submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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My ISP seems to be throttling my VPN connection. Just started a week or so ago. Anyone have any tips for correcting this shit?

Edit: Sorry, I didn't leave much info. I guess I was thinking in more general terms. I use PIA, have for years. I've tried to change protocols and ports, my VPN speed still sits around 10K. Just ridiculous. Speed test without VPN:

SOLVED!! OK, I'm an absolute idiot. The tl;dr I had accidentally toggled the Toggle Alt. Rate Limits setting. Thank you everyone for attempting to help that which couldn't be helped!

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[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 13 points 8 months ago

Have you tried switching protocol (if you're using UDP, try TCP, and vice versa), changing the port (if the VPN server supports multiple alternate ports), trying different countries, or using different VPN types (if you're using Wireguard, try OpenVPN, and vice versa)?

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I've tried everything but different countries. I'll get back to you on that.

Edit: Nope. Everything I change seems to make no difference in speed. Not slower, not faster.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 3 points 8 months ago

Check your VPN provider and see if they offer alternate VPN types besides OpenVPN and Wireguard. If you're lucky, your ISP might not throttle it yet. For example, ProtonVPN has a "stealth" protocol and Mullvad has ShadowSock

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago

Especially if you're trying to use OpenVPN on a home Wi-Fi router. Those are really underpowered, and OpenVPN is fairly inefficient. Wireguard on the other hand...