NordVPN, ExpressVPN, etc....which do you use?

[Vipergrün]

Want to start using a VPN service for all my devices. Travel a lot and refuse to jump on public wifi, and don't want to rely on my work VPN, and use too much data with my phone as a hotspot...

What are ya'll using?

They all seem to be similar. Some complaints of Nord being slower.

[id10t]

unlimited data plan on phone but no pairing. should i need to use my laptop then SOCKS5 proxy via SSH tunnel or I simply tunnel X11 over SSH and use a remote desktop session or application.

I also may or may not have spoofed the MAC address of a in-room "Smart TV" and borrowed its network cable to get a good high speed connection ...

[Vipergrün]

Originally Posted by id10t

unlimited data plan on phone but no pairing. should i need to use my laptop then SOCKS5 proxy via SSH tunnel or I simply tunnel X11 over SSH and use a remote desktop session or application.

I also may or may not have spoofed the MAC address of a in-room "Smart TV" and borrowed its network cable to get a good high speed connection ...

Yeah, I've done the SOCKS/SSH thing. I could go back to that. Not sure I can protect my Android device(s) with that, but I'll check. For RDP it works great.

Creative with the smart TV

[spuggy]

Set up your own, it's not hard.

Publish your external IP into any of the dynamic DNS services. I find OpenVPN works well. Can use certs for auth/crypt and/or OTP/OATH if desired, otherwise just use plain old login creds. FOSS. App(s) for Android (i'd use the official one)..

Run the endpoint on your router (a router flashable with DD-WRT is like $40 these days - and far more functional than anything your ISP gave you), Or run it on a machine inside the firewall - just forward the required ports.

Or spin up a small cloud instance from any one of a dozen or 3 providers with the appropriate software and use that. Costs pennies.

[stealthn]

The question is what do you need to access? If, just the Internet, then I’m sure they are fine, but if it’s specific internal applications look at Netmotion Software

[Brando]

I'm liking Private Internet Access (PIA). They don't have thousands of servers all over the world (just about 100) but speeds are good. I get about 50 down and 5 up when connecting out of anywhere in western US. I think I paid $38 for a year, can have 5 devices connected concurrently.

I use it whenever on public WiFi, airlines, hotels, etc. And when *ahem* acquiring certain things online.