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Is the proton vpn free tier any good? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Didn't even know they had a free tier until yesterday. Is it any good? I've been using it with no issue on low data situations.

Yes, I know about the original dev political issues.

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[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Since it's free, huge number of people are using those servers. You will get a lot of captchas and many sites outright block all those IPs.

Trustworthy? I am okay with them, but if I need something more private I'd use Tor.

If you're considering spending any money with them, I'd say go with Mullvad, since it would be cheaper. If you want all Proton's services bundled, they can be good.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Mullvad servers are much more blacklisted than Proton's

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am comparing Proton's free servers and Mullvad's paid servers. In my experience Proton's free servers are blocked more.

Also, when paying, you get access to a lot more IPs, so you can keep trying. Whereas, free servers are very limited.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 0 points 3 months ago

Compare paid proton with paid Mullvad, else it's not fair

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