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Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN 2 Years - US $45 (~AU $64.96) | 3 Years - US $60 (~AU $86.62) @ StackSocial

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  • kbw on 26/05/2019 - 19:10
    +4

    Any way to switch to this on existing subscriptions or new ones only?

    • JoeJoog on 26/05/2019 - 19:25
      +3

      I purchased it and it send a new login etc.. bummed out got 300 days left on my current subscription. Email customer service is appalling can't find it anywhere

      • swimmingtoad on 26/05/2019 - 19:29
        +2

        Go to the Support page and click on open a ticket
        https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/contact-us

        • JoeJoog on 26/05/2019 - 19:30

          Cheers just found it and submitted. Will be interesting to see if they merge the 2.. bizzare how it just created a new login etc even though I was logged in

          • bikboy on 26/05/2019 - 19:32
            +3

            @JoeJoog: I did the same thing (but with only 50 days on the old account), and the nice lad on support moved that additional time from the old account to the new account without any hassle

            • JoeJoog on 26/05/2019 - 19:34

              @bikboy: Rad (y)

            • g12345567 on 26/05/2019 - 19:58

              @bikboy: Good to hear. Mine has 103 days left before expire and was wondering if this could be purchased to renew and extend an existing service.

              If this ia purchased. Does it need to be installed now or can it be activated later closer to my expiry date?

              • snvl on 26/05/2019 - 20:50

                @g12345567: you get a code from stacksocial and it says it need to be activated within 30 days

            • ozbs25 on 26/05/2019 - 21:45

              @bikboy: You're lucky. They wouldn't let me and I had over 6 months left to run.

        • snvl on 26/05/2019 - 22:45
          +1

          Thanks, they merged my accounts

    • fyeahm on 27/05/2019 - 10:47
      +4

      I contacted them and here's what PIA support said to extend current subscription for existing customers:

      "If you take advantage of this deal please redeem it under the same email as your active account and provide us the 2 different pieces of verification I've placed below, one for your active account and one for the new purchase.

      Verification 1: Please provide us the seven or eight-digit PIA Order Number that you received in your payment confirmation email.

      (Note: this is NOT the same as the seven digits following the letter "p" from your PIA username.)
      Once I receive your order number, I will proceed with your request.

      Verification 2: After redeeming your new account on our site please provide the 16 digit License ID. It would look similar to "1234-5678-9012-3456."

      Once we receive these pieces of verification, we will be happy to proceed with your request."

      So you'll need your last renewal order number and extend it with this deal.

      • opposablethumbs on 27/05/2019 - 20:00

        Any real world feedback yet on whether this works for getting the time added to a current PIA account?

        • Wonderstache on 28/05/2019 - 11:38
          +2

          I contacted PIA Support last night and they were able to stack my previous days on to my new 3 year amount. They were really helpful. :)

          • opposablethumbs on 28/05/2019 - 13:07

            @Wonderstache: So did you do exactly as above?

            Should I be activating the new account first then ask them to merge or get in touch with support & give them all the above info for them to activate & stack?

            • Wonderstache on 28/05/2019 - 14:04
              +1

              @opposablethumbs: I followed the steps above but the support assistant didn't do it the same way. My account was quite old from 2015 so he had to create a new account with my newly stacked days.
              You could do either step first and I don't think it would matter, as he asked me to activate it first so he could link it to that email's account.

              • opposablethumbs on 29/05/2019 - 16:04
                +4

                @Wonderstache: Just to confirm PIA support were able to stack with older subscription.

                Activated new account by using "redeem gift card".

                Used same email add. as old subscription, then got email with new account number.

                Clicked contact (account support) to make new ticket.

                Detailed account numbers of old & new subscriptions saying I wanted to merge.

                Got email asking for gift card 16 digit number.

                Sent that to them, then not too long after old account had extra time added :-).

                • Wonderstache on 29/05/2019 - 16:15

                  @opposablethumbs: Glad to hear :) Thanks for sharing your steps with everyone!

                • g12345567 on 30/05/2019 - 08:03

                  @opposablethumbs: Thanks. Used this method and had support merge two StackSocial purchased accounts together into one and expiry date extended using the 16 digit licence number for each account stored on StackSocial and same email for each account.

                  Thank you for providing all of your verification information in your first message with us! This has allowed me to immediately proceed with the merge as you have requested!

                  As a result, your account(p1xxxXXX) was terminated, crediting account(p9xxXXX) with a 1095 day >subscription extension! This has moved your account(p9xxXXX)'s expiration date back to 2022-09-04!

                  Note: Expiry date is written in US format. MM/DD/YY in the app and verified extended through the PIA APP and web site.

  • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2019 - 19:16
    +1

    (profanity). Got ripped

    • idonotknowwhy on 26/05/2019 - 21:35
      -2

      Same (years ago). PIA are a Pain In The Ass anyway. Torguard provide better speeds.

      • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2019 - 22:37
        +1

        I haven't had any problems with the the past 2 years. Only reason why incur I just renewed a month ago for $140 @ 3 years.

        Would of saved $60 if I waited

        • Praeto on 27/05/2019 - 10:44

          You can usually get it and have them merged anyway.. Pretty sure I'm up to about 8 years of subscription left on mine.

          • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2019 - 14:59

            @Praeto: Not willing to take that risk. I'll wait till I have couple months left then hopefully a good deal comes up

  • mec on 26/05/2019 - 19:17
    +11

    This vpn is based in five eyes if you are ultra concerned about privacy.

    • mrsinistah on 26/05/2019 - 19:44

      Do you recommend another one? I had Nord for a while and now on PIA. Looking to get something else.

      • jiberz on 26/05/2019 - 19:47
        +17

        Their no logs policy have held up in court though. Unlike hidemyass.

      • Praeto on 27/05/2019 - 10:48
        +4

        If you're trying to hide from five eyes, changing VPN providers isn't going to help you. If you don't care about them, PIA is about the best option out there. Their claims about not keeping logs have at least been tested in court and found to be true.

        • Miami Mall Alien on 18/06/2019 - 15:02

          Their claims about not keeping logs have at least been tested in court and found to be true.

          This is actually not true, though an oft-repeated selling point marketed by PIA.

          What actually happened, as can be further gleaned from this post on PIA's official sub-Reddit, is that the FBI issued a formal subpoena to PIA, requesting the logs of a PIA subscriber who was charged with making bomb threats in Florida around 2015 and 2016 (court transcripts can be found here).

          PIA essentially responded to the subpoena in the negative via official correspondence and the FBI took their response at face value and decided to pursue other investigative avenues to acquire the data they were seeking.

          That's it. There was no presentation or examination of evidence in court to affirm PIA's statements about not keeping logs nor was there any transparent audit of PIA's infrastructure, encryption methods, security protocols, staff or other assets.

          As people on Reddit and on PIA's official forums have quite rightly pointed out, a mere response to a subpoena is not "proof" or "evidence" that PIA do not keep logs and while lying in official correspondence with the FBI could leave PIA criminally-liable if those statements were found to be untrue, they have a hugely-vested financial interest in maintaining their appearance of being a privacy-conscious VPN provider. Or the US Federal Government could have acquired logs from PIA anyway, through many legal (i.e. National Security/Anti-Terror laws) or less-than-legal methods (i.e. the NSA), and gagged PIA from publicly disclosed this fact and/or fabricated the subpoena to cover their tracks.

          PIA saying its privacy policy has been "tested" because they wrote the FBI a letter saying, in effect: "Oh sorry, don't have any logs for you Mr. G-Man, have a nice day" is incredibly disingenuous at best, or a down-right smokescreen at worst.

          PIA has also made some questionable decisions regarding hiring Mark Karpeles as their CTO in 2018, who was charged with embezzlement and fraud when he was CEO of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox which went bankrupt in 2014 after 850,000 bitcoins went "missing" with a combined value of $450 million USD.

          Their forums and the PIA sub-Reddit routinely delete and censor posts of a unflattering or investigatory nature and their official forums were even entirely decommissioned for a period of time in the name of "improving customer support". Eventually they reneged on this due to a massive backlash from users.

    • Dungeon Master on 26/05/2019 - 19:44
      +2

      Any suggestion for a non five eyes vpn?

      • thonk on 26/05/2019 - 21:44
        +1

        Nord is good, but pricey when not on sale. Recent shopback deal made it great value.

        • Dungeon Master on 26/05/2019 - 21:46
          +1

          I heard people saying their speeds have slowed down recently. Have you noticed anything like that?

          • thonk on 26/05/2019 - 21:50

            @Dungeon Master: It's been fine for me. Speeds when browsing/ torrenting have been exactly the same as PIA. But I have issues when in games with the VPN on causing unusual latency (didn't have that issue with PIA). I can deal with it cause I just turn it off. Probably a fix for it. Do note I am using the OpenVPN client not the NordVPN client (as I wanted the VPN to go through my PiHole).

            • LaTerrible on 11/07/2019 - 11:52

              @thonk: @L3K - do you have a tutorial on setting up NordVPN/OpenVPN and you PiHole?

              I'm going to sign up to NordVPN while they have 3-for-1 sale on, but don't want to bugger up my pihole, as it were. I'll hit up google after work for answers, but if you've got a guide handy, that'd be awesome.

              • thonk on 11/07/2019 - 11:56
                +1

                @LaTerrible: Unfortunately, I found using OpenVPN caused ping issues for games I play, so I switched back to the NordVPN client. However the browsing speeds are fine. To route your connection through the Pi-Hole, you have to download OpenVPN GUI and a .ovpn configuration file from NordVPN for the country you want to connect to. Then you open the .ovpn file with notepad or any text editor and under line 17 (comp-lzo no) add: "dhcp-option DNS PIHOLEIP" without the quotes.

                • LaTerrible on 11/07/2019 - 13:11

                  @thonk: Awesome, thanks. I assumed it was pretty painless these days, so that's good to know.

                  Right then, will sort out some NordVPN tonight.

    • idonotknowwhy on 26/05/2019 - 21:36

      Probably good enough as a DCMA trashcan for TPB

    • WhySoSerious on 26/05/2019 - 22:25

      I found this thread with a quick search.
      https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivateInternetAccess/comments/8ue9…

  • Brucelamao on 26/05/2019 - 19:35
    +7

    Just a heads up it doesnt work for netflix

    • Thypeople on 26/05/2019 - 19:36
      +4

      Or Amazon prime

      • rlagksquf on 26/05/2019 - 19:42

        Do you mean the website itself or just the video streaming?

        • Thypeople on 26/05/2019 - 20:38
          +5

          Video streaming

      • minklet on 26/05/2019 - 22:02

        Or iPlayer.

    • travisty18 on 26/05/2019 - 19:50

      Ah bugger, it’s a good deal for PIA too. It was one of the main reasons I was going to get it

    • Mugz on 26/05/2019 - 21:41

      It works fine for me using Netflix. I have been able to use it to view Australian and US content. The only problem I've had is Netflix won't allow me to download episodes for viewing later (while commuting to work), so I have to disconnect, download and reconnect. Otherwise I can stream episodes or movies without any issues while connected to PIA.

      • Brucelamao on 26/05/2019 - 21:46
        +2

        Really? For me if i try to use the US vpn and watch their catalogue it doesnt work.

        • Frugalbargainator on 26/05/2019 - 22:12

          For the US go to the silicon Valley connection, works like a charm. That's the only US connection that works for Netflix I'm pretty sure.

      • jaypeee on 26/05/2019 - 22:07

        Which Aus server?

        • Mugz on 04/06/2019 - 12:52

          Melbourne

    • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2019 - 22:48

      I think this was mention before on another post.

      Something about using windflix as well

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 26/05/2019 - 19:53

    Still got about 4 months left. Good product, does what it says it sets out to do. Will renew later down track since it looks like you can't just extend.

  • RPGPlayer on 26/05/2019 - 20:10

    Thank you, this is a great offer, PIA is reliable and fast for downloads (Not for US Netflix or Amazon though). I was wondering, is there an expiry to this promo code, I couldn't locate this information? Cheers

    • SDF05 on 26/05/2019 - 20:31
      +1

      On the website it says it expires in 5 days, so you can wait a while i think.

    • Thypeople on 26/05/2019 - 20:40
      +1

      Yes. Great for speed and reliability. Very minimal losses for Australian servers.

  • bashar20 on 26/05/2019 - 20:21

    Is it torrent friendly?
    How does it compare to nordvpn?

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 26/05/2019 - 20:35

      Works well - had lots of connectivity issues with nordvpn on laptop and desktop. To their credit they refunded me no problems.

      • Trip on 26/05/2019 - 21:05

        I had no problems on PIA. Recently moved to purevpn and most of their servers block torrents.

  • carti on 26/05/2019 - 20:23

    Just bought the 3 year for $99 USD two days ago…

    Does anyone know if I can request a refund for the three year subscription and then buy this three year?

    • richox on 26/05/2019 - 20:46
      +5

      PIA has a 7 day no questions cancel for full refund deal.
      just open a support ticket. be very clear you want it cancelled and dont want to troubleshoot your connection, etc.

      • zobragin on 26/05/2019 - 22:30

        only for new accounts….

        • richox on 27/05/2019 - 08:23

          just new a new email for the next sign up. they don't know.

      • carti on 27/05/2019 - 22:21

        Cheers, they refunded and just grabbed this deal on a new account! :)

  • cala90 on 26/05/2019 - 20:43

    Thanks OP! My current subscription expires in a couple of weeks, was actually looking for a deal a few days ago. :)

  • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 26/05/2019 - 20:57

    how does this compare to ExpressVPN? I'm not all that familiar with how everything works but am anxious about my privacy. Can these programs allow you to watch the likes of HBO, Hulu, Netlix and the sorts without having accounts with those streaming services?

    • swimmingtoad on 26/05/2019 - 21:04
      +1

      Express VPN will work with video streaming services and is in a better jurisdiction, i.e. not five eyes. Both are fast and have AU Servers
      However, it is a premium service so you pay accordingly.

      • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 26/05/2019 - 21:10

        Paying is not the problem, If it means better privacy, I'm all for it. And so you're saying that with something like Express VPN, I can access those streaming services without having an account with them? Like I can access HBO without already being registered with Foxtel?

      • WhyAmICommenting on 26/05/2019 - 21:13

        ExpressVPN has a nice app for ios (and Android?) which cuts out any real setup

      • mikezillakind on 26/05/2019 - 22:18

        i thought PIA was a premium service ?

    • Ge3ks on 26/05/2019 - 21:11
      +1

      @swimmingtoad: You can't watch Netflix without an existing subscription. A VPN merely allows you to access their alternate libraries in different countries.

      • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 26/05/2019 - 21:12

        Oh darn, that's what I wanted to know. Unfortunate but thanks.

        • Ge3ks on 26/05/2019 - 21:14

          No worries. (sorry swimmingtoad, I got confused as to who I was replying to)

          FWIW, I currently like Windscribe for Netflix. They have dedicated servers for accessing Netflix in the US, UK, Canada and Japan.

          • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 26/05/2019 - 21:24

            @Ge3ks: Are they good for torrents? Because if I can't watch HBO without downloading their content, I'd rather take a good VPN for quick download speeds!

  • Mudkip on 26/05/2019 - 21:27

    Just out of curiousity, what do you guys use VPN services for?
    Would the average joe get any noticeable benefits from using a VPN?

    • Ge3ks on 26/05/2019 - 21:39

      I primarily use a VPN to access Netflix in other countries. Windscribe is great for that, but recently it became a bit expensive if you missed the discounted 3 year, 5 year or Lifetime subs.

      Currently SaferVPN can be had cheap and that's good for getting US and UK Netflix, too.

    • Xizor on 26/05/2019 - 22:14

      Increased privacy.

    • Iwilltakeit on 26/05/2019 - 22:57
      +1

      Torrenting tv shows/movies. I gave up on paying for multiple streaming services.

      If you're asking that question, you probably don't need a vpn.

    • fantombloo on 27/05/2019 - 07:12
      +1

      Telling the aus authorities it's not their business what I look at on the net and that sadly I more trust a foreign corp to treat that information properly.

  • noise36 on 26/05/2019 - 21:32

    Was waiting for this but picked up free 50GB a month free from windscribe not sure I will bother paying again.

  • krunchymoses on 26/05/2019 - 21:59

    This is very good. I get 94mbps speed test with this turned on. Windscribe would give me like 15.

  • mikezillakind on 26/05/2019 - 22:26

    and if your a new user on Stack should be a prompt somewhere to enter your email for a 10% code ….

  • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2019 - 22:29
    +1

    Bypass censored & geographically blocked websites, apps and services

    Except Netflix, Amazon, etc. PIA have no interest in even touching on this topic for those concerned. I switched to Nord and I've found it easier to use and has more functionality.

  • mikezillakind on 26/05/2019 - 23:08

    IvacyVPN? convince me

    • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2019 - 23:12

      What do you want it for? Not great for speed, but seem to be reliable. Their split tunnel vpn is great, you can channel an app via the vpn and normal internet for the rest. I use it for bbc, i can download/stream shows & then Chromecast when playing.

      • mikezillakind on 26/05/2019 - 23:19

        its life time , somone else here said its the Bees knees ……….. the short answer everything

        • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2019 - 23:34

          I grabbed a lifetime deal about 2.5yrs ago for $30 i use 3 other providers as well. (I like testing them out).

          Basically i use ivacy as a backup/for bbc. The split tunnel stuff works a treat. Speeds aren't great. But IMHO it was $30 well spent even if it fell over tomorrow.

          • Ge3ks on 26/05/2019 - 23:39

            @[Deactivated]: I like to collect VPNs to do my own testing, too. Plus it's good to have backups for your backups, haha.

          • Gandalf the Thrifty on 27/05/2019 - 08:30

            @[Deactivated]: Out of interest, what sort of speeds do you get chaining though multiple vpns at once?

            I assume that a legit reason for having multiple vpn access too.

            • [Deactivated] on 27/05/2019 - 12:10

              @Gandalf the Thrifty: if you chanin them, it'll bog down quite slow. I don't do that (I have used ibVPN's double VPn & VPN over Tor. I just have multiple VPN (companies) because I like backups & sometimes countries go offline/slow down on some servcies.

    • Ge3ks on 26/05/2019 - 23:37
      +1

      IvacyVPN just won the best speed category at the proprivacy awards. I bought a lifetime sub with them a couple of months ago. Based in Singapore, and they have an excellent all round service. I reckon their PC and Android apps are terrific. Very user-friendly. Get a lifetime sub before they go premium.

      https://proprivacy.com/awards

      • bashar20 on 27/05/2019 - 08:56

        is it torrent friendly?
        is it Netflix streaming friendly?

        • Ge3ks on 27/05/2019 - 09:31
          +1

          Yes to P2P. And yes, US Netflix.

      • o53djz7qTPY4der on 27/05/2019 - 10:35
        +2

        They also probably paid for that "award" - essentially, it's advertising.

        Check out "That One Privacy Guy". He summarises it here: https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/interview-one-privacy-guy/

        Do you think there is a way to combat the problem of “native advertising?”

        TOPG: The best way of handling the problem of native advertising is two-fold. First, education. Many people, if not most, don’t understand what it is (in a nutshell, native advertising is a way of disguising advertising to look like legitimate content – a review, top 10 list, blog post, article, etc).

        • Ge3ks on 27/05/2019 - 11:06

          Yeah maybe. There are so many BS VPN review sites. I prefer to do my own testing or get feedback from users on Reddit, Whirlpool and here at Oz Bargain.

  • zqipz on 27/05/2019 - 07:45

    Just spend $60 / 1yr on auto-renewal 4 days ago.

  • xecutor on 27/05/2019 - 10:50
    +1

    The deal is pretty decent and much better comparatively speaking to their Black Friday sales in November.

    I'm somewhat tempted to move from my $29USD yearly to the $60USD (3yrs). But only use PIA selectively as I prefer ExpressVPN especially when it comes to UK, USA Netflix/Prime Video as PIA doesn't work when it comes to streaming video as their IP addresses have been blocked.

    Neither VPN services work to access local AU Netflix so you have to disconnect to watch AU Netflix (not a huge deal, but might be a deal breaker for those who like to keep their meta data away from the government).

    Both have great speeds and easy to use clients however ExpressVPN is the gold standard hence why you pay 3x the price compared to PIA.

    I did a trial of NordVPN and their speeds are considerably slower when compared to ExpressVPN and PIA (local AU servers). Although access to video streaming to USA Netflix/Prime Video did work for which PIA can't do.

    • snvl on 27/05/2019 - 11:10
      +3

      be careful, you have a cheap year subscription (they don't increase your price). This deal is one off, in 3 year you will have to: 1) pay wherever price is at that moment or 2) hope for another of these deals.

      this is what I got from a PIA rep:

      "Unfortunately, these gift card accounts are not renewable as there is no payment method attached to them. These cards are sold through a third party vendor and are heavily discounted. When the account nears the end of the subscription, you can either look for another deal similar to this deal, or purchase an account directly through PIA."

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