Andy Romar 0 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Is a paid VPN more secure than a free VPN? Is it better to pay once per month and keep calm or use a free vpn services. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhubarb 97 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Most free VPNs will only let you have a very limited download where a paid one is normally uinrestricted. If it's just for browsing 'blocked' torrent sites, then a free one is fine - however, if your ISP is tracking yuor downloads and reporting back to one of the copyright chasing firms, then you need a pay up front one, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Romar 0 Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Rhubarb, thanks for your answer. That's correct, it's for "blocked" torrent sites. Hmm... is there a way I can find out if my ISP tracks & reports about blocked sites using. If I'll use paid VPN service could my ISP know I'm using that kind of soft? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhubarb 97 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 If it's just to access a blocked website, you could try the 'anonymox' plugin for firefox. Asi I said, this is for a website only as it severely limits the amount of data you can download. Opera also has a built in VPN but, again, website only. When it comes to the actual downloading of files via a torrent, your IP can be traced and reported to your ISP. If you use a VPN, all that your ISP will know is that you have been online and there has been data transfer but not what has been transferred. It's the 'watchers' who look to see who is downloading movies, etc and they report the IP number to the relevant ISP saying what and when that IP number had been sharing files. If they see an IP number that is geographically situated elsewhere, then that's where the report goes/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Romar 0 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks a lot Rhubarb for the explanation. Appreciate it. I've also found an article about VPNs for anonymous torrent download here (in the end). They are all paid there and I think I'll try one. They are also saying there "traffic goes directly through your VPN and not through your ISP". Hopefully that will help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baozhai 0 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Without a doubt, paid VPN are the best to opt for especially if you are into torrenting. Free VPNs have only 3 servers at max and they do not come with all the bells and whistles which a paid VPN comes with. Now which <hyperlink removed> to go for? I have a pleasant experience with Surfshark, not only its cheap but have all the features when compared to expensive ones. Plus downloading speeds never let me down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhubarb 97 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Please don't post commercial links Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxwhite 0 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 A free VPN claims to provide you VPN features without any charges. But, for me, free VPNs are a big no. Most often than not, free VPNs are associated with selling your data to third parties in exchange for monetary returns. Other than that, free VPNs come with data caps and won’t let you consume too much bandwidth. Due to these reasons, I do not recommend users to use free VPNs and rather opt for a paid but affordable <link removed>, so you can actually secure your torrenting activities! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhubarb 97 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Maxwhite - if you had read this thread you would have seen that we do NOT permit links to any other sites Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxwhite 0 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, Rhubarb said: Maxwhite - if you had read this thread you would have seen that we do NOT permit links to any other sites Alright, my bad. I just thought it'd be useful. Apologies! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markophillips 0 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Paid VPN services make their money from subscription fees, providers of free VPNs have to somehow generate income from your use. In some cases, the company can make things work just by limiting the functionality of its free service. Some free VPNs actually compromise your privacy and security to make money. So i recommend to alwasy use reliable VPN service like ExpressVPN however you can take help from famous publication like <link removed> to make decision wisely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhubarb 97 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 How many times does the same message need to be repeated: NO POSTING LINKS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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