Plus a single IP is shared by hundreds of connections. I haven't even given my email ID to my ISP.
cattynip
Disciple
I use ProtonVPN as well. Only the Free tier though. On this tier it doesn't allow P2P downloads and has servers only in 3 countries, Japan, USA and Netherlands. My main use case was connecting to Netherlands in order to play on GeForce Now / xCloud. I'd like to try the Plus version but is it possible to have a shared subscription of their services? Like a shared subscription of YT premium?
Prior to enabling forced encryption on qbitorrent my speeds were really slow. The ISP was the culprit behind this. So enabling forced encryption helped me in improving my speeds quite significantly.
Same here, never seen anyone I know get a notice. Germany on the other hand...
This link says that my IP was downloading some movies which I know I didn't download. The last time it was seen was 2 days ago. Not sure how this works but do ISPs keep shuffling the same set of IPs between users?
enthusiast29
Skilled
Yes, they do. IPv4 has limited set of IPs so with help of DHCP you get a dynamic public IP.
They even go to the extent of putting users behind a CGNAT which basically means at the same time more than 1 machine has the same public IP as yours.
IP is dynamically given, yes. It changes when you restart the router. Plus, a single IP is shared by multiple connections simultaneously.
So, let's say, you became naughty with Google and it blocks your IP. But that would mean bunch of other users on the same ISP are also blocked from using Google just because they shared your IP.
Because of cgnat, this is basically useless. The only way to pinpoint anything on a particular user is to get the logs from the ISP who runs the cgnat.
Yes. That was my point.
Rezep
Adept
Probably some really crazy p0rn, but seriously though, unless OP is in germany or any other european country, unless you're doing something illegal, a vpn really isn't needed
What do you guys use to pay for VPN ? Any payment mode other than crypto can be tracked back to you. And as much as they say no logs, any Govt can "amend" the law to force them to surrender your info. This is old but relevant even today, if you are looking at a VPN -
overengineer.dev
VPN - a Very Precarious Narrative - Dennis Schubert
A very long article about commercial VPNs, their marketing strategies, and the truth behind their privacy and security claims.
valar007
Disciple
Mullvad supports cash. Get euros, put it in an envelope and send it to their HQ. No trace.What do you guys use to pay for VPN ? Any payment mode other than crypto can be tracked back to you. And as much as they say no logs, any Govt can "amend" the law to force them to surrender your info. This is old but relevant even today, if you are looking at a VPN -
VPN - a Very Precarious Narrative - Dennis Schubert
A very long article about commercial VPNs, their marketing strategies, and the truth behind their privacy and security claims.
Ssreek
Adept
Tried on paid vpns only. Torrent download was really slow.
Do you use Proton VPN?
Well, if no one gives a fk I don't worry. But is this 100% true? I am talking mostly about downloading movies.
Can you elaborate?
So no problems with regards to downloading in India? Not crazy stuff, I am talking about movies, ebooks, games etc.
As long as we don't subscribe to having static ip, then no prob I guess. But ISPs will have logs on who used which IP at a specific point of time, right ?
IOS has some sort of private relay thing, but for every google search in safari, it first asks to resolve a captcha. Maybe this is one reason.
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Does this even work? Both my home network and dongle show different contents from what I've used them for.
6pack
ex-Mod
Jio fiber and jio mobile both give only ipv6 addresses. They do the most intrusive stuff too - like deep packet inspection etc. They have a movie production business so not surprised they go to greater lengths to search for pirates and stop people pirating stuff.
Does this work when all traffic is encrypted?
Mud Pirate
Recruit
We live in world's third country and no one gives a f about paid vpn when you do torrenting, i use only a vpn extension to get magnet link.
I use qbittorrent client it give me good download speed
I use qbittorrent client it give me good download speed