VPN Monitor Dot on Firestick/Android (VPNSafetyDot Alternative)

Miki · 2024-10-13T21:37:56.008Z

Oh I know that. The monitor dot can also fail, anything can. I’ve used the dot since it came out. Redundancy is a beautiful thing. Lol.

Rampage62 · 2024-10-14T13:32:57.677Z

Yes mine is working fine I love it knowing I am protected

DJFroggy · 2024-10-15T12:55:02.774Z

This is a great app but doesn’t work if you’re on a VPN router. It only works if you use a vpn app from your device. I use a privacy hero vpn router. Its great and fast. It has a built in kill switch and protects my entire network. I also use Nord VPN over the included Wireguard VPN. Dont get me wrong. Wireguard is an excellent VPN. I just need the app for other devices when I’m away from my home router.

EngineerMind · 2024-10-15T13:13:11.640Z

Are you on Z100?

DJFroggy · 2024-10-16T13:12:02.913Z

I used to be before I got hurt but you’re most likely thinking of MC Froggy.

BeagleLover · 2025-05-20T16:02:02.355Z

Thank you, Troy! Great summary! Question: I really need that GREEN DOT blinking on my screen to let me know my VPN is working. I attempted to download and install both VPN Monitor Dot and VPN Privacy Dot and neither work on the Onn 4k Plus. Any suggestions?

TROYPOINT · 2025-05-20T16:29:03.974Z

Hello, I have personally stopped recommending VPNs that don’t have a working kill switch. Depending on the app/addon that you’re using it only takes a second for your IP address to be made public.

You can read more about my stance on this at the following link.

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EngineerMind · 2025-05-20T16:59:00.394Z

The Installation Notes at the bottom of the MonitorDot.com homepage describe how to get Monitor Dot running on Android 14 devices:

VPN Monitor Dot - The Ultimate VPN Monitoring Tool

Monitor Dot – The Ultimate VPN Monitoring Tool

VPN Monitor Dot - Is your VPN working? Don't Guess! Let our VPN Monitor Dot app keep an eye on your VPN and automatically notify you if it stops working.

BeagleLover · 2025-05-22T19:57:58.456Z

Thank you, Troy!

BeagleLover · 2025-05-22T19:58:13.956Z

Thank you, EngineerMind!

BeagleLover · 2025-05-22T22:27:48.250Z

Troy, I get it. But, I’ve been using NordVPN for over 4 years now and they have a Kill Switch. Not sure if it’s the type of kill switch the other VPN’s have. It gives you a choice in Settings to allow the Kill Switch or not. Then you have to manually add what apps to shut down if the VPN drops. From your testing, is something wrong with this? What do you think of NordVPN? I’m not expert by any means and depend on your website for almost everything I do with cord cutting so if there’s something I’m missing, by all means please let me know. I have no problem dropping NordVPN for one you recommend. Thanks.

Streaming429 · 2025-05-23T01:01:44.078Z

I was never able to find the kill switch feature in Nord on Android TVOS

BeagleLover · 2025-05-23T03:31:45.898Z

Hi Streaming429, you’re absolutely correct. I was looking at my NordVPN app on my MacBook. Then late this afternoon I went to my Living Room and looked at the Nord app on my Nvidia Shield Pro and you are correct. There is no Kill Switch. But, after reading all of NordVPN’s Help and Support information, they specifically describe a Kill Switch on their Android app. I sent them an email explaining everything I’ve done and asked them to tell me what’s going on. I’ll post their answer the moment I get a reply from them, hopefully by morning.

I do have one question for anyone who can help. The Nord documentation talks about and provides a link to an apk file download for “side loading” an Android devise. The problem is, I couldn’t figure out how to do this on my Nvidia Shield Pro. Can someone point me to any documentation that helps in this area? Thank you!

BeagleLover · 2025-05-23T03:34:05.478Z

Sorry, I forgot to add, the reason I was interested in side loading the NordVPN app on my Shield is, I was thinking this might be an updated version that they described in their documentation with a kill switch.

Streaming429 · 2025-05-23T10:41:01.080Z

The Play Store has the app as well as you can always use a web browser to go to the Nord website and download the .apk right from there

BeagleLover · 2025-05-23T22:40:03.915Z

Here’s the NordVPN reply to my question “is there a Kill Switch on their Android version”;

“Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, The Kill Switch feature is not available for Android TV devices. We would rather not give you an estimation when we do not have one for certain to avoid false promises. Telling you that it will take 5 days and if in reality, it ends up taking 2 months - would be bad for both sides involved. We understand that waiting is rather frustrating, and we can only apologize in the name of the company. Let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with!”

BeagleLover · 2025-05-23T22:55:21.124Z

The other day, while I was waiting to hear back from Troypoint, I Googled the question about the new Onn 4k Plus and not being able to load the “Dot” apps. One of the first responses was from a Reddit thread on the Onn 4k Plus. I noticed a post that said they too could not load either Dot app.

Then I saw this reply;
“Curious, why are you using a VPN? No ATV apps use torrents outside of Stremio and Kodi add-ons, so your gov’t and ISP don’t care what you stream, you can’t be sued, so all a VPN will do is slow your connection. Outside of accessing geolocked content, VPN isn’t necessary.”

That person then replied;
“Are you serious? This is a joke, correct?”

They replied;
"No. Just like if someone uploaded a movie to YouTube, that uploader is doing so illegally, but you are not infringing copyright by clicking that publicly-available link. Downloading a movie infringes copyright… you now own a copy of something you didn’t pay for which is unjust enrichment. Uploading/sharing is also illegal, with much harsher fines than downloading, which is why torrenting is risky in countries that enforce copyright.

But, as counterintuitive as it seems, there’s nothing illegal about streaming copyrighted works. There are some arguments, like part of a show resides in your cache while streaming, constituting downloading, but that’s pretty spurious."

I always thought I was somewhat intelligent but I guess my years are making me fall short in this area. My head is spinning like Linda Blair in the Exorcist. Can someone help me here, and please take it easy on this old man. I’m seriously missing what’s taking place here. Troypoint is and always will be my go-to source for the most accurate and true information regarding cord cutting. Everything I’ve been told on Troypoint says you MUST have a VPN if you want to play in cord cutting. Yet, this guy says you don’t need a VPN. What in G-d’s name is going on?

And NO, I’m NOT getting rid of my VPN!

snowstreamer · 2025-05-24T03:06:41.768Z

Correct, Stremio and quite a few Kodi addons use torrent technology which this website recommends using. Elementum is one of those addons. I also use VPN as I don’t want my ISP tracking everything that I stream. There are some who don’t use a VPN but better safe than sorry IMO, it costs 2 bucks per month.

Avid08 · 2025-05-24T08:24:40.753Z

When I first started streaming torrents over 15 years ago no one really used VPN’s. Before that I used to download torrents no VPN.
When I started using RD about ten years I haven’t used a VPN because I know the traffic is encrypted but I know that RD keep logs for a year and probably other Debrid services do also.
If I downloaded a torrent now which is very rare I would use a vpn and bind it to my torrent client.
I know that using a vpn will hamper my speed because the data has to be encrypted then unencrypted.
All VPN’s work like this when you use fully encrypted data protocols.
But I can just download encrypted content from RD if I need to and I know I don’t need a vpn.
If I was streaming torrents now without a debrid service I would use a vpn to be on the safe side.
But my neighbour has been streaming torrents without a vpn for over ten years and never received any warning from his ISP’s or copyright holders.
We both live in the UK.
I would never use a VPN for any official service’s because that is just pointless imo.

leachimj · 2025-05-24T12:15:44.441Z

I have SS and the VPN monitor Dot on all my devices. One thing I don’t understand. As far as I understand when the monitor dot flashes red my VPN has gone down and it is supposed to shut down the internet.
Let’s say I’m watching a show and the red dot flashes. My first thought is how long have I not noticed it flashing and the show is still playing.
During the time it takes me to shut kodi get to SS and resolve the problem I feel like I’m out in the open and vulnerable while the show plays and SS is shut down.
Correct my assumption: If the red dot flashes it means my VPN has disconnected and if that action is supposed to shut down my internet. Why is the show still playing?
Please enlighten me.
leahcimj

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