r/VPN_Question

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?

I need good FREE and SAFE vpn or whatever to bypass Roblox ban in my country
I am from Egypt, if anyone is wondering

I've tried 1.1.1. 1, PlanetVPN, ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN, Windscribe, NordVPN and more

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’m sure this question gets asked a lot, but Netflix has been really cracking down on VPNs recently. I’m a broke uni student and want to watch some shows that don’t stream in my country. Does anybody know of a reliable, safe, and free VPN thats compatible with Netflix? Cheers 🤝

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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 DO A LOT OF ROAD WORK AND NEED THE SECURITY WHEN I USE FACEBOOK ADS MANAGER. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH FACEBOOK AND VPN USAGE OFF AND ON?

protonvpn pro 2/10(free)

privadovpn 10/10(free)10GB

Privatevpn 9/10

storngvpn 10/10

Hide.me 5/10（free)

Pruevpn 5/10

Flowvpn. 8/10

ivpn 9/10

Astrillvpn 8/10

Torguard 5/10

Vyprvpn 2/10

Expressvpn 1/10

Airvpn 5/10

Piavpn 1/10

Cyberghost 6/10

Nordvpn. 1/10

Surfshark. 2/10

Hotspotshield por. 4/10

Lest vpn 5/10

Ipvanish. 1/10

Wevpn 7/10

Windscribe free 1/10

Veevpn. 9/10

VPN.ac 9/10

Symlex VPN 9/10

So, let me preface this with before I started taking privacy seriously, I still used a VPN. It was before the craze of ads flying across YT. As someone who grew up in the 00’s , I have always had legitimate use for them, and I went with a company that, did the job… now that a 4 year subscription has ran its course, it’s time to reevaluate everything I learned along the way, not to mention introduce some new players that I never even heard of…

A few months ago in preparation for this, I would normally have said Mullvad was the only provider I’d consider - and they are still at the top but I have to say there are some other companies that have me intrigued, and as well as other projects that incorporate mulvad - you have Mozilla that has the eye roll free-tier, but if your a Mozilla person, they route their paid tier through mulvad (which you makes you question why bother but I digress)…

Mullvad unfortunately doesn’t support port-forwarding which is something I require… They have an immaculate record with being diskless , no logs policy, Swiss based etc etc…

But there are new players and ones I never had on my radar that share some similarities with Mullvad (no identity registration, payment in crypto/cash, no logs, own their entire infrastructure- something mulvad can’t even claim)

Obscura, And Aizire are two companies I just learned about. I was wondering what the community had to say if anyone has used them in the past or currently. Also IVPN I hear is a good company…

Let’s talk about privacy (obviously), but speed, functionality (port forwarding, torrenting, unlimited devices, protocols etc) and price are all factors, not to mention open-source and platform availability.

I purchased a two year advance subscription 4 days ago. Today morning I got an email saying my account deletion has been processed and to use the vpn I have to purchase a new subscription. Now my email doesn’t work and The chat support is absolutely useless as they can’t trace my account details. No one is able to answer or help.

Has anyone else had this issue? How did you resolve it ?

I used to get CAPTCHA prompts after only a few searches whenever I was connected to a regular VPN. After switching to a residential IP, the problem disappeared, at least for now.

At first, I assumed the explanation was simple: residential IPs look more like normal home connections, so they’re less likely to trigger a website’s security systems. But thinking about it more, the “residential” part might not be the real reason. Maybe I just moved from an overcrowded datacenter IP to an address with a cleaner reputation.

If a residential IP is shared by a lot of people or repeatedly abused, wouldn’t it eventually get flagged too?

Has anyone compared datacenter and residential IPs over a longer period? Did the reduction in CAPTCHAs last, or did they eventually return? Did you notice any major differences in speed or reliability?

Hey guys, I currently am looking for a good service that can give me a residential IP for a Japanese ip address. As America keeps rolling out these age verification mandates, I want to get an IP address for a different country. Any recommendations for services?

I have gotten a little into privacy. And have heard about VPN and there usage. That said, I want to know how I can use reddit with a vpn with getting flagged?

I've heard that people who start using vpn with reddit end up getting flagged, have there posts removed, shadow banned and such. Likewise is the case for Tumblr, twitter, discord etc.

I can't simply not use them as I've seperate business account through which I get clients(I freelance as a digital artist). I want be more pro privacy but don't wanna lose my accounts and inturn lose my clients.

Hey guys, has anyone else been having issues using a VPN with DAZN for NFL Game Pass?

I used to be able to switch regions with a regular VPN when a game wasn't available where I was,but lately DAZN seems to detect pretty much every VPN server I try. I've tested a few different locations/providers and keep running into geo-block or VPN errors.

I'm guessing DAZN has gotten much better at identifying the IPs used by the big VPN providers.

Has anyone found a reliable alternative that still works with DAZN? Would appreciate hearing what's actually working for people recently.

Almost as title says I need a VPN or residential IP VPN as the course I'm about to do requires me to be in the country for the entire time otherwise I'm getting charged for the course so as you can tell I'm bk techy but I believe I need a residental IP so it looks as tho I'm not out of country. Who/what do U recommend please?

Yo, looking for some solid recommendations because my current setup keeps getting flagged by every site I visit. Need something that doesn't get instantly burned out on heavy-traffic platforms. What are you guys using these days that works without slowing everything down to a crawl?

Edit: Thanks for all the DMs and suggestions, guys! Ended up checking out Mysterium VPN based on a few messages and started testing it out.

I've been seeing the same complaint frequently these past few days: VPNs work initially, but after a while, streaming websites start displaying "VPN detected," CAPTCHA pages, or random login checks.

Many people seem to think that changing the VPN protocol will solve the problem. However, if the outgoing IP address is still a highly shared data center address, then the protocol might not be the real issue.

For those who have tried using residential IPs, did you actually see a reduction in CAPTCHAs or "proxy detected" prompts? Was the connection stable enough for smooth video streaming?

I've found that DPN, Mysterium, Okay, and Pure VPN companies all claim to support residential IP routing and application-level routing, and I'm currently using one of them. Perhaps because I use their services, I haven't encountered similar problems, so I'm asking for discussion.

I use Windscribe and my instagram thinks Im in Iran while over the past few months I tried using VPNs in central/South America/US . I'm physically in the Caribbean. But this affects my reach as it only shows my reels in the middle east. So Im tryin to find a VPN that instagram does not flag as being located in Iran. Im guessing lots of Iranian use Windscribe and those specific VPN locations ?