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Windscribe VPN Pro Plan Subscription: 1 Year US$39.00 (A$58.00), 3 Year US$69 (A$103.00) + Fees @ Windscribe via Stack Social

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Windscribe VPN Pro Plan Subscription: 1 Year US$39.00 (A$58.00), 3 Year US$69 (A$103.00) + Fees @ Windscribe via Stack SocialAffiliate
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robjan02 on 30/11/2022 - 11:29 stacksocial.com (434 clicks)
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Have been using Windscribe for about 3 years and needed to renew.

I think this deal has been around for a while BUT last Friday there was a Black Friday special to add and get the subscription at a cheaper price !

Use " WINDSCRIBE" along as a discount code and price reduces by US$13.80.

I just subscribed and code still works.

Only issue is they have a US$1.99 handling charge ?? and Taxes to pay (I got around the taxes saying I live is California and paid NO TAXES !)…don't put Australia down as it charges US$5.85…pretty ridiculous considering it's just a code they send you !

It says this deal is going only for 24 hours left ??!
Maybe get in now but then again they seem to update these deals all the time…maybe not the discount code though ?

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  • SuperC on 30/11/2022 - 11:42
    +2

    The annoying thing is that 3 years ago this was A$53 for 3 years, now A$103 for 3 years. I can't justify that cost for the few times I used it. Good deal if you use it, I really liked Windscribe, their app worked great.

  • rdhupar on 30/11/2022 - 11:46

    Genuine question: why would you pay so much for a VPN when there are constant deals for $5-$10 for 2 years. Nord VPN, etc?

    • PainToad on 30/11/2022 - 12:22
      +1

      Why would you use Nord? Why do you think it’s free constantly?

      I suggesting reading this post (and the comments)
      https://www.reddit.com/r/VPNTorrents/comments/rikthc/list_of…

      • Wrongguy on 30/11/2022 - 14:13
        +1

        The same reddit trashes Windscribe as well

        • PainToad on 30/11/2022 - 15:44
          +1

          Yeah Windscribe isn’t ideal. But better than Nord imo.

      • M00Cow on 30/11/2022 - 17:26

        Someone's made a list with pointless and irrelevant stuff and that's important?

        1) port forwarding. Apparently good for torrenting, bit they don't explain why. For those who rarely use VPN's for torrenting that's not relevant so mo reason to exclude them.

        2) wireguard. Sure its in theory faster, just like Wifi6 & 5Ghz is faster too..but gigabit speeds on wifi don't lead to faster internet speeds for most, as their internet speeds are capped in megabit speeds. Like wireguard won't help if your VPN provider has bandwidth issues or a PoP far far away with latency issues.

        3) apparently they trust certain omes better then others. But thats like saying I trust a drug dealer more then a thief. They're pretty much all run by anonymous mysterious companies whose secrecy should make people trust them even less with their personal information and internet traffic.

        • PainToad on 01/12/2022 - 06:12
          +1

          1) if you don’t know why port forwarding is important, spend 5 minutes Googling and find out. Basically let’s you connect to more seeds/peers giving you more speed or more importantly on low seeded torrents, increasing the chance a download will actually complete. A download finishing isn’t important to you?
          2) So you’re just ignoring the other advantages or do you simply not understand them?
          3) You really need to do more research. They are not “anonymous mysterious companies”.

          Don’t attack people trying to help because either you don’t understand the advice or you want to pretend your cheap VPN is just as good.

          • M00Cow on 01/12/2022 - 21:32

            @PainToad:

            Don’t attack people trying to help

            I didn't attack you or anyone, only questioned the advice of a Reddit post.

            because either you don’t understand the advice or you want to pretend your cheap VPN is just as good.

            Well if you torrent & use port forwarding then I'm guessing you're not interested in security. Which is fine, but your response bagging Nord, but no explanation why (yep they deserve a good kicking for not disclosing a breach), then you point to a reddit post, which again is quite obscure and rules out various VPN without any real explanation as to why their reasons are important is why I questioned it.

            The poster just asked why "why would you pay so much for a VPN when there are constant deals for $5-$10 for 2 years. Nord VPN, etc?" The answer is, depends on what you want it for. If you're geo-relocating for websites/streaming, etx then Nord is fine.

            If you torrent lots (and not really a good idea from a security point as you're connecting to stranger's networks and letting strangers connect to your network), then sure speed is probably most important after hiding your IP address. If you're not security conscious then port forwarding may assist with speeds and completion as it allows more seeders to connect bypassing their firewall (port forwarding opens up a hole in your firewall so it's makes your network less secure, especially if there's a vulnerability in your torrent client which they can exploit). If you really want to torrent (and I would suggest looking into the much less risky & generally faster usenet, bit not so good for older content), then subscribe to a seedbox (torrenting outside your network) and outsource the risk.

            Some see VPN's a security thing. But IMHO that's a fool's errand. Firstly almost all traffic over the internet is already encrypted. You are funneling all your traffic through another network whom you don't know. People bang in about how X VPN provider.is trustworthy and then invent reasons why (usually from the marketing team of said VPN). But you're trusting an unknown entity based overseas (usually, but not always HQ'd in a supposably secure privacy friendly haven, "outside 5/7/13/etc eyes countries"). But you don't know who actually owns & runs the company. You have no idea if what they say is true (and the VPN industry, like the old AntiVirus industry is full of magnificent, but mostly unprovable claims . From no logs at all ever! (Which is quite frankly ridiculous), to most secure. The fact is you don't know what they do with your traffic (they could quite easily do a man-in-the-middle attack and decrypt all your traffic) they could be owned/controlled/infiltrated by external nefarious people such as nation state security apparatus, private information brokers, etc. You are trusting strangers, with no accountability on their word that they are keeping your traffic/data safe. You can't know that they keep their network secure. The vast majority rent VM's or hardware in third party data centres and have no control over the physical hardware.

            But in the end it comes down to use. If you're not doing anything to raise the eire of countries or large corporations, then the cheapies will probably suffice (so long as the functionality is suitable).

            Don’t attack people trying to help because either you don’t understand the advice or you want to pretend your cheap VPN is just as good.

            I do understand and a cheap VPN (I have many) can be better the an expensive VPN (I have a few too, along with my own private VPN server). It depends on the use.

        • BeerCrisp on 01/12/2022 - 09:21

          It sounds like what you're using a VPN for isn't for the privacy benefits. If you're just using it to appear in another country for the likes of a cheap Netflix / YouTube subscription then go with any VPN your heart desires, it won't matter. If you're using the VPN for torrenting / accessing Tor through a containter then you'll want a reputable VPN with IP rotation, no logging and no chance of IP leak. Security > speed & convenience.

          • M00Cow on 03/12/2022 - 15:55

            @BeerCrisp: And whom you have no idea if they log, are secure, decrypting your data, tracking your movements, and onselling this info. You have no idea who actually runs/controls them. You have absolutely no idea about any of the above. They're not necessarily safe or secure, they're just saying that.

            6mths ago Optus data was considered secure too. Just because they haven't been exposed yet, doesn't mean a company is trustworthy. Unlike Optus, the vast majority, if not pretty much all VPN companies are not compelled by law to public admit any security breaches. Nord was proof of that a few years ago, going out of their way to hide a breach, because of the reputational & financial damage. There is no incentive for VPN companies to disclose security issues. There's a heavy financial disincentive. There's no incentive to tell the truth about data they collect. They're very good at marketing meaningless & pseudo security buzz terms. They're very good at making boogiemen

            Funneling all your traffic through an unknown network is not security, it's stupidity. It's no different to giving a random stranger $1000 bucks and saying, can you pop that in my bank account please? Sure some may do it, but would you actually risk it?

  • robjan02 on 30/11/2022 - 11:49

    YEH I agree !
    It's been pretty reliable for me and hasn't let me down.
    Price I finally paid was US$56.19 (I had a US$1.00 voucher somehow that was in my account??)
    I don't know if you can get this any cheaper nowadays ..as everything has gone up !

  • Jollystacker on 30/11/2022 - 11:50
    +4

    Got the lifetime deal many years ago, so bloody luck cause windscribe is really good. Lots of locations, good speeds and always updating.

  • netjock on 30/11/2022 - 12:00
    +1

    on the 26th it was US$55.20 for 3 years.

  • BeerCrisp on 30/11/2022 - 13:03
    +1

    I guess it depends what you intend to use a VPN for, but if you want true privacy / anonymity you should go with a reputable VPN like Mullvad, AirVPN, etc.

    • whitepuma on 30/11/2022 - 13:57
      -2

      What makes you think windscribe isn't reputable?

      I've just passed my 5 year mark of usage of windscribe, use it every day. Very reliable, always good speeds….as far as reputation, it's definitely built a good reputation among my circles.

      • BeerCrisp on 30/11/2022 - 14:39
        +1

        Just saying be careful, at this price I'd just be going with the ones that are known to be secure, no logging, no need to provide personal information when signing up, etc.

        • Jollystacker on 30/11/2022 - 15:58

          Yeah only downside is where it's based

        • M00Cow on 30/11/2022 - 17:29

          the ones that are known to be secure, no logging,

          But you can't ever know that. That's like saying my drug dealer is honest because I've never been sold dodgey drugs.

          • BeerCrisp on 30/11/2022 - 21:02

            @M00Cow: Sure, like most things in life it's built on trust. But there are VPNs out there built by trustworthy people who have had to evidence before that they do not store information. Whereas most "bargain" VPNs that pop up on OzBargain are almost always storing data if not selling it, especially the free ones - if you're not paying then you're the product.

            • M00Cow on 30/11/2022 - 21:26

              @BeerCrisp: Which ones have proof?

              if you're not paying then you're the product.

              Well I suspect many of them are owned, backed or hacked by nation state security services. Just like when the feds were selling encrypted phones to organised crime gangs and then snooping on them. No proof, but it would make sense, especially for the highly regarded ones.

    • M00Cow on 30/11/2022 - 17:27

      You don't know they're reputable.

  • Nat4an on 30/11/2022 - 23:02

    How can you add the code to an existing windscribe account? can you?
    I did use the promo code

    • Nat4an on 30/11/2022 - 23:12

      Worked it out, just took awhile to show up

  • zeplin on 05/01/2023 - 13:09
    +1

    use "RWEOCKJ" for 15% discount, storewide discount

    • AgentInky on 11/01/2023 - 02:21

      Cheers! Took another $10 odd off. Very handy since it said the 'WINDSCRIBE' code had expired for me.

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