VPN Advice - (2020 pg12)

[Sid C]

See my post on the previous page, it's a DNS issue, google play hasn't been working for some time with NordVPNs DNS servers and recently amazon have followed suit. Basically amazon web addresses aren't resolving through NordVPN's servers which they advise you to use in every setup tutorial they have as they are private DNS servers which they control.

They are working on a solution but there's no ETA, so for now the workaround is either switch it off when you want to use Amazon or play or change the DNS while they hopefully find a solution. It's an easy fix to change the DNS whether you use the Nordvpn app(advanced settings) or router(basic setup) but comes with the problem of having to find and trust a free public DNS which claims not to log.

I was going to suggest quad9 but I don't trust the DNSleak result so I've opted for Cloudfare's 1.1.1.1, they've promised not to log data and any ip logs deleted after 24hrs.

Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated.

 

[Essex blue]

Hi all

I’m a complete useless twit when it comes to anything that involves more than pushing a button.

I’m currently using a firebox with various apps but lost now there is no more terranium tv.

I’m interested in getting myself a VPN but no idea where to start. IP vanish seems heavily promoted.

Would really appreciate some advice on what my fellow blues use or recommend

 

[yeseye]

Hi all

I’m a complete useless twit when it comes to anything that involves more than pushing a button.

I’m currently using a firebox with various apps but lost now there is no more terranium tv.

I’m interested in getting myself a VPN but no idea where to start. IP vanish seems heavily promoted.

Would really appreciate some advice on what my fellow blues use or recommend

Plenty of advice in the Kodi thread pal.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I use Nord vpn really easy to set up and use.

 

[better dead than red]

Hi all

I’m a complete useless twit when it comes to anything that involves more than pushing a button.

I’m currently using a firebox with various apps but lost now there is no more terranium tv.

I’m interested in getting myself a VPN but no idea where to start. IP vanish seems heavily promoted.

Would really appreciate some advice on what my fellow blues use or recommend

I'm no expert either, but it is my basic understanding you want a company that keeps no records and is located outside of a 5 Eye/9 Eye nation. (Though I've heard on the street the intelligence sharing between the 5 eyes has been scaled back, dramatically, as of late, budt i don'tknow that as fact.)

 

[Essex blue]

I will have a look at Nord, my wish is for a decent speed whilst watching movies

 

[NeonSun]

There are so many VPN services now, including free and non-free ones. I recommend you to start from the free one for the first time, just choose and install any VPN plugin you like, downloading and installing them is very simple, I don't think that even in your case it can be a problem :) Such plugins are really helpful and easy to use too but they're also usually worse in case of speed/locations choice/security than the non-free ones so if you're planning to use VPN really often I think it's better to install a paid one, besides they have much better quality in general.
In this case before making a choice you need to decide for what certain purposes you need such service, its qualities (and they can vary greatly!), type of platform for it (not all of them can be used for all platforms), variety of locations you want and type of interface (it should be simple and user-friendly). For example, as the best ones in this case are considered NordVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en , CyberGhost, Hotspot Shield https://www.hotspotshield.com/vpn-offer/, ExpressVPN, PrivateVPN and so on.

 

[oldtimerdiscopants]

Digibit VPN £2 a month and no loss of speed, have used it for a few months now with no problem at all.

https://digibitdesign.com/vpn/

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Just don't wear any, simples!

 

[noblelord]

I use Nord vpn really easy to set up and use.

Me too. Agree it’s very easy to set up and use.