[gorbypark]

I only ever use a VPN to access region blocked content and the occasional "linux iso" torrent..I tried Mullvad first, but they just don't play the game of cat and mouse with the streaming providers and all their IPs are pretty much blocked. I have about a 95% success rate with NordVPN (except for Amazon Prime video which have some sort of wizardry and always are able to detect VPNs).

It's a shame because Mullvad has a deal with Tailscale where you can sign up for Mullvad through Tailscale and use any of their servers as a Tailscale exit node. It's super slick and nice since Tailscale has really decent apps for nearly everything (even Apple TV, etc) and I already have a decently sized Tailnet of all my devices / ssh accessible things.

[smileybarry]

I use ProtonVPN for bypassing media geoblocking, and they're fairly good, with some exceptions (BBC iPlayer works via browser but not the Apple TV app, local IPTV doesn't work on any Proton local servers).

They have an Apple TV app so I just switch it on as needed, and it's restricted to just that Apple TV. (Without having to fiddle with a separate WiFi network etc.) IKEv2, OpenVPN and Wireguard work without their apps so I don't have to install their apps on non-sandboxed platforms (Windows, macOS).

[jiggunjer]

But you can connect any machine to any vpn and have it be a tailscale exit node?

[smileybarry]

Well, yes, but being able to designate a VPN node as a Tailscale exit node directly means you don't need a random server in the middle for it. (Which is beneficial if you use it as an exit node for road warrior devices)

[gorbypark]

You can, but the issue is usability..when I'm watching TV, I want to just be able to flip open an app and say "I'm in London!" and watch BBC, then the same for Canada and etc. I don't want to be fiddling with a VPN and switching routes on some separate device / switching the entire wifi network or etc.