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Re:Mozilla VPN by RandomBacon on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:33PM (#23565436)
It uses Mullvad, and is the same price as Mullvad. I am assuming Mozilla gets a cut. When my current Mullvad subscription expires, I will switch over.
Re:Mozilla VPN by LeoPanthera on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:40PM (#23565518)
It's less flexible than Mullvad. This new service is Wireguard-only, and as far as I can tell, requires you to use their custom app.

Mullvad additionally supports OpenVPN and other protocols, and is client-agnostic.

Re:Mozilla VPN by e12e on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:59PM (#23565738)
> Wireguard-only

That's great - less features and options are a plus for vpn services.

> requires you to use their custom app.

Sounds odd, if it's just using wireguard.

Re:Mozilla VPN by toomuchtodo on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:05PM (#23565805)
Might be opinionated to support a high quality user experience.

Guard rails can be good depending on your audience.

Re:Mozilla VPN by gladskdks on Friday June 19, 2020 @05:22AM (#23572697)
I second this. My family uses ProtonVPN and their own app is so clean and simple that even my mother can use it.

They support OpenVPN for when that's needed.

Re:Mozilla VPN by vpnwire on Thursday June 18, 2020 @04:07PM (#23567365)
I’ve been speedtesting a few VPN networks, and the biggest surprise has been how fast Mullvad + Wireguard are. I need to try NordLynx (NordVPN’s flavor of Wireguard) for more of an apples-to-apples comparison, but at least on the speed metric, it looks like Mozilla chose a good partner.

Making deeper data exploration possible is a work in progress, but you can see what I have so far here: https://vpnwire.co

Re:Mozilla VPN by Dahoon on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:53AM (#23573981)
How close is Mullvad to your max bandwidth? In other words how much loss of bandwidth do you see?
Re:Mozilla VPN by vpnwire on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:52AM (#23583416)
Max bandwidth is about 7 Gbps
Re:Mozilla VPN by maxisme on Thursday June 18, 2020 @06:48PM (#23569006)
Is Mullvad the only provider you are using with WireGuard?
Re:Mozilla VPN by vpnwire on Friday June 19, 2020 @01:53AM (#23571412)
Yep, the rest connect with OpenVPN at the moment
Re:Mozilla VPN by notRobot on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:38PM (#23565500)
Indeed. Can someone explain why it's not available outside of the US, though? I don't see the logic behind that.
Re:Mozilla VPN by pixxel on Friday June 19, 2020 @04:12AM (#23572245)
So they can test/ramp up infrastructure rather than open the service up to 8 billion potential customers, and not upset existing customer base.