submitted 4 months ago by helenslunch@feddit.nl to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I use Proton. But I continue to run into more and more websites and services that detect my VPN and refuse my connection, or just run literally 40 captchas in a row until I just give up.

I use Proton because it has a "suite" of products under a single subscription, but that benefit is losing it's allure as some of their products are pretty shitty from a user experience perspective, their customer support is atrocious, and they don't seem to pay any attention to what their users actually want.

Does anyone track known VPN servers? Is there a specific provider that causes less problems? Does anyone test different VPNs for detection?

Thinking about cancelling my subscription and moving to Mullvad.

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[-] Eol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

I don't think there is one. Nord has dedicated IPs you can buy and use so that it's always "your IP" but I'm not sure if they actually solve the blocks and captcha issues.

[-] x86x87@lemmy.one 10 points 4 months ago

Nord is one of the worst VPNs I have used. Would not recommend

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

What problems do you have with it? I’ve been using it for years without issues, so I’m genuinely curious. At first it couldn’t handle gigabit speeds but now I can get 90+MB/s from other countries.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 points 4 months ago

That sounds like it would defeat the purpose of the VPN almost entirely.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 10 points 4 months ago

Some only use a VPN for geoblocks, like to watch the Netflix content of another country... and in that case I think it makes more sense.

[-] Eol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago

wHaT aRe U uSiNg ur VPN fOr? /S

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