looking for a good vpn service

**jared8783** · November 19th, 2011, 11:49 PM

I am running windows 7,xp, and linux mint 11.
I dont know a whole lot about vpn's as i recently learned of them.

I am definetly going to subscribe to a service.
Question is which one.
I do not like that hide my ass stores logs for up to two years.
I want a service that I can switch from the UK, USA, Sweeden, Switzerland, and The Netherlands whenever I want.
Of course I want the best speed I can get as I normally get about 20 or more mbps download on speedtest.net, though I know that I will loose speed from this.

I want the best privacy policy with minimal log storage.
I want this to work well with torrents as I suspect my isp (comcast) to be throttling them.

What vpn service do you reccomend?

thanks
jared

**Steve R Jones** · November 20th, 2011, 07:16 AM

I have a feeling you don't understand VPN.... If you traveled to all of the places you mentioned - a VPN would help you to call home and access your home computer or a computer at your office.

**jared8783** · November 20th, 2011, 08:34 AM

well i am not trying to travel to all those countries.
what i want is the ability to choose a server in anyone of those coutries as i please.

i understand vpn's can be set up for home or work purposes

but i also understand that you can subscribe to a vpn for the sake of privacy and it is generally much more secure than a proxy

Hide My Ass! Pro VPN Service - Encrypt your internet connection

**Steve R Jones** · November 20th, 2011, 08:54 AM

The person that owns the server must add a user account or give you user account signin info to grant you access to the data on the server...

Your link basically does that and probably comes with all the software you need.

You might want to google-> Proxy Server

**jared8783** · November 20th, 2011, 08:58 AM

well yes i have been using google alot and finding ALOT of different services to subscribe to
and finding alot of information
i am just looking for some real responses from real people who have experience with this sort of thing

and i am surely not looking for a proxy

**jared8783** · November 20th, 2011, 09:01 AM

in particular i am looking for one with the best privacy policy
and being able to use a USA server isnt that important to me

**Taxmancometh** · November 20th, 2011, 02:27 PM

I've used Hotspot Shield many times. It's meant mainly for WIFI hotspots though, not torrents. And Comcast publicly stated that they don't throttle torrents any more.

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**leonardyuri** · November 21st, 2011, 04:58 AM

I'm into Hotspot Shield for my Windows for about a year now and though they are really good I found it annoying at times due to its lots of ads. Well, maybe that's pay for us not actually upgrading to a pro one but all in all they have great advantage over others.

**jared8783** · November 21st, 2011, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by Taxmancometh

I've used Hotspot Shield many times. It's meant mainly for WIFI hotspots though, not torrents. And Comcast publicly stated that they don't throttle torrents any more.

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sweet man thanks for the link
and as far as hotspotshield goes, i have messed with it a bit on my xp setup and haven't even tried it on my linux (this is what i primarily surf the web with)
it works well but it just doesn't do what i want it to do.

as far as comcast and throttling.
the other day i would start utorrent and my downloads would hit 2+mbps and then they would drop down to less than 50kbps and hold steady there. i would then restart utorrent and it would do the same every time i restarted it would jump high at the begining then drop really low and hold down there. even if they are not throttling now and you are probable right they are the only ones stopping themselves they could start back up as they please.
and of course torrents aren't the only reason i want a vpn

this site offers a three hour free trial
hideipvpn.com
i made quite the idiot newb mistake in setting up a pptp vpn and didnt get it working
i emailed them and they gave me a 24hr free trial
i really like it alot except it just doesn't have all the countries to choose from that i like
on speedtest.net i normally get between 20-25mbps and when using a NL vpn i got nearly 8
i could dl torrents at about 1-1.5mbps give or take
i am very satisified with that
i would go with this one if their privacy policy wasn't so vague and they had more contries to select from.

suggestions anyone of a vpn to meet what i am looking for?

**Networker4321** · November 21st, 2011, 06:52 PM

Look at Network Connect but Steve Jones has already pointed out some very salient data. A VPN is basically a secure tunnel through your ISP's connection like to your company's' mail server. There is a client on that end as well. It seems like you have found some products you need but a pure VPN is usually for remote workers connecting securely back to corporate HQ. Don't know if I have helped you,,,Check the Cisco homepage and search for VPN products.

**nemowolf** · November 21st, 2011, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Networker4321

Look at Network Connect but Steve Jones has already pointed out some very salient data. A VPN is basically a secure tunnel through your ISP's connection like to your company's' mail server. There is a client on that end as well. It seems like you have found some products you need but a pure VPN is usually for remote workers connecting securely back to corporate HQ. Don't know if I have helped you,,,Check the Cisco homepage and search for VPN products.

aww crap, i clicked away and my monster of a post deleted itself. I think you want a proxy and not a vpn. becareful of authorities as vpn'ing into random countries may appear suspect. cheers.

**Taxmancometh** · November 21st, 2011, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by jared8783

as far as comcast and throttling.
the other day i would start utorrent and my downloads would hit 2+mbps and then they would drop down to less than 50kbps and hold steady there. i would then restart utorrent and it would do the same every time i restarted it would jump high at the begining then drop really low and hold down there. even if they are not throttling now and you are probable right they are the only ones stopping themselves they could start back up as they please.
and of course torrents aren't the only reason i want a vpn

If you go to YouTube and type in utorrent or how to increase speed in utorrent you shouldn't have that problem. I have utorrent and comcast and depending on the seed's speed I get around 2 Mbps.

**jared8783** · November 22nd, 2011, 01:22 AM

nope i definetly want a vpn
NOT A PROXY
vpn's can be similar to a proxy depending on how you use them
and they are FAR more secure
i went and got a decent one
purevpn.com
i got sixteen different countries to choose from
everything is encrypted
check out purevpn.com or hidemyass's site if you guys want more info on how vpn's can be used to surf anonymously and securely

and yeah i already had utorrent taken care of thanks for the tip though
with hideipvpn free trial that i had i usually got .75-1.5mbps on torrent going through an amsterdam server

idk what it is gonna be with purevpn as i have yet to test it but it gets much better results on speedtest.net ranging from 8-22mbps.
i wouldnt be surprised if i can torrent on the amsterdam server

**SoloCamo** · November 22nd, 2011, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Networker4321

Look at Network Connect but Steve Jones has already pointed out some very salient data. A VPN is basically a secure tunnel through your ISP's connection like to your company's' mail server. There is a client on that end as well. It seems like you have found some products you need but a pure VPN is usually for remote workers connecting securely back to corporate HQ. Don't know if I have helped you,,,Check the Cisco homepage and search for VPN products.

Use and support the Juniper systems here at my job. We are in a corporate environment and it has proven quite useful and reliable.

From home, I mainly use it just for work mail use however.

**jared8783** · November 22nd, 2011, 12:27 PM

ok well cool with purevpn i have been hitting download speeds as high as 1.9mbps using a netherlands server
i am very satisified with that
though i would still like to find one that can offer an openvpn connection.

i am all ears if anyone has any suggestions
otherwise i am pretty satisified with my current vpn service

**nemowolf** · November 23rd, 2011, 09:40 PM

cheers, glad you found something!

**BillyDaBob** · November 24th, 2011, 04:10 AM

Well I agree with you on HMA thingy..The recent fiasco has really changed the way I used to think about them..

**BillyDaBob** · November 24th, 2011, 04:12 AM

Yeahh..I belive you chose a decent provider..Ther are certainly consistent in their service..Good Choice (y)

**jared8783** · December 3rd, 2011, 08:57 PM

For real HMA is dumb if you ask me.

come to us for privacy they say
we store your data for TWO YEARS

seriously? anyone who is looking for privacy and is not an idiot is gonna read the privacy policy of a company who is offering them the privacy

**Kevin1Kanode** · December 6th, 2011, 01:38 PM

HMA VPN or Strong VPN. They are both reliable and cheap. If you are planning to use the VPN in China, then I would recommend u go with Strong VPN since they have more VPN servers there. Both keep logs though.