Basically I started with mullvad then turned to proton but after they introduced AI and a crypto wallet I’m just looking for what peoples opinions are.

EDIT: Thank you all for your suggestions and opinions :D

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What was the reason for you to switch from Mullvad in the first place?

I’m using a combination of Astrill (paid) and Proton (free, as a backup) since they are the only ones that reliably work in China, but once I’m out of here and my subscriptions expire, I’ll be on Mullvad again.

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To be fair the only reason I switched is because I couldn’t find out how to pay for a year instead of monthly, but I think I’ve figured it out now

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You can pay in bulk. It just scales linearly/it’s a flat rate, so no kind of discount for buying a year vs buying a month.

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Damn, Astrill is expensive though. Friend in China is currently happy with Mullvad + Shadowsocks. A few hiccups here and there, but it works pretty well and is fast enough for streaming, too.

They also have guides to a few more involved methods in case Shadowsocks is blocked.

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Yep, the one issue with shadowsocks is that you can only install it on end devices, not on a router. That’s the big benefit of Astrill. But anyway, my days in China are numbered, so I’m soon not going to need that anymore.

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@Ste41th mullvad, definitely

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Mullvad is currently highly trusted by the community. If you lost your trust in proton I recommend switching back to it.

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Mullvad

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Use Mullvad, unless you absolutely require port forwarding.

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Proton has port forwarding? Source?

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God damn that’s complicated compared to PIA

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Thank you for your opinion

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This is the best answer.

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And if you need port forwarding use airvpn. Proton seems more and more sketch every day

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Or you already use Proton Mail / Drive etc and want to save a bit of money with Proton Unlimited at 9.99 EUR/USD / mo. That’s why I switched from Mullvad. I do agree that overall though Mullvad is the best in terms of trustworthiness (so far as we know anyway)

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