Proton VPN is slow AF for torrents, especially compared to mullvad
For everything else it's reasonably fast
I wonder if they throttle torrents 🤔
Discussion
Not by design. I achieve very good speeds compared to Mullvad. Just make sure you're on a P2P server that's not under heavy load and ofc individual configs could reduce speed as well.
I've had no issues with torrenting on ProtonVPN, and I have both it and Mullvad
What's your download speed w/o vpn
Someone else had a relevant question. Have you considered that the culprit is the specific server you're connecting to? Have you tried different servers?
Same.
Why use a VPN when you can trust our governments and state with our information.
Have trust man, it’s good for us
Maybe it's the server you connected
Why does no one in ₿ use ivpn? Are they three letter agencies in disguise
Mullvad is unquestionably the best VPN in the market. And it's cheap. In a comparison of Proton, Mullvad, and IVPN, I don't see any reason to pick IVPN. Use Proton if you already have a Proton subscription, or use Mullvad in every other circumstance.
So prejudice then. I know mullvad is good. But why hate ivpn
I don't hate IVPN. It's just that I don't see any good reason to choose it over the other offerings.
Ok fair enough
And to be clear, I've used IVPN and it was a very competent service that performed well. It's only in comparison that it falls short, and that due to how good Mullvad is, and how good of a value Proton is if you already have a ProtonMail subscription.
I like IVPN and how they've been receptive of Nostr. Only other VPN company has been Proton. And IVPN's marketing guy joins a lot of the PrivSec rooms on Matrix. What I don't like is the price. It's one of the most expensive. And also don't like that they use AWS CloudFront CDN to deliver updates.
Those are valid criticisms. In order to be a truly good VPN, the service has to attractive in comparison with the other offerings in addition to being technically competent and reliable.
Switched to newsgroups and it's a game changer.
Not sure, but I agree. Torrents are significantly faster on Mullvad.