I've Always Thought Free VPN's Suck.

I've always thought free VPN's sucked. There always missing important features and the features they do include are limited. They where slow and only worked at lower speeds. However, recently I tried Proton VPN and it actually doesn't suck. The free version is missing some pretty big features but its not as bad as you might think.
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[@reyabesamis1965]

I'm using proton VPN for almost 2 years, the best free VPN for me, highly recommended

[@usamasattar1139]

Same here

[@adamyasinghchauhan7509]

Me too

[@legendboyAni]

No thanks

[@--Morpheus--]

​@@legendboyAniwhy?

[@legendboyAni]

@@--Morpheus-- it need's account so it can be traced, don't trust anyone if you want privacy, better use orbot(tor) then this but if you just want to get pass content restrictions then that's fine

[@fookingsog]

Rich, you keep saying MEGABYTES per second when it's *ACTUALLY* MEGAbits per second!!! DERP!!! 🤪😜😆

[@CyberCPU]

Yeah, I know.

[@DiddlyDiPotatoes]

Proton as an ecosystem is well worth paying the monthly fee for with how nice everything works and how E2EE private it all is. Proton VPN's payed tier is wonderful, so many country choices.

[@furzkram]

Why don't you reviee Rob Braxman's VPN instead???

[@--Morpheus--]

Robs the man

[@saycheeseordie4458]

Well, all VPNs mostly suck. Instead of giving up everything you do to some random guy, you give it up to some specific guy and hope that they won’t f everything up because of incompetence or malevolence. Or both. The only fine thing to use VPN for is to securely connect to remote resources, like home or office network, from whatever you are.

[@Cyba_IT]

And pirating. ;)

[@augustomalone7708]

YOU CAN SPECIFY THE COUNTRY. You may have missed the bottom left portion of the Proto VPN. You can set your specific country where the VPN resides by using the bottom left menu.

[@Mike-gz4xz]

Been using Proton free version for a few years now, it can run slow when a lot of people jump on it, i have it installed on 2 of my desktop computers ,and i think that's okay ,as long as only one is in use at a time ,and i think you can do that with up to 3 machine's.

[@portman8909]

That's the issue with free VPN's like Proton. Premium users take priority so once that traffic gets filled the free peasants will be thrown on the potato servers. I've been using Bitdefenders VPN as part of my premium package and the difference in speed is night and day. Proton is probably the best free option that being said.

[@opsvixen]

​Thank you for the answer. That's WHY I gave up free vpn years ago, due to lag. And, when mp_multiplayer games, no way! Slows me 300mgb to 98mgb dl and that is unacceptable since gaming is why I choose higher Internet speed. Well, Now I know why 😮😮 thx

[@daishi4531]

I've been on Proton for a while now, very easy to use, very fast and 100% free 😃

[@SteamingCupofReason]

Great video... Which leads me to a request... Can you do a video on KZbin slowing down and lagging badly when using ad blockers?

[@damightyshabba439]

Thats interesting - I have not noticed any lag when running ad blockers or VPN... maybe your ISP setting are messing about with your supply? I'm in Spain, (Jetnet) on a 2Mb feed, but totally unlimited. I DL about 20GB per day, ish. I occasionally get issues with ad blockers, but not often - and certainly not speed issues. Can you expand? I fix PC's as a side hustle and no doubt this will be an issue at some point... I know 2Mb is very slow (I was on 24Mb in 2004 in UK!!!) but its reliable and unlimited - so I stick with it.

[@LazyPersian]

let's pray this one won't get paywalled like the other solutions you have introduced before or this channel is cursed😂thank you for your videos 🙏

[@CyberCPU]

🤞

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Well, like the Joker said in The Dark Knight, if you're good at something, never do it for free. The more popular free products get, the more likely they'll eventually be put behind a paywall.

[@munroegarrett]

Cloudflare WARP

[@TheKuptis]

You keep saying "megabyte per second" but it's "megabits per second" unless you have some awesome internet service that no other typical home user can get yet. Megabyte (MB) ≠ megabit (mb), 1 byte = 8 bits therefore 1 megabyte = 8 megabits.

[@lindastone6868]

It was OK to start with, but now I can't find a way to choose a free server, as it now just connects me to the fastest.

[@Derbauer]

No torrents no dice.

[@choppaster]

Sorry but it`s no different to every other vpn it`s crap,too many disconnections,it has good speeds WHEN it`s working but sadly it sux

[@rickh8380]

I used the free version for awhile, but at that time their severs got overwhelmed, So I just purchased the paid version. Been okay for the past couple of years. I'm sure their are better VPN services, but I haven't looked. If anyone knows of a better and cheaper one...please let me know. Thanks gang and take care everyone.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

you can upgrade to windows 11 for free ha talk about click baity cause those core 2 cuo kids that want windows 11 can't run windows 11 due to their obsolete pos CPU's🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SEO-010]

why not selfhost vpn ?

[@will89687]

For me the inability to specify the country the VPN server is in is kind of a deal breaker. I use a handful of free browser VPN plugins where I have more control over this.

[@l_Am_Secret]

like what? please tell me

[@malickecase2372]

ive been using this gem for years, now i found it suspicious when my account now doesnt allow me to select the country(happened about 5 days ago), then i came on yt and found a video basically this(promo in a sense). Lol i think they hv now gotten more looks n decided to pull the best feature they hv basically forcing an upgrade, no can do tho

[@-kingofsaiyannappa-9057]

Welp it's sucks now...Before, you can use lots of free line from 4 countries...Now you can't. All you can do is click quick connect and it connect you to a random country..

[@Keaton.]

Man, XFINITY uploads sucks. (btw, result id/url not blocked)

[@paulthomann5544]

i wouldn't rely on them not keeping logs. We have these new-ish intelligence laws that make it possible for certain authorities in certain circumstances to force online service providers like proton to give them data/access and remain silent about it.

[@baskingdragon]

You are seriously limited with countries if you're on free. Is that a deal breaker? Well, that depends on where you are and if you want the control to switch to whatever country you want.

[@CaptainJonathan]

Seems to have rather significant limitations. But that often applies to many VPNs.

[@markusgarvey]

You lost 39ms of ping as well :/

[@CyberCPU]

Yeah, definitely a possibility. It takes a while for packets to travel around the world.

[@mutazkojeh2061]

Keep going, you're awesome 👍

[@Scarecrow-qt1zn]

Free Proton does nothing for P2P.. Just letting people know before they download.

[@oliviadrinkwine1411]

Proton is not free!!! They have a free version yes but it's lacking a lot of features and the datacap is pretty low

[@Airbrushkid]

So how do you use a vpn on your Router? On pc easy but thru router I am lost.

[@fleonard4]

Free VPNs are just as good because the paid ones no longer work at all. They can get around them.

[@christop_bader]

Its a resourse hogger, my download speed went from 330mbps to 40mbps so that dose it, she gone

[@crazy4dariver]

I ran open source for 15 years. While not reliable it was fast enough to piss scammers off

[@danmar007]

Proton Free is very slow, and the connection options are ridiculously limited.

[@TecnikOfficial]

i ws literally goin to make video about it (proton)..... just finished recording earlier and saw ur video up lol

[@pabloburgos2377]

Have you considered Cloudflare WARP as a VPN?

[@schjazz]

It is Megabit not Megabyte

[@devayaaniremesh3580]

Recent updates have introduced timer to switch servers. Other than that they are pretty good

[@fleonard4]

Yeah, Proton seems shady. Not even in the app stores. Urban VPN is.

[@georgewright650]

i tried proton free vpn it took me about 10 minutes to uninstall it and i still think free vpns suck

[@muddkipp_1]

never happens to me on premium, a big plus is cloud storage. vpn is a service lol

[@ivarsbrinkevics5157]

VPN for free? So, that means the torrents are not illegal anymore?🤣🤣

[@LeeMyers-Jr]

I wish I had your internet, I'm at 360 down.

[@MrJwyne]

Yeah free vpns suck. Their speeds are always super slow.

[@comosaycomosah]

Proton was great for free tier but they just changed it where split tunneling no long works and you cant choose your location it randomly chooses which makes it unusable for geo specific

[@deebee201]

Thank you! I thought I was the only one that this was happening to.

[@comosaycomosah]

@@deebee201 no your def not lol you can get around it afew ways tho by connecting straight to their servers (havent actually tried but should work) or on linux if you get an older version in the package manager and then lock the updates (have tried is working for now)

[@Therecov74]

Sadly Proton vpn has gone stingy on its free vpn.

[@samanthagriffinv2.08]

If you do get this do note that some games for their online multiplayer mode(s) uses that peer to peer system as bit torrents do so you may get blocked going in online games

[@MohammedOmar79810]

you use vpn for adult online games and or privacy download only i used some vpn not bittorrent and online games

[@opsvixen]

I had to quit vpn because I'd get throttled from, let's say, a 300mgb speed dl to 98mgb dl speed. When you're gaming mp_ multiplayer, that is IRRATIONAL. So, I sure hope they have gotten better, in the intervening years.

[@kenlen8029]

@@opsvixen Did you try turning secure core off while gaming? SC can slow things down somewhat, although it obviously provides more security.

[@cydragon2.099]

i don't used Proton VPN since I do want to do p2p which is why I have to think of when to use windscribe... but Proton nearly has me.

[@ChrisAtheist]

Why, since when does Windscribe has forced P2P?

[@cydragon2.099]

@@ChrisAtheist one of windscribes features of each package including free is annouymous p2p

[@ruthcormack1765]

Use ANY VPN and you become 'a person of interest'

[@Airbrushkid]

US Government employee's use VPN's.

[@SushiCombo]

Cloudflare's Warp works better.

[@Savereddeadin2023]

im using this vpn and im paying for mine and like it

[@kimmyksbro3116]

Megabit and megabys is not the same

[@eddierice3254]

I installed the vpn and its different than yours

[@goodwinml]

Question. I have 2 locations. My house and my shop .25 miles away as thycrow flies. Tried a point to point but trees are too thick, signal shit. I have gig fiber at house but if p2p connects I only get about 8mb connection. I am about ready to buy cheap plan for the shop. The question is, 2 locations, multiple computers, 2 ip’s. I want each location to have their own ip. Routers have open vpn built in. I also pay for NordVPN. Can you give me an idea how to connect securely the 2 locations? Something in my paid nordvpn?

[@Videmacio]

Proton Free officially sucks now. I just got my version rolled with the dreaded 'quick connect/no other servers' just today. Can't connect to get to a game. Sincerely, not the first thing I wanted to wake up to. I'm not even going to try to wonder in what way Proton did this to av01d cr0vvding, since that's all part of the [free] plan. I could always get to a jp server no problem, but we're now tied to a russian roulette / connect policy that primarily ties you down to local? That's nice and all for local privacy, but it really blows actually connecting elsewhere.

[@nofreenamestoreg]

24 mbps upload... this is brutal slow.

[@CyberCPU]

That's my internet connection. How's that slow?

[@AMD627]

Cable (coax) internet is usually slower in upload speeds than fiber. The same is true for 4G and 5G.

[@jamesyoung151]

Companies always give a slower upload speed. It's stupid, but that's how they make money.

[@CyberCPU]

​@@jamesyoung151 very few people need that fast of an upload speed. By keeping the infrastructure primarily dedicated to download speed they're able to offer you a lower bill. If they raised the upload speed they would have to drop the download speed in 99% of customers would never know the difference.

[@makker3]

When you are a fan of music, and watch every day music on KZbin, don't install it!!!!!! After 4 songs all frose. Proton went back out the door. Thank you for the tip anyway.

[@kimmyksbro3116]

You can create multiple account

[@robertmacdonald345]

It's not the Idea the VPN sucks or not it is the fact, DO they Actually keep your info private, AKA Is it Private from Everyone, or if the Legal system needs info from it, does that VPN actually keep that info that they shouldn't be, otherwise Why say you are Private, when using it. Then you have to know just how many servers are available for you to use, or do they pack as many people on one as they can, thus really slowing stuff down.

[@bluecollarwatches7048]

I use proton on my fire stick for my occasional movie viewing it works great.

[@kenlen8029]

People should just pay for this one.

[@padgepadgham3238]

The problem I had with Free Proton was, you cant post links into a shoutbox. Had I been able, I would have got the paid version, but not knowing, put me off.

[@propacollector3499]

has to be protonn to be protonn mail

[@RobC1999]

To be fair and compare apples to apples. The non vpn test should be with a server in Texas. The way you did it you were testing using a local server when non vpn and a Texas server when using vpn. Gotta account for the transit time to Texas. Then again , I guess practically people just want to know their performance hit using vpn.

[@WhattEvery]

Free is not always cheap. Random servers!

[@京都-v8b]

It is not random. With a free account users can choose which server they want to connect to from 3 different countries(US,NL,JP).

[@antoniiocaluso1071]

so...no .torrents!!...what's the point???

[@DePhoegonIsle]

IDK, something about free lunch and hidden costs. Seriously, say what you want, this sounds like a government backed operation honey trap. The limits of ' sudo random server / time limited switching / unsupported video streaming / no bittorrent ' seem exceptionally lax to put it lightly. I swear this is giving me the same vibe as 'onion router' nonsense when it was being promoted as the golden child. I would point out the talking points only say 'the company' does not store your information. the key words being 'store' & 'the company'. Nothing about forwarding, or about cooperation with governmental bodies in setting up stings.

[@huvadebo6231]

Amazon Prime Video doesn't allow VPN access (Belgium)

[@AlemannoDigitale]

566 mbps is a dream here in Italy. You have to be very happy if you get 56,6 mbps 😢

[@jordan2869]

Rise up isn't bad for a free vpn

[@ErikStone]

With the free version only the US can be used as a country vpn. Other countries cost an upgrade. I'm disappointed.

[@京都-v8b]

You can connect to US, NL and JP with a free account.

[@comosaycomosah]

Not anymore....well you can technically but its random now

[@京都-v8b]

@@comosaycomosah I tried again with a free account, and it seems that even with a free account I can select the country to connect to.

[@andy_rulz2000]

Just installed Proton VPN on my chromebook, but it won't let me connect, it just keeps asking me to upgrade. any suggestions?

[@ocsrc]

I am trying to find a way to watch American Rust for free

[@Demy1970]

I don’t use it much proton but I was able to plat 2042 through the vpn, I forgot I had it on

[@nepp-]

9:40 megaBITS not BYTES!

[@ethimself5064]

Looks like under the Change Server there is a Countries Option, is this accurate?

[@CyberCPU]

Yes, but you can't pick countries with the free version. That's only for a premium account.

[@ethimself5064]

@@CyberCPU Thanks👍

[@NujwOayk]

@@CyberCPU Not true, there are three you can choose from at anytime.

[@deebee201]

Not for me, I tried the minute I read your post.@@NujwOayk

[@zoltannemet]

Great video. Just forgot to mention in the FREE version just 3 countries are accessible.

[@damightyshabba439]

I know its unassociated, but I need to know - so - Windows 10? How long do we have until it expires? and Win 11 - I have one system running it unactivated, If its £20 - fine - I'll buy a licence. But I'm more concerned about my older laptops running Win 10... are they going to die a mean and nasty death?

[@Eternal_Tech]

Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. However, this does not mean that computers running Windows 10 will stop functioning after this date. After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer update Windows 10 and therefore any system running this operating system will become more susceptible to security breaches.

[@gondorianslayer4250]

ow many free vpns are there?

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Being from the UK I have been using Proton for years on my fire stick since free streaming apps from the US tend to have better content than we get here. It doesn't tend to work on paid steaming services unless you pay for a subscription to it but it is still way better than others.

[@robert8]

I have it on my phone and its very slow. It has only one server and it always flashes a time upgrade to a pro version. I have not tried it on a PC.

[@iceManSwag]

BTW 10:13 IP shown

[@catherinemorgan2741]

go to profiles and change sever on US if you want always goes to that sever

[@constantinehex5386]

13 hours worthy of recommendation, based on a true story well worth the watch, ill be trying out this vpn and mentioning it to my customers.

[@chrismcdee5024]

Lol :) right on, bro.

[@FREEDOMNOW33]

VPN's don't work .

[@davinp]

Late last year, Proton launched a password manager

[@chelliebellie9489]

How is 500 +Mbps suck?? I get a max of 35Mbps and that on 5G In Australia I wish I had that speed

[@jamesyoung151]

That 500 MBps comes at a steep cost. I have the same speed at home and pay $100 per month and it's a "promo" price. The regular cost is $200 per month. The provider is Optimum/Cablevision.

[@beer_goggler]

Who still uses Windows in 2024? Test with a proper OS like Linux or don't bother.

[@CyberCPU]

Who uses Windows in 2024? Well 73% of computer users do. Linux has a 4% market share on desktop systems.

[@beer_goggler]

@@CyberCPU maybe your viewers. Not the rest of the world.

[@specwarr13]

@@beer_goggler oooohhh linux "superior" race user, Google it dumass over 70% of the world use Windows not just "His" viewers. What a dumass..

[@CyberCPU]

​@@beer_goggler no, those are the worldwide statistics. Linux has a 4% market share on desktop systems.

[@xXXEnderCraftXXx]

I have 15 mbps man! You are almost flexing LOL!

[@CyberCPU]

I'm actually supposed to have 800mbps but I need to buy a new modem to use it.

[@xXXEnderCraftXXx]

@@CyberCPU I know. I payed attention as always.

[@CyberCPU]

​@@-T--T-I use a separate modem that I own. I don't use an ISP modem. They are not expensive. However, I just haven't bothered upgrading mine because I get 500Mbp off the one I have. 800Mbp would be great but I hardly think I would notice the difference. 🤣😂

[@AMD627]

Maybe an unpopular opinion these days, but most people would do more than fine on 100Mbps. Of course if you are many in the household sharing the connection, you might want to get something faster.

[@JamesBrown-yn7xr]

Can I suggest an idea for your content. Elon Musk is complaining that windows has to have an Online account and install AI for windows to work on a new Laptop. He then complains that the community notes who say it can be done are wrong. No need for politcs, but can you say if this is true with the current versions of windows/patches? Is there a way Elon is missing out on?

[@CyberCPU]

It's still possible to bypass a Microsoft account. As far as I know, the video I did on it still works fine.

[@thisoldminer]

Thx :) I wish google would allow more shortcuts on the search page.

[@Lionheart-9999]

Thank you :)

[@vadeout.]

I still can't activate Windows 11 pro. Error 0xC004F213. Brand new DVD product key from reputable store. Super frustrated.

[@--Morpheus--]

Windows sucks so bad, im having similar issues

[@opsvixen]

You do have required hardware on PC, right?

[@vadeout.]

@opsvixen Asus Maximus z790 Hero 13900k, 4090 TUF.. yeah hardware is good. Up to date BIOS.

[@marlarthan6656]

Guys I know this is off topic but my laptop running windows 11 23H2 its showing blinking orange and white on the battery indicator, im dont know whats happening so please help Edit: I've seen it happen on a ASUS laptop, It was on the mirosoft forums

[@marlarthan6656]

I need help Some specs are: intel graphics dell insprion 15 7000 it glitches and blue screen of death's on me if I dont charge it, hope it helps Edit: Now its blinking white slowly please help

[@marlarthan6656]

It also does not boot up

[@ultraprimez]

i use neat download addon to avoid any download errors.

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

Proton has been around for quite some time

[@MrBook123456]

good one

[@ashlirenier6390]

*promosm*

[@Layarion]

sounds like comcast needs to be sued

[@CyberCPU]

Yeah, they suck. However, for what exactly?

[@Layarion]

@@CyberCPU cable companies have a monopoly on their customers for an essential resource, satellite and city large wifi have issues that not everyone can ignore. I'm sure there's gotta be limits to what they can make their customers do because of that monopoly. after all, didn't companies once try to force employees to accept only company tender so they could only spend at their overpriced store, and that was found unconstitutional? I feel like this is akin to that.