Cranfield Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Has anyone got Nord VPN, Pros and Cons ? Thinking of putting it on my laptop (Win 11) to make viewing UK tv, especially sports, easier when travelling abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Don't know about Nord, but i use surf shark and find it very easy to use, have it loaded onto stick, mobile phone and laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaf70 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 +1 for Surfshark have it on firestick and mobile and also find it very easy to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan79 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 I have a Nord account. Very reliable. Can use it on multiple devices. I wouldn’t be without it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Not being technical myself what is the purpose of a vpn please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: Not being technical myself what is the purpose of a vpn please? Lots of explanations out there here's one. https://www.expressvpn.com/go/what-is-vpn-1?category=VPN&subcategory=info&lang=en&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyeWrBhDDARIsAGP1mWTbGBFGZ_lJ6paCrxTiKPuFp9n3DF3YaoEfAQE7pxNkBFuHzvubergaAl2REALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, welsh1 said: Lots of explanations out there here's one. https://www.expressvpn.com/go/what-is-vpn-1?category=VPN&subcategory=info&lang=en&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyeWrBhDDARIsAGP1mWTbGBFGZ_lJ6paCrxTiKPuFp9n3DF3YaoEfAQE7pxNkBFuHzvubergaAl2REALw_wcB The link doesn't work for me but thanks for trying Ah, for watching dirty sites then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: The link doesn't work for me but thanks for trying It's basically a secure link to remote servers that hide your identity, normally you have an id on line an ip address this lets people know where you are, with a vpn it gives out a randon IP address so you can't (easily) be traced, you can make it very complicated by linking through various servers in different parts of the world. If for example you want to watch a video on youtube but it blocks you as not available in your country, you can connect to a server in say bolivia that would allow access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Just now, welsh1 said: It's basically a secure link to remote servers that hide your identity, normally you have an id on line an ip address this lets people know where you are, with a vpn it gives out a randon IP address so you can't (easily) be traced, you can make it very complicated by linking through various servers in different parts of the world. If for example you want to watch a video on youtube but it blocks you as not available in your country, you can connect to a server in say bolivia that would allow access. Does it work on PW? Only asking just encase I get banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Watching this thread with interest as I might be in the market soon. Not wishing to drag this thread too much off topic, but I predict there may be a glut of threads like this, if the "Online Safety Bill" is enacted as its currently written, it's going to be like the GDPR fallout, only worse. A lot of foreign sites will simply choose to block UK IP addresses, rather than doing the work of complying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 47 minutes ago, welsh1 said: It's basically a secure link to remote servers that hide your identity, normally you have an id on line an ip address this lets people know where you are, with a vpn it gives out a randon IP address so you can't (easily) be traced, you can make it very complicated by linking through various servers in different parts of the world. If for example you want to watch a video on youtube but it blocks you as not available in your country, you can connect to a server in say bolivia that would allow access. Thank you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Nord has been very good in my experience. I have used a few over the years, including when working in China where a VPN is vital. I buy it with three-yearly deals. ExpressVPN is pretty good too. There are plenty of cheaper or free ones if outright speed or amount of data is less important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Thanks for all the comments. I have downloaded NordVPN and am currently in Tenerife on my laptop, watching SuperSunday on SkyGo, with Liverpool v Man Utd about to start. So far I have nothing but good things to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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