Been using next DNS free DNS. They get overloaded sometimes but usually work fine.
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i just bought myself a one month credit today... damn, i definitely should've done more research. can anyone recommend a VPN that isn't fascistic?
It’s a shame one of the founders funds Nazis now, I won’t be renewing
I've just seen this.
Do you know any good alternatives?
Tunnel bear
I moved to AirVPN after Mullvad shut down port forwarding and haven't had any issues. It's run by privacy activists.
Can second this
iVPN looks good
can confirm. is good.
iVPN is the the best alternative if you want something as powerful as Mullvad. It's a bit slower though
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Don't forget everyone, your money might end up in far right Swedish parties.
Once my current subscription expires, I will never buy their vpn and switch to another provider.
Torguard is my weapon of choice for a decade now.
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Makes sense, Quad9 is really good!
Yeah, I ain't mad at it. Especially with the dubious stuff an exec at mullvad did. Quad9 is my default anyway, but I did use the mullvad dns here and there.
I've been recommending Mullvad DNS for its adblock functionality. Quad9 does not provide this.
I am now seeking recommendations for an equivalent I can recommend to friends and family for use on devices that do not easily support system-wide adblocking.
Hosting your own DNS resolver is quite simple. Suggest trying PiHole.
Yes, I'll tell my mother to host a PiHole.
Of course bringing it with her would require something to tether it to other than the phone she's actually using as a phone (I think), and a way to power it all. She's going to need a bigger purse.
Or she could access it remotely. I doubt her residential DSL comes with a static IP, so she's going to have to get a domain name and set up dynamic DNS... oh, and route the appropriate port to her Pi through the ISP's NAT router, assuming it actually supports that. Maybe she should buy the latest fancy one from GL.iNet with those big antennas and OpenWRT.
I think I might send her that AdGuard link instead.
“You want me to do what with a pie hole? You know you’re not too big for a slap, young man!”
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Fuck Mullvad
I use Quad9 where I can, but admittedly also have some reliability issues. Their local PoP will drop all requests for a couple minutes at least a few times a week. It's a shame since it's the closest/best recursive resolver otherwise. CloudFlare is similarly close, but they don't support EDNS, so I've had problems because of that.