Cranfield Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Are there any main disadvantages to installing VPN ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgcoalman Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 If you do you can't have labours free internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 It'll likely lower download speeds but not significantly if you've got a decent connection.ย I've been using expressvpn for a couple of years now. All good.ย Good novelty factor in the internet thinking you're in outer Mongolia ๐ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Apart from iplayer and itv hub not liking it not really. Just disconnect it if you want to watch themย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Cranfield said: Are there any main disadvantages to installing VPN ? You do know that you can turn them on and off? So really there are noย disadvantages. Although that said,ย I'm not sure what the advantages of using one in the UK would be other than to watch live sport that's only being broadcast (or broadcast free) in another region. A VPN is excellent for that - althoughย I've discovered that one thingย you can't do with one is to castย a program to the TV from a phone or whatever while the VPNย is connected. So if you're using one to watch live sport, then you need to hook up a laptop (connected to the VPN) to the TV via an HDMI cable and use that instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Get a router or proxy that supports VPN - you can then assign traffic to and from certain places to be sent either clear (ie iPlayer) or encrypted (Kodi etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem1234 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Pretty much covered what posted above one thing that can be an annoyance is where the VPN Concentrator is (where you attach to) as If it's another country some of your normal default behavior on location gets messed up. So I use one and 'land' in Holland so when I use some websites they try and push my to the .nl varaints etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I suspect other providers have the same features but I use PureVPN and they have a handy chrome extension that you can just enable for a browser as well as the full blown all traffic version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, captainhastings said: Apart from iplayer and itv hub not liking it not really. Just disconnect it if you want to watch themย ย 51 minutes ago, prem1234 said: Pretty much covered what posted above one thing that can be an annoyance is where the VPN Concentrator is (where you attach to) as If it's another country some of your normal default behavior on location gets messed up. So I use one and 'land' in Holland so when I use some websites they try and push my to the .nl varaints etc ย You don`t have to connect to a foreign country with a VPN, ย I have been using IP Vanish for years and they have various UK servers to connect to so no problems with UK catchup TV or foreign website variants.ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I travel a great deal and take my laptop. In most countries I can still get Sky Sport and BT Sport, plus I have access via streaming pirates if necessary.ย There are stories that this might change once we leave the EU. Also stories that sites will soon be able to detect VPN and block it I can view news via websites, but ITV Hub and BBC iplayer will not let me view live streaming programmes. VPN seems the logical solution, but as I do not know anyone who has it, I needed some confirmation. Thanks for the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 They have started blocking batches of ipโs used by the various vpn providers so selecting uk wonโt all work depending who your with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Cranfield said: ut ITV Hub and BBC iplayer will not let me view live streaming programmes. I watched the rugby word cup games on Scottish TV (ITV). My VPN had a Glasgow IP address and ITV wouldn't let me register - told me to go to STV instead! So I did. I watched the Masters golf earlier this year from an IP address in Georgia USA for another example. If you get a decent provider you can 'be' anywhere in the world pretty much. Mine is an add-on that I get as part ofย an Avast anti-virus package. I just paid it - think it was about $80US for the year for 4 devices. I figure that's fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I can't see a benefit to them if your in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I just wish I understood what your talking about and that one of you lived nearby to hook me up with freeย streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stour-boy Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 ย What the f... is VPN ?๐ฅด ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stour-boy said: ย What the f... is VPN ?๐ฅด ย Virtual Proxy Network. It hides you on the internet and can allow you to access sites you couldn't normally enter either because of the country you live in,ย or because your internet provider blocks you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stour-boy Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Much obliged mr Nobody , would that be the black web ? Steve. ย ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, Stour-boy said: Much obliged mr Nobody , would that be the black web ? Steve. ย ย No, the Dark Web is something completely different. You need to use a completely different browser to get onto that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, Mr_Nobody said: No, the Dark Web is something completely different. You need to use a completely different browser to get onto that. Totally lost on me ๐คญ๐ค but im wondering how you know this stuff and why you would need to ๐ค๐คญ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Totally lost on me ๐คญ๐ค but im wondering how you know this stuff and why you would need to ๐ค๐คญ It's all fairly common knowledge. I've never been on the Dark Web but I know you need to use Tor to access it. I've watched quite a bit of stuff about "The Silk Road" website police investigation and a lot of the tech is explained there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 As admin on a small shooting forun we are very wary of people who sign in using vpn's.ย If their profile says they are in Chingford but the ips puts then in Nairobi/Moscow or some other completely different place it just dunt sit reight... ๐ค The software flags all sorts up, not surprisingly all the spammers use vpn.ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Personally I don't see the point as they are not as private as some people think.ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 I get over 200meg download but when my vpn is connected it drops to 80 some sites wont let you on with a vpn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldgun Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 18/12/2019 at 10:49, Cranfield said: I travel a great deal and take my laptop. In most countries I can still get Sky Sport and BT Sport, plus I have access via streaming pirates if necessary.ย There are stories that this might change once we leave the EU. Also stories that sites will soon be able to detect VPN and block it I can view news via websites, but ITV Hub and BBC iplayer will not let me view live streaming programmes. VPN seems the logical solution, but as I do not know anyone who has it, I needed some confirmation. Thanks for the responses. Used to spend quote a bit of time in Spain so downloaded Tunnel Bear i could then access BBC and ITV and both players so a very good deal for a few dollars a month.Wish i could Sky sports thro some sort of download!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 26/12/2019 at 19:42, Mr_Nobody said: It's all fairly common knowledge. I've never been on the Dark Web but I know you need to use Tor to access it. I've watched quite a bit of stuff about "The Silk Road" website police investigation and a lot of the tech is explained there. And thereโs me thinking you work for mi6 ๐๐ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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