Edit: Sorry, I didn't leave much info. I guess I was thinking in more general terms. I use PIA, have for years. I've tried to change protocols and ports, my VPN speed still sits around 10K. Just ridiculous. Speed test without VPN:

SOLVED!! OK, I'm an absolute idiot. The tl;dr I had accidentally toggled the Toggle Alt. Rate Limits setting. Thank you everyone for attempting to help that which couldn't be helped!

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Looks like they are using OpenVPN and Wireguard, both static protocols that can be easily detected from your ISP.

Try a provider that offers a proprietary protocol - Astrill and ExpressVPN have their own, for example - or use a shadowsocks service instead.

And try playing around with different servers as well, I get great speeds going through Switzerland and Sweden with my VPN.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the info. I'll try your suggestions.

[–] isles@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How tested are the proprietary protocols for data safety?

[–] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

Nobody knows, externally. That's the thing about proprietary stuff.

Personally I think they are using a modified open standard and just add an obfuscating layer to the client-server-handshake, but that's speculation on my end.