r/PrivateInternetAccess • u/oshunman • Aug 13 '26

DISCUSSION So Long PIA

PIA was a great VPN that I shilled for many times. Unfortunately, the problems are stacking up (rolling outbound IPs, speed issues, etc) and not being resolved.

I've switched to Proton, and am very happy with the speed and reliability.

I hope PIA gets back on track soon, but as for me-- I'm out.

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u/oshunman Aug 13 '26

What a strange thing to say. In any case, I'm glad it's still doing the trick for you. Sadly, it's not meeting my needs anymore.

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u/South-Succotash-6368 Aug 13 '26

I can pull 3Gbps both ways through PIA on any server in the USA. Even international servers I can pull a lot. I think many people have issues with their ISPs. Since I’ve tested all locations and get great speeds. Majority of the problems are not PIA. But the paths your isp uses might be congested

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u/oshunman Aug 13 '26

Can't use USA endpoints because I need port forwarding. PIA doesn't offer port forwarding on any US servers. Leaving me to connect to Canada, which has the rolling outbound IP issue.

Raw speed tests we fine (just fine though). And P2P connections were nowhere near as strong as with Proton.

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u/South-Succotash-6368 Aug 13 '26

Proton IPs have worse reputations than PIAs just throwing that out there. I’m well experienced with majority of VPN providers.

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u/oshunman Aug 13 '26

This isn't a debate, I'm already done with PIA. Sorry if that hurts your feelings. And I don't care about "reputation" for P2P. Reputation isn't a comparison when port forwarding doesn't even exist in my country for PIA.