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3-Year Windscribe VPN Pro Plan Subscription (Digital Delivery)

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StackSocial has 3-Year Windscribe VPN Pro Plan Subscription (Digital Delivery) on sale for $69.97.

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  • Length of access: 3 years
  • Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Access options: desktop or mobile
  • Max number of device(s): unlimited

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StackSocial has 3-Year Windscribe VPN Pro Plan Subscription (Digital Delivery) on sale for $69.97.

Thanks to Community Member FuschiaDolphin757 for sharing this deal.

Product Details:
  • Length of access: 3 years
  • Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Access options: desktop or mobile
  • Max number of device(s): unlimited

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This price matches the previous +84 FP deal.
  • About this Product:
    • Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on over 110 customer reviews.
  • Additional Notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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aerogems
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This is a very simplified explanation, but should be good enough for government work, as the saying goes.

You have two basic types of VPNs. PPTP and "full" VPNs like Windscribe. PPTP VPNs tend to be faster because there's less going on and they don't offer as much privacy by way of encryption. "Full" VPNs offer much better encryption and thus privacy but that obviously requires more processing power which can result in slower speeds. That's on top of all the usual things that can cause performance issues with networks the size of the Internet.

You also have to accept that a VPN is going to generally slow things down a little. You use it because you don't want your ISP building an advertising profile of you from your browsing history and selling it to anyone willing to pay the asking price or things of that nature. That all said, Windscribe has been working to both increase their server footprint and upgrade some of the nodes to 10Gbps connections.

I've been using Windscribe since I snagged one of their lifetime deals several years ago. They don't even offer them anymore. For the most part, I am pretty happy with the performance of Windscribe. The past few days it's been kind of slow, but it's a blip over the span of several years. Probably just a lot of new customers and existing customers who got new computers, game consoles or something and they're temporarily saturating the network. They've also had issues with people reselling access to their accounts and, in at least one case, using like 7.5PB of data in a single month. They're starting to crack down on that, but it could also very well explain why you've been having poor access speeds.

If you take everything together, Windscribe probably ranks as one of the best VPN providers out there.
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Info posted by someone else (SEKI19) in the previous deal

1) Login to your Windscribe account
2) Navigate to this page: https://windscribe.com/upgrade?cp...d=features
3) Click the green button for 'Have a promo code?' and then enter your code. It will add the years to your existing account.


Comprehensive VPN Comparison Chart:
https://www.techlore.tech/vpn
JohnPaul2
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Huge fan of Windscribe VPN. It really is one of (if not) the best VPN provider between reliability, speed, and privacy.

Techlore's comparison guide on VPNs really highlights the strengths of Windscribe (and the weakness of other providers).

https://www.techlore.tech/vpn

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Jan 3, 2025
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Jack Schitt
Jan 3, 2025
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Quote from SouthPawNd :
I bought my Windscribe lifetime in 2017. Reddit users say it's good for 10 years, try you have to ask them to "renew". You have any info on how to do so?
I'm kinda in the same mindset. Bought what I thought was lifetime and I guess not. I gave up recently because I didn't use them much. Ever since then I'm hounded to renew/rejoin.

Had to resort to placing them in my Spam folder. Thankfully, I didn't give them my cellphone number. While rather speedy, it's not what I thought.
Jan 3, 2025
377 Posts
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sr27
Jan 3, 2025
377 Posts
Quote from aerogems :
This is a very simplified explanation, but should be good enough for government work, as the saying goes.

You have two basic types of VPNs. PPTP and "full" VPNs like Windscribe. PPTP VPNs tend to be faster because there's less going on and they don't offer as much privacy by way of encryption. "Full" VPNs offer much better encryption and thus privacy but that obviously requires more processing power which can result in slower speeds. That's on top of all the usual things that can cause performance issues with networks the size of the Internet.

You also have to accept that a VPN is going to generally slow things down a little. You use it because you don't want your ISP building an advertising profile of you from your browsing history and selling it to anyone willing to pay the asking price or things of that nature. That all said, Windscribe has been working to both increase their server footprint and upgrade some of the nodes to 10Gbps connections.

I've been using Windscribe since I snagged one of their lifetime deals several years ago. They don't even offer them anymore. For the most part, I am pretty happy with the performance of Windscribe. The past few days it's been kind of slow, but it's a blip over the span of several years. Probably just a lot of new customers and existing customers who got new computers, game consoles or something and they're temporarily saturating the network. They've also had issues with people reselling access to their accounts and, in at least one case, using like 7.5PB of data in a single month. They're starting to crack down on that, but it could also very well explain why you've been having poor access speeds.

If you take everything together, Windscribe probably ranks as one of the best VPN providers out there.
PPTP VPN? Are we in 90s? I don't know where you are getting this from. But those kinds of VPNs died decades ago. Nobody uses them anymore or haven't in decades.
Jan 3, 2025
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RelaxedGoat4187
Jan 3, 2025
10 Posts
Mu current Windscribe account expiring Sept 2025, bought and redeem another 3 year. Now Sept 2028. Been using since 2018. Thanks😀
Jan 3, 2025
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velani
Jan 3, 2025
534 Posts
Does the timer activate on purchase or when you activate in the next 30 days? I want it to activate around end of January if possible
Jan 3, 2025
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aerogems
Jan 3, 2025
393 Posts
Quote from sr27 :
PPTP VPN? Are we in 90s? I don't know where you are getting this from. But those kinds of VPNs died decades ago. Nobody uses them anymore or haven't in decades.
They still exist. They may not be quite as prevalent, but are most definitely still out there.
Jan 3, 2025
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aerogems
Jan 3, 2025
393 Posts
Quote from SouthPawNd :
I bought my Windscribe lifetime in 2017. Reddit users say it's good for 10 years, try you have to ask them to "renew". You have any info on how to do so?
Pretty sure you just send a message to their customer service email, tell them you had one of the coveted lifetime plans, and after they verify it on their end, they reup you for another 10 years or whatever the max amount of time is. Rinse and repeat until either you or Windscribe dies. Might not be a bad idea to be sure to have a copy of the receipt from wherever you got the lifetime sub from. I would assume that they'll be able to see the coupon code used when you signed up and associate that with a lifetime plan, but always better to have it and not need it than the alternative.
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shortyman24
Jan 3, 2025
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Quote from SouthPawNd :
I bought my Windscribe lifetime in 2017. Reddit users say it's good for 10 years, try you have to ask them to "renew". You have any info on how to do so?
From their site https://windscribe.com/knowledge-...nt-expiry/
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goixiz
Jan 3, 2025
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Quote from lookitsandrew :
Is the deal still available? Which plan did you get?
I cannot find the plan either
Jan 3, 2025
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SouthPawNd
Jan 3, 2025
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Quote from shortyman24 :
From their site https://windscribe.com/knowledge-...nt-expiry/
Thanks. So far I have only used it on my laptop to watch blackout MLB games. Won't work on phone since it forces location to be enabled at which point the Windscribe server somewhere else doesn't work
Last edited by SouthPawNd January 2, 2025 at 09:04 PM.
Jan 3, 2025
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DummyThick
Jan 3, 2025
25 Posts
• Canadian company, thus fall into '5 eyes'
• Logs Timestamps
• Logs Bandwidth
• Limited torrenting support

Yikes… that's a huge nah for me, dawg. If you value privacy in any facet, this is not the VPN for you.
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DummyThick
Jan 3, 2025
25 Posts
Quote from armaf :
How does this handle port forwarding? SOCKs5? Any real users doing either with ease with their software?
• it doesn't
• it doesn't
No, privacy-conscious, technologically savvy individuals don't use this VPN. lmao
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DummyThick
Jan 3, 2025
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Quote from aerogems :
Citations required.
ehem! Citations required!! 🤓☝️
Jan 3, 2025
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Verifiable
Jan 3, 2025
40 Posts
Has anyone used this with Pokemon Go?
Jan 3, 2025
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MHBoy
Jan 3, 2025
107 Posts
Have had windscribe for 2 years.. no complaints

But just saw this - https://www.stacksocial.com/sales...-bulletvpn

Any thoughts/experience on this one?

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VeeTeeF
Jan 3, 2025
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I got the Stacksocial lifetime deal years ago and I've been using Windscribe ever since, no complaints at all and the ad and tracker blocking are very effective. I've used it mostly in the US to connect to other US servers, but I've also connected to EU servers from the US with no issues. I've used it in multiple countries to connect to US servers to watch US streaming TV and it works well on any device that doesn't geolocate. Something like Pluto TV doesn't care, but YouTube TV will use GPS for location unless your device doesn't have GPS (like Chromecast for Google TV, FireStick, etc).

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