I’ve been experimenting with some free VPNs, and it looks like Riseup is legit. I’m able to torrent on it without issue and the speeds are acceptable for my connection.

How come we don’t recommend this more? Everyone is always saying “no free vpns,” but how many of you have actually tried them? I feel like I’ve been wasting money on my VPN ever since I found Riseup.

Are we just being hustled by the viral marketers and their useful idiots?

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Riseup VPN is not a commercial VPN and works in a different way that most VPN, basically it allow you to root traffic through their foundation’s servers. You have no guarantee to have great speed at any time or based on your current geolocation. Remember that a VPN does not bring privacy or anonymity but yes for a free VPN it’s better than the majority of options.

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Thanks for the informative response. I don’t have a fast internet connection and have to throttle my torrents anyways, so I’ve never reached the speed limit although I’m sure it’s there.

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