[hothatchaway]

Originally Posted by R2D2

Here are my subscriptions:
word manager)
- Lastpass (password manager)
- Roboform (password manager)
- Bitwarden (password manager)
- Sticky Password (password manager)


Why so many password managers? Well, I don't trust them to be around for too long and given I have several hundred logins, passwords and secure notes I absolutely need a password manager utility. No point putting all your eggs in one basket.

How safe are password managers from hacking? Can one entrust these with internet banking passwords?


Do you recommend paid ones or free ones like Dashlane?

[R2D2]

Originally Posted by hothatchaway

How safe are password managers from hacking? Can one entrust these with internet banking passwords? Do you recommend paid ones or free ones like Dashlane?

No server/PC connected to the Internet is hack proof. Determined hackers will get through to it but what is more important is the type and strength of the encryption used to encrypt your data. All use end to end encryption 256 bit based AES algorithm (used by the US Govt.) salting, and some with PBKDEF2 among a variety of encryption techniques which make deciphering your data almost impossible. I won't go into each of these techniques as they are complex and the info is readily available on the internet should you be inclined to read about technologies and the advanced mathematics that go into these encryption techniques. Another area of weakness is the browser add-on. So make sure you update the PM app regularly.

Data is encrypted whether for free and paid service accounts. They distinguish themselves on the features. I've tried heck of a lot of password managers (I've added Keeper and Password Boss to the list since my last post) and my favourites are Lastpass, Dashlane and Roboform in that order.

If I have to recommend just one right off the cuff it has to be Lastpass. Their free account is nearly as good as the paid service.

[SPARKled]

Adobe CC
Tidal Family plan (My most used subscription)
Amazon Prime
Netflix

[GTO]

Originally Posted by GTO

My list:

- Google Drive (1 TB plan)
- Spotify (Family plan)
- NYTimes.com (absolutely love their content quality)
- the-ken.com
- E2E Networks - for the bad boy servers running Team-BHP
- MailChimp (Team-BHP Newsletters)
- Tapatalk (for the useless Android & iOS Team-BHP Apps)
- Two other SaaS I'd rather not name (used for the Team-BHP Store)
- Amazon Prime / Prime Video
- Office 365 (annual plan)

Wow, my list has really expanded & I'm totally okay with paying for good content. To add to the above:

- Netflix
- HotStar
- The Morning Context
- Bloomberg
- WSJ
- Vanity Fair
- Wired
- Fortune.com

That's over 15 subscriptions / month! We are truly living in a subscription era.

[Jedi.Knight]

FYI. I found this nifty Android app to view all my subscriptions:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...riptionmanager

[AtheK]

Digital world, it is.

1. Netflix UHD plan
2. Amazon Prime
3. Hotstar + Disney Plus
4. Zee 5
5. Sony Liv
6. Office 365
7. Xbox Game pass ultimate
8. Playstation plus (just expired)
9. Gaana Plus
10. YouTube premium.
11. Magzter (About to expire)

Wow that is quite something, but with all the above we have removed DTH.

[Aviatoraval]

Originally Posted by R2D2

Here are my subscriptions:

- ExpressVPN (VPN)
- PureVPN (VPN)
- Hotspot Shield (VPN)
- Ivacy (VPN)
- VPNSecure (VPN)
- TigerVPN
- Windscribe (VPN)
- VPN Unlimited (VPN)

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Sir what to do with so many VPNs subscriptions. I know that there is nothing for free and if something is then "you are the product". Nonetheless, which one do you personally prefer to use.

As of now my subscription list is as mentioned below:
-Amazon Prime
-Netflix
-Hotstar+Disney
-Bitdefender Antivirus
-Gaana
-Zomato Gold
-Forbes India
-MMT double black
-Club Marriott

[R2D2]

Originally Posted by R2D2

Here are my subscriptions:

- Google Drive (100 GB plan)
- Apple Music (individual)
- Google Play Radio (individual)
- Amazon Drive (100 GB)
- Amazon Prime

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Some changes as follows:

Removed:
a) Bitdefender
b) Kaspersky
c) Amazon Drive
d) Zemana Antilogger
e) Heimdal
f) Spideroak (backup and storage)

Added:
a) Adobe
b) Netflix
c) Hotstar
d) Google YT Premium
e) Some new VPN providers including VPNArea, Surfshark, Hide-my-a** (yes that's the name), Tunnelbear
f) Some new password managers including Dashlane, 1Password & Remembear
g) pCloud
h) Mega
i) Spotify India Family (India has the Warner Bros catalog now)
j) Tidal
k) Qobuz
l) Washington Post
m) NY Times

[INJAXN]

My subscription list is quite low in number in comparison to others.

1) Netflix
2) Amazon prime
3) HotStar
4) Voot ( will discontinue this one).

- Planning to add
1) icloud storage.


Rest I am totally relied on free streaming services.

[Sutripta]

Long time no see!

Originally Posted by R2D2

Added:
e) Some new VPN providers including VPNArea, Surfshark, Hide-my-a** (yes that's the name), Tunnelbear

What speeds are you getting on Surfshark/ US server? I get such slow speeds that it is essentially useless.

Regards
Sutripta

[R2D2]

Originally Posted by Aviatoraval

Sir what to do with so many VPNs subscriptions. I know that there is nothing for free and if something is then "you are the product". Nonetheless, which one do you personally prefer to use.

I use different VPNs for different purposes including P2P and streaming audio and/or video. And none are free VPNs. Hey I also forgot to add Gaana and JioSaavn to my list.

Originally Posted by Sutripta

Long time no see! What speeds are you getting on Surfshark/ US server? I get such slow speeds that it is essentially useless.

Thanks Sutripta, I was unwell mid Feb through end March and have spent a long time convalescing. I am back to normal now and signed on to TBHP after 2.5 months.

Surfshark is one of the best VPNs (the cost/performance ratio is superb) I have used. So for better speeds I would suggest you connect to a local India node. Unless of course you use it to stream Netflix US or some other geo restricted content in which case you could try Surfshark's other US based nodes for better speeds. Many a times nodes get loaded and slow down. You may want to do a speed test at speedtest dot net or at fast dot com (Netflix's speed test)

[Atom]

My List:

1) Amazon Prime
2) HotStar
3) Eros Now Premium
4) Netflix (discontinued this recently)
5) Zee 5
6) Office 365

[Slickshift99]

Originally Posted by sleepyhead148

My subscriptions are limited to the following:

1) the-ken.com for business news
2) Amazon Prime
3) Hotstar
4) Sun NXT for Kannada and Tamil content
5) Mailchimp

Looks like my Rick found his Morty

My subscriptions include:-
1: Apple Music (i pay Rs50 for the students discount)
2: Netflix (Use Nord vpn to stream any country's library)
3:Nord vpn (A hacker friend arranges it)
4:Hotstar (using my brothers account)

[bharanidharang]

My subscriptions are very limited

1. Netflix (Rs. 500 plan)
2. Hotstar
3. Amazon Prime

Planning to add a cloud service. Which is the most reliable one both in terms of features and cost ?

[catchjyoti]

Originally Posted by R2D2

Surfshark is one of the best VPNs (the cost/performance ratio is superb) I have used. So for better speeds I would suggest you connect to a local India node. Unless of course you use it to stream Netflix US or some other geo restricted content in which case you could try Surfshark's other US based nodes for better speeds. Many a times nodes get loaded and slow down. You may want to do a speed test at speedtest dot net or at fast dot com (Netflix's speed test)

Just subscribed to Surfshark today. Connected to a USA node. And then tried accessing US content in Prime Video app. But it is showing me a message that I am using VPN and not allowing to play video. Then tried seeing it in Chrome browser by opening Prime video website. But even there getting the same issue.

Is there a way out?