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VPN. I bought it during the pandemic not for privacy or government spy conspiracy shit, but because it was on "sale" (something like $40 for 38 months or something) and I wanted to try out if skirting geoblock was worth it. It's now probably one of the most-used tech we have in the house. Great for running Max obviously but also for work.
Considering I got 3 years worth at about $1.50 a month, I get more than enough content every month to make the cost worthwhile. I don't use it much for privacy but I use it a lot to access movies and such.
I got a VPN and I find every app I try to use it with doesn't recognize the alternate country I set it to, or detects I'm using one. I thought I'd get a lot more use out of it than I do.
Am I VPN-ing wrong?
Depending on what you want to use it for, you may be able to set it to another location in your country. I'm in the UK, and setting mine to London or Edinburgh gets around a lot of location blocks for some reason.
Find a less popular vpn provider
Too late now I have 2 years worth purchased 🫠