When Windcribe app is launched there are various domain activities like api.984bd7c214ff9239b88a0fcf1ce64690f7c53acf.com or checkip.984bd7c214ff9239b88a0fcf1ce64690f7c53acf.com and even api.block-only-if-you-have-a-small-pee-pee.io is it OK naming?
I think these apis are used to authenticate you login? Because if they set the api to their windscribe.com domain, it will be probably be blocked as many ISPs block VPNs websites in restricted countries.
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Their Double Hop implementation is really weird, it is traditional VPN + different VPN extension server location, unlike Mullvad VPN which is built-in their app.
It is wild how far Windscribe has come. Eight years ago they seemed like the typical bottom of the barrel VPN who was selling super cheap lifetime Pro memberships (I think they still honor these, I will find out in 2026), I think my voucher was around $30 if I remember correctly. Now they may end being one of the top four or five privacy respecting VPNs out there.
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They seem to be pretty competitive when it comes to price. I was using their ābuild-a-planā tier for a while for $3 a month as it was all I needed. I took them up on their recent birthday offering ($29 a year for Pro). They seem to have deals fairly often though.
Stack Social have a 3 year Pro subscription for $89 at the moment.
Iām a bit annoyed that you need to pay extra for a static IP if you want port forwarding. Unless Iām misunderstand something.
Theyāre used to grab the configs, when you login things like api.windscribe.com are blocked, obviously though certain regimes block that and all public DoH providers. It would seem likely Windscribe are registering temporary domains not tied to windscribe.com
Maybe with the last one having a bit of fun at the censorās expense (seeing as they are the ones seeing that when they monitor internet traffic in their countries).
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Well said !
Any other Fedora + Windscribe users here? (or Linux more broadly)
I subscribed to Windscribe recently and Iām encountering a number of frustrations.
One of the weirdest issues Iām experiencing is that when Windscribeās desktop app is connected, I canāt open Firefox or various other applications, or if it does open, it might take 1-2 minutes to launch (compared to <3 seconds normally), Disconnecting and then reconnecting (after launching the browser) solves the problem. But it is extremely frustrating. So far the Windscribe Linux experience feels like a big step down, from Mullvad, but it is too early for me to judge with confidence. Has anyone else experienced an issue similar to this?
Take this with a major grain of salt as I do not use Windscribe on Linux
but this sounds very familiar (almost the exact same symptoms) to issues I have experienced with VPNs in the past. Have you tried lowering the MTU (no clue if Windscribe on Linux offers this option) value? Setting the MTU to 1280 for me in similair situations fixed this issue for me.
I use the Windscribe client on Fedora and canāt say Iāve had the same issue, but I do use other providers with it instead of using Windscribeās servers.
Have you tried contacting them about it?
I am in the process of collecting relevant info and writing up a bug report right now. Its a bit of an odd problem to try to describe
Iām also going to give @Parish2555 's recommendation a try, see if that might help.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=rDQWoSb5Ibs - just watched this and the security Researcherās post and the X thread kind of downgraded the opinions and respect on Windscribe, personally. What do you all think ?
This has been discussed before see @632vx8 message above. Also, that youtuber has personal beef with Windscribe, so I would consider any takes from him about Windscribe with a big grain of salt.
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Video made by Tom spark, opinion automatically disqualified. But I agree with the researcher about Windscribeās incompetence. They seem to focus more on marketing and humor than actually improving the security and privacy of the product. I would choose Mullvad or IVPN if you really care about security and privacy.
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Sorry, I donāt follow Tom Sparkās too. I donāt even care about that guy, I am speaking of the Security researcher and CEO of Windscribeās discussion in twitter thread.
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For Fā¦'s sake, I didnāt read the thread, and just blindly commented. So, donāt rant me. I am reading it now.
They do support custom MTU values in their App
Why is it illegal because of being published in the public before being fixed ?
I get the unethical part.
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