First of all, I love Mullvad but it is really bad for streaming services. Any recommendation for another VPN company with a lot of security but still good for streaming/torrenting?
is it? I get all the Netflix stores worldwide and stream in 8K quite happily on YT. I get 900mbps both ways on my connection which is the best i’ve ever had for the price (Astrill was much more expensive like 6 times more)
Windscribe , or… host your own with wireguard, or tailscail.
The deal is this…when you get these VPN’s and start using them, the more popular and anonymous they become, the more bad actors use them. This results in people IP-banning the server that it comes from. This means ANYONE using that server will be blocked as well.
All of these VPN’s suffer from this same problem. Some to greater degrees than others. Certain countries get banned entirely more often than others. Personally, I ban anything from Eastern Europe, east towards Asia, stop before Japan, and go all the way south until just before Australia. The risk of those connections isn’t worth it.
You can change VPN’s, but you’ll run into the same problem there, sooner or later. The issue isn’t the VPN, it is the fact that many people use the same IP when using a VPN, so when they see that, they block it. There are also a finite number of IP’s and the pool is entirely taken up.
Have you tried other Mullvad servers? I personally have zero issues with streaming right now.
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I stream fine with Mullvad
What do you mean by “bad for streaming services”? 99% sure only you face this problem or it’s a problem that any VPN can face.
Netflix works for me but does sometime take a while to realise it’s not connected to the country I am in. Uk platforms like 4od and iplayer never work though or very rarely
I just split tunnel edge and use it for streaming platforms. I tried hunting down the exe for Netflix n Hulu but it was a mess.
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connection is quick but lots of sites including streaming sites detect it
It’s more robust than mullvad in that mullvad doesn’t have one
use Nord100Force it’s faster
I have never used HULU so I can’t comment on that sorry.