Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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I was a customer since 2017, cancelled my membership sometime towards the end of last year. Their service was great…when it worked. Over the past year, I have been having issues with connectivity, I know it was the VPN because connection was great once I disabled the tunnel. I have reached out to customer support a handful of times and they were VERY dismissive and rude.
That right there was the reason I cancelled my membership and switched to iVPN. So far, I have been happy over the switch.
I used windscribe for a couple years before eventually moving to mullvad.
Things I like about WS: great price, good speeds and good server access.
I would recommend them as a budget option
I have been using windscribe since 2019 and honestly they are the best their pricing in a discount is very competitive (and you get locked-in that discounted price for as long as you keep renewing the subscription) all their clients are open source they are audited multiple times and you can use custom dns in all their clients (I personally use Next DNS with them) and generally they have all the bells and whistles a good VPN should have Edit: they have only one downside I can think of that is they don't have permanent port forwarding unless you buy an static IP address from them separately.
Thanks for your info
You're welcome
Just sharing this write up about vulnerabilities in their client: https://gergelykalman.com/why-you-shouldnt-use-a-commercial-vpn-amateur-hour-with-windscribe.html
I had an annual membership with them for $29. It's worth it, but I ultimately went to Mullvad because their Washington D.C. server is actually Washington D.C., whereas the Windscribe D.C. server is actually Ashburn, Virginia. Virginia has been aggressively moving toward a Conservative view of the internet, whereas D.C. is much more liberal.
I know, I know, Virginia voted liberal during the last presidential election, but the governor is the second coming of Donald Trump.
Question about vpn .... but virginia is conservative and jesus has a trump tramp stamp ... dude ... please stop making everything about fucking politics, please. Thank you.
Last time I checked its the politicians that try to censor and control the internet, pretty hard to avoid it.
Currently, there are eight states that require you to show ID to access pornography. Virginia is one of those. There are currently seven other states that have introduced such laws. Of all those 15 states, none of them are liberal. All of them are Conservative.
Why do I choose Washington D.C.? It's the closest to me that's not affected by ridiculous oversight, and my latency will stay relatively low.
Is that "VPN-enough" for you, dummy?
No. The question was technical. Not political. It does not even occur to you that you can explain something without bringing in mention of the political situation, does it?
Does it do "the vpn thing" - yes or no.
Does it record your data - yes or no.
Does it log trafffic - yes or no.
Is it stable - yes or no.
Are there caveats - if yes, which?
I take issue with mentioning the curent political landscape, because it is painfully obvious why we NEED vpn solutions in this day and age. You can flame me for it all you want. I want the discussion to be relevant. Not reddit-like.
You realise that people with political opinions run these technical solutions right? See all the recent proton hubbub?
"Please don't mention the political landscape that is a painfully obvious reason why some people need VPN solutions" is a strange stance to have.
Right, yeah, guess I'm in the wrong with this one.
→ Yes, it's a VPN.
→ No, they do not record data.
→ No, they do not log traffic.
→ Yes, it's stable.
→ Yes, there are caveats. The Washington D.C. server is not located where it's advertised.
This thread asked about my experience with Windscribe. That's my experience, and my experience was deterred due to the current political climate and the fact my primary purchase was based on having unfettered access. Ashburn, Virginia, doesn't allow unfettered access. And frankly, I don't care what discussion you want.
Generally speaking, you do not wanna set a custom DNS and then never change it. A static DNS can be traced back to you.
Also, if the VPN is free, they are selling your data. So if privacy is a concern, stick with a reputable VPN.