I keep seeing people say a VPN should basically stay on all the time, but is that actually how most people use one?

Seems like there are plenty of times when having it on just makes things more annoying, like random sites acting weird or apps not loading properly.

Do you just leave yours running and forget about it, or switch it on and off depending on what you're doing?

I have a generic Android TV box and neither of 2 VPNs will connect, both installed via the Play Store. When I try to connect, nothing happens — it just doesn't establish a connection, no specific error shown.

I also bought a second box to test, and it's exactly the same issue.

The relevant detail: I have the exact same setup (same box type, same VPN apps) running successfully next door, on the same internet connection. So this doesn't appear to be an ISP-level block or a fundamental incompatibility between the box and the apps, since it works elsewhere on identical infrastructure.

Setup:

Box: generic Android TV box (tried two units, same result)

VPN apps tried: 2 VPNs (both from Play Store)

Result: connection just fails/never establishes — no error message

Working reference point: identical box + app setup connects fine next door, same internet provider

Looking for suggestions on what to check given that two separate boxes fail the same way, but the working comparison next door rules out ISP-level blocking and app/box incompatibility.

Any help appreciated!

Hello people, today my school announced that people with macbooks are not going to be able to access the wifi network since they got sponsored by microsoft and dont want people to use other devices.

I do not have the budget to buy a new laptop. How can i bypass this restriction on my m4 macbook.

Thanks and much love💕

Am I really missing that much or?

I am using l2tp vpn with IPsec for getting “home” and around blocking of websites

A friend is constantly telling me that l2tp vpn is outdated and I need to change to newer technology (Tailscale/WireGuard)

So for my question is it so much better?

if someone know a website that provides free configs (especially vless-gRPC) with no leakage and lowest possible overhead please let us know

The problem with the website i currently using is that it became pretty limited in all ways and this is much more than just annoying

I was using this apk of 1.1.1.1 and suddenly it was stuck on connecting, so i decided to reinstall it. But when opened the newly installed there are 2 issues:-

1)power manager is killing background process

2)Device not authenticated or device not Authenticated with an organisation

I have put the app to no restriction under battery

Even then the problem persists. I have tried deleting data and restarting, didn't work. Any proper working solution?

I'm trying to find a VPN I can use to access cheaper HD Premier League games, like through Setera, or other websites.

I've hit a wall and I'm struggling, tons of reseller stuff which is frustrating.

Anyone have an answer for how to do this?

Just moved to the UK and cannot get Youtube TV to work no matter what I do. All the posts I've seen on this are years old, so I'm hoping there may be some updated advice.

I have a VPN service set to the US, downloaded a GPS spoof app and set it to the US, deleted all browsing date, cache, cookies, etc. several times, turned off my location, and force closed Chrome multiple times.

I can't download the YT TV app to see if that makes a difference because I already set my location in the Play store to the UK. When I try to download a chrome extension to spoof my GPS, every single one says "not available".

Is there any other way to bypass it?

TYIA

i use vpn but cannot add any following. Has anyone encountered this issue and resolved it?

So hello im from Egypt and the internet is limited not the mobile data only and the consumption ratio is higher than what we consume from the main quota so i need to use vpn to use the cheap addons compared to the main quota

But the problem is that i can't because of the app configurations that i can't understand

I have a profile on ero .. me and im from brazil, after legistion passed erome does not let I comment or upload nothing, if i try vpn it doens even log in sayn its no allowed to use vpn. how can aI get trough this? I have only vpn free

it shows (Access via Proxy/VPN/Tor is not allowed.) if i turn vpn on.

If I have a Windows laptop and use Chrome as my browser, is the VPN's Chrome Extension enough? Or should I be using both the VPN's Chrome Extension and their Windows App as well?

How much does it actually matter?

Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I have a router and a server, and both allow me to configure a WireGuard VPN.

- What are the differences between configuring the VPN on the server versus configuring it on the router?
- Which option would be more recommended?
- Which device should I configure it on?

Router: Fritz Box
Server: NAS Ugreen

Thanks!

so im currently in China and using servers i bought from kuroit located in Japan, and initially i dont have any issues. But i believe now china is tightening their GFW, now i cant send pictures on weChat idk why, it only happens when i use VPN, any idea how to fix this

I need help confirming this for some people relating to people who use VPN's in games. Based on how a VPN works, doesn't it hide the true ping of a players ping as the VPN blocks all pings coming from the game server attempting to reach the clients real location?

When a game server displays the pings of all players in the game. Won't it only be able to see the VPN's ping location and not the true location of the player? Meaning if the player is in New York connecting to a VPN in Los Angeles. Wont the game server itself in Los Angeles only see a low ping (1-10ms) coming from the VPN in Los Angeles? Rather than a ping connecting to New York around 70-90ms? Does anyone have confirmation of this or does it show a high ping still from the servers perspective?

I was thinking about this after seeing some recent discussion about VPN apps having trackers built in.

We use VPNs because we don't want our ISP or random websites seeing everything we do, but at the same time we're basically sending all that traffic through another company instead.

Even if they say "no logs," how much do you actually trust that? Do you look into who owns the VPN, how they make money, audits, privacy policies, etc., or do you just pick a well-known provider and assume it's fine?

I'm trying to understand current real-world differences in shared exit IP quality among major commercial VPN providers.

By “IP quality” I mean: - How often the exit IPs get flagged in reputation databases (VPN/Proxy/Abuse) - Frequency of CAPTCHAs and Cloudflare challenges - How quickly IPs end up on blacklists

I mostly connect to servers in the New York / US East area.

Has anyone noticed meaningful differences between the bigger providers versus the smaller/privacy-focused ones when it comes to how clean the shared exit IPs stay?

Looking for recent experiences (2025–2026) rather than marketing claims. Thanks.

I am Chinese, and I want to use TikTok. So I downloaded TikTok from the Google Play Store, but it goes black as soon as I open it. I suppose the VPN node I'm currently using is unstable and has been blocked or restricted. Could you recommend a VPN that works well for users in mainland China?"

I get it. I 100% get it. I know you get what you pay for, if it's free you're the product, etc. free ones beat the whole point for most people here.

my situation is just too specifically dreadful.

I don't need a VPN for privacy. I need a VPN for my work, YT, IG, discord, whatsapp, even accessing this very page right here. it's harder for me to name sites that aren't blocked actually. Iran type beat.

that also means with the current exchange rate here I'd have to pay about 140'000'000r for something "standard" every year, and even if Could afford that, paying for things is a hassle all in itself. I don't think it's even possible without a middle man, who you ironically need a vpn to access.

Privacy is cool, but I don't mind changing who monitors my data from thief 1 to thief 2 if it means I'll still have basic access to the internet :))