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Best VPN software

TunnelBear is about the only ones I trust and who actually seem legit. All other VPN providers seem shady for some reason. They are based in Canada, works great and price very reasonable. Software is easier to use than an iOS app.
 
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I've been considering getting PIA for awhile now. Are you guys signing up with gift cards or whatever to remain anonymous or just entering your info like you would normally ?
 
tetrabear said:
I use Tunnnelbear...
https://www.tunnelbear.com/
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I've used Tunnelbear now for about a year and have had zero issues or problems. Very reliable.
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MacBH928 said:
TunnelBear is about the only ones I trust and who actually seem legit. All other VPN providers seem shady for some reason. They are based in Canada, works great and price very reasonable. Software is easier to use than an iOS app.
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I have Tunnelbear and use it daily on my Mac. The app works well on my iPhone 7 Plus too.
 
anyone use VPN Unlimited? I just started using them and depending on which server you select speeds can be just as fast as not being connected to it.
 
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The PIA helpline seems excellent and very prompt, but I am waiting this evening to hear about the following. I have now installed PIA on to my iPhone, but, when I click the 'Connect'-button, I get "PIA VPN would like to Add VPN configurations... &c." I click "Allow," and get "Touch ID for 'Settings." I just cannot work out how to get past that.
 
CyberGhost all the way for me. Great user interface, fast access servers, no retention of log files. I use that to get a secure connection from the hotel, and then tunnel using viscosity across that connection to our corporate VPN :)
 
paieye said:
I am obliged to make regular use of open, unsecured networks. I have recently become aware of the danger of identity-theft, and have been advised to install VPN-software. I have been trying the well-recommended Spot Plus, but there is endless difficulty with getting it to connect, and the help-desk there is not prompt.

Can anyone suggest such an application that will work well with OSX ?
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I can equally understand your pain as I have already gone through such connection and speed issues with many free VPNs and then some of the paid one's as well. But many thanks to the Lord, I have finally discovered a VPN viz. ExpressVPN that fits my needs and works pretty good on my Mac. I have personally reviewed many VPN services from a number of sites. What I liked the most from this VPN is the muti-login facility, compatibility with OSX, dedicated apps and easy configuration setup. https://www.vpnanalysis.com/expressvpn-review/
As far as Spot Plus VPN is concerned, it might be well-recommended but factually speaking, I have experienced that free VPNs always slows down your system and you get stuck up with buffering and all. In addition to this, they give you a limited choice of server selection which are already over-crowded which results in connection issues.
Lastly, I would recommend you to do a thorough analysis from different sites as well as on Google to make sure which VPN suits your requisite well so that you would never regret using it.
 
I had read lifehacker's review for PIA (Private Internet Access) (which seemed very paid for but, I trust them) and started to use it. Before long, my iMessage's on OSX stopped working. Fast forward to today, and I have been on the phone for days, hours at a time with Apple engineers trying to fix the issue.

Long story short -- curse that PIA! Any good recommendations for OSX Sierra?

Not so "top notch"
 
ItsAShaunParty said:
I had read lifehacker's review for PIA (Private Internet Access) (which seemed very paid for but, I trust them) and started to use it. Before long, my iMessage's on OSX stopped working. Fast forward to today, and I have been on the phone for days, hours at a time with Apple engineers trying to fix the issue.

Long story short -- curse that PIA! Any good recommendations for OSX Sierra?

Not so "top notch"
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Never have had this issue with PIA and iMessages although I'm running El Capitan so maybe it's a(nother) Sierra issue.
 
pdxrevolution said:
If you want to compare VPNs, I'd go here:

https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-comparison-chart/

If you want VPN software and don't want to use Apple's built-in support or Tunnelblick, I'd recommend Shimo: https://www.shimovpn.com/
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That VPN comparison site is great. However, an important facet missing from the spreadsheet is whether or not there is a "kill switch" for their service. A "kill switch", when enabled by the user (check box or such in the app’s Preferences), disables all internet access for the computer if the VPN connection fails, thus avoiding IP exposure and exposure to your ISP in such a situation.

Tunnelblick, commonly the only way for Mac users to connect to a VPN service's OpenVPN protocol, does NOT have a kill switch.

For Mac users I'd recommend getting a VPN service that has a dedicated Mac connection app with a kill switch.
 
BrianBaughn said:
That VPN comparison site is great. However, an important facet missing from the spreadsheet is whether or not there is a "kill switch" for their service. A "kill switch", when enabled by the user (check box or such in the app’s Preferences), disables all internet access for the computer if the VPN connection fails, thus avoiding IP exposure and exposure to your ISP in such a situation.

Tunnelblick, commonly the only way for Mac users to connect to a VPN service's OpenVPN protocol, does NOT have a kill switch.

For Mac users I'd recommend getting a VPN service that has a dedicated Mac connection app with a kill switch.
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PIA also has a killswitch, which has come in handy several times.
 
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