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    Private Internet Access now has MACE for phones

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Jul 11, 2016.

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    I have a 2 year subscription with PIA that I stopped using as their VPN speeds became horrible after they gained popularity but I do still use it on my phones as it is one of the best VPN apps and simplest to use.

    Today PIA was updated on my phone and I checked the changelog, says it has built in Ad Blocking using a feature called MACE.

    So I enabled it and indeed it works great. This will greatly improve loading speeds of webpages and decrease data usage! :)
     
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    PIA = Pain in the Ass ? Sorry im sooo sorrry.. it had to be done :>

    But genuine question, why do you use a VPN?
     
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    1) For Privacy especially while at public locations

    2) To access restricted content where I reside
     
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    Ah. Didn't realise the 2nd one was that much of an issue there.

    Over here i just use a private tracker and encrypt the connection :D
     
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    d00d, if you don't have a VPN, nothing works here, especially on a phone, no Viber, no IMO, nothing which has VOIP, no FaceTime, Skype calls don't work, just to name a few :rolleyes:
     
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    @bloodhawk

    yeah so basically, without a VPN, any smartphone would be converted into a dumbphone, only making calls and making IM chats with no VOIP works like Whatsapp :rolleyes:
     
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    Whats the point of Interbutts then ? If nothing works lol. This is a question for the Telecom operators there.
     
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    The bigger question to the carriers here, what is the use of paying insane money monthly for unlimited data plans when nothing works? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

    Get a 10 GB package for only $40 USD monthly and use it nowhere since we banned everything!! :rolleyes:
     
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