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over a year ago
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"is tor any good as a day to day web browser"
Haven't used it for a while, but unless it's changed - the way it works is it
- uploads and downloads from your pic/ip.
Normal browsers just download, so was a bit slow + if you have a data limit...you may run out faster. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"is tor any good as a day to day web browser
Haven't used it for a while, but unless it's changed - the way it works is it
- uploads and downloads from your pic/ip.
Normal browsers just download, so was a bit slow + if you have a data limit...you may run out faster."
if you have a data limit...you may run out faster
why is that?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"is tor any good as a day to day web browser
Haven't used it for a while, but unless it's changed - the way it works is it
- uploads and downloads from your pic/ip.
Normal browsers just download, so was a bit slow + if you have a data limit...you may run out faster.
if you have a data limit...you may run out faster
why is that??"
Well, data packets are going in 2 directions. The stuff u download + the stuff tor uploads. All counts on your data total doesn't it?
It's not a peer to peer browser, and they re-route packets - which is what gives you the security cos no-one really knows where the packets are coming from/going to.
If you use a packet sniffer, it would show one source of data packets coming in but a shit load going out.
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over a year ago
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"You could just use a Vpn- plenty out there
i find free vpn not that good
bit slow"
Yeah.
I use cyber ghost- it's not too bad , but you get kicked off after 2 hours + have to reconnect. But it's free.
Depends what you want it for - if security is more important than speed. You'd prob use tor+ a vpn. Plus an encrypted email , but from what I've seen of free encrypted email, it seems to encrypt your actual drive. Mind you that's encrypted internet email , dunno about outlook etc.
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over a year ago
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If you plan on using tor for its true purpose then it's one of a kind... but if you just want to use it as just a browser it's not so bad, just slow.
Ide just stick with a VPN if your not browsing DW. It will be faster.
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