My Surfshark sub is almost up and I’m looking for my best option.

I’m so glad this little community has popped up, as looking for reviews on Reddit and elsewhere online is next to impossible, since every review is simply an ad in disguise.

I need a VPN primarily for streaming, so need it to be fast, and obviously security and privacy are key concerns too.

I’ve narrowed down my choices to Mullvad, Proton or sticking with Surfshark. Surfshark has been ok, but I assumed there must be better out there.

What are everyone’s thoughts on the best performing service at the moment?

Thanks.

  • seemebreakthisEnglish
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    10 months ago

    One vote for Mullvad. Like you I moved from Surfshark but that was a year ago. Never looked back.

    There is a server list page on Mullvad to let you see the bandwidth of each server they have in each country. Take a look and pick the faster ones if necessary (they have all been ok for me fast or slow when I stream).

    Note however I don’t have Netflix account etc. I stream from a “members only” IPTV service.

    • AnAnonymousApe@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I too stream IPTV, which is what the VPNs primary use is. I’m glad Mullvad has worked well for, it’s the one in thinking of sticking with. Fortunately, I’m able to try it for a month for the same price I’d normally pay, unlike their competitors. The only thing that’s holding Mullvad back are their comparatively poor apps.