Vpn - How To Choose?

Discussion in 'Software' started by GoshenGeek, Mar 31, 2017.

  1. GoshenGeek

    GoshenGeek Corporal

    Given that it looks like ISPs will be allowed to sell our (private) Internet activity and browsing history, I want to subscribe to a VPN. I want to be as private as possible. Am willing to pay for the VPN software.

    Question: What attributes should I look for in a VPN?
     
  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    First, be aware of this
    Look for
    • Anonymity - This measures how far the VPN provider will go to make sure that your information isn't available to third parties who come snooping for it.
    • Price - The cost for a VPN service should match up with the number and quality of service it provides, and this is why it's important to look at it.
    • Reliability - If a VPN service is going down all the time, then it's next to useless. The amount of uptime a service provides should be a big factor in whether you decide to go with them or not.
    • Speed - Services that make your Internet slow to a crawl when you connect to them are also often not worth your time. The exact amount of speed you get out of a service will make a big difference in terms of whether it will be enough to facilitate your regular Web habits.
    • Support - It's always frustrating when you can't get some aspect of a VPN service to work, but when the service has decent support through email, phone, live chat, forums or some other mechanism, it can make this problem much less of one. How a service ranks in terms of support will say a lot about how usable it is overall.
    Then start reading reviews. Look to see who is doing the review. Sometimes something that is excellent, is simply a post by that VPN service.
     
  3. sexyandy81

    sexyandy81 MajorGeek

    There is vpn's that download to your computer and run in the background but you might have to turn it off when playing any online games like steam or there is vpn extensions that you can add directly in to your browser (Google Chrome Store).

    Which you choose it's up to you?
     

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