![]() Overall, it’s a well-rounded service that ticks almost every box you could want from a top VPN. It makes all of the right privacy promises though and the service was able to unblock all streaming sites that I tested. On the other, it can’t quite nail down some basic things you want from a VPN such as consistent speeds across servers and a user-friendly interface. On the one hand it offers fantastic tools to help power users tweak and configure to their heart’s content. When signing up for you do have to provide personal billing information and it accepts payments via Credit Card, PayPal, Google Pay, and various cryptocurrencies. Having said that, it does publish annual “ Transparency reports” detailing all data requests the company has received in a given year. However, seeing as how many VPNs are now undergoing audits every year or two, an updated version would go a long way towards assuring users that is continuing its privacy commitments. The fact that it was one of the first VPN services to undergo an independent audit shows that it takes privacy seriously. Unfortunately, a more recent audit has not been completed since that time. ![]() The company did pass an independent security audit of its ‘No-log’ policy by Defense Code Ltd., but that was in 2015. Additionally, it logs monthly data traffic amounts for quality assurance purposes. The troubleshooting logs are erased every few hours, according to the privacy policy. ![]() The company does, however, keep troubleshooting logs that include a randomly generated username and an internally assigned IP address for each user. It doesn’t keep connection logs or store IP addresses. It states that it does not track your activity when you’re connected to the VPN. has a very thorough privacy policy on its website. ’s webpage lays out their privacy and security features. Therefore, I’m confident that has enough speed to take care of just about anything you need to do over a VPN connection. Your experience with may differ from those in the tests for this review.ĭespite all of this, however, I never really ran into any major problems with using the service to stream video or download files. It’s best to take any and all speed tests with a grain of salt. Please note however that online speeds can vary wildly in pure Mbps tests from day to day and even hour to hour. This is of course not uncommon as distance tends to affect ping, but it was so drastic in some instances it caught me a bit by surprise. I also found that the drop in speed was quite significant the further the server was from my physical location. It was quite common for each location to show some great relative speeds one day and then fall off completely the following day. Within that aggregate, however, were some truly incredible speeds. That’s okay, but short of our list of the fastest VPNs. Across all locations tested, the speeds averaged just over 31 percent of the base download speed and 67 percent of the base upload speed. In order to test ’s performance, I rated connection speeds across its servers in five different countries all around the world for multiple days and then compared them to my baseline internet speed. Due to these limitations, I don’t recommend using the free version to stream, but it’s a great way to browse securely or just to try out the service to see how you like it. The only downside is that you’re limited to 10GB per month and it only provides access to 8 of its servers. There are also browser add-ons for Chrome and Firefox that come with support for the SOCKS proxy.įinally, it’s worth noting that has a handy free version that provides all of the great security features of its premium counterpart. is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS, as well as some consoles and smart TVs. It’s a minor gripe though and figuring out the menu system is only a matter of spending some time in the application itself. ![]() I do like the recent revamp to its older simplistic interface, but I can’t help but think that it went too far in the opposite direction. I personally found navigating the app a bit disorienting. With all of that being said, due to the sheer amount of available features and the maze of menus you need to work through to tweak all of them, this service probably isn’t for beginners-or the faint of heart. Add to that the vast array of protocols available and the option to use custom DNS and it quickly becomes apparent that is a power user’s dream. Like I said, this service has a lot of features. even offers more unconventional tools such as port forwarding and protection from DNS, IP, and IPv6 leaks. ![]()
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