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Ask Slashdot: Finding a Trustworthy VPN Service?

Posted by timothy on from the mowing-the-astroturf dept.

New submitter Cheeze ball writes "I've recently moved to Europe and I'd like to setup a VPN so I can get Hulu, Netflix, and a few other services. I've found plenty of sites offering cheap VPN services, but they all seem just a tad too shady. Searching for any reviews on them only brings up pages of positive reviews on sites whose only content is said review. Does anyone have any suggestions on reliable reasonably safe VPN?"

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  1. Run your own by dskoll · · Score: 4, Informative

    Get a cheap colocated server in the US and then run OpenVPN or whatever flavor of VPN you prefer.

    1. Re:Run your own by QuantumRiff · · Score: 4, Informative

      You can get a vm at rackspace for about $11 a month: http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/cloud_hosting_products/servers/pricing/

      Or of course, there is always the ever popular Amazon..

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    2. Re:Run your own by Cthefuture · · Score: 4, Informative

      That's too much. Check out lowendbox and find something you like.

      Since you don't need disk space, much RAM or CPU then you should be able to find something that will work for less than $20 a year. They usually come with a fair amount of bandwidth.

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    3. Re:Run your own by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Informative

      Why when there are so many services? And to answer the OPs question, look at the review here. http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anonymity-seriously-111007/

  2. WiTopia, TunnelBear by jaffray · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've been using WiTopia a little over a year and had no problems with it.

    BoingBoing recently posted a link to TunnelBear, which has several positive reputable reviews.