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I torrent (on the same PC that I run a Plex server from), but also auto connect on my devices whenever I’m on public wifi, so speed and avoiding blocks/captchas is also important. From what I understand having port forwarding will make a big difference in my torrent transfer speeds and ability to connect to peers.

I’m currently using Nord, but I’d like to make the switch to a company with a better privacy track record. I’m still really drawn to PIA because of the speeds and port forwarding, but I know their ownership is pretty sketchy, even if there’s nothing to point to there (yet). Mullvad dropped port forwarding, which seems to leave ProtonVPN. But now I’m hearing that the influx of Russian users post-invasion has increased the number of sites and services that block PVPN servers?

It seems like despite the huge amount of choices, nothing checks all the boxes except PIA. Am I missing something, or misinformed?

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[–] httpjames@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Windscribe is a really good all in one option with fully featured clients across several platforms.

AirVPN is great when paired with your own clients, like Wireguard or Passepartout, and you want to take advantage of its indefinite port forwarding. The clients aren't user friendly.

[–] LazyKoala@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

What do you mean "when paired with your own clients"?

I just subscribed to AirVPN and while basic, their Eddie client is... serviceable :D

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not recommending a VPN here. But there are many open-source anonymizing networks out there that need more attention. I know speed and avoiding blocks and captcha's are important to you, so this answer is not geared toward your use case, but for those looking for a free alternatives to VPN's and don't care about the speed and want to help out the network, there are

lokinet: (https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet) (Based on the LLARP, low-latency anonymizing protocol, basically tor 2.0).

(My personal favorite): i2p. A network within a network. Downsides are you can only download torrents within the network, but the upside is there is a solid community and there are more and more torrents that exist. Mental Outlaw has a great video about i2p

There are some VPN's you can trust, but in the end of the day, I trust encryption and the decentralized network better than any centralized corp.

[–] Kuro@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Can you give a little more input in i2p? Where to start and what to use? Would be nice :)