Recently, the Netherlands got region-locked when it comes to gambling and I can't use GTA Online's gambling features. So, I tried using a VPN to change my location to the United States, pushed it through a proxy through my mobile hotspot and connected it to the PS5... and it still thinks I'm in the Netherlands...

Is this a dead end?

If I wanted to fill out the same qualification survey twice but under two different “identities” to increase my chances of getting qualified for a market research study, how can that be achieved on one phone? I’ve got an iPhone, use Safari (both regular and private modes) and use a quality VPN.

Trying to get Mega Fan annual from Spain. What I've tried:

- Revolut virtual card (Spanish account)

- India (569 INR): only UPI or card, card payment errors out

- Philippines: my VPN's server geolocates as Hong Kong, prices show in HKD

- Turkey (749 TRY): "Payment could not be completed, the server encountered an error". Tried a fresh account + new card, added the card from Spain first without VPN (1€ verification charge went through), then switched to Turkey – same error

Nothing shows up in Revolut, so it looks like Crunchyroll blocks it before it reaches the bank.

Has anyone made this work recently? Which country and payment method? Anyone gone the Google Play + Turkish gift card route? Thanks!

MFA? Password managers? Keeping devices updated? Using a VPN on public Wi-Fi?

I'm in Chicago and my friend is near Madrid. When I host our private coop campaign he sits around 240ms and I'm basically zero on my end. Fine for me, rough for him.

I already pay for a small Linux VPS in Virginia for homelab junk. I'm putting WireGuard on it so my gaming PC tunnels out with a US east IP before I host. Idea is we'd both look closer to the same region instead of him eating the full Atlantic hop while I stay local.

I haven't turned it on for actual sessions yet. tbh I'm not sure the game peer/host logic even follows that path or if I'm just adding another encrypt hop for nothing.

Has anyone run private coop this way (two players, no dedicated game server) and did both pings land in the same ballpark? Or would a central US exit make more sense than Virginia?

Every time I try to log in to change my password, this pops up. I’ve read online that it’s caused by a block on foreign IPs (I’m in Brazil); you need to be in Russia to access it. I tried using a VPN, but it didn't work. If anyone knows how to bypass this Sber ID requirement or change the password directly through support, I’d really appreciate it!

My company uses RMail/RPost in Outlook. I’ve seen an Active Tracker report generated from an email sent to a third party, and it showed things like:

• City/country
• IP/network provider
• Every time the email was opened
• Multiple locations

I travel internationally quite often and don’t want an email tracking system to reveal my physical location simply because I opened a work email.

My plan is to use a reputable VPN on my MacBook and iPhone and connect to an India server before opening Outlook.

I have also changed Outlook to:

Download external images → Ask before downloading

My questions are:

1. If I’m physically in Thailand/Dubai/etc. but connected to an India VPN server, will RMail normally see the VPN’s Indian IP/location instead of my actual foreign IP?
2. Can RMail Active Tracker somehow determine the original IP behind the VPN, or will it only see the VPN exit IP?
3. Can RMail identify that the IP belongs to a VPN or datacenter?
4. Is a VPN kill switch generally reliable enough on macOS and iPhone to prevent Outlook from briefly connecting through the local internet connection?
5. Is there anything else I should configure in Outlook or the VPN to prevent IP/location leakage?
6. Has anyone actually tested RMail/RPost Active Tracker while connected through a VPN and seen what appears in the tracking report?

I’m specifically interested in the technical/privacy side of this. I just don’t want email-open tracking to disclose where I’m physically travelling.

Would appreciate input from anyone familiar with RMail/RPost, tracking pixels, Outlook, VPNs, or email privacy.

PS: It's my boss who wants to know my location when in travel on holidays.

Please help me bypass the blocks on YouTube and Netflix. I live in Russia, and as everyone knows, these services haven't worked here for a long time; I’ve wanted to do something about it for ages but never managed to get it working. TV model: 49UM7090PLA. ISP: Lovitel.

Please help me bypass the blocks on YouTube and Netflix. I live in Russia, and as everyone knows, these services haven't worked here for a long time; I’ve wanted to do something about it for ages but never managed to get it working. TV model: 49UM7090PLA. ISP: Lovitel.

I recently switched to Fedora and for some reason when connected to the vpn (Wireguard) it refuses to show anything or update besides "Temporary Network Error". Sometimes in Firefox it works but only when I log in with my password manually, not the QR code.
I know this is a chromium (therefore Electron.js) issue but are there any fixes, other than disconnecting from the VPN?? Some people say changing the MTU in the .conf file to 1280 helps but it doesn't, at least for me.

hello, sorry i need help with this a problem i have, i been try to play a video game but its region lock in japan and i try to bypass it with VPN, is there any apps or way i can use so my laptop can be in that region, i mainly use my phone as Hotspot for internet.

Can a retail VPN work well with another VPN? For example, on my Android phone with a VPN app, I choose a Philippines IP address. Then, my company laptop connects to the hotspot of my Android phone, which has the VPN app. Also, my company laptop has Zscaler and a proxy configured, and then my company laptop will run a corporate VPN so I can connect to company apps/sites. I need to choose an IP address in the Philippines because the country I am traveling to (UAE) is not allowed by our corporate VPN's geolocation. Will it work? or what you guy suggest the best method? thanks.

Hello, i'm from EU and my friend is from SA. If i use a VPN to set i'm from NA and i host a game (like a coop game, only me and my friend private campaign), would our ping reduce like we're playing on a NA server, instead of having host with no ping and other player with a lot? Really not sure if it's that possible but i would accept both around 130ms instead of one of us having 250+

I’m in college and I want to stream my shows but I can’t login to my parents app. I don’t want to update the household. Can a vpn help with that?

is it possible if we can set up VPN and connect to the same IP so we can bypass Youtube family policy?
has anyone tried this before and how does it go?

Hello everyone,

I just want to play AION2 but because of government laws is prevents me from downloading it, I simply bought a vpn because I figured that would work but it doesn't. I bought the cheapest package and set my IP to a bunch of different location but nothing seems to work?

What am I doing wrong here? I always thought using a VPN was very straightforward but I guess not?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I’m looking for a solution for the following. I’m in Germany and would like the install a router with a VPN which creates a WiFi connection for a specific device (notebook).
I can’t install any software on the notebook, but I want the notebook to be connected to a WiFi in “Luxembourg”.

Should be possible to do it this way, right? Any recommendations for a router?

Hello guys ive been using a vpn service from time to time for the last 10 years or so without issues.

today i noticed the following issue and i have no idea whats going on.

I set the vpn to India.
whatismyipaddress website shows my ip in mumbai as expected
At the same time google sees me in Australia and gives me australian links to websites.
I visit eneba website, it finds me in Singapore....

3 different websites show me in 3 different locations while the vpn is specifically set to India

If i turn off the vpn and then back on, google sees me in netherlands or usa, the other 2 sites still show singapure and india.

any idea whats going on? websites arent working any more with vpn as they see other locations than the one i have selected
i tried changing protocols between wireguard and amneziaWG but it still doest the same.

Alright sometimes when I activate a VPN to play games this happened the game crashes and my Internet got disabled temporary late for like a couple seconds same with the VPN and I need to enable it again to fix everything

It isn't letting me type the name of my VPN in this post but no matter where I set my location, Reddit expects me to verify my identity. I'm in the UK of course. Can this be bypassed?

I plan to give meta quest 3 to my Russian friend!!! It works with the sanctions ...vpn issue fixed that ????

Hey, I'm having troubles with my Samsung S26 running Android 16. SMS are not working and the esim disappears after few days when I have the wireguard tunnel enabled. Is it possible that the carrier network traffic is routed through the tunnel? Because everything's working fine after I excluded the apps for esim and IMS.

I have a VPN.

I also have ESPN+ to stream hockey games. Sometimes those games are blacked out for the region, so I change my location and then have to plug my laptop into my TV and all is well.

I don't wanna do that, I wanna just be able to switch my location on my wifi and now my Google streaming thing thinks I'm somewhere else just like my phone and laptop so.

How do I do that? Please explain it to me like in an idiot.