Do you use a VPN?

[PstOff]

Am forced to use one ...... sometimes I switch my computer on and I can read and send e-mails without a problem, then, 10 minutes later I will try to send a mail and it fails to send or receive with some garbage about a firewall (bullshit message!).
If I then switch on my VPN, the e-mails work perfectly, but, of course the VPN slows everything down.
The weird thing is that anther computer on my (now wired) LAN also doesn't hook up with other computers on the LAN without the VPN being on.
If I try to connect without the VPN I get the dreaded "Enter your user name and credentials" message, and it doesn't matter what I put in there, nothing works.
I have researched the hell out of this one for months without finding an answer!

 

[Tman543]

VPN for work. All the time.

And sometimes VPN privately depending on the activity.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

I have one of the best, NordVPN.
Use it just for Netflix in other regions, still a bargain

 

[jjok01]

No need.

 

[dualmeister]

I don't use a VPN.
No need.

 

[rrh]

Thanks for this, have been searching myself- only to have to pay through the ears after 7 days. Will try these out.

As a Windscribe fan: you won't go wrong with Windscribe

 

[Johnatan56]

VPN for work every day.
Private side, when connecting to my server, or when connecting to home network, certain LAN games.

 

[CharlieM]

Yes, can't even access MyBB without a vpn from my current location.

 

[steco777]

Definitely but my own vpn . I wouldn’t trust or rely on the public vpns out there

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

Every day. NordVPN.

 

[genetib97]

Need to take the plunge....any suggestions on the best ones out there?

 

[gregmcc]

For work - all the time.

Personally - almost never. No need to.

 

[rrh]

Need to take the plunge....any suggestions on the best ones out there?

As I mentioned above, I am a fan of Windscribe ...

 

[backstreetboy]

Need to take the plunge....any suggestions on the best ones out there?

Windscribe. $1 per location and $1 for unlimited data and ROBERT ad blocking. Cheap as chips.

 

[Dan C]

Yes, everyday. How else can I work from home ?

 

[Speedster]

+1 for windscribe

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[now05ster]

Yes, I do use it especially when connecting to remote servers, a VPN can aid in exchanging encrypted data securely and prevent hackers from stealing private information.

Educational answer. Welcome.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Need to be a bit more specific here. (Work or Private?)
Use VPN for work every day to connect to company.
Privately use it occasionally

That's higher grade / doesn't suit the agenda.

 

[Dan C]

That's higher grade / doesn't suit the agenda.

Why I use a VPN - Expert

 

[OhYeah84]

...only for work purposes at times...

But how vague a poll can you get? VPN for work? Downloading? Playing games that are geo-locked? Accessing streaming services that are geo-locked?