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this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2024
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What's the argument for doing this? It looks like media stack includes a vpn, so the effort level isn't going to be all that different.
Echoing everyone else: definitely use a vpn if you're torrenting. Strongly consider using a seedbox if you're on starlink or anything else with poor upload speeds.
The argument for doing this is not having to pay for a vpn. But i guess thats still cheaper than a traditional streaming service lol.
Fair enough, but it's a good value for the price. Mullvad's €5/month, and while it's fallen out of favor I know people who still use PIA and get it for close to $2/month by prepaying for a few years at a time. You could probably pay for it by turning off the laptop a few hours a day to save on electricity.
Worth the price, imo.
Mullvad is top tier if you want a VPN with ethics. Its just OP doesn't seem like that what their looking for.
What's the deal with PIA?
They were bought by Kape Technologies in 2019. This drove away a lot of folks because of prior security concerns with another product of theirs. I don't recall the specifics, but here's a reddit thread from the time with comments that likely shed some light on the worries from then if you're curious.
As a practical response, I've been with them since years prior to that and didn't change because I renew 3 years at a time and had 2 years left when they were bought. Figured I'd give them that time to see how things changed. Best I could tell, they didn't in any way that pisses off my ISP, so I still haven't bothered switching.
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If all you care about is torrenting, there are tons of shitty cheap vpns you can use.
Really all you need is one that supports port forwarding.