Always on for everything
When I used Proton or Mullvad I usually had to switch it on and off when needed because of so many issues with sites/games/etc. blocking me. However, the last deal I picked up was for NordVPN and that one I’ve been able to leave connected at all times without any issue.
Bro Mullvad has split tunneling for applications you can just do that. Mullvad is superior in every possible way to NordVPN. I mean most VPNs today do a solid job but Mullvad is peak for more reasons than you can shake a stick at.
I will never ever use Nord or any company that floods every yt channel with sponsored ads
You’re seeing ads on YT? oO
The ones the channel themselves have. Sponsor block doesn’t work all the time either if you’re referring to that
Ah, okay. I guess plenty of podcasts and sponsored stuff do include those.
I’m just using vanilla AdBlock for non-Chrome browser to view mainly shorts. Thanks for explaining.
I keep mine on almost always, runs fine so I usually don’t bother turning it off.
I trust my ISP more than I trust a VPN. I only need a VPN when I need to appear like I’m in another country. That said, I’m very careful about who my ISP is, I have a choice in who my ISP is, and I pay more for that privilege, and I understand a lot of people don’t have that luxury.
i used to use it 24x7 before but now i just turn it on when i need it since it makes my internet significantly slower.
I always had it on, and got banned from my favorite game server for possible alt-accounts. It’s a tight-knit community and the admin fixed it for me a few times until it got annoying. Now I start my game with a shell script that turns off the VPN via CLI before loading so I don’t get banned over and over. 90% of everything else goes through a VPN, not because it has to, but because I want my ISP to be blind by default, at least to the degree I can make that happen
I have nonpublic services I host at home so I VPN home anytime I’m out.
I have a docker container for my Linux ISOs with a VPN.
if i paid for one i would have it on (if i pay for it i might as well use it + more privacy). but, since i just have proton free tier, i turn it on whenever “This content is not available in your region” shows up
(if i pay for it i might as well use it + more privacy)
I think you’d be paying for, but not using, your Internet bandwidth/speeds at that point
I have gigabit and can download through my VPN at 90+ megabytes per second
Edit: oh I glossed over “proton free tier”, yah a paid VPN is definitely going to be much better… I’d never use a free VPN unless it’s to get to my self-hosted stuff.
I use it 24/7 even though I’ve heard I’m not supposed to. It makes it really obvious to my ISP that I’m using a VPN provider for literally all my traffic.
I think for now I can get by because I’m shacked up with my parents and so the house is producing all kinds of Internet traffic. Mine will still be obviously going to an ISP but it’s at least not entirely just my ISP.
I’m sure intel agencies would have their ways to figure things out though. VPN itself is not total anonymity.
Mullvad. Always on. Wireguard to access home network remotely
Def always on, with a kill switch that disconnects from the network if the VPN isn’t active
I tend to do only when needed as it conflicts with some of the things I need to access locally on my network.
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Honestly never used one.
Mullvad on 24/7 except when some things break. My bank app wont allow logins with it for example so i switch it off temporarily for that.
