Several site seem to get stuck st the captha verification point when using TOR (via iOS onion browser).  Any way around that in the setting?,  thx.  

TOR was always getting "stuck" for me -- I switched to a VPN. There are several that have free options if you just use one computer. hide.me is one of them -- then you can use any browser while you are connected to the hide.me VPN

"Free" VPN's.  They make their operating revenue by tracking your activity with cookies and then selling the info just like free browsers do.  Pay VPN's run $7-10 a month and protect your privacy.  I suggest you read the privacy statement before signing up for any "free" VPN's.  You will see there are many "limitations" as opposed to VPN's charging modest user fees to support operations.

I might suggest Nord vpn   super duper fast and easy.  

And worse than that, because they're tracking your browsing they open you up to significant liability. They're a centralized source for LE to capture a huge amount of user data. Probably not immediately incriminating, but it'll give them a very good idea of who to watch closely.

I haven't tried it from my mobile (Android) lately, but it works fine from my laptop.

Use OPERA browser that looks and feels like chrome and has VPN built in.  

I've been using NordVPN for a couple of years and they have Onion over VPN servers that don't require installing the TOR browser.  I haven't given that feature a try, so I don't know how well that works as compared to running the standard TOR over VPN.  

At least thats what my imstalled version said today.  It worked fine for a few weeks then... dead.

They're doing you a favor. Any free VPN is going to be trash at best, and at worst it's an LE Claptrap.  

Tried the Opera VPN Android phone app just now and got a notification that it's gone away (hey offered me a discounted membership for SurfEasy VPN). But then I fired up my laptop and opened the Opera browser, which has built-in VPN capability, and it's working fine. In fact, that's what I'm using to write this post. Don't know if the web browser VPN will also be shut down, but it's still up and working at the moment.

Here's a recent article with recommendations and reviews for both free and paid VPN phone apps. I have Android so all of these are for that OS. I'm guessing most probably have an iOS version but you'd have to check to make sure.

It's not a problem with TOR.  A lot of websites block tor traffic because it happens to be a favorite tool of hackers, spammers, and in general people with malicious intent.  Ironically, that proves how good it is at protecting your privacy  (when used correctly).

Currently having success using Hide.me VPN, free version. They offer paid upgrades for more data, multiple devices and additional server locations. They claim no logging but that would obviously need to be confirmed by a neutral third party, just to be sure. Free version is working fine for me as I just set it for Canada and use to check this site and any others that are blocking US-based addresses. So far I'm getting good speed and no ads.

I have avast since 2011 and like it much better than my old norton. When Bp went down I also added an a vpn. Cost only 51 dollars on yearly first time offer.  If I'm not mistaken avast is out of czechslovakia. I believe vpn is the only way to go, lot less spam or ads.

https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-comparison-chart/

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