- Joined
- Nov 14, 2012
I try not to shill on this forum cuz I have a surprising amount of trust and strict adherence to the idea that torturing retards is for fun and not profit, but: 1) the affiliate deal with this VPN is really good, and 2) I use it literally all the time and it's never let me down once which I feel deserves accolades. I found out about this shit through DeagleDad420 who told me about it right before I left America. I'm going to explain why this fucking thing is so amazing.
1. Stop ISP throttling
I live in the 3rd world now, which has its pros and cons. If you've ever heard about Net Neutrality, you should know that American ISPs are vying to make it so that they can legally accelerate and throttle traffic to different websites. PLDT already does this. Facebook hates Google and has amazing influence in the 3rd world, so when I want to open YouTube or Google.com, it takes over a minute because Facebook wants you to use FB Videos and Bing I guess.
By using my VPN, all traffic goes through their servers and then hits Google. PLDT is none the wiser to what I'm doing, as it's just some random computer in Hong Kong, and my Googles loads up instafast as it should.
2. Spoof Geolocation
PIA has a bunch of countries you can use an IP from. Checkit: http://i.imgur.com/yuwQcgS.png
This is great for getting around website geolocation barriers or spoofing flags on 8chan.
I use the fuck out of this to watch Netflix. Google also doesn't let me register Google Voice numbers unless I'm within the US. In like 5 seconds I can be back in Florida.
3. Evade bans and stalk the kiwifarms for years after it's been made clear you're not welcome
:---DDDD
In general, hiding your IP is never a bad thing. One of the major upsides is that nobody can denial of service attack your router if you happen to have a high enough profile. There's been instances of people successfully getting dox from social engineering and an IP, but those are very few and far between.
Keep in mind that PIA works on a system level and is not just a web proxy. It handles everything your Internet does online and will mask your IRC activity, Skype, or whatever else you do. A VPN can increase your ping by 50~100ms so it's not good for games. Just don't expect them to cover your ass if the feds knock on their door. It's a proxy, not Tor.
I also get $12 in bitcoins every time someone gives them money after using this link uguu ~
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/kiwifar
1. Stop ISP throttling
I live in the 3rd world now, which has its pros and cons. If you've ever heard about Net Neutrality, you should know that American ISPs are vying to make it so that they can legally accelerate and throttle traffic to different websites. PLDT already does this. Facebook hates Google and has amazing influence in the 3rd world, so when I want to open YouTube or Google.com, it takes over a minute because Facebook wants you to use FB Videos and Bing I guess.
By using my VPN, all traffic goes through their servers and then hits Google. PLDT is none the wiser to what I'm doing, as it's just some random computer in Hong Kong, and my Googles loads up instafast as it should.
2. Spoof Geolocation
PIA has a bunch of countries you can use an IP from. Checkit: http://i.imgur.com/yuwQcgS.png
This is great for getting around website geolocation barriers or spoofing flags on 8chan.

I use the fuck out of this to watch Netflix. Google also doesn't let me register Google Voice numbers unless I'm within the US. In like 5 seconds I can be back in Florida.
3. Evade bans and stalk the kiwifarms for years after it's been made clear you're not welcome
:---DDDD
In general, hiding your IP is never a bad thing. One of the major upsides is that nobody can denial of service attack your router if you happen to have a high enough profile. There's been instances of people successfully getting dox from social engineering and an IP, but those are very few and far between.
Keep in mind that PIA works on a system level and is not just a web proxy. It handles everything your Internet does online and will mask your IRC activity, Skype, or whatever else you do. A VPN can increase your ping by 50~100ms so it's not good for games. Just don't expect them to cover your ass if the feds knock on their door. It's a proxy, not Tor.
I also get $12 in bitcoins every time someone gives them money after using this link uguu ~
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/kiwifar