cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/9382315

I have had no problem using VOIP over #protonVPN until recently. Connections happen but there is no audio. Anyone notice this?

I wondered if maybe they decided to make VOIP a non-free feature, but their premium plans do not list VOIP as an extra feature.

  • ChallengeApathyEnglish
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    4 months ago

    You using the free version? They just recently made a bunch of changes to the free tier that many of us aren’t too happy about.

    • coffeeCleanOPM
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      4 months ago

      Yes (hence why I looked at what their premium plans are advertised to offer).

      I noticed complaints about loss of “split tunneling” (not sure what that is, but I wonder if VOIP would be affected since voip works in a split kind of way… that is, there is a signalling session and the audio is a separate connection).

      • ChallengeApathyEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Split tunneling lets you select apps and IPs that route via normal connections without having to disconnect everything else, so that could be part of it.

        Honestly, that removal has to be the worst of them all. I manually have to disconnect anytime an app blocks a VPN connection which is just scummy.

        I love Proton but until we’re able to customize our subscription so we don’t have to use Unlimited just to use more than one of the products, I will stand by my belief that this change is very unfair. I have zero issue paying but I shouldn’t have to abandon my existing Proton sub in order to get another one.

        • coffeeCleanOPM
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          4 months ago

          I don’t understand how split tunneling would be something done on the server side of things. Maybe I’m misunderstanding but shouldn’t the routing be controlled on the user side? I could probably create a virtual network device called something like vn01 which tunnels via protonVPN and have select apps use that and other apps using tor or clearnet without protonVPN having any knowledge or control.

          • ChallengeApathyEnglish
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            4 months ago

            It should, I just think they got a little restriction-happy here. What’s the point of even offering a free VPN (as opposed go a free trial) if 99% of the features are unavailable?

            Like I said, I’d have much less of an issue if we could customize our plan, as I’d gladly get a sub, but I had to choose Proton Pass Plus since I don’t have $8/mo to spare for Unlimited. I do use all of Proton’s services so it’d be worth it but I genuinely don’t have the $8/mo to spare right now.