It’s a paid vpn btw and I’m in the US
The closest one to you for the best speeds. As long as your IP address is changed in Ipleak.net. you’re fine.
After researching 5 eyes, 9 eyes and 14 eyes I decided to go with Finland and have had good luck over the years. Just make sure you have a kill switch, and for an extra level of security block all internet access I’d the VPN is inactive regardless of which country you go with.
Netherlands have historically caused least trouble. I always suggest to choose a country you do not reside in.
On the other hand Italy, Spain, Switzerland are lax when it comes to personal consumption. Sweden is another hotspot for servers.
I always through Spain was a great choice.
If you don’t mind me asking, because it does matter. Which VPN are you using?
the poorest one possible
I’m from US and I used for the last 2 years Mullvad for torrenting. I always used the same vpn server from the same city I am. Any problem at all and my download speed penalized only 20% with wireguard.
You need to be sure never ip.leaking and have your killswitch working properly.
Correct, but ProtonVPN does not have port-forwarding.
Me, living in Switzerland: hehehe
Ok, PIA is owned by Kape Technologies which I would stay away from. Many including myself on this sub recommend Mullvad. However, if you feel comfortable with PIA that’s fine.
As for country, it should be alright to use any server. However, if you want I would choose either the Netherlands or Switzerland based on their local laws surrounding P2P.
What do you mean streaming doesn’t work on Mullvad? Do streaming services have it IP blocked?
Not as much as I should, unfortunately
Good to know. Where can I purchase mullvad because my subscription is coming up for pia
What is the problem with PIA/Kape?
the netherlands is very strict eith torrenting / p2p…
Click the generate account. Then, I would download the app on iOS or Android and purchase your subscription through the app. Reason being, Mullvad’s website will charge you 5 euros. The app will default to your country’s currency. Be sure to write down or make some note of that account number.
To torrent a bit more safely I would bind your VPN to qbittorrent Network Interface. It essentially gives you 2 killswitches including the VPN’s.
Here’s one reason.
Source from wikipedia.
“On November 18, 2019, Private Internet Access announced that it would bemerged into Kape Technologies, which operates three competing VPNservices, Cyberghost, ExpressVPN and Zenmate.[8] Some users objected to the acquisition, as Kape (under its former name, Crossrider) previously developed browser toolbars bundled with potentially unwanted programs.”
There are also rumors going around that the reason Kape is buying all these VPN’s is access to data. Considering their past, it’s definitely believable.
They are a marketing/ad company, and marketing companies inherently need data to sell ads, which is the exact opposite of what a VPN is for.
The Android app just opens the website when you choose to buy more credit.