Popular Post BrettGC Posted January 12, 2023 Author Popular Post Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Kingpin said: Why the need for a constant VPN in the Philippines? In my experience banks and other accounts don't have a problem with a foreign IP. Opening a new account may require it but that rarely happens anyway. Privacy and security. I'm not a fan of my IP address being known to the world, but each to their own. I may be overcautious, but after a career in military intelligence and specifically data exploitation of data communications from radios, cell networks, satellites and the internet, amongst others, I'm pretty happy with my low-grade paranoia 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingpin Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, BrettGC said: I'm not a fan of my IP address being known to the world Is that because it's a static IP, in which case a dynamic IP would be another solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, BrettGC said: Privacy and security. I'm not a fan of my IP address being known to the world, but each to their own. I may be overcautious, but after a career in military intelligence and specifically data exploitation of data communications from radios, cell networks, satellites and the internet, amongst others, I'm pretty happy with my low-grade paranoia Please don't tell my wife what I've been looking at, Brett! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful John Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Kingpin said: Why the need for a constant VPN in the Philippines? In my experience banks and other accounts don't have a problem with a foreign IP. Opening a new account may require it but that rarely happens anyway. King, I have to use it for my credit card accounts, credit organizations, and a few others that block overseas connections. But my main use is to watch sports and movies/tv shows from the US that are blocked here. When I want to check my credit score or identity theft prevention, those type sites also require me using it. Being able to watch the entire football/baseball season, Prime Video, Hulu, Philo, Netflix (US), etc., all required it. And last but definitely not least, preventing hackers and scammers from affecting me is a big deal for me. It's not 100%, but I've had troubles in the past and I will do what I can to prevent it. Those are my reasons, and I wouldn't do without it. FYI.... I used Express VPN for many years and just recently switched to Nord VPN. So far I'm happy with Nord, but I think they both provide the same level of protection. Nord seems to have much better customer service though. Have a great year my friend. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettGC Posted January 12, 2023 Author Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Kingpin said: Is that because it's a static IP, in which case a dynamic IP would be another solution? Either way you're still revealing your real IP which leaves you vulnerable. 15 minutes ago, Peaceful John said: King, I have to use it for my credit card accounts, credit organizations, and a few others that block overseas connections. But my main use is to watch sports and movies/tv shows from the US that are blocked here. When I want to check my credit score or identity theft prevention, those type sites also require me using it. Being able to watch the entire football/baseball season, Prime Video, Hulu, Philo, Netflix (US), etc., all required it. And last but definitely not least, preventing hackers and scammers from affecting me is a big deal for me. It's not 100%, but I've had troubles in the past and I will do what I can to prevent it. Those are my reasons, and I wouldn't do without it. FYI.... I used Express VPN for many years and just recently switched to Nord VPN. So far I'm happy with Nord, but I think they both provide the same level of protection. Nord seems to have much better customer service though. Have a great year my friend. Yep, all great reasons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longway Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 18 hours ago, Peaceful John said: FYI.... I used Express VPN for many years and just recently switched to Nord VPN. So far I'm happy with Nord, but I think they both provide the same level of protection. Nord seems to have much better customer service though. Have a great year my friend. I have been using Surfshark for over one year and it works well. They have frequent updates, I guess to keep up with the hackers. I use it full time, although there have been a couple of website transactions/ queries that won't go thru unless I pause the VPN. Otherwise I have been very happy with it. I would never do banking, investment, or credit card business without the VPN. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 13, 2023 Posted January 13, 2023 21 hours ago, longway said: I have been using Surfshark for over one year and it works well. They have frequent updates, I guess to keep up with the hackers. I use it full time, although there have been a couple of website transactions/ queries that won't go thru unless I pause the VPN. Otherwise I have been very happy with it. I would never do banking, investment, or credit card business without the VPN. Don't disagree but with 2FA on most bank transactions these days doesn't that mean VPN is not really necessary these days, or at least nobody can empty your account? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffH Posted January 13, 2023 Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, hk blues said: Don't disagree but with 2FA on most bank transactions these days doesn't that mean VPN is not really necessary these days, or at least nobody can empty your account? I use a VPN for my banking apps (and money send apps) because I was getting occaisional 'stops' on transfers without one... "we've put a hold on this transaction, please call us during business hours to verify the transaction". That doesn't happen when I use a VPN (presumably because the monitoring software sees me as being in Australia so doesn't flag it). Edited January 14, 2023 by GeoffH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingpin Posted January 13, 2023 Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) On 1/12/2023 at 3:52 PM, Peaceful John said: preventing hackers and scammers Do you know anyone who was hacked or scammed because they didn't hide their IP? I get your other reasons but they don't apply to me, or if they did it's nothing a free VPN for a few minutes couldn't fix. Edited January 13, 2023 by Kingpin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 13, 2023 Posted January 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, GeoffH said: I use a VPN for my banking apps (and money send apps) because I was getting occaisional 'stops' on transfers without one... "we've put a hold on this transaction, please call us during business hours to verify the transaction". That doesn't happen when I use a VPN (presumable because the monitoring software sees me as being in Australia so doesn't flag it). I'm not sure if this is such an issue with UK banks etc - I don't recall any of the Brit members having issues such as that but certainly the American and Aussie guys seem to. That said, my 3 UK banks are totally onboard with account holders being overseas, maybe other members' banks in the UK are different. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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