to buy the same package for my brother-in-law. He does business work at home and he
mentioned that it would be nice if his communications were secure, so enters
IP Vanish. I would rate this service as a 10/10.

Cheers!
Best regards,
warmfuzzy

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warmfuzzy wrote to All <=-

Do any of you have experience with VPNs? Let me know of your
experience with this type of routing technology.

I'm using TORGuard, they've been great. I got a $29.99/year
($2.50/month) lifetime deal, and they work with their own
Windows/Linux client, PPTP or OpenVPN just fine.



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A VPN can be useful as long as you understand what risks are being
mitigated through its use. IMO a VPN is most useful when your local Internet connection is not trustworthy.

Example, you stop at a mom 'n pop coffee shop and want to use their "free
WiFi" to do some communicating. You could just hop on the network and assume all your services use HTTPS and that your device validates all certificates properly. Or, you could get on the questionable WiFi and immediately connect to your VPN. This tunneling feature will protect your communications from the local WiFi clients and network provider.

Some people in less fortunate parts of the world may suffer municipal or
state sponsored filtering of free speech. In this scenario a VPN may be helpful so your traffic can egress from a country that does not filter free speech.

I have never paid for a VPN service and I would be extremely wary of any Internet service labeled "free" because, well, we know that when something is free the product is usually you. Whether or not they're forthright about it
is a whole other question.

In the past I've used openvpn with much success, however about 3 years ago I switched to running WireGuard. I have a VM in AWS (LightSail actually)
that's super cheap, like ~$3/month and it's the VPN endpoint for all my devices. It helps me feel more confident when I'm on a low-trust final mile Internet connection.

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I used free VPNs before and boy did I make a mistake. I don't think you can trust those.

Anyway, right now I moved on to SaferVPN (review here in case you want to check: https://vpnparadise.com/reviews/safervpn/ ) which has stronger encryption (AES 256-bit) and I got a cheaper rate because I availed an annual plan. I think so far it's doing its job of hiding my IP so that's basically it. --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32
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