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Anyone heard of IronSocket? Are they any good?

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Anyone heard of IronSocket? Are they any good?

I have been using hidemynet (now rebranded as Ironsocket) to use the DNS service to get different Netflix content. I see that they also offer VPN services and state on the website that they don't keep logs.

Has anyone used or uses Ironsocket and can comment about ther VPN service?

Thanks
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There are thousands of VPN services. Some are alright and obviously some are better. I usually check a lot of reviews and become very familiar with their ToS.
Check their country of origin as some laws governing privacy is very tepid.
Personally, I am not familiar with IronSocket VPN services.
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hightech wrote: I have been using hidemynet (now rebranded as Ironsocket) to use the DNS service to get different Netflix content. I see that they also offer VPN services and state on the website that they don't keep logs.

Has anyone used or uses Ironsocket and can comment about ther VPN service?

Thanks
I got in on HMN when it was posted here for $25 a year, and although I have not really used the DNS, I have used the VPN a bit and can say, it's been pretty good for me.

They did mess up my billing after my year was over, and they cut me off after I had paid them a month earlier, but it was due to the fact I had referral credits that were not applied, so they had to send me a second invoice, which I then paid. Somehow the first invoice was still active and when it was not paid, they cut me off.

A few quick e-mails through the support portal solved everything pretty quickly and they apologized for the issue.

A few days later I got an e-mail saying I got an upgrade on my account and I was allowed more VPN slots, but it's possible everyone got that e-mail? Not really sure how I would even go about using multiple VPN slots at same time, except for giving them out to friends or using them on multiple devices I guess (but at the same time?)
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In my opinion, you cant' go wrong with a company that replies to support requests and even goes so far as to apologize. Shame the same cannot be said for most companies out there that just ignore requests for help.

I would say they are one of the good ones based on what I just read.
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I used them for a couple of years when they were HideMyNet. The service was okay but got a little unreliable at the end so I switched to PrivateInternetAccess (which has been very good).
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MafiaHitman wrote: I got in on HMN when it was posted here for $25 a year, and although I have not really used the DNS, I have used the VPN a bit and can say, it's been pretty good for me.

They did mess up my billing after my year was over, and they cut me off after I had paid them a month earlier, but it was due to the fact I had referral credits that were not applied, so they had to send me a second invoice, which I then paid. Somehow the first invoice was still active and when it was not paid, they cut me off.

A few quick e-mails through the support portal solved everything pretty quickly and they apologized for the issue.

A few days later I got an e-mail saying I got an upgrade on my account and I was allowed more VPN slots, but it's possible everyone got that e-mail? Not really sure how I would even go about using multiple VPN slots at same time, except for giving them out to friends or using them on multiple devices I guess (but at the same time?)

I'm on the same $25/year plan, grandfathered for life (or as long as they stay in business).
I upgraded to get an extra slot which was about $5 more for 3 slots total and then they recently upgraded me to 8 slots for the same price. Not sure what I'll do with all those.

I've also found their tech support to be quite responsive.

I use their DNS to get US Netflix and their VPN (lots of servers to choose from) when I occasionally download.

I've been using them for about 8 months so far and have only had positive experiences.
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Question.

New to using VPN...

Can DNS and VPN be used at the same time? If so is there a benefit to doing so? If not, does VPN do the same thing as DNS for stuff like Netflix and Hulu?

If I'm understanding this correctly they would effectively be the same for Netflix/Hulu except using VPN is potentially slower depending on the location being used... am I correct?
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You could read their FAQ to see the different between VPN and DNSProxy

https://ironsocket.com/faq

You could use both at the same time. However, DNSProxy might take over if you connect to website configure for DNSProxy such as Netflix/Hulu...

Normally, you don't need VPN for Netflix/Hulu as the speed might be slow depends on VPN server.

You could switch region for those app configure for DNSProxy service from your account online at IronSocket

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jamgyu wrote: Can DNS and VPN be used at the same time? If so is there a benefit to doing so? If not, does VPN do the same thing as DNS for stuff like Netflix and Hulu?
Sure. No real benefit though. VPN already changes your IP. Smart DNS "changes" it again (but not really).

If I'm understanding this correctly they would effectively be the same for Netflix/Hulu except using VPN is potentially slower depending on the location being used... am I correct?
Only if your VPN upstream sucks.
I can get 650mbps on mine.
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Can anyone confirm speeds while using a torrent app with Ironsocket?
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jadoogar wrote: Can anyone confirm speeds while using a torrent app with Ironsocket?
I was just about to give them a try when I saw that they don't allow torrents on their Canadian server. Closest one is in Panama which will affect torrent speeds especially those with higher download speeds.
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esoxlee wrote: I was just about to give them a try when I saw that they don't allow torrents on their Canadian server. Closest one is in Panama which will affect torrent speeds especially those with higher download speeds.
Do you know of one that does allow torrent on canadian servers?
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goofball wrote: Do you know of one that does allow torrent on canadian servers?
Private Internet Access and Torguard. Both offer OpenVPN and Proxy for torrents with servers in Canada. Private Internet Access has the fastest OpenVPN I've ever used at 34,500 kb/s and Torguard has the fastest torrent proxy I've ever used at 38,869kb/s. My torrent speed without using VPN or proxy turned peaks at about 39,000 to 40,000 k/s. I believe both companies are based in the US.
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What's my best option if I want to use a VPN for torrenting on my computer and change the DNS on say a Roku (or PS3) so I can watch the Jays games through MLB.TV with no blackouts but still keep the Canadian account for my Apple TV so I can still access all my content? I contacted Private Internet Access and they said that you can't set up a VPN through a media device and it has to be set up through a router. I like to make things difficult. And I'm not that familiar with all this. I am assuming I'd run into the same problem with Ironsocket.
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Hello, I am new to Ironsocket VPN. I have connected to their Amsterdam VPN servers using OPenVPN and everything is working well. Similarly i use their US DNS Proxy servers and that works as expected. The only question I have is with DNS leaks. I used the DNS Leak test and also checked via http://ipleak.net/ and both show my real DNS information. I then next tried VPN with the Amsterdam server and also changed the static DNS for that VPN and that seems to prevent any DNS leaks. Is that you have done ? OR have you done something else to prevent DNS leaks ? Thanks for your suggestions.
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anyone having trouble with ironsocket? for the last 2 weeks netflix has been spotty. I have to log out, log back in to work.

Now US netflix is not working at all
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Cheapowill wrote: anyone having trouble with ironsocket? for the last 2 weeks netflix has been spotty. I have to log out, log back in to work.

Now US netflix is not working at all
I've been using US netflix on my Amazon Fire TV earlier today and even last night without issues with IronSocket.
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With IronSocket you can "share" your service with 2 other people.They allow 3 IP address/each for their VPN and DNS service.
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It's legit. I've been using it for 6 months. It doesn't seem to have the support of PIA, but it was 10$ cheaper for a year at the time that I needed it.
I can't complain, I got my setup working how I want it.

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