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Anyone familiar with JustVPN?
https://www.justvpn.net/
It is free, apparently.
Most of the time, if something is free, you are the product. I took a quick look and nothing seems glaring, domain registered since 2017 and the Android app apparently has 1M+ downloads. I couldn't find anything on the company itself, but I only spent a minute or two looking - maybe someone could look into it.
Bottom line:
If ordering today, which VPN, with a lifetime plan, would you recommend signing up for today that is a) low cost and b) worthwhile and decent?
I guess FastestVPN meets that criteria, although I wish you could be able to download wireguard configs which currently you can't.
What is the quality of PrivadoVPN?
Given that the recent news about FastestVPN ownwr on the forums have been rather negative, I'd still say 40$ for Ivacy lifetime is a good deal. The App has been working great for me, Wireguard is supported, and them being a Purevpn reseller apparently also gives you access to Purevpn ovpn configs according to various LE memebers' posts in the past (I never tried this).
Use them for years know now great speeds, max out also on 10g really big business behind this operator I have them in combination with a usenet account for 20$ a year.
How active is Usenet these days?
Better then torrents if you have the right info
https://www.tweaknews.eu/en/landing/special-deal
This is a sweat deal, PrivadoVPN is included
How does Privado compare to Ivacy and/or Fastest? (Specifically in regards to quality, not price.)
Fastest I used in my live, they operate there own network like I said there is a big company behind this really big
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Usenet_Providers_and_Backbones.svg
They are Omicron
Looks like GooseVPN lifetime is back for $29 @Ympker still recommend it?
https://appsumo.com/products/goose-vpn/
EDIT: use code "SUMOCHAT10" and get 10% off.
The manual ovpn files I use and the app still work fine. However, it feels like since I bought it a year ago (roughly), no updates from the roadmap came. Still no wireguard, still only one protocol for mobile app, still very basic apps. That said, when I use it, it works just fine.
What is the regular price?
Any lifetime VPN deals for BF?
I'm currently struggling to get PureVPN to convert/honour my lifetime Ivacy deal...
I have KeepSolid (aka VPN Unlimited) and FastestVPN already.
A major question I see is (a) ever more take-overs and concentration, and (b) the owners, in particular of those "amalgamations". Kape, for example, is an israeli group and seems to be quite tightly linked to mossad. That's reason enough for me to not renew my PIA VPN although per se I'm not unhappy with them (I don't care about Netflixx and such nor about high speed beyond what I actually need).
Plus, of course jurisdiction, in particular in five eyes countries; we clearly saw how worthless "freedom" blabla is with lavabit. Thanks no.
I also tried surfshark quite early (so early that their lack of speed unnerved even me) and was not too unhappy. Yes, they nowadays also are part of a big agglomeration (NordVPN iirc) but their jurisdiction is the Netherlands, granted a eu-ropean country (read: no privacy, just blabla BS and actually increasingly Gestapos) but NL seems to at least have some mechanisms and protections in place, as opposed to e.g. Germany.
The only VPN provider I'd at least tend to trust somewhat is Proton. Not because Switzerland still is trustworthy (it definitely is not anymore) but because it's still better than most western countries plus, Proton seems to really be very serious about privacy - but rather expensive. But there's a hefty rebate coupon out there, so a subscription might be a nice Xmas present to self ...
Final note: I'll definitely try out Warp (although I very much don't like CloudF%#$!). But hey, fast plus free!
Why not Mullvad or IVPN who both seem to also take privacy very very seriously.
Today is the last day of free WARP+ program.
https://developers.cloudflare.com/warp-client/warp-modes/#warp
Good for me that i have some accounts with some petabytes left on them
If you want a VPN and go with a Kape company, you have just surrendered your privacy. Do NOT use any companies owned by Kape.
Thanks, but that's what I said. VPN from Kape? Nope, no way.
@jsg Regarding what @BruhGamer12 said: Mullvad and IVPN at least seem to go the extra mile to collect as little data as possible. I recently gave Mullvad a try and sent an envolope with cash to Sweden (envolope and stamp purchased with cash) to get a couple months of Mullvad VPN. Had to wait 2-3 weeks until it was credited but worked perfectly fine. All the info they have now is the envolope with stamp (which they supposedly shred after processing), my cash inside, and the account number, which is automatically generated when you create an account and which is used to login. It's worth noting that in the envelope you also add a sheet of paper where there is some code written on it which tells them which accn umber to credit (printed it out, no handwriting).
I'm not against Mullvad and OVPN, I just see their jurisdiction and that they are quite expensive. I personally have pretty exactly zero trust in scandinavian jurisdiction anymore (except Norway to some degree) but I do understand that the same could be thought and said re Proton/Swizzerland. Basically I mentioned Proton favourably mainly because of the active (quite massive) rebate. For people who trust scandinavian laws somewhat Mullvad and OVPN of course may be option too (modulo their high price).
For myself I'll probably go back to surfshark and try Proton for more sensitive things. But frankly, for me personally it's more a question of principle than a practical one. 99% of what I do and am interested in is squeaky "white" anyway.
Whatever, for us mere consumers and even prosumers it seems to be a form of bet anyway. Companies just can't be trusted anymore (IMO) and countries even less.
P.S. as it happens to show it well: your way of going about it (with Mullvad) would, seen from an intelligence agency perspective, loudly shout "look closer at that one!". Many people don't get it but actually to "just be a dumb fish in between gazillions of other dumb fish" is a good basic approach. Look, let's assume/play "Mullvad is a CIA front": their very first problem would be to pre-filter by some criterion, the logic being "John Doe just choses the easy route like most other, but Eve Evil tries really hard to stay anonymous, so let's filter out and focus on the Eves!".
Besides there are so many small details working against you, e.g. "account number printed, not hand written" - nice, if there weren't the tiny but ugly detail that pretty much all printers (invisibly to the human eye) print their ID on every sheet ... And as soon as you use that VPN they'll have your IP and having the resources of CIA behind them, they'll have your name and address in no time.
Fair point, I understand where you're coming from. This is one of the reasons, why for years I've stuck to the lifetime vpns I had or got more of them (First Ivavy, VPN Unlimited, Windscribe, Getflix, FastestVPN, Goose). You'll notice that aside from Windscribe with its rich feature set (that includes privacy features) none of these are really special when it comes to privacy. Keepsolid even is in US jurisdiction, Goose is from NL, Windscribe from Canada. Just like you, 99% of what I'd use the vpn for is "white", too. That remaining 1%, even if traced back to me, wouldn't be nice, but wouldn't be the end of the world either. I'm not in the danger some activists hunted by Govs are, and I'm likely even less interesting for the CIA.
A friend that kept recommended Mullvad made me try it any way. I only purchased it for a short time though, since I'll likely won't renew it, as 90% of my use case is just unblock geoblocked streams from Flix etc, 7% is cheaper online shopping, and 2% is DEEPL resets via IP. The remaining 1% is maybe some linux isos. So not really in need of a service at the price level of Mullvad. If I wouldn't have all these lifetime vpns that unblock flix perfectly fine, I'd also go with the avg Joe's VPN (no insult intended) like NordVPN/Surfshark/Cyberghost/Express/HMA on a BF sale or similar. I've seen so many NordVPN ads and influencers talking about it, that it's probably one of the most used these days.
I'm back after being gone for a while.
Getting all these Lifetime VPNs is mainly a gamble, to not miss out on something potentially great. Ympker, you're very lucky with your $69 Windscribe, and I guess that's the deal I'm always chasing.
Now it's become a fun pet-project to keep up with lifetime VPNs. Most of these are clearly just throwaway projects, meant as a quick moneygrab. Regardless, it's still fun to follow.
Recently I stumbled upon IceDrives new VPN - IceVPN.
Since it's not posted anywhere on the site, I guess I'll be the first to share it.
IceDrive is, as many already know, famous for their lifetime cloud storage. A competitor to pCloud and Koofr.
We don't need to argue about how lifetime subscriptions are unsustainable and all that malarkey. It does seem too good to be true, but you just have to accept it.
IceVPN is very new, and still in early-access, but they're doing $149 lifetime subscriptions, which I'm really intrigued by.
Even though I'm already at pCloud and Koofr, I actually never gave IceCloud a try, but from what people on Reddit have to say, it seems development is very stagnant. Not sure why they would then branch out into the VPN business, but I guess time will tell if this is a dud.
https://icevpn.com/promos/early-access-special
After seeing your little note in the spreadsheet, I decided to see what was up with my Ivacy. And indeed the site said that they had merged with PureVPN, and would no longer be operational.
I was initally a bit confused about this process. Would they continue operation on Ivacy domain for us Lifetime Subscribers? Or would we need to merge with PureVPN completely?
The latter seemed to be the case, and when I signed in I was prompted to "port" my account over to PureVPN.
It did seem a bit confusing to me though, because there was a subscription for $1/m, and I needed to input my name and credit card...
One of the things I've always liked about Ivacy, is that I bought the subscription through StackSocial, and only had to redeem an activation code. This meant that Ivacy never had any information stored about me.
No name. No address. No payment info.
Having to now be forced to hand over this to PureVPN, was something I wasn't really comfortable doing, so I started a live-chat on PureVPN, and 3 messages as well as 5 minutes later, I now had my account ported over, without having to bother with PII and invoices!
People are quick to put up their prejudice about lifetime-subscriptions, and how it's not sustainable and you'll be treated as dirt, since you're nothing but a burden to the company. But honestly, I find this transition to be extremely well done, with high regards for the customer.
I actually do not care that much about my Ivacy LTD, and I sort of already had faced the reality that they would just nullify the contract, since you purchased this with Ivacy (and lifetime deals are always the lifetime of the company!). But it seems they really are honoring their lifetime subscribers, and that is something I salute.
The terms for the Lifetime Subscription at PureVPN, is the same as they were on Ivacy.
You get a subscription 60 months (5 years), and after that you have to contact them to get it renewed.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've never heard of anyone that issues with this, over at Ivacy. The way they handled the transition now, makes me certain that there wont be any issues here at PureVPN either.
Ivacy vs PureVPN
I think we've all been aware that Ivacy and PureVPN used the same servers for a long time.
Looking at at PureVPNs website, they even advertised with reselling in 2010, so I'm sure Ivacy just sought to offload the burden of hosting at some point, and decided to become a reseller of PureVPN.
When I initially learnt about this, I was always a bit salty that I "only" had Ivacy, because PureVPN seemed like a much more mature company, with more servers, better applications, and a much more solid company in whole.
They even do sponsorships on YouTube, which certainly has helped them get a good hold in this very competitive market of VPN providers.
Because of this, I'm actually extremely stocked about the fact that my LTD now got converted to a PureVPN one from the initial Ivacy one. It really feels like an upgrade, something I was not expecting.
I still have my doubts about security and privacy, which is something I'll probably never get over, so I'll keep my $19/y Windscribe subscription active for daily browsing, but I will definitely look into utilizing this PureVPN LTD for some alternative things.
The only lifetime VPN I've had is BulletVPN out of Estonia. Over three years now and it's been pretty solid.
Also happy about the PureVPN port (if lifetime continues to be honored). More servers, and full infra access instead of "just" reseller tier access (Ivacy).