author: programming

How to hide ip: Pros and Cons of PirateBay’s IPREDator

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:16 AM PDT

The Pirate Bay launched a while ago a new service called IPREDator. It’s a VPN service designed to give you a private and 100% secure internet access. It uses 128bit encryption to make sure that no one, not even your IPS, is able to peek in your data transfers.

After receiving my invite (unfortunately the beta invites are now closed, but you should keep an eye on them), I have tested IPREDator for more than a month. The package to be purchased is 15 euro/3 months, so it comes to 5 euro/month. The setup is very simple (PPTP) so you should not have any problems.

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Bottom line: a list of pros and cons for this VPN service. They will help you decide whether IPREDator is suitable for you and whether it is worth waiting for an invite.

Pros

It works! IPREDator does what is says: provides total online anonymity and security. Suitable for torrents.
The speed is great! Now that it seems to be stablized, the service provides fast online connection. As the servers are located in Sweden, that may vary, depending on your location.
Works on iPhone
All ports are forwarded
Easy to install
The price is acceptable (60 euro/year) compared to other VPN services

Cons

Provides only Swedish IP. This makes IPREDator no suitable to unblock Hulu, Pandora and other sites that are restrected to users outside US. The same applies to BCC iPlayer.
Basic site and service. The site (too) simple and not very nice looking. No fancy design.
Only support PPTP
Limited use for iPhone due to its Swedish IP address(es)