Hi all, I’m about to visit Mexico for 3 weeks. Currently in my country, I can download torrents and other stuff without VPN. Is it the same over there as well? I’d be using Wi-Fi over there.
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Mexican here, pirate whatever you want. No one cares. Even the government uses pirate software.
Why don’t you access your home computer over VPN from Mexico, manage your transfers on that machine per usual, and just pull whatever you need in Mexico directly from your home machine via your VPN? That way you can continue to torrent and seed without burdening someone else’s connection.
Tailscale is trivial for this.
Free.Just install a VPN server on your computer or router. That’s all you need unless you’re stuck on CGNAT.
I’m going to take my laptop over there. Anyway, I’d go with a paid VPN for an additional peace of mind.
I wouldn’t worry about it too much in Mexico—I go there all the time and find them to be reasonable about law enforcement. They have bigger fish to fry than pirates. Enjoy the great food and cool street performers—it is an amazing country that is massively misrepresented in a lot of the world.
That said—get a VPN. It’s a good idea in general.
Yeah my VPN (Mullvad) is super affordable and I just leave it on all the time so I never have to worry.
Also maybe a seedbox could work for this sort of situation? I’m not overly familiar with them but I assume that would also just be running no matter where OP is.
Yep, a seedbox is also a great solution. VPN’s and seedboxes are like airbags—you probably don’t need them most of the time, but you will be very glad you had them when you do.
Well you probably won’t instantly get your door kicked in, but I wouldn’t torrent on someone else’s connection.
What would you even need to download in that time anyway?
Some shows’ episodes and movies are going to release as torrents in April.
Is that real, or a misinterpretation of the law?
Seedbox
Just get a vpn to be safe. They are so cheap. I live in a country where no one cares about it, but I still use a vpn to be safe.
Also consider that people might not care now, but in the future, the rules might change and there might be a record that you torrented.
Two decades torrenting in Mexico (also periods of eMule and Soulseek), never a problem. No VPN, no seedbox, no Tailscale.
(ISP: Telmex Prodigy Infinitum.)
That’s great to hear.
