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Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Betternet VPN has received a lot of criticism in the past few years after an academic study came out in 2016 that listed Betternet as one of the top five Android VPN apps with the most third-party tracking software.
Since then, Betternet has made a few changes to the service, including the release of a paid premium plan in addition to their popular free tier. One continuing downside (okay, two)
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Anonymously
Good App
Absolutely free VPN. BTW just click the exit button to close the free-trial box. It will continue to run without it. I don't experience any ads that I am aware of but I have an ad-blocker and a no-script installed on my browser which may account for that. I get a better connection on public WiFi generally. Their Terms and Conditions state they do not keep log files of your actual IP address or sites accessed; and they do not sell your information for money. They are supposed to be paid by premium accounts and the ads generated which, like I previously stated I haven't really seen much of. Lastly, they allow p2p and torrenting, though they will collect your data if they get subpoenaed to for illegal downloads. Overall, excellent VPN app in my opinion.
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Anna
Review update
Just wanted to give a quick update on my review. I finally heard back from Betternet, got a refund and they cancelled my subscription. Definitely took way too long but everything got resolved in the end.
Review by our expert
Guy Fawkes
Anonymous Cybersecurity Experts
SurfEasy is a VPN only provider from Opera, a Canadian software company with many years of experience. Like our top VPNs (NordVPN and ExpressVPN, which we suggest you take a look at), SurfEasy offers the general package of what you would expect with a VPN.
The service offers protocols and encryption. They have over a thousand servers in thirteen different countries, including Brazil, Australia
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Skippy
Been using for over a year with no issues
It works well on my Android phones. I've had no issues with speed, dropped connections, etc. What I did find interesting with this pages review is that they recommend NordVPN over SE because "it's more trustworthy", yet Nord was hacked recently. So in the end, no VPN could be safe.
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Anna
Review update
Just wanted to give a quick update on my review. I finally heard back from Betternet, got a refund and they cancelled my subscription. Definitely took way too long but everything got resolved in the end.
Review by our expert
Ariel Hochstadt
Ex-Google, International tech speaker
Turbo VPN is a China-based, mobile-only service that enjoys a lot of popularity on Android and iOS. Considering the domicile of this particular service (and the fact that it only runs on mobile devices) that may stop a lot of you in your tracks right now. If so: we recommend an alternative provider based in a country less hostile towards privacy like NordVPN.
That’s mostly because of the free
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Paul Potter
Excellent VPN
I've got this on my Amazon Fire tablet 5th gen, and it all seems great so far. I got it to use with Kodi (or most likely know why). It does not seem to affect speed, and you can basically leave it running without noticing any slow down.
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Anna
Review update
Just wanted to give a quick update on my review. I finally heard back from Betternet, got a refund and they cancelled my subscription. Definitely took way too long but everything got resolved in the end.
Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Betternet VPN has received a lot of criticism in the past few years after an academic study came out in 2016 that listed Betternet as one of the top five Android VPN apps with the most third-party tracking software.
Since then, Betternet has made a few changes to the service, including the release of a paid premium plan in addition to their popular free tier. One continuing downside (okay, two)
Read all
Guy Fawkes
Anonymous Cybersecurity Experts
SurfEasy is a VPN only provider from Opera, a Canadian software company with many years of experience. Like our top VPNs (NordVPN and ExpressVPN, which we suggest you take a look at), SurfEasy offers the general package of what you would expect with a VPN.
The service offers protocols and encryption. They have over a thousand servers in thirteen different countries, including Brazil, Australia
Read all
Ariel Hochstadt
Ex-Google, International tech speaker
Turbo VPN is a China-based, mobile-only service that enjoys a lot of popularity on Android and iOS. Considering the domicile of this particular service (and the fact that it only runs on mobile devices) that may stop a lot of you in your tracks right now. If so: we recommend an alternative provider based in a country less hostile towards privacy like NordVPN.
That’s mostly because of the free
Read all
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Anonymously
Good App
Absolutely free VPN. BTW just click the exit button to close the free-trial box. It will continue to run without it. I don't experience any ads that I am aware of but I have an ad-blocker and a no-script installed on my browser which may account for that. I get a better connection on public WiFi generally. Their Terms and Conditions state they do not keep log files of your actual IP address or sites accessed; and they do not sell your information for money. They are supposed to be paid by premium accounts and the ads generated which, like I previously stated I haven't really seen much of. Lastly, they allow p2p and torrenting, though they will collect your data if they get subpoenaed to for illegal downloads. Overall, excellent VPN app in my opinion.
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Skippy
Been using for over a year with no issues
It works well on my Android phones. I've had no issues with speed, dropped connections, etc. What I did find interesting with this pages review is that they recommend NordVPN over SE because "it's more trustworthy", yet Nord was hacked recently. So in the end, no VPN could be safe.
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Paul Potter
Excellent VPN
I've got this on my Amazon Fire tablet 5th gen, and it all seems great so far. I got it to use with Kodi (or most likely know why). It does not seem to affect speed, and you can basically leave it running without noticing any slow down.
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