Anybody use Tor? Thoughts? Opinions? Experiences?

Started by CountDeMoney, October 01, 2012, 02:55:42 PM

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CountDeMoney

I did a search, didn't find if it was discussed before.  Curious about it, wanted to see if anybody has used it.

www.torproject.org


Phillip V

I use it to stream porn and Pandora radio overseas.

viper37

The thing is, it is really slow.  Really, really slow.  And it's always on.  And sometimes, you'll get to a site and it will say you are banned.  I couldn't log on Bioware's site with Tor active because the IP used was banned.  And it happenned a lot.

So when they made it "always on" for security reasons, I had to uninstall it.

But otherwise, it's a fine software doing what it advertizes.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

Josquius

Where does it differ from having a more conventional vpn?
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Vricklund

It's published with a free BSD license. Also, like Viper says, it's slooow. When my NSLU was still alive I dedicated 10Mbit of my bandwidth to Tor. If everyone could do that it would probably work alot better.

viper37

I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

jimmy olsen

Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 01, 2012, 02:55:42 PM
I did a search, didn't find if it was discussed before.  Curious about it, wanted to see if anybody has used it.

www.torproject.org
HMBOB is in China, so he must be using it right?
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