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Okay, so no Mullvad, no Proton, no NordVPN... What's left that's not gross or double plus ungood?
AirVPN.
Do they do port forwarding (i.e. can you run a bittorrent client behind the VPN and accept incoming connections)?
Sure do.
How are the speeds on AirVPN? Does it support wireguard conf?
They do. Unfortunately I'm not a great spokesperson for speeds as my 100/30 connection would hardly stress the VPN connection.
Thanks. Might be worth trying out.
AirVPN, IVPN, and/or cryptostorm
Thanks, these will be my new recommendations to people.
Windscribe?
Windscribe is almost entirely vibe-coded. I wouldn't approach it with a 10 foot pole
U know this for sure? Windscribe has been around for longer than that.
(Copied from another response)
Their source code is public and as of the past few months, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, SKILLS.md, and other vibe-coding artifacts exist across nearly all their repos. Maybe it didn't start off vibe-coded but it is at least partly AI code now
Not happy about seeing that 😑 As much as it sucks, these days its not possible to avoid vibe coded projects.
At least Windscribe have been audited (last in 2024 afaik), so at least some confidence there. Personally, would also rather stick with this over Mullvad in light of the recent news, each to their own there ofc.
Been looking at IVPN for a while and did consider switching to it but Windscribe had way better deals so it was an easier choice then and there. Will think twice when have to renew.
shit their annoying emails are enough to not make me want to use them again vibe-coded or not.
Any sources? I genuinely want to see them if you have them.
Windscribe is over a decade old, so they certainly didn’t start out vibe coded, and they have been audited.
I know their image is over the top “hello fellow kids” cringe, which has always been the case, but from what I can tell it’s backed by solid technical expertise.
Their source code is public and as of the past few months, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, SKILLS.md, and other vibe-coding artifacts exist across nearly all their repos. Maybe it didn't start off vibe-coded but it is at least partly AI code now
As a preface, I’m not trying to be argumentative, I actually want to be clear on the trustworthiness of Windscribe. I’ve considered them quite reliable historically as they seem to make the right moves, both technologically and philosophically.h
Are those .md files an automatic sign of vibe coding, or just general LLM use? I assume today that more or less any corporate coding environment will have such features (but I’m not a professional programmer). As a company whose currency is trust, I would hope they’re being careful with their use of AI.
There is a somewhat concerning +26k/-26k lines on the desktop app in April, but maybe that’s just copying a major release from the internal repository to the public one? I don’t have time to dig in for now, and TBH probably don’t have the skills to understand any possible smell.
I have a lifetime WS membership from long ago and have more than gotten my value out of it. Their European service used to be mediocre so I’ve switched around over the last 6 years-ish. I used Mullvad for a while until they dropped port forwarding, then Proton until the MAGA incident. Now I’m back to WS with a fixed ip and it has improved noticeably. If there’s a clear doubt, Air’s 3 year subscription is barely more per year than the fixed ip with WS.
Private internet access?
Didn't they get bought by an Israeli company? (Kape Tech)
That's genuinely disappointing. I remember them getting bought out a while ago, but I didn't remember that it was an Israeli company.
Oh damn. I had no idea. Canceling my subscription now.
Nope.
Israeli owned