Hi Guys,

I have recently donated to Pro Audio Torrents and become a member for the first time. Since I am based in Australia and our Government has just introduced mandatory data retention for all ISP's and Telco's, I am now using a VPN for any session where my torrent client is enabled. Two days into my PAT experience, I received a notice from the mods that I have a duplicate IP and that I had to explain myself or be banned. I did reply to the message and explain why I am using a VPN, and the mod was actually pretty understanding. He gave me a week to get the situation sorted, instead of the usual 3 days before a ban.

My question is, can I use a VPN that provides me with a unique static IP, or am I left with no choice other than using a VPN that protects my privacy, but gets me banned for having a dupe IP?

Sorry if this is a noob question, I am not very familiar with using VPN's.

Thanks guys,

Reg