AirVPN with privacy focus and port forwarding

AirVPN. I switched from proton a while ago because it was a pain to do port forwarding. AirVPN lets me have multiple ports forwarding with ease. And they take xmr as payment!

I switched from Mullvad to IVPN after the Mullvad troubles. IVPN seems good to so far, does everything I need and hasn't been proven untrustworthy/politically dodgy yet.

Wondering why you are considering leaving ivpn?

They appear to be 1 of only 2 trustworthy vpns now that mullvad left the building

airvpn being the other

I just today started using the new Tor VPN app. I have been using InviZible from F-Droid in SOCKS proxy mode for almost 2 years now, but not all apps support directing their network traffic through a SOX proxy. And so, some apps I was not able to do over Tor. I think the day will come where we as free people have to abandon the clear net entirely and do everything over Tor and I2P. The clearnet is going to become nothing except for ID upload verification screens.

Mullvad for stuff that matters. Which is 24/7 on all devices.

Airvpn for piracy and only for piracy.

Ivpn, windscribe, proton or whoever else isn’t obviously an idf cutout and running a deal for scraping and bypassing geoblocks.

Proton currently but probably switching to Windscribe soon due to increasingly invasive advertising.

If I’m at home:

Device > WireGuard Tunnel > ProtonVPN Endpoint

If I’m disconnected from my home network:

Device > WireGuard Tunnel > Home Network > WireGuard Tunnel > ProtonVPN Endpoint

Essentially created my own multi-hop network, works like a charm.

Any reason you are looking to leave ivpn? I'm using Mullvad until my time runs out and then switching due to the fascism thing. I was looking at ivpn as one of a few possible options, so I'm curious of people's experiences.

I still use PIA, but only for a couple of things running in containers. I use wireguard as my private vpn for my own services

Proton, because its fast and reliable in my experience so i never felt the need to switch, plus i agree with their policies.

Kinda surprised no one recommending Nym.

https://nym.com/

Well, currently using mullvad because I paid cash and have months left.

However I tried ivpn with their one week option (two bucks!) At their basic plan.

I find speeds better on mullvad, but they're otherwise comparable. I like both apps fine on android. If I was already on ivpn, I would not switch to mullvad for the minor speed uptick, since prices are comparable and switching multiple devices can be a very tiny annoyance.

In the past, I've used airvpn and proton for extended times (over six months). Proton is over priced, speeds were only marginally better than their free options, and iirc they were a pain about linux setup (I could be mixing them up with someone else though).

Airvpn worked great as a vpn. Port forwarding was an absolute cunt to get working for me. I suspect user error to be the biggest factor. Their android app sucks, and setting it up via other methods is preferred. But, at the time, they also lacked the built in ad/tracker blocking that I've enjoyed with mullvad and ivpn.

I did use nord briefly at one point. Worked fine, but at the time I was in need of port forwarding, and they had stopped offering that.

The only reason I'm maybe switching away from mullvad is the dubious political alignment of one of its owners. It really does work well for me, and is consistently faster than others I've tried, even with multi hop on. Even there, I'm not fully sure that the exact choice made by their part owner is exactly as bad as the common reaction is, so while I am likely switching away, I still can't really state that it's horrible to use the service.

The party he donated to has one big issue that's a hell no for me, but it might not be there for everyone, and other aspects of the party slate are less objectionable, or even agreeable. In other words, I'm not mad at anyone that shrugs the donation off. It ain't my business to judge people over such a narrow subject.

THAT being said, ivpn really is essentially the same service in terms of functionality. They even have servers that are in the same data centers. There's several in the US in specific that are 100% in the same center once you go looking at the lists of exits. And I know there can't be that many exact matches in cities across the world that aren't from the same location. Since VPNs rent either virtual or hardware space in data centers to provide exits, if a given company doesn't break from that, you won't see a major difference between them.

Currently, Mullvad. Waiting for my time to run out then I might give NymVPN a go.

None for the time being, and I don't know what I should use if I were to need one. I already use Proton for email so it wouldn't be my first choice to give even more data to one company, even if they still seem good (though their marketing is relatively aggressive, which feels offputting).

Windscribe. I like their no-nonsense approach.

Njalla. I switched to that after Mullvad was called out. I asked a refund which they got me. I compared some VPNs and no other seemed to fit. I miss some Mullvad stuff but at least they aren't fascists.

Mullvad, then switched to IVPN a couple of months ago. Both are recommended in privacyguides. They have solid privacy policies and are regularly audited.

Nym VPN because it seemed like the best but I'm sure someone will tell me there's something wrong with it 😂

I bought several years of Mullvad time before finding out it's ran by a fascist. I use it exclusively for pirate related activities.

(I push several TB through it daily, so at least I'm costing Mullvad much bandwidth)

Private Internet access, they have port forwarding

Going to get buycott, they seem pretty good

I'm sure someone will tell me how they're terrible though

I don't. I would just be shifting trust from my ISP to some VPN provider for worse ping. I trust only I2P and Tor networks, so either it's sensitive enough to go over darknet or I treat it as public.