My country never cared about this, but recently some people started getting fines. I generally pay for my games; I only use ReVanced and watch TV shows online.

What would be the cheapest VPN in the long run for this? As I said, I don't torrent, so port forwarding and stuff like that I don't care about.

There's also antimalware software bundled with the M365 subscription on Amazon; I've been using the VPN from that for a bit now.

Edit: Btw, do you think an antimalware VPN is safe? It's never been a problem (never like the USA, for example) over here in the EU, but recently they started slightly hunting pirates (never heard of anyone I know though). So yeah, maybe a simple VPN may suffice until they decide to go hardcore style?

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[–] spacelord@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 weeks ago

Mullvad remains the gold standard for privacy and anonymity.

[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 16 points 3 weeks ago

Mullvad is what I use and I am very happy with them.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Proton VPN has a free plan with barely any restrictions.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, this seems like a good option for OP to try first considering they don't need torrenting.

[–] gemew26@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I should also have said I sometimes use it for MMO gaming, in case my ISP fucks up and I need to play for a week or so before it's fixed (it just happened this week). I didn't remember this when I wrote the thread

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

The free plan is very limited in terms of server locations so it might not be a good option for gaming.

I have some friends who've used Mudfish in the past. It's a tunneling service with a Pay-Per-Traffic mode which is affordable if you only need it occasionally.

[–] PolarPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Their free plan should be fast enough for MMOs. As long as it's not ultra fast paced like CoD

[–] gemew26@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'll try it then, thanks :)

[–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

Fines for streaming and not seeding ?

[–] RiQuY@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

Check this post: https://lemmy.ml/post/37366040

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How long is "long term"? https://fastestvpn.com/ has a $40 lifetime plan, so that's probably the best value (assuming they stay around, but they've been around for a few years now).

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I bought their lifetime license like 5 or 6 years ago, still works to this day. I wouldn't use it for anything other than piracy though, if you actually need a private and secure VPN, use Mullvad, Proton or IVPN.

[–] gemew26@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

you would or you would NOT use it for piracy?

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Would use it for piracy, not if you need good privacy. It's good enough to avoid a complaint letter from your ISP when torrenting, but can you be sure that they don't sell your data to advertisers? I don't know. Will they respond to a law enforcement subpoena? Probably.

[–] gemew26@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

I'm more worried about the last point than the first. Stuff like Proton VPN wouldn't respond to a law enforcement subpoena? If you mean buying illegal things such as drugs I don't care; I'd use it for movies. I worry if this VPN may be good for pirating games even though I don't have plans to do that right now. I wonder if such a solution is better than an antimalware VPN?

Their life plan seems like a perfect solution, and if they don't have antivirus VPN bundled with M365 on Amazon Black Friday, or if you believe this isn't the best solution, that lifetime VPN may be good.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

If you just want to stream, you could always use real debrid (or similar sevice) and Kodi. It also offers downloads through its service as well if you ever need it.

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

Windscribe custom plan or pro if you can lock any good offer (I got 29$/year last year).

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I got surfshark for 2 years and gave it to all my relatives, it as unlimited machines.

[–] gemew26@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

this has been on my watch list for a while, seems like cheap and reliable but I've heard mixed feelings on reddit

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I personally never had a single issue with it, speed, reliability etc. It integrates in FF and has standalone app for macOS, linux, win. android, but I remember reading some mixed reviews too.