Valid point, and again I haven’t done this myself, but it seems you only need the VPN for the initial sign up and then you can login normally after that. Not perfect for everyone but an option to consider.
Also, and I guess I’m making a huge assumption but I’d imagine most people here have access to a VPN
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But then you have to pay for vpn to access the countries where prices are low.
Valid point, and again I haven’t done this myself, but it seems you only need the VPN for the initial sign up and then you can login normally after that. Not perfect for everyone but an option to consider.
Also, and I guess I’m making a huge assumption but I’d imagine most people here have access to a VPN