Really it's a netflix issue but I'm sure that if other vpn's can circumvent netflix efforts that PIA could too. I've seen that vpn's other than PIA are getting around netflix's douchebaggishness. I just love that this happened after I had paid for two accounts, I would have switched vpn services had I known it was going to be like this. I'm a USA customer with a USA netflix account and can't use PIA's vpn and netflix at the same time, sadly PIA doesn't seem to care and netflix is trying to please the intellectual property enforcers. I now have two PIA subscriptions(due to a billing error on my part, but I figured I can always use the extra vpn connections for friends, family, and devices that wouldn't normally be logged on to vpn.) and a huge complaint that's not gonna get fixed. I could be wrong about that though, I don't spend much time on their forums since they aren't of much help I've heard they are trying to expand support for Linux but I don't think there has been much movement in that direction. With so many different Linux OS available I can hardly be sore that support isn't offered for the OS I've chose to use. The openvpn forums and the arch wiki were the most help in getting going. The PIA support forums offered little to no help in getting my problems fixed, telling me to go to their forums was the only support PIA offered me. It took me a long time to get their vpn set up right and not leaking. I am using two different OS that PIA doesn't offer support for, only config files.
The closest to a complaint I have was that I've started using Linux as a primary OS and that I'm still new to it. This isn't really a complaint though, browsing is quick and downloads are plenty fast enough, streaming rarely has issues. Whenever I've done a test for speed while not connected to vpn my speed is right where it should be. I've honestly only ever tried the few servers that are close to me which are the NJ and NYC and I usually only get around 30/30 on a 75/75 verizon fios connection. I came here today to try and decide if I should try a new service or renew my subscription(leaning towards a renewal).
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I've been using PIA for nearly a full year now, 17 days left in my year subscription. Though use them non-stop for all 3 days as You primary VPN just to check if You experience some rush hour slowdowns (and if they are acceptable). However I wouldn't expect anything better than PIA can provide.īTW.
And if You decide to cancel, they will get You money back. You might try TorGuard for 7 days (and AFAR up. Or have the best of both worlds - PIA for some barebone privacy, heavyweight traffic (netflix, etc.). However just expect some slowdowns compared to PIA. If You have privacy concerns with US based companies - go with AirVPN. They are hard to beat if it comes to stable speed. My recommendation would be: If You are OK with PIA stick with them. To sum thing up: If You have PIA, expect much some speed degradation with TorGuard. They were helpful tracking my speed problems, and finally accepted my money back request in seconds. On the other hand TorGuard support was excellent. They are US based also, so from my perspective PIA won this competition. They dont have nice optimal server selection like PIA and AirVPN both have, nor nice network monitoring like AirVPN do. My perception was they were slower than PIA (much slower) and slower tha AirVPN. In my region, experience was little bit disappointing. Rock solid, however require some more technical knowledge to get working. Also the are - say - more geekie than PIA, barebones.
Having said that - they are still expanding their servers and I hope they eventually match PIA. Although they are rock solid and stable as PIA, I must admit that in peak hours my speed dips. They are one of the best companies out there if it comes to privacy. I would go all the way with PIA, except they are US based, so - because of my privacy views - I prefer AirVPN. However myself for myown computer and mobiles I use AirVPN. I use PIAs new AES-256/SHA256/RSA-4096 on my Asus router to tunnel all my household traffic 24/7 ( ). I see maybe 2-3% of my regular speed degradation. I have stable 37-38Mbs throughput (my ISP is 40Mbs). If it comes to speed PIA beats TorGuard and AirVPN by wide margin. Europe, Netherlands, Nordic, Us and Canada countries for Netflix ).AES-256, OpenVPN support, especially Merlin-Asus.At least 3+ connections (for my mobile devices).VPN servers close, but outside of my home country (because of recent laws forcing ISP to collect and provide all internet metadata to the law enforcement, without any warrant!). At least moderate privacy (at least no-log policy, no traffic logging).
I just canceled my TorGuard subscription. Right now I have 1yr PIA and 1yr AirVPN subscriptions. In fact - right now - I tunnel all my household traffic through PIA, except my own stuff which I tunnel through AirVPN.
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