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AirVPN vs Mullvad which should I use? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Trincapinones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I am thinking about changing VPN, I am currently using ProtonVPN and I was thinking about changing to AirVPN (for its prices and port forwarding) or Mullvad (Everyone says it is better regarding privacy but I don't know why).

Which one would you recommend and why? I have seen a lot of criticism towards AirVPN for being based in Italy, but if they don't collect the data as they say they do, there shouldn't be any problem, right?

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[–] Trincapinones@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What mainly seemed to me a motivation to use AirVPN was the price, 30€ per year with the halloween discount vs the 60€ per year of Mullvad was a good incentive, but seeing so many people criticizing AirVPN without much basis I was worried about making a bad decision, thanks for the great support.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I switched to AirVPN from Mullvad after they removed port forwarding and it has been working fine for me. The phone client is dated like others say, and I have had a few ads popup in it, but it's worked fine so far. I don't have anymore knowledge about their privacy standards than the next guy, but I'm not too concerned as I'm just using it to torrent Linux ISOs.

I will say that Mullvad is a pretty stand-up company, and I was sad to leave them, but I need port forwarding.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have had a few ads popup in it,

How is this not cause enough to instantly drop them!?

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

They're cheap and offer port forwarding and there is a radio button you can click to stop seeing ads. It's typically just a sale notice for AirVPN.

[–] Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No worries. They are both good VPNs. You really can't go wrong.