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What is the cheapest functional VPN? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by john89@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It's so difficult with so many options and all these bullshit "discounts", coupled with the fact that different VPNs charge different prices based on what country you're connecting from...

What is the cheapest functional VPN you've come across? Bonus points if it supports IPv6.

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[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Tailscale.

[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed. I have a VPS exit node for 4$/month, took an hour to set up, never once come within a mile of hitting my bandwidth cap on it.

The clients run on everything.

[–] macAttack@lemdro.id 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Surprised this isn't at the top. Perhaps I'm too used to r/selfhosted

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm surprised too. Since it's a mesh VPN, you can set up your exit node anywhere you like.

[–] rolling_resistance@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I assume you need to pay for exit node hosting + traffic, right? Which would be comparable to the price of a classic VPN.

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

If you have it at home, you have to only pay for the bandwidth you're using.