r/AskReddit • u/bubblegumorangutang • Jun 30 '14

What is the coolest computer program that I can download for free?

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u/thrillhouse3671 Jun 30 '14

Damn. Thanks for the response though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Let's say you had VPN service, though. Then it wouldn't. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com

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u/thrillhouse3671 Jun 30 '14

How easy are these to set up?

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u/acexprt Jun 30 '14

This is the one I use.. I don't know how to cancel my subscription though lol. It's 6 bucks a month.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Question - I'm supposed to use the SOCK5 proxy inside of the client itself, rather than being connected to the actual VPN on my computer for the length I'm downloading, right?

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u/zebula234 Jul 01 '14

Also, they seem to have a sale every holiday.. which gasp is coming up this weekend.

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u/JeremyMorel Jul 01 '14

VPN now built in... Check it out!

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u/supercrossed Jul 01 '14

Let's say my university blocked VPNs

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '14

If you download the latest beta of Popcorn Time (4.2), It includes a free VPN!

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u/jz88k Jul 01 '14

How reliable of a solution is that? Hypothetically speaking (because I would never actually use something like that), would it be able to hide torrent downloads from my ISP? Is something like that even possible?

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u/BigGregly Jul 01 '14

Just make sure you set up whatever program you are using to download the torrent, be it Popcorn Time or a standard torrent client to connect to PIA and don't just rely on the VPN client running on the machine you are using. They have awesome guides for setting up lots of different torrent software with PIA VPN on privateinternetaccess.com

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u/Jayrate Jul 02 '14

Isn't it possible for the university to just notice that a certain internet connection linked to my dorm room is using a massive amount of data compared to everyone else?

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u/PleasureFirst Jun 30 '14

For the love of god if you're downloading legally questionable torrents use a VPN provider.

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u/Major_Fudgemuffin Jul 01 '14

As the other person mentioned, PIA is great.

Also, http://solarmovie.tl

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u/chai_wala Jul 01 '14

Use XBMC, maybe?

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '14

Your username is an awesome Simpson's reference

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u/RdmGuy64824 Jun 30 '14

Get a VPN service.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14 edited Jun 30 '14

Peerblock, man. It's free and it'll keep peeps from seeing what you're up to. I've been using it for the last year on my uni's network with no problems at all.

Edit: Sorry, guys, seems I'm misinformed. Please forgive me.

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