Probably not a popular choice, but my VPN comes with an ad blocker which works great.
I’m still using Nord VPN as I got an insane deal a few years ago. Now it has something called Threat Protection which blocks all ads whether on my desktop browsers or on mobile.
✨Edit to add:
Yeah down vote me. Nord was a blackfriday deal from 3 years ago. Much has changed since then.
I travel full time and I’m now in the market for a new VPN provider. I don’t have my own router… I don’t even have a home.
Instead of just down voting, perhaps come with some constructive ideas or suggestions, thank you! ✨
Mullvad. Its only real downside is its lack of port forwarding and it passes all the Lemmy purity tests. You will never be downvoted for recommending it.
In all my travels, in all the cafés, libraries, hotels and co-working spaces I’ve used around the world, never have I seen anyone pull out their own router.
I’m not dismissing it’s potential or usefulness, I just think that for me to avoid adverts and to connect to a few streaming services from weird locations it might be a bit overkill.
Probably not a popular choice, but my VPN comes with an ad blocker which works great.
I’m still using Nord VPN as I got an insane deal a few years ago. Now it has something called Threat Protection which blocks all ads whether on my desktop browsers or on mobile.
✨Edit to add: Yeah down vote me. Nord was a blackfriday deal from 3 years ago. Much has changed since then.
I travel full time and I’m now in the market for a new VPN provider. I don’t have my own router… I don’t even have a home.
Instead of just down voting, perhaps come with some constructive ideas or suggestions, thank you! ✨
I use proton vpn but you’ll get downvoted no matter what if you don’t use the vpn the bandwagon likes.
This kind is behaviour is a major downfall on platforms like this.
💯 This is absolutely true. I’ll look at Proton. Thank you so much
So, um, which VPN does the bandwagon like?
Mullvad. Its only real downside is its lack of port forwarding and it passes all the Lemmy purity tests. You will never be downvoted for recommending it.
Lack of port-forwarding is a deal-breaker, unfortunately.
Yeah it’s one of the reasons I prefer Proton. Not many VPNs offer that functionality now, unfortunately.
You can just use a free adblocking DNS for that.
A browser adblocker is better for a few tricky ads.
lmao
Like I said it will be unpopular, but it’s about to expire anyway.
A more helpful response would be to recommend an alternative
Mullvad VPN
Much appreciated, thank you!
Always my recommendation as well
Why is that lmao
GL-AX1800 router with mullvad wireguard vpn config and adguard
I travel full time, so I don’t have my own internet connection.
That’s a travel router, meant specifically for people in your situation.
Appreciated, however I’m down to a 45 liter carry on bag now and I literally have no space to carry my own router around.
Understood. For what it’s worth, this is another one of their products that’s quite small:
https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt3000/
It supports several VPN services out of the box.
Thanks for the link.
In all my travels, in all the cafés, libraries, hotels and co-working spaces I’ve used around the world, never have I seen anyone pull out their own router.
I’m not dismissing it’s potential or usefulness, I just think that for me to avoid adverts and to connect to a few streaming services from weird locations it might be a bit overkill.
Sure thing! It can absolutely all be done from your phone; this is just another method if you have multiple devices.