VPN question

[Odd-no-more]

I've just bought a Nord VPN to help with UK TV in Spain. It. Came with upto 10 devices, is there anything to be gained by putting it on my pc and our phones? I've never had a VPN and not missed it

 

[ivorantony]

It adds another level of security plus it easily disables if you want, so imo it’s worth doing,

 

[jerryz]

i have recently dumped Nord as it was so slow and glitchy i still have 2 years subscription until may 25 but their tech support has not solved my problems ,, im now using windscribe

 

[suavecarve]

I've just bought a Nord VPN to help with UK TV in Spain. It. Came with upto 10 devices, is there anything to be gained by putting it on my pc and our phones? I've never had a VPN and not missed it

For the phone, you can then watch the UK iplayers from your phone, so if there was breaking news for example.

For the computer, you might want to watch something abroad.

As has been mentioned before there are some extra security levels.

The plus point is if you add it to either, you dont have to use it, but its there if you do decide it is of some use

 

[swemmy666]

Yes, when using unsecure wifi in cafes etc, it encrypts your data between you and the VPN hub

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[Odd-no-more]

Thanks everyone, sorry another question, we have UK SIMs but as we are staying for months we will get Spanish SIMs as well, we have duel SIM phones, if the VPN is on the phone, would I need to add it again with the new SIM?

 

[swemmy666]

I've no experience but I would thought that the VPN is active for all SIMS and WIFI unless you use split tunneling for APPS that require it, split tunneling is a fancy term for unencrypted non VPN traffic.

 

[Guigsy]

It adds another level of security plus it easily disables if you want, so imo it’s worth doing,

Meh. If you're on a trusted network, like at home, it doesn't really do much. It just makes anyone trying to track you, think you're connected from somewhere else. Downsides are they redirecting your traffic via someone else does slow your connection down a bit. VPNs are useful in the corporate world because it make your laptop appear as if it's in the office network. They're useful if you're trying to fool a streaming service into thinking you're from a certain area they cover. As a security tool for hinge use, it's been a bit over sold.

 

[Odd-no-more]

I've set it up on my phone and not noticed anything different