Comment on Mullvad's ads are good
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Mullvad is one of those services that just works and I never worry about whether my server’s connection has fallen over. It’s fairly priced, transparent, and doesn’t abuse my privacy or trust. They never try to lure me into buying more/bigger/better like pretty much every company does now. Much like my water supply, I literally forget that the underlying solution exists because it so reliably does it’s job.
Feeling the same about Tailscale recently, but this comment is bait to find out if I’m wrong! Not paying yet but considering it.
They never try to lure me into buying more/bigger/better like pretty much every company does now.
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Biggest mistake I ever made was signing up for them. just the constant daily emails trying to be “funny” to get me to return.
Laser@feddit.org 2 months ago
Tailscale is a VPN in the classic sense, I e. to build a secure network over an insecure one. Mullvad is a service to hide your public IP address and switch from having to trust your ISP to having to trust Mullvad.
I too have a subscription to one of the latter services, but I always find them sketchy
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes I know, that’s why I use both for different purposes
I mean whether TailScale is more similar to Mullvad in business model and customer centrism, or whether the early signs of enshittification are already there (I haven’t seen any red flags to date)
Laser@feddit.org 2 months ago
Ok, I don’t really know why I wrote all that because it was pretty clear from context you know the difference. Hopefully it helps others.
For me, Mullvad isn’t an option because they don’t have port forwarding anymore.
JayJay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I found it useful, thanks for posting!
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh yeah, sorry not trying to be snarky - you are completely right so it is useful information.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 2 months ago
When Tailscale turns to shit then we have Netbird as an alternative
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have made a note, thank you!