r/nordvpn

Hello everyone I would like to know how to setup vpn on my ps5. This is my first time using a vpn. I’m in the USA.
I don’t have a PC only MacBook

Hi there
So noticed since the last few days that my NordVPN is blocking absolutely everything google related.
Google[.]com does not load at all, whatever i dont use it.
But i do use gemini once a while and while it does load, my history is not loading of previous chats, i cannot send a message to the chatbot at all, it just hangs basicly.
Then Youtube music creates a 10-15s delay between songs.
Im not sure why that is, was recommended to disable threat protection, no joy, only completly disabling nordvpn is the way to use any of those without any issues, not sure what happend.

iPlayer keeps telling me I'm not in the UK. It has to be VPN related. I connect to a UK server, "not in the UK." I disconnect. "not in the UK." I log out. "not in the UK."

It can't be turned off, it keeps causing issues on multiple sites that don't deal well with VPNs, yet nothing I do seems to stop it from interfering.

It's coming up to that renewal time and I'm thinking should I go somewhere else (I've had NORD for 5 years at this point. I just find it's doing a lot, lots of anti malware (which I have no evidence it's better than what's already on my device), trying to push lots of features, also trying to upsell me in the middle of contract for other services.

I might try something like Proton for a while and see if there's any difference.

I also read about 'streaming' with these VPN but when I tried to use netflix, netflix would give errors because of the VPN IP, same for BBC Iplayer it gets blocked when trying to access it with a VPN. So those are the only down points I have honestly. Any thoughts that NORD Is trying to be a bit bloated as a VPN app?

EDIT: LOL people aren't reading my post properly, not the cost of renewal is too much, I mean the application is bloated and a lot of feature that I don't want on it. Finding code for discount is easy and affordable for me.

I tried to find my old post where I had documented this issue mentioned and someone had suggested some advice but Reddit history doesn’t go back that far. I just wanted to post what I found out.

What I was encountering was the inability for NordVPN to connect when switched over to cellular. It was never an issue before with the previous subscription. For some reason with the new subscription, this was encountered.

Many fruitless efforts to no avail until this memory. About six months ago or so Apple did an update where eSIM no longer supported FaceTime and a couple other services. Well long story short it required a physical SIM card to also correct this issue. Stupid Apple.

Has something changed recently? I’ve used nord to get around this body’s verification for years and as of yesterday it doesn’t work on Twitter anymore, even even I’m logged into the USA. Did something change recently?

I was using NordVPN to watch World Cup games on YouTube on a Brazilian channel! Everything was working fine (it would claim vpn/proxy detected and ask me to switch servers). Today I tried the same routine and when switching servers, I got the following message: We couldn't connect you to a different server. (code=1)! Has anyone else had this problem? Any solutions?

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Been using chrome for years, didnt download anything lately wasnt on any sketchy sites. Did this happen to anyone else? what does this mean?

Thanks!

I've been using NordVPN for 3-4 years now and I did not have a lot of complaints. However, recently when I'm on the VPN sometimes, my wifi adapter on my laptop craps out and the internet doesn't work. To fix it, I go to device manager on windows, then disable my wifi adapter, then enable it, which makes it work again.

The thing is that this only happens when I'm on the VPN, not while off it. Is NordVPN the culrpit here ? I have a newish expensive gaming laptop, so I don't think its the laptop, this only happens on VPN. Has anyone had this happen to you all ?

If you ever experience a “VPN/Proxy detected” error while streaming, try using the browser extension. It turns out that it detects the error and can offer to reconnect you to a server that works. Worked for me with FIFA on Youtube. What you do is:

1. Pick a country server where the video is available.
2. Navigate to the Youtube channel you want to watch.
3. You’ll receive the Youtube VPN/proxy detected error, along with a NordVPN extension notification suggesting that you switch servers.
4. Switch servers and reload.
5. Voilia!

 

One thing I like is that the extension only affects the browser. I don’t always want my whole device connected to a VPN just to watch something on Youtube.

Also, don’t run the desktop app and the browser extension at the same time unless you know what you’re doing. For me it was cleaner to just use the extension.

It’s not perfect. Some stuff can still be blocked because of your Google account, Youtube TV location rules, etc but for normal Youtube in a browser, it worked really well.

The recent ovpn UDP files show most if not all servers switched from 1194 to 53.

Connection fails saying tls handshake failed. But how can you do tls over 53?

Anyone experience this and got around it yet?

I used NordVPN for a full year. When the service malfunctioned and stopped working correctly, I contacted support. Instead of fixing the issue, they refused to issue a refund — even though the malfunction originated on their end.

I tried every legitimate channel: • My bank attempted to help but said the dispute window had passed. • PayPal’s dispute system repeatedly glitched and timed out. • NordVPN hid behind their rigid “30‑day refund policy,” even though the problem was caused by their own system.

Chase eventually sent me a letter saying the merchant “isn’t required to credit your account because the charge took place too long ago.” In other words: NordVPN refused to cooperate, and the bank couldn’t override them.

I’m posting this because customers deserve transparency. If NordVPN’s service fails after the first 30 days, you’re on your own — even if the issue is on their end.

I hope this helps someone avoid the frustration I went through.

I have about 5 locations that I use frequently and the recents list always shuffles. Can I pin or star a VPN location?

Hi,

I'm having some difficulties connecting NordVPN at my workplace public WiFi, the app acts like it's connected but I don't have internet access.

The solution is to connect by 5G, connect VPN and then connect to the WiFi on the phone, on my tablet it's a bit more complicated, I have to put the phone on AP mode, connect the tablet to the phone WiFi, connect the VPN on the tablet and then connect to the public WiFi.

Before I had Surfshark and I didn´t have this problem, is there something in the settings I can change?

THX

There's a common assumption that turning on a VPN automatically ruins your connection. There is usually some overhead, but how noticeable it is seems to depend on the server, protocol, routing, and your original connection.

Server distance is the biggest one. For lower latency, I usually start with a nearby server unless I specifically need an IP address in another country. Protocol choice matters too, NordLynx has generally been faster for me than OpenVPN, so that is one of the foirst settings I check when performance feels off.

Server load and routing can make a difference too. Sometimes switching to another server in the same country improves speeds even when both servers are geographically close.

On my connection, NordLynx and a nearby server usually cause only a small difference for streaming and video calls. Gaming is more variable because even a modest increase in latency or jitter can be noticeable.

Where do you notice the biggest difference: downloads, streaming, gaming, calls, etc.? Or maybe you didn’t notice anything at all?

Hours after I disconnect and quit the app, Nordvpn decides on its own that it needs to be connected. For example, I just fired up YouTubeTV and it said it detected a proxy. So I restarted NVPN and sure enough, there was an active connection. I had to disconnect it again and quit the app again. This is a regular occurrence. How do I make it do what it's supposed to do?

MacOS Tahoe 26.5.1 on a MacBook Air M2.

A lot of long-time members here know how this works by now: when someone consistently adds value to the subreddit, we like to make sure it gets recognized.

During the last few months, this community has had plenty of useful discussions from NordVPN features and app changes to bugs, fixes, setup tips, and broader online privacy topics. Many of you contributed helpful insights, but a few people especially caught our attention:

• u/WhatSoupGuy - your guide was exactly the kind of post that makes a community useful. You didn’t just say “something is broken,” you dug into the issue, found the likely cause, laid out what didn’t work, and shared clear steps that helped others get their systems back to normal. That kind of practical troubleshooting is a real win for everyone here.
• u/Drklf - thanks for pushing through the CPU usage issue and turning a frustrating support back-and-forth into something useful for the community. Sharing the workaround gave people something concrete to try while the issue is being worked on. That kind of follow-through matters.

You two, please check your inboxes. There’s a small “thank you” from the mod team waiting for you.

For everyone else: the digital privacy space keeps changing, and having a solid community around it makes a real difference. This subreddit is a place where people exchange practical advice, flag issues, and help each other stay safer online. That’s worth continuing.

So let’s keep asking questions, sharing solutions, comparing notes, and making this place useful for everyone.

For the last several days, no matter what NordVPN server I pick, I will eventually get disconnected from the server in a weird way. I will lose outbound traffic for 2-3 minutes first, still receiving anything, until the full tunnel dies.

I use OpenVPN, and have used it on several devices for more than 1.5 year without issue (UDP), and have reinstalled all the drivers/tunnels and ensured NordVPN app is also removed (though that never impacted it previously).

I have triple checked the configs, and even tried some tweaks of the configs.

Further, I cannot reconnect after I am dropped for several minutes typically.

At the same time I am dropped, I cannot connect on the same computer using the NordVPN app either (before I removed it to see if that did anything). Regardless of which NordVPN server I try (including one that another device is actively connected to... so I know its not the server).

My best guess at this point is that I am being partially blocked by some sort of connection/device limit, as maybe some of my devices are still seen as 'active' somehow hitting the 10 device limit and only after NordVPN server "realizes" some devices haven't had a connection for hours or whatever it drops them off its "active" list and then lets me connect. This does not explain why I randomly drop though. But considering my devices do not have the same WAN IP, I wonder if that is triggering something related, despite being well under 10 connections/devices.

Any insight or thoughts are great, I have spent hours trying to diag and tweak this issue over the last days.

The actual wifi connection is stable, and fast and works fine on devices not using Nord such as my tv and ps5.