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zan5hin on 09/04/2015 - 15:00 store.gizmag.com (2276 clicks)
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Seeming it is getting closer to Torrenting D-Day for us unfortunate Ozzies, here is a good offer for a long term VPN Solution, from a company which has been around since 2003. I am new to VPNs and have read a bit of info but with so many companies it is hard to know who to go with. But I don’t think you can go wrong for the peace of mind for just five cents a day.

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• Choose from 75+ VPN servers in 39 countries, including P2P servers
• Stream media w/ no speed loss using SmartDNS solution
• Unblock 165+ TV & radio channels worldwide
• Enjoy 256-bit encrypted P2P file-sharing & torrent download
• Unblock your VOIP apps (like Skype)
• Access blocked social media sites, anywhere
• Use w/ Windows, Mac, iOS & Android

Total VPN Plan Features

• Unlimited Downloads
• Great for heavy streaming, torrents & p2p activity, unblocking restricted websites, privacy protection.
• 75+ servers in 39 countries
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• 1 user at a time
• Dedicated remote assistance
• Torrent in 6 countries
• ibDNS included
• +2000 dynamic IPs
• OpenVPN, L2TP, PPTP, SSTP

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        • sloppy on 09/04/2015 - 17:06
          +2

          @stebie: All I'm suggesting is people use caution :) If Internet privacy is your goal (for most people it would be) I would dig deeper into it and get more detail, otherwise you're just wasting your money on a perceived privacy which doesn't exist.

          There are services which promote the fact that they keep no logs … just wanted to point it out.

        • stebie on 09/04/2015 - 17:20
          +1

          @sloppy: Having just read http://www.ibvpn.com/privacy-policy/ you may be on to something. Although they don't log your activity, should an entity say "user from IP address X.X.X.X at this date/time did this and that", it can still come back to you.

          I'll take off my rose-coloured glasses now…

        • easternculture on 09/04/2015 - 17:39
          -4

          as sloppy pointed out, if the NSA or any other agency wanted to access your traffic, nothing can stop them. Even if it went through a VPN

          The only way to hide your traffic is if you route it across multiple servers overseas, and even then you would have to have a solid setup

        • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 19:18
          +1

          @easternculture: not so if your VPN service is based in one of the countries where "NSA or any other agency" has no legal mechanism to enforce anything (many, just one example: Romania).

        • Slo20 on 10/04/2015 - 06:33

          @derek324: "no legal mechanism" - hasn't Snowden taught you anything about the NSA.

        • cashews on 10/04/2015 - 08:30
          +1

          Have you seen the documentary Citizenfour? The NSA doesn't really care much about legal mechanisms.

        • triviums on 10/04/2015 - 10:42

          @derek324: You do realise that all forms of encryption are breakable…All it takes is patients and time. If the NSA haven't already cracked the encryption on VPNs they are working on it…

        • ryang on 10/04/2015 - 19:12

          @triviums: Depends on the level of encryption used..

          Some interesting reading/viewing - Dual_EC_DRBG;
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulg_AHBOIQU
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG

        • UFO on 12/04/2015 - 18:08

          @cashews:

          Great movie!!!

          Very scary considering its a true story!

    • RocketSwitch on 09/04/2015 - 17:01

      Yeah, I think I might just go with IPA, double the cost, but seems less of a headache.

  • dudi on 09/04/2015 - 17:07
    -2

    www.purevpn.com has better plans as well. multiple device supported as well.

    • Slo20 on 09/04/2015 - 17:09
      +2

      At 350% premium

      • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 18:37

        350% premium I would not mind, BUT… PureVPN is China (Hong Kong) based. Perfect place for people who worry about privacy and security, right?

  • concento on 09/04/2015 - 17:29
    +1

    Sorry I am confused by this discussion too. Is PIA better or this one? I know this one is 50% cheaper but which one is more effective at hiding torrent activities? Thanks

  • ZeroSix on 09/04/2015 - 18:11
    +1

    Anyone used TorGuard? Same price as PIA at the moment, just not sure which one to go with

    • crikey123 on 10/04/2015 - 00:23
      +1

      Just signed up for Torguard - I'm playing around with servers but torrent speeds drop from 1.2MB/s to about 250kb/s I'll keep playing with the different servers to hopefully find a faster one.

      But it's very simple and was able to access USA Netflix SD quality and Youtube videos without buffering etc

      I managed to find them on twitter - they have a 50% off lifetime coupon… TGLifetime50 it's 50% off for the lifetime of your plan and brings the yearly cost down to 30USD for 5 devices is pretty good deal.

    • Wally on 10/04/2015 - 01:57

      fwiw Feb Australian APC Magazine rated TorGuard 4 stars, PIA 3.5 stars

  • h4lcyon on 09/04/2015 - 18:16

    I use VyprVPN as they have servers all over the world incl Australia if you need low latency, good speeds, allow all types of traffic, support 256 bitt encryption, use their own DNS, NAT firewall, multi device support, and the plan I'm on (VyprVPN Pro) supports up to 3 simultaneous logins.

    It's not the cheapest at about $100 per year but it works well for me.

    Mod: Referral links in comments not allowed

    • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 18:29
      +2

      VyprVPN keeps logs for 30 days. If you are happy with that, indeed they are fast.

  • spuderump on 09/04/2015 - 18:23

    is usenet considered private or is it much like torrents where it can be detected?

    • [Deactivated] on 09/04/2015 - 20:10
      +1

      Usenet is much more secure.
      1. You d/l the content, you don't share it, thus you can't be done for distributing copyrighted material.
      2. If you use ssl, the you connection is encrypted.

  • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 18:33
    -2

    How many households still exists with ONE device connected to the Internet? IbVPN is "1 user at a time" service.

    • sloppy on 09/04/2015 - 18:38
      +2

      So either you buy it for yourself to use and set it up on your device, or you get a router that is capable of connecting to a vpn and you set it up on the router itself, and all your traffic goes through the vpn from every device connected to the router.

      • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 18:41
        -1

        Or you use different VPN provider which allows 2, 3 or 5 connections at the same time.

        • UFO on 12/04/2015 - 16:05

          but not at this price!

    • static on 09/04/2015 - 18:46
      +1

      Pretty sure you can set up your router to connect to a VPN which would mean only one device is connected, however that is only if you actually wanted to route all traffic through the VPN which most people would not do.

      One device at a time is pretty reasonable if you think about what you would be using a VPN for. You wouldn't use a VPN for the vast majority of your normal internet usage.

      • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 19:06

        Not so. Very few routers allow that. You need one which can be flushed with DD-WRT, Tomato, Sabai OS, JaiRoor, etc., or a very expensive commercial router. Not for an average person.

        One device is not reasonable if in your household there are 2 or more people using the Internet, and their main reason for using VPN is uninterrupted privacy protection. A bit like anti virus software - it does not have to protect your connection for the vast majority of your normal internet usage, as you are not being attacked by malware every second.

  • Muscles on 09/04/2015 - 18:57

    Do these guys log your activity?

    • derek324 on 09/04/2015 - 19:09

      Short answer: no.
      However it is not as simple, some details are logged. Google it for detailed info. Here is good overview: http://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/07/08/is-your-vpn-legit-or-sh…

    • Wally on 09/04/2015 - 23:29

      Connection logs are kept for seven days, namely,

      -Time, date and location VPN connection was made.
      -Duration of the VPN connection.
      -Bandwidth used during the connection

  • Diji1 on 09/04/2015 - 19:33
    +3

    So how is everyone liking the new added internet cost of privacy now that the gummints has insisted on spying on you. Comforting to note the general apathy and that our intelligence and police services are under much less control that the USA. You know, with the rampant abuse that's been ocurring and everything.

    Do you think I could get away with sending my VPN bill to whichever twit whose supposedly representing us (I believe Brandis is most responsible)? I mean I feel that I shouldn't be liable for such a basic thing as privacy from my own gummints.

  • 2big4u on 09/04/2015 - 20:15
    +6

    FOR THOSE ASKING WHY THEY NEED VPN watch this

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2lub20
    John Oliver is amazing!!!

    • UFO on 12/04/2015 - 16:42

      A 30min episode that I watched in its entirety… but the most important part was the last 10-15min.
      Explained the different powers the NSA now has in a very simplistic example that every American could understand.

      And the way Australia is headed, we should very much be concerned as well!

  • figarow on 09/04/2015 - 20:26

    would one of those free vpn's or proxies inside your browser be enough if not torrenting?

  • 1Dollar on 09/04/2015 - 22:40

    what are the torrenting speeds?

  • GordonR on 09/04/2015 - 23:34

    FWIW, this month's Choice magazine recommended HideMyAss, PureVPN and VyprVPN over a handful of others.

    Not the cheapest though, but apparently perform well.

    • Wally on 12/04/2015 - 17:01

      I have read reports that if HideMyAss receives an DMCA demand, they hand over your logged details

      • GordonR on 12/04/2015 - 19:52

        I'm sure you're right.

        I assume Choice was mainly concerned with using a VPN to reduce the risks of data interception while doing legitimate activities like banking, shopping etc on public wifi networks, and perhaps also bypassing geo-blocking while purchasing digital goods.

        • muncan on 12/04/2015 - 20:43

          I wouldn't be using a VPN to hide legitimate activities like Internet banking. Your bank may think someone is trying to access your account from O/S without you giving permission.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2015 - 00:27
    -1

    All these VPNs combined with laziness & incompetence wont stop the likes of Maverick Eye & others from correlating 'lots' of data and producing information that your IP was used to seed. Whether Maverick Eye's logs are considered legal documents in Australia is up to the courts to decide.

    You see, they don't just monitor torrents, and your PC leaks information like a sieve.

    Lets say you run Skype on your PC & also on your smartphone. Your smartphone uses your home wifi, and your PC with your amazing new VPN and drops off somewhere in Romania seeding Dallas Buyers Club. Now you go out & pick up more of those Eneloops from the post office because you weren't home when they tried to deliver. You accidentally left Dallas seeding, and your smartphone with Skype connects via some cheap OzB 3G telstra prepaid SIM you picked up for 50c at Woolies. Now your Skype login ID is tied to 3 IPs - Your home router IP, your Romanian VPN IP, and your 3G Telstra IP. A simple 'skype IP resolver' will tie all this together & just compound the tracking issue you tried to avoid in the first place.

    Now this is just one example, and just Skype. There are probably a dozen apps running in the background on your PC and smartphone spurting your personal crap all over the internet your not immediately aware of.

    Either way, this is a good deal if you need a VPN. Just don't think for a minute that a VPN will hide you, or fix your Dallas issue!

    If you're desperate, Dallas Buyers Club is only $12.98 @ JB Hifi

    • errorius on 10/04/2015 - 07:29

      You are wrong about torrents. There is a feature you can setup and it's called IP Bind. It means the torrent software will be downloading and seeding only when connected to VPN and if the connection drops out torrent stops completely.

    • derek324 on 10/04/2015 - 08:01

      Not so if VPN provider allocates shared IP to your connection, and hundreds of subscribers are using one IP address at a time (all data is encrypted).

    • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2015 - 09:30

      Maybe you're missing the point here - It's your Skype ID (and other apps) running on multiple IPs leaking data & providing 'them' a fingerprint.

      Example:
      - Turn your PC on.
      - Skype starts automatically & your ID 'downloader123' resolves to 203.16.1.176 on your router.
      - Now you start your magical $59US VPN.
      - Your SkypeID starts resolvign to 5.2.128.56 in Romania.
      - You start µTorrent & you've bound only to the VPN IP & ticked the 'kill switch' , torrents now run out of 5.2.128.56 in Romania.
      - You walk out the house for eneloops, and your skype ID resolves 5.2.128.56 (from your PC) in Romania and 4.212.117.4 on your smartphone.

      Your Skype ID IP history now links all 3 IPs together. So you think there's other seeders using the same VPN IP to seed Dallas? Maybe, but probably not too many using the same torrent hash, and same VPN IP at the same time. Aside from Skype, apps like viber, wechat, facebook, webmail, utorrent adverts, dropbox and dns clients all spurt your data out thats logged, linked, correlated, & provides a nice tracking fingerprint. And this is without starting to use any crazy forensic tools.

      Also, that double & triple 2048 bit encryption for your VPN is only between your PC and Romania. It only slows down / prevents your ISP, NSA, the LizardSquad, and Curious George from seeing the content between your PC and Romania. But because you're seeding to an open torrent server, the evidence is captured on the other side of the VPN (unencrypted) and can be tied back to your 'tracking' fingerprint.

      Torguard attempts to thwart some of this fingerprinting, but as we've seen with the Silkroad takedown, it's incompetence that gets you caught quickly.

      By all means use a VPN, but just be aware of what other data leaks out.

      • RocketSwitch on 10/04/2015 - 11:35

        From what we know, they can only see the IP address from the torrent.

        This means when they run their software, they will see the IP address from Romania. That means, they won't go running to your ISP.

        The only danger here is, if you seed the torrent or you interchange IPs when you download or seed, but you can make sure all torrent data goes through a VPN only. Technically, even if you're switching between different apps, the VPN IP and your IP have never been together in anything illegal, but the fingerprint is there, but they can't prove it if your original IP is not in the torrent pool.

        In terms of the fingerprint you're leaving, you're right, but I doubt that level of security is going to be implemented, they would have to focus on the user and try to catch a slip or hack into the encryption which isn't going to happen. They can't actually see what data you're sending. But, they will be able to see where it's going and what type of file it is. So, even encrypted, they know it's peer-to-peer file sharing software, but that's about it. They can't send you a warning by assuming.

        That's as much as I know.

      • derek324 on 18/04/2015 - 09:10
        +1

        Your sample scenario assumes that some applications connecting to the Internet start automatically BEFORE VPN starts. You also assume that some devices on your network do not have active VPN. Both assumptions are obviously very bad practices, and simply illustrate that VPN is not completely "idiot proof", it still requires thinking.

        Re encryption, from one source you quoted: "NSA admits to not being able to crack PGP encryption and OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging)". NSA report also conveniently skipped what they can do if your VPN uses elliptic curve cryptography and obfuscation (hint: absolutely nothing).

  • stockastics on 10/04/2015 - 02:14

    Guys, i discussed with support the issue of data logging. They keep your data including IP address for 7 days. They can only hand over this info if ordered by a romanian court..
    What are the chances of that happening?

  • dennisc on 10/04/2015 - 07:35

    After some fairly extensive research, I signed up with IPVanish. Mid-priced, and very good support. Good speed and plenty of servers all over the place. Sometimes what seems to be a bargain isn't so attractive.

    • derek324 on 10/04/2015 - 08:02
      +1

      Good choice, the only problem for me would be that they allow only one active connection at any given time.

      • dennisc on 10/04/2015 - 08:44

        True enough. It's a matter of balance. Paying more gets more features. For me, the most important things are speed and no logging.

  • zan5hin on 10/04/2015 - 10:17

    Thanks for the referrals! I got my iBVPN for free :D

    I am downloading a Linux ISO from a public torrent site that is 20 hours old, with the same amount of seeds and peers (1:1 ratio) from the Hong Kong Torrent server at 700-1MB. It is practically maxing out my connection.

    I just got redirected to Google search engine in HK, so it is working for sure. Now I just switched to Canada torrent server and google search is back to AU.

    I tried the ibDNS and have a problem with Hulu as it still thinks I am not in the US. The quality of these online US channels like ABC/NBC is very low. BBC iPlayer works.

  • empirebay on 10/04/2015 - 16:08

    Have just purchased this subscription and see that it is not a 4 year subscription after all. My VPN access runs from today until 9/4/2018. That's only 3 years in my book. Have contacted support.

    Update: support have contacted me. Big tick for super fast support but a cross for administration: they have confirmed it is a 4 year subscription but just their emails and invoices are set up incorrectly lol

    • itsasteal on 14/04/2015 - 00:17

      I noticed that too. Glad you got confirmation of the 4 years.

  • lostn on 10/04/2015 - 20:27

    Cheap, but I pay for usenet to not have to bother with hiding my IP.

  • lostn on 11/04/2015 - 00:52

    I am Anonymous When I Use a VPN
    7 Myths Debunked

    https://www.goldenfrog.com/take-back-your-internet/articles/…

  • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2015 - 13:26

    Well, I have never found an easier way to give up $60.00 (US) for absolutely nothing. I cannot get a connection going using their "All-In-One VPN Client" for Windows. and they have no solution.

    Now to hassle with PayPal to see if I can recover the money.

    • zan5hin on 11/04/2015 - 20:32

      Well, their support service seems pretty good. Have you opened a support ticket?

      The software seems pretty easy to use. For me it was just a case of entering my account credentials and picking a server, pressing connect. What is the exact problem?

      • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2015 - 23:22

        Well, a bunch of support emails in we finally manage to connect to some server in iceland.
        I was aware vpn would be slow, but my results were even worse. Four minutes to load the smh.com.au page, at which point it timed out.

        I'll spend a few more hours on it, but i suspect ultimately i will be disappointed.

  • Wally on 12/04/2015 - 16:56

    Seen a report that the included ibDNS smartDNS service doesn't remove the geoblock on some USA services
    Could peeps who have signed up test Hulu Plus and Netflix-US etc and advise if they can use them .. and if not whether ibVPN support have a explanation/solution?

    • RedFoxAU on 12/04/2015 - 19:15
      -2

      Where did you see the "report"?
      What is "some USA services"?
      Have you tried the free ibvpn trial to see if that offers ibdns?

      • RedFoxAU on 13/04/2015 - 15:41

        not sure why the neg, as far as I can see there is no reason why ibDNS wouldn't remove any geoblock.

        • Wally on 13/04/2015 - 17:42

          Why impose your uninformed "contribution" when it is clear you have never used the service, especially when a post a few up from here in the thread, states that Hulu doesn't work with ibDNS

        • RedFoxAU on 13/04/2015 - 20:49

          well, I have used it for a few years, and can confirm that breaking bad shows up fine, I believe that is not on Netflix AU.

          but without knowing your 'report' I cant help you anymore.
          Hulu worked a year ago but don't use it

          I'm not sure what your upset about, I was just trying too establish any specifics. I'm too old too have arguments about contributions or think about emotion in forum posts

  • Ryballs on 13/04/2015 - 12:27

    Just a heads up that according to the website, the deal actually ends in 2 hours.

    • itsasteal on 14/04/2015 - 00:15

      It was 7 days when I looked a couple hours ago.

      • Ryballs on 15/04/2015 - 13:20

        It appears to have reset itself..

        • SilentDissident on 15/04/2015 - 23:43
          +1

          Something I have noticed about StackSocial (which GizMag seems to be one of many front ends for) deals is that they run for twice as long as the advertised time, So when deal starts it says it will run for 7 days, at the begining of the seventh day it will say 24 hours remaining, but by the end of the day it will say 7 days remaining, so it lasts for a total of 14 days

  • bashar20 on 15/04/2015 - 12:45
    +5

    Guys be aware that Firefox and Chrome is subject to "WebRTC leaks" even when a VPN is used!!!

    WebRTC implement STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for Nat), a protocol that allows to discover the public IP address. To disable it:
    - Mozilla Firefox: Type about:config” in the address bar. Scroll down to “media.peerconnection.enabled”, double click to set it to false.
    - Google Chrome users: No solution exists yet.

  • Borat on 17/04/2015 - 06:34

    I've taken up the free trial and testing it now.

    I keep getting disconnected:( the longest connection I've had is 5 minutes.

    • JoelT on 17/04/2015 - 08:12

      Which server are you using?
      I had that problem with Melbourne + Auckland servers the other day, but they've come good now.

      • azm on 17/04/2015 - 09:14

        I am also using Auckland as Melbourne one isn't work for me. For some reasons, I can't download the torrents. Don't know why. I am using OpenVPN with UDP options.

  • jeffr on 24/04/2015 - 02:00

    https://deals.thenextweb.com/sales/ibvpn-total-plan-4-yr-sub…

    the US $59 deal is still on

  • vinella on 02/05/2015 - 17:53

    Support told me that: "Proxy servers are only available with the Ultimate VPN plan." and that this deal is not Ultimate - having signed up i'm disappointed.

  • jeffr on 02/05/2015 - 21:43

    thanks Vinella

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