Hello everyone,
I am very new and recently have decided to move away our growing home/work network away from Google and also increase our digital security. I got recommended to try Proton as it is (as I understand) a full suite of feature we would use (be it mail, productivity apps, vpn, authenticator, cloud) but seeing some of the reactions here, I am concerned.
Are there any really grave concerns about Proton or any substantial flaws I should be aware of as a new user? I also got some mixed reviews about unstable gaming sessions (that would be a home disaster for the kids hehe) as it disconnects but I suppose that is a problem of the free limited VPN connecting to free servers.
Thank you in advance for any input.
EDIT: Thank you again very much to all of you for your time and insight <3 I will investigate all the suggestions/experience and slowly work my way to a better workframe. Again - thank you!
Proton & Gaming: There is more than one Proton, your concern may be about the compatability layer (which works quite well in fact).
Purple Proton: If you’re a Linux user, there is no official Drive Sync client yet. Calendar sharing with non-proton accounts has some shortcomings (e.g., no recurring event updates). I’m a happy user otherwise.
Thank you very much for your input, especially about the calendar, that points me to the fact I have yet to see if every other member of our family is ok with moving mail under Proton.
As for the gaming I have explained myself poorly (sorry about that) - the connectivity concern was aimed at multiplayer gaming while using VPN. While I understand some titles are not suitable for the use of VPN at all, I suppose ordinary disconnections can happen with VPN. That was what I tried to write :)
Thank you again!