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Mullvad, Swedish VPN company, allows you to pay by cash via physical mail (mullvad.net)

submitted 1 day ago by Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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[-] zonnewin@feddit.nl 22 points 1 day ago

They also have a flat 5 euro per month rate, which hasn't changed in 15 years.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 day ago

They also assign you a number instead of requiring an email.

[-] neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Also they don't have any passwords. Their accountnumbers are in some ways early passkeys.

[-] Puschel_das_Eichhorn@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

The German email provider mailbox.org allows this as well.

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

I've been seriously thinking about moving my stuff mailbox.org. It sounds better and better.

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

Didn't know mullvad is Swedish, cool. Wonder how they compare to NordVPN? Not an expert and I felt like the rabbit hole got deeper and deeper trying to make a proper purchase decision before committing to a specific VPN...

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago

Nordvpn does too much advertising to be legit

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah they have a pretty widespread ad campaign. Never tried them though, wondering if it is all marketing or is it good?

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

I've always used Mullvad or Proton, no experience with Nordvpn

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Okay so I'm getting quite good vibes from Mullvad (already had a good impression). Guess I'll give it a buy especially now that I know it's Swedish!

[-] Zulu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Late to the party but i went from expressvpn > nord > mullvad and then have been with mullvad for a few years now.

I know mullvad works because it breaks a lot of sites that dont like that they cant identify me / are blocking mullvads external IP's. Nord's ad campaign and ease of use always felt vaguely 'too good' to feel like i was really obfuscated (although i know that doesnt make my gut feeling correct either)

Either way, yeah mullvad is amazing, cheap, and hasnt given me a single reason yet to question it.

Hope the same goes for you!

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

I have looked exactly at those three options and the comparison table I made started to get overwhelming. I really appreciate the review and experiences and am convinced I'll go with mullvad. Thank you!