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Regarding DigitalOcean VPNs, I think enough people have been doing this that it is starting to show in unpleasant ways. While using my DO VPN I've encountered c

by noarchy 10y ago

Regarding DigitalOcean VPNs, I think enough people have been doing this that it is starting to show in unpleasant ways. While using my DO VPN I've encountered captchas while using YouTube, of all sites, likely because of abuse they've seen at the hands of DO VPN users. I've also seen my DO IP range outright banned by other sites.

tyingq 10y ago
Probably similar for any other popular VM provider. Many webmasters, for example, block AWS IP ranges because there tends to be a lot of abusive traffic, crawlers, etc, from there. Going with a smaller company for a VPS intended for use as a VPN is a good idea.
- TuringNYC 10y ago
  Any suggestions on smaller companies that are flying under the radar so far?
  - joshmn 10y ago
    See the below forums for providers. A simple search on WHT (Web Hosting Talk) of the company name will yield you some reviews that you can use to base your purchasing decision on. If a company has no reviews, well, sink or swim. Cloud Hosting Offers | Web Hosting Talk http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=159 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=159 VPS Hosting Offers | Web Hosting Talk http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104
  - XERQ 10y ago
    I'm the founder of SSD Nodes, Inc., which is a bootstrapped SSD-based hosting provider for startups that I've been working on since 2011. We have several locations which are great for VPNs: NYC, Dallas, Seattle, and Montreal. We're really good about curbing abuse, so our IPs usually don't have any issues (there's also a 14-day refund if it doesn't work out, we're very generous with refunds). https://www.ssdnodes.com/startup-specials/ https://www.ssdnodes.com/startup-specials/ /utterly shameless plug
    - yjftsjthsd-h 10y ago
      It might be worth it for the reasons you mention, but the lowest end plan is still far overpowered for VPN use and that's reflected in pricing.
      - tyingq 10y ago
        $5.49 a month seems reasonable to me. I'm sure you could find something cheaper, but not much cheaper.
pimeys 10y ago
This. I tried a DO OpenVPN in my daily mobile usage and got captchas everywhere. Also the throughput was not that great. Happily paying for F-Secure now.

by noarchy 10y ago

tyingq 10y ago

Probably similar for any other popular VM provider. Many webmasters, for example, block AWS IP ranges because there tends to be a lot of abusive traffic, crawlers, etc, from there. Going with a smaller company for a VPS intended for use as a VPN is a good idea.

TuringNYC 10y ago
Any suggestions on smaller companies that are flying under the radar so far?
- joshmn 10y ago
  See the below forums for providers. A simple search on WHT (Web Hosting Talk) of the company name will yield you some reviews that you can use to base your purchasing decision on. If a company has no reviews, well, sink or swim. Cloud Hosting Offers | Web Hosting Talk http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=159 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=159 VPS Hosting Offers | Web Hosting Talk http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104
- XERQ 10y ago
  I'm the founder of SSD Nodes, Inc., which is a bootstrapped SSD-based hosting provider for startups that I've been working on since 2011. We have several locations which are great for VPNs: NYC, Dallas, Seattle, and Montreal. We're really good about curbing abuse, so our IPs usually don't have any issues (there's also a 14-day refund if it doesn't work out, we're very generous with refunds). https://www.ssdnodes.com/startup-specials/ https://www.ssdnodes.com/startup-specials/ /utterly shameless plug
  - yjftsjthsd-h 10y ago
    It might be worth it for the reasons you mention, but the lowest end plan is still far overpowered for VPN use and that's reflected in pricing.
    - tyingq 10y ago
      $5.49 a month seems reasonable to me. I'm sure you could find something cheaper, but not much cheaper.

pimeys 10y ago

This. I tried a DO OpenVPN in my daily mobile usage and got captchas everywhere. Also the throughput was not that great. Happily paying for F-Secure now.