161 sats \ 3 replies \ @Hypnagog 20 Sep 2023 \ on: IVPN Light: short-term VPN access priced in sats, paid with Lightning bitcoin
Been using ivpn for the last few months. VERY happy with service. Anonymous account creation, pay with btc and super fast VPN.
Only drawback is that most servers are in the "5 eyes" countries. Canada, uk, us, Europe. Wish there were some more obscure countries.... I use Iceland almost exclusively.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @viktorv OP 20 Sep 2023
Thanks! We have exit locations in 35 countries. Do you have a specific one in mind which is missing from the list?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Hypnagog 20 Sep 2023
Would love to see some central america/south america ones.... I.e. el salvador!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @viktorv OP 20 Sep 2023
Thanks. Mexico is coming soon.
The issue with more obscure countries is:
  1. Reliability - it's much harder to find a dependable data center that can offer close to 100% uptime and proper server controls that we require
  2. Price - bare metal servers and bandwidth is much more expensive in such countries, and if real demand is not there to pay for additional subscriptions, it is clearly cost prohibitive (e.g. arranging this in Paraguay or Argentina is 5x costs compared to US/EU, or more)
Why big VPN providers can offer end points in many such countries? Because they don't rely on bare metal servers, but use VPS/shared hosting, which is cheaper, easier to replace and more expendable. We don't go down that route as it carries privacy and security risks.
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