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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[-] viking@infosec.pub 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Looks like they are using OpenVPN and Wireguard, both static protocols that can be easily detected from your ISP.

Try a provider that offers a proprietary protocol - Astrill and ExpressVPN have their own, for example - or use a shadowsocks service instead.

And try playing around with different servers as well, I get great speeds going through Switzerland and Sweden with my VPN.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

Thank you for the info. I'll try your suggestions.

[-] isles@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

How tested are the proprietary protocols for data safety?

[-] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 8 months ago

Nobody knows, externally. That's the thing about proprietary stuff.

Personally I think they are using a modified open standard and just add an obfuscating layer to the client-server-handshake, but that's speculation on my end.