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  Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-26 06:44 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-02-26 10:00 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-27 00:06 +0000
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-02-27 09:48 +0000
          Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-03 16:13 +0000
            Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-03-04 17:13 +0000
              Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-05 08:35 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-03-05 16:14 +0000
                  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-05 16:54 +0000
                    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-03-05 21:28 +0000
                  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-06 09:02 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 19:35 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-27 00:06 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-27 09:42 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-02-27 00:20 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-08-28 07:38 +0000
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-28 09:01 +0100
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-28 08:17 +0000
          Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Hans S <john.doe@myemail.invalid> - 2025-08-28 16:33 +0000
            Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-30 08:13 +0000
          Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-09-01 10:26 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> - 2025-03-01 11:25 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2025-03-01 17:43 +0000

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#181795

On 28 Aug 2025 at 9:17:11 AM GMT+1, "Alan B"
<alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> On 2025-08-28, RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>> On 27 Feb 2025 at 01:20:16 GMT, Sn!pe wrote:
>> 
>>> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> My Nord VPN subscription is coming up for renewal at about £30pa.
>>>> 
>>>> I'll probably stick with it because it does seem to work reliably. It's mainly
>>>> the software I don't like - trying to push 'premium' features, frequent
>>>> updates, password needed whenever the computer restarts. And maybe there's a
>>>> cheaper alternative?
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I find PIA does what I want.  I use their three year deal but there's
>>> a special offer here (I have no connection to this):
>>> 
>>> <https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/offer/best?coupon=official-site&utm_campaign=17813702542&utm_adgroup=140877867484&keyword=pia%20vpn&ms=gb&gad_source=5>
>> 
>> Went with PIA in the end - 6 months in and satisfied. Speed is occasionally
>> less than I might expect. Software very good, although the kill switch isn't
>> as versatile as Nord's. I think it was £65 for 3 years. Similar for a
>> dedicated IP address.
> 
> I'm about to ditch TunnelBear in favour of PIA. It will work out much
> cheaper even without the special offer. Also I was somewhat alarmed to
> realise recently that TB has been owned by McAfee since 2018 ;-)

I know he parted ways with the company quite(?) a while ago, but damn! Some of
the stories about that guy!!

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#180534

On 26 Feb 2025, RJH wrote
(in article <vpmd8h$2f1a2$1@dont-email.me>):

> My Nord VPN subscription is coming up for renewal at about £30pa.
>
> I'll probably stick with it because it does seem to work reliably. It's mainly
> the software I don't like - trying to push 'premium' features, frequent
> updates, password needed whenever the computer restarts. And maybe there's a
> cheaper alternative?
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.

I got fed up with Nord, too, for those reasons. TunnelBear is okay (if cutesy) but doesn’t allow Bittorrent.

I quite like AirVPN. It’s not the cheapest, but it does allow you to sign up for just a couple of days if you need VPN for a very short period.

MST

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#180535

On 26/02/2025 06:44, RJH wrote:
> My Nord VPN subscription is coming up for renewal at about £30pa.
> 
> I'll probably stick with it because it does seem to work reliably. It's mainly
> the software I don't like - trying to push 'premium' features, frequent
> updates, password needed whenever the computer restarts. And maybe there's a
> cheaper alternative?
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> 
I always use ProtonVPN - they also do a free encrypted email service.

The full VPN access version costs about the same price as Nord et al but 
they have a FREE version that I use and it works brilliantly for me. 
Only drawback is it always seems to connect to the same 1 or 2 servers 
in the Netherlands.  So if you want to trick it into putting you in a 
specific country, for example, then you will have to sign up for the 
full version.

I planned to do that after testing the free version... but found I dont 
actually need that I dont travel much theses days, - or indeed need any 
of the other paid for features - so why not do a test of it - nothing to 
lose.

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