Before I say anything further, yes I know how much the recommended VPNs cost. I can read. Please do not interrogate me about it.
I’ve been wanting to get into torrenting for a while, particularly contributing to private trackers related to music (and to a lesser extent retro games, though I don’t have much original stuff to put there as it’s harder to find rare games than rare music). FMHY recommends RiseUp if I must get a free VPN while I’m working on my financial situation, though I’m not sure whether it’s been tested in court. What are my options, if any?
VPNs are dirt cheap. How can you say you can’t afford one? What is your budget, $0.50?
what is your budget? you say you can’t afford a vpn, most vpns are roughly 71 yuan or 10 USD per month, with the option to buy at a large discount if purchased for the full year. tell your budget in your local currency… 10 dollars per month isn’t very expensive, but these subscriptions do add up.
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i2p.
Mullvad is €5 a month for total of €60 for a year.
Save up then torrent. If you live in the US you risk way more in fines than what €60 for a year of VPN would cost.
You basically have 5 (?) devices there. Share the cost with 4 friends and it’s 1 Euro a month.
I would prioritize a VPN ahead of an ISP. Free Open/Public APs are not uncommon in my area.
It’s really that important in the USA? Asking from Europe, where Ivve never even heard of anyone getting fined.
If you can share the cost of a VPN with one or more other people (most allow multiple devices to connect at the same time), it’ll be much cheaper. Or if you can’t afford that either, try to find someone who will let you use theirs for free. Maybe you can even find someone who isn’t tech savvy who will pay you a few bucks a month to cover the VPN in exchange for you downloading Linux ISOs for them.
Its being a while for me but windscribe and seedr had totally usable free tiers
You can afford AirVPN 💜
Use torrent over I2P. Qbittorrent can do it.
Find a friend in a less shit place you can proxy through.
Honest question, why would you need a VPN if you want to download from private trackers?
Usually, copyright owners target people on public trackers and on the DHT. Not a problem if you only get into private trackers.
Here’s a reliable, free VPN: https://riseup.net/en/vpn
use tor
