Vpn

MacGregor23

Cheers for the suggestion - I’ll check them out.

TomokoAdhami

I think if you go with any premium account with a quality VPN service then they almost offer all of their features of all operating systems and devices. Only a few don't work properly with uncommon operating systems and devices like a router but I don't think NordVPN is one of them. However, this article https://digitalcruch.com/best-vpn-services/ you can read the reviews of the best VPN services with all details of their key features.

I am using IPVanish and it is very good with more than 40,000 IP address and works well for all devices. I also heard good views about the ExpressVPN but its monthly plan is a little expensive. By the way, you can also contact with the customer support team in case you are having an issue with any router.

PRAISETHESUN

justaquestion wrote: »

I have found the few times my free Hotpoint shield was left on, and I accessed outlook its caused all sorts of problems with it thinking i was trying to access it from a different location, security reminders to change passwords and asking for passwords when it was logging onto the server.
a right pain.
But VPN's definitely have their place.

That's because as far as your webmail is concerned you are in a different location whilst using the VPN. The security prompts are to protect you - if you never logged in from say Spain and suddenly you had a few login attempts from Spain, surely you can see how that might be seen as suspicious? That's why I have the extra security. Sure it's a "pain" but less of a pain than having to pick up the pieces after you get hacked or something. If you consistently use the same VPN sever however, then your IP should remain the same and you may get the prompts less often (or even may start to get them when you try logging back in using your "normal" IP address outside the VPN!).

Wouldn't recommend a free VPN in any circumstance however, particularly for privacy. They are "free" for a reason...

arciere

PRAISETHESUN wrote: »

Sure it's a "pain" but less of a pain than having to pick up the pieces after you get hacked or something.

How do you think the VPN server connects to the end mail server? Exactly the same way as you would do from your computer with no VPN. So in what way would that be 'more secure'?

AndyPix

^^ I got sick and tired trying to counteract peoples misconceptions regarding VPNs in these threads , people just have the general 'feeling' that VPN will protect them from being hacked - which as we both know is twaddle .. The media is partly to blame I guess , coupled with Chinese whispers and half understanding stuff ..


That and the immense spam magnet that these threads are (some more thinly veiled than others)means I rarely comment on them any more - just leave them to it.

slinga

Doesn't the latest Firefox update with the new Privacy stuff mean that VPNs aren't needed.

debitcardmayhem

slinga wrote: »

Doesn't the latest Firefox update with the new Privacy stuff mean that VPNs aren't needed.

Nope you still need a vpn to use some sites from other locations.e.g i|Player Lottery , if you are in Europe or elsewhere, my router has a VPN which sorts it for me. VPNs are not truly about security

ianto11

I use Brave browser, which has the facility to surf using Tor