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Surfshark VPN: 98% Cashback (New Customers Only) @ ShopBack

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Surfshark VPN: 98% Cashback (New Customers Only) @ ShopBack
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FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 10:51 shopback.com.au (759 clicks)
Last edited 27/03/2023 - 09:59

If you're waiting to sign up, it's that Cashback time of the month again for Surfshark VPN with ShopBack.

There seem to be 2 promotions running, 81% off (paid in AUD) and 83% off paid in USD, both with 98% cashback. Although even if paying with AUD, it may attract an OS txn fee, so might have to be careful.

Check here for TA's recommendations for tracking and GST in payments: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/730706#comment-12807335 — These remarks are for Cashrewards, but I guess they apply to Shopback as well.

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Qualifying requirements for referee: 1. Made a minimum $20 online purchase (below exclusions apply), 2. Received a minimum $10 confirmed cashback online, 3. Added banking details to account.

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  • flashi007 on 25/03/2023 - 11:01

    These guys any good? I currently use PIA but a previous deal has comments that make them sound rubbish since being bought out

    • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 11:15
      +1

      I've been using Surfshark for 2+ years. The previous subscription just expired. I've pretty much been looking at shopback every morning for a cashback offer as I missed the Cashrewards deal earlier this month.

      It has worked well for me so far. Split tunneling feature is what I love the most. And its available with the browser plugin. I use it at work and can easily whitelist intranet pages so they can be accessed without turning off VPN. Most services only has this feature with the app. But I can't use the app at work.
      Windscribe and surfshark are the only 2 ones I've found to have whitelisting with the browser extension. But Windscribe AU servers aren't fee.

    • schwifty on 25/03/2023 - 11:15

      Been using them for over a year and on desktop is great on mobile once every so often I need to reset the connection. So I would say yes they are good

    • LolwutMikka on 25/03/2023 - 13:31

      Pretty average. Found Cyberghost and Nord were better

    • No on 25/03/2023 - 15:10

      I have been using surfshark for a few years and just setup a PIA subscription as my SS is about to expire. I think they are very comparable but SS does seem a bit faster. Unless you have a particular problem with PIA I wouldn't switch.

  • helnandez on 25/03/2023 - 11:08
    -8

    I am trying to use to buy a google one account and it doesnt work!

    • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 11:16
      +3

      Do you mean you're using Surfshark to fly to Turkey to buy Google One?

      If that's the case I think you need a Google payment profile in Turkey. Probably read up on that first

      • helnandez on 25/03/2023 - 11:37
        -2

        It simply doesn't work for me.
        I tried one more time after your post. I chose Turkey for the software.
        Then I copy and paste my IP to google; it shows I am in SCOTLAND
        what a Joke!
        I wonder why I am saying it is not a good VPN software and people are marking negative on my post.

        • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 11:40
          +1

          Using a VPN does NOT get you google products/services from other countries. That's not how it works.

          Please read a tutorial on how to do it. I've seen plenty on OzB.

          • helnandez on 25/03/2023 - 11:53

            @FirstWizard: Please read my last post again.I am trying to use this VPN. the IP address is showing me I am in SCOTLAND.

            • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 12:04

              @helnandez: I'm unaware of your circumstances and how you used the VPN service. Also I don't work for surfshark so can't comment much.
              All I can say is it's worked for me well.

              My static IP (which I'm paying for) for home shows me in that I'm in Ballarat VIC, but I'm pretty much 750km away from there.

              Which geolocation service did you use to track your IP? Did you use a paid service? did you know that even paid high accuracy databases aren't 100% accurate? And sometimes even off by 1000km+

              https://whatismyipaddress.com/geolocation-providers#geolocat…

              • helnandez on 25/03/2023 - 12:07

                @FirstWizard: Well, Turkey is a bit further than Scotland
                By the way, to reply this comment, I have to disconnect my fancy Surfshark first.
                It disconnected me.
                I am using the latest version surfshark, MacBook Pro M1 2020 version. both tested safari and chrome

                • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 12:21

                  @helnandez: I'm sorry you're having trouble using Surfshark. Again I don't know your circumstances to provide technical support maybe reach out to them? Or ask for a refund?

                  I used Surfshark while posting this deal and it worked fine for me.

                  EDIT: I also just connected to Turkey and this is what I got for my geolocation:

                  City :Istanbul
                  State/Region :Istanbul
                  Country :Turkey
                  Continent :Asia
                  Postal code :34134
                  Calling Code :90
                  Time zone :Europe/Istanbul
                  Latitude / Longitude : 41.0145 / 28.9533
                  https://geonode.com/what-is-my-ip

          • cjhero on 25/03/2023 - 14:02

            @FirstWizard: It certainly does. You setup a family group, create a new google account and set vpn to turkey. Upgrade to google one then your whole family group gets google one without having to set their google play store to Turkey.

  • jordan23140 on 25/03/2023 - 11:09

    they declined my nordvpn cashback

    • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 11:29

      Did you contact them and ask why?
      Was it tracked in the first place (and got the email from ShopBack)?
      Was it after Nords 30day monkey back period?

      • jordan23140 on 25/03/2023 - 16:39

        Yes.
        Can't remember it was a year or so ago.
        Yes.

  • mxlmxlmxl on 25/03/2023 - 11:30

    I just got the PureVPN on 100% cashback…. I wonder if I VPN into a VPN… :p

  • mooreshady on 25/03/2023 - 13:17
    +1

    Any turkey 🇹🇷 vpn won’t work for Surfshark.

    • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 13:38
      +1

      Yeah, unfortunately I don't think they offer great discounts for Turkey😕

      But hey, this deal makes it $2 for 2 years. What more can you ask for.

    • denserham on 25/03/2023 - 16:52

      I did Netflix with surfshark no problems at all.

      What VPN do you use for turkey?

      • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 17:49

        Yeah, Turkish servers in surfshark works well for me.

        How I understood mooreshadys statement was as if he's going to buy surfshark using another VPN to get Turkish prices.

  • soda-pop on 25/03/2023 - 14:14

    Can you create a Turkish Netflix account with this service?

    Edit: Want to watch 'solved air-crash investigations'.

    Would I be paying more than $4.10?

    • denserham on 25/03/2023 - 19:35

      Surfshark works for netflix, I paid $5.46 for mystandard netflix last month.

      • soda-pop on 25/03/2023 - 19:58

        You'll be paying in more ways than one if you drink the kool-aid offered by utopia.

        • denserham on 25/03/2023 - 20:22

          Utopia is on amazon prime

          • soda-pop on 26/03/2023 - 05:59

            @denserham: Here we have someone who is from utopia. A group of orcs who murder people.

      • Be Happy on 26/03/2023 - 09:55

        Which bank card are you using with Turkish netflix? I tried CBA and NamAB and none of them was able to process the payment after using Turkish GC for netflix.
        Thanks

        • denserham on 26/03/2023 - 14:54
          +1

          Revolut I have Macquarie, Up and Wise as backup cards now in case one gets cancelled

  • BuyOrNot on 25/03/2023 - 14:27

    Will it work for one year plan or do we need to sign up for 2 years?

    • FirstWizard on 25/03/2023 - 14:56
      +1

      I think it will, but the 2-year plan will cost you ~AU$90 which is $1.80 after 98% cashback, and 1 year plan is ~$74 which is ~$1.48 after cashback.

      So you're getting a full year for that extra 32c.

  • besttraveltech on 25/03/2023 - 15:50
    +3

    NOTE: SurfShark's Australian servers have been extremely buggy the past few months.

    I've used SurfShark as my main VPN for a couple years now, alongside other VPNs (e.g. PureVPN) for other purposes (e.g. static IP for work). SurfShark has been my clear favourite up until their Australian servers started acting up. They have some of the best privacy features, all of their servers offer P2P for torrenting, the app is simply well made, and it can come bundled with AV.

    Unfortunately, once connected to Australian servers (regardless of the OS I'm using and city I'm connecting to) data flow is often non-existent. Disabling the VPN or swapping to another country resolves the issue immediately.

    Just something to keep in mind if using an Australian server is important to you.

    • denzele on 25/03/2023 - 17:25

      Yeah I agree . Terrible speed on AU servers . My subscription expired from last deal . Thinking of jumping to Nord Vpn . Lots of positive feedback for them .

    • thearbiter117 on 26/03/2023 - 21:41

      So if i have moved overseas and was looking at an option for occasionally "being back in australia" internet-wise, this is not the option to go for, am i understanding correct? I've never used a VPN at all before so unfamiliar with the details

      • besttraveltech on 26/03/2023 - 21:42

        Yep, that's my experience anyway.

        • thearbiter117 on 26/03/2023 - 21:43

          Thanks for the reply.
          Alright ill keep an eye out for an alternate option then.

  • Utsav23 on 26/03/2023 - 18:16

    Any Indian servers on surfshark? My friend told Nordvpn is no longer offering Indian servers.

    • FirstWizard on 27/03/2023 - 09:42

      Just checked. They seem to have two actual servers (Mumbai and New Delhi) and one virtual server.

      • Utsav23 on 27/03/2023 - 09:45

        Right. I bought it already and checked. Do you have any idea why $99 was taken? Is it due to the 10% VAT

        • FirstWizard on 27/03/2023 - 10:16

          Looks like it. I only now found out going through older posts.

          I've edited the description above to include TA's tips for potentially avoiding GST. These are for CR, but I guess that's how it works for Shopback too.

  • denserham on 26/03/2023 - 23:48

    Has anybody done this? what was your tracked cashback? paid in us spent $99aud I got $85.49aud cost me $13.51 wondering if paying in usd screwed me or if they don't count the GST or whatever.

    • Utsav23 on 27/03/2023 - 03:56

      In my case. I have paid $99.25 and got only 84.85 tracked. ;( I chose AUD and still this happened.

    • FirstWizard on 27/03/2023 - 09:55
      +1

      Yeah, same; I only had $85.49 tracked too. You may be right. It does look like cashback is for the ex-VAT price.

      I was going through the CR deal from earlier this month. I guess the same happened there.
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/761868

      EDIT: That seems to be the culprit; I just looked at some older posts, and TA talks about how GST is not eligible for Cashback with CR. (and how to avoid getting hit with GST?) — too late for me.

      • joe900joe on 26/04/2023 - 20:47

        Did you guys get charged an international transaction fee because payment is USD first?

        • FirstWizard on 26/04/2023 - 23:00

          Paid using an international txn fee-free credit card. So no.

          But if I didn't, I would have been charged a fee as the description details on the statement clearly said the payment was processed overseas.

  • Kenvin on 27/03/2023 - 09:48

    Does this work on Foxtel from the USA?

  • SamuelGT on 29/03/2023 - 01:09

    Expired? Went to sign up but looks like 10% cashback now?

    • hothed on 29/03/2023 - 10:21

      me too :(

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