@voltronic 😆 think you're onto something there

@ecksmc
At the same time, I really wanted this post to be a lot more technical. I have no idea how they are actually doing the things they claim they can do. They make it sound like a private corporate Tor that doesn't have degraded performance, but the question is, how?

@voltronic still reading it tbh

sometimes i have to read long articles/posts a few times

the same kinda thing occurred when they brought the WARP out folk just thought it was a normal VPN and worked the same as any VPN - they aren't known for explaining fully off the bat how things work

@ecksmc
Same. I have WARP and use it when away from home, but I'm still not really sure what it's doing differently than ever other VPN, other than the fact that they own an enormous CDN and therefore the performance can be much better.

@voltronic i read this a while back

It's built like a VPN, but it isn't a VPN in the traditional sense. Warp exists to ensure mobile data is securely transmitted as fast as possible. Warp Plus does the same thing even faster.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/cloudflare-finally-launches-warp-but-its-not-a-mobile-vpn

basically it just secures your internet traffic without loss of speed it's not like other VPNs that hide your identity online or offer access to geo-restricted content

@voltronic but yeah as for the nuts and bolts on what it is actually doing differently

/shrugs

i haven't used it in a long time

@ecksmc
This shows you how much I've used it:

@voltronic i just use the 1.1.1.1 cloudflare via all my device settings with a VPN provider separate from cloudflare

can also set that up on Android via your settings btw without using the 1.1.1.1 warp app

Select the Private DNS provider hostname option via your network settings

Enter

1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com

and hit Save

you can change the last 1 to 2 for malware protection or to 3 for parental privacy to adult content and malware

@voltronic i'm sure you knew that about the android setting

was for others mainly who might be reading the thread later on who might not have known 😉