r/VPN

Why are JioHotstar and DAZN becoming increasingly strict about VPN detection?

I live in Ireland. Recently, the VPN service I use—a v2ray-based service from a network provider (I’m not sure of the exact protocol)—has been flagged for VPN usage whenever I connect to Indian servers on Android or iOS to watch JioHotstar and DAZN. However, I can occasionally watch without issues using a PC browser.

This is because of Jiohotstar and DAZN. Of course, do Android and iOS apps have telemetry monitoring? Does anyone know how to resolve this?

Feels like regular VPNs are getting blocked way more easily these days, especially by streaming sites and other services that can spot VPN IPs pretty quickly. Switching servers used to do the trick, but lately I can try 5–10 different ones and still get the same error. Anyone else running into this? What are you guys using instead?

Feels like streaming services have gotten way better at detecting VPNs lately.

I've had some work fine, while others instantly throw a proxy/VPN error no matter how many servers I switch to. Curious

which services you guys think are the worst for this right now DAZN, BBC iPlayer, JioHotstar, Hulu, or something else?

And if your regular VPN stopped working, did switching providers actually help or did you end up trying something completely different?

Roblox without chat isn't really what it used to be known for,a game where you can interact with people socially,sure maybe some of the social aspects of the game are still available but without chat,it sucks and I am not sure if I make an account with a VPN or not,cus it might not be safe

Android box VPN has stopped working.

Just the last couple of weeks my VPN has stopped working on my Andriod boxes. Ive installed and restalled the app many times. When ive logged in my VPN account it states that its up and running but it actually isn't. They key symbol which should show is missing and there are sites it will not allow me on as the VPN is not working. Ive tried a few different VPNs but its the same thing.

Can any one please help me?

Some of them recently seem to have priced out their lifetime... What's the consensus on those? People who did buy lifetime... Were they worth it?

So I have 2.5gb fibre. I have tried several different VPN's, including several that I have seen reviewed to be able to hit these speeds (seen in videos)

When I use the same VPN I can't get over 1gb. Tried different protocols. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

roblox's banned on my country and ive been playing it using a well famous vpn but recently everytime im tryna use the free version where im randomly connected to one of the 10 random serv they propose for the free users its always oversaturated

I recently saw someone register for a cheaper family plan using an IP address from another country. It worked initially, but after about a month, other family members received warnings saying they no longer lived at the same address.

This made me wonder if changing IP addresses is still as important as it used to be. Because service providers also compare payment records, account location, device history, and family members' usual login locations.

Residential IP addresses seem more secure than data center VPN addresses, but if other account information points elsewhere, does that raise an unusual risk?

Maintaining regional packages is becoming increasingly difficult. Do you have any other solutions? Right now, it seems not worthwhile to endure extra verification and account issues for a lower regional price, only to fail verification in the end.

Hi,

I need to install Ivanti vpn client to use an organization’s vpn. I don’t want it on my laptop or PC, I feel like I own the devices, and this is not an organization that has any sort of expectation over them (not employer etc) so I want alternatives. I must login through SSO, so I was unable to get it working through though non Ivanti clients. My current plan is to just put it on a VM and ssh into the VM to do my work through it. This is just a bit heavy (not too heavy my system can handle it, just not lightweight.) So I am asking here if anybody has alternatives for how to run it?

To be clear, this is my device. Thank you in advance.

Also let me know if there is a better place to post this. I could not think of one.

Guys, I need your help. Who knows which VPN is best suited for the UAE region? I specifically need this region.
The matter is that i need a vpn for streaming in the Uae location on TikTok, but struggling with finding the best one. What can you recommend?

Heading out of the country soon and trying to build a list of what usually stops working when you're overseas.

Obviously, VPNs are a given to bypass geo-blocks, but I'm curious about your actual use cases. What specific streaming platforms, banking apps, or other services do you find yourself needing a connection back to the US for the most? Would love to hear your experiences!

I've been thinking a lot about data security lately. With the rise of AI-generated media and the number of leaked images and personal credentials floating around, it's honestly a little unsettling.

Even something like a photo taken in a public place can be tied back to someone through facial recognition now.

From what I understand, a good VPN helps with things like protecting your data, rotating/updating your IP for DNS traffic protection, and lowering the risk of data leaks or hacking.

I'm trying to understand what actually matters when evaluating a VPN for home wifi use and pairing it with a local server setup; things like protocol support, logging policies, DNS leak protection, jurisdiction, that kind of thing.

What criteria or features should I actually be prioritizing here? Happy to do my own research once I know what to look for.

i’m thinking about switching to an obscure vpn and they accept monero. I’ve never dealt with crypto before so i dont wanna get scammed trying to get non-KYC coins. would buying monero normally and using it to pay for the obscure vpn worth the hassle or should i just use my credit card(maybe even a virtual card?) or alternatively just keep using the free vpn that comes with my suite.

Every year I go abroad for family, and I usually just take my laptop with me and use that to connect to internet. But next time I go, well, my home will have a new a 10Gb fiber connection installed and I'd really like to use that instead, and the benefit of accessing my home network abroad. Thing is my connection at home is always using vpn and I wonder if that makes that option impossible?

Been looking into residential IPs lately and I’m wondering if they actually make that much of a difference compared to a dedicated VPN IP.

I know a dedicated IP isn’t shared, but it’s still usually a datacenter IP, right? Has anyone here actually used both? Did you notice any difference with streaming, CAPTCHAs, sites blocking you?

Just curious if residential IPs are actually worth it or if a dedicated VPN IP does basically the same job. Would love to hear from anyone who’s tried both.

I'm just barely getting into privacy and the first thing I'm looking into is a VPN, just so my ISP doesn't have the option to make judgements based on my browsing. Wondering if having a Switzerland- or other privacy haven- based VPN is actually significant, but I really have zero knowledge. Does it matter?

If you offer WiFi to general public, you have many things to consider. My main concern is overhead and load. All my WiFi (OPEN or OWE), my captive portal highly encourages the use of a VPN, and the reason isn't why you think.

When you have WiFi users, somewhere they're going to be NAT (and fall under SPI states, too). NAT+SPI takes a toll on CPU and memory, remembering states and connections. More connections made, more memory (and CPU) needed.

If you loaded Facebook dot com and logged in, your PC/device would create upto, and probably more, than 10 connections (TCP Stateful). Now couple this with average browsing and streaming, you may have 60+ states going on. Now add 100 over users, that's 6K+ states in both the SPI and NAT. That's hitting memory and CPU.

However, when that user uses a VPN, my SPI+NAT can relax. Just a single (duplelx) stream: Single SRC_IP:port to DST_IP:port. Two states, two entries each in NAT and SPI. You can load torrent under this, and my NAT+SPI just sees a single, bi-directional flow. Easy load on my infrastructure.

I don't promote any particular VPN, my captive portal just highly suggests using whichever you want. Use a VPN on my WiFi, you create less load on my infrastructure, thus get better bandwidth.

VPNs have positive uses, and this is one. A VPN (even unencrypted L2TP), would take a burden off a CG-NAT. You're creating less load on their border equipment.