MikeK61 Mine is working fine again since.
I've used company-specific VPNs while working at home as a software engineer. They allowed me to connect securely to the company's LAN, and work just as if I were in the office (only with better coffee). But I'm wondering what's the benefit of using a general-purpose VPN?
Just about every site I ever connect with is one that requires me to be logged in with a user name and password, and the sensitive ones require email or SMS authentication if I log on from a location they don't recognize, so what would be the advantage of being an anonymous user using an unknown device from an untrusted location?
If you browse to such a site and provide your correct user name and password to log in, does that still work normally? I'd hate to have to wait for an email or text message to verify who I am every time I log on somewhere to order lunch, pay a bill, or connect to a streaming service that I'm subscribed to.
And does the monthly charge apply to all the devices at one IP address (e.g., a laptop, a desktop, and a smartphone), or does one fee cover them all? I briefly scanned the Nord VPN website, but didn't notice how many devices one subscription covers. Paying their monthly rate for every computer at my location would quickly get very expensive.
