FlyVPN is certainly not new on the scene, having been around since 2007, but it continues to be one of the highest rated VPNs for accessing US servers. With an estimated ping rate of around 200 in China,
FlyVPN is certainly delivering, although it does so at a cost. Nevertheless, you can always opt for the free plan which, although limited, will give you access to some of FlyVPN’s servers three times a day for a period of 20 minutes per session. An hour a day doesn’t go far if you’re streaming from Netflix but it’s fine if you just want some protection while you’re doing your online banking.
One of the benefits of using FlyVPN is that they are located in Hong Kong which does not apply compulsory laws regarding the retention of data, meaning that your privacy is in safer hands than can be expected from a VPN based within the Five Eyes countries. Unfortunately, the privacy policy is not as impressive as it could be, although we are all grateful for its brevity. While there is no logging of your traffic, FlyVPN does admit to collecting some session data, which includes your local IP address and the VPN IP address you are given. The policy doesn’t go as far as to stipulate how long this information is kept on file but does state that it retains the data in case of an investigation into an infringement of certain policies, such as DMCA or SPAM.
This isn’t really what we want to hear from a VPN, especially not one that, for its paid packages, charges a fairly hefty fee. At least they offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, but make sure you read between the lines before signing up as this is only applicable if you make payment via PayPal or AliPay. Besides, it seems a little redundant if you can try out the service for free three times a day anyway!
Some of the aspects of FlyVPN that do impress include their cross-platform compatibility and the provision of three different protocols (PPTP, L2TP+IPsec and OpenVPN) all of which are encrypted to a high level. FlyVPN is also a bit more out there than some of its peers in terms of providing support in several different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Korean and, of course, English.
