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Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Hotspot Shield is a popular VPN service with over 650 million users and multiple servers in 55+ countries.
In fact, the website claims it is the #1 grossing app for productivity in the US App Store. (When we checked the App Store source, it actually indicated #8, which is still an impressive ranking.)
One of the features that make Hotspot Shield special is its unique Catapult Hydra protocol,
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JoeR
Fast VPN!
Based on my trial tests, I am very pleased with the speed and access to streaming sites like Hulu and Amazon Prime. I knew I will get good speed in the US. I am impressed with the speed internationally. I haven’t tried additional services yet.
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Anonymously
Now worthless
They have gotten rid of cities, cutting down their servers, my speed went from 136mbps to 38 - 82.5 mbps. their support is either dishonest or does not know what they are doing. They kept sending me emails to go to their site and sign in, even gave me a new password, because mine no longer worked, and the new password would not let me log into answer. Now they have closed the dispute. I am cancelling and moving to ExpressVPN or Surfshark, my friends have switched over also. Once the best out there, now the worst.....I would give -5 stars if I could.
Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
PureVPN is a premium service that operates 2,000+ servers in 140+ countries. It offers unlimited bandwidth, P2P compatibility, and high-end security features including military-level encryption and port forwarding.
Even better, it can unblock Netflix. But it's not as reliable as our top five recommended VPNs, since the speeds were slow and the quality was poor.
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Eliot
PureVPN on RaspBerryPi + Auto connect on system start-up crontab
I’ve been facing huge problems with my new PI as a Non-technical user.. The ports were blocked no utilities were installed on my PI.. However, When the road ends for me I’ve asked their support to helpout with the PI. Vladimir Nabov was the one with brilliant Linux skills. He first made debian work forr my Pi then configured the VPN using a simply script with the Dedicated IP and it worked like a CHARM.. The challenge came when I asked if I can make it work when I turn on the PI. YES, Vladimir Nabov made the connection / script worked on PI using a crontab which worked like a CHARM .. IN a nutshell I never thought I could meet up my expectations but yes their support made it to work as per my expectations… This is a legit review based on my recent experience..
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Anonymously
Now worthless
They have gotten rid of cities, cutting down their servers, my speed went from 136mbps to 38 - 82.5 mbps. their support is either dishonest or does not know what they are doing. They kept sending me emails to go to their site and sign in, even gave me a new password, because mine no longer worked, and the new password would not let me log into answer. Now they have closed the dispute. I am cancelling and moving to ExpressVPN or Surfshark, my friends have switched over also. Once the best out there, now the worst.....I would give -5 stars if I could.
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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Anonymously
Now worthless
They have gotten rid of cities, cutting down their servers, my speed went from 136mbps to 38 - 82.5 mbps. their support is either dishonest or does not know what they are doing. They kept sending me emails to go to their site and sign in, even gave me a new password, because mine no longer worked, and the new password would not let me log into answer. Now they have closed the dispute. I am cancelling and moving to ExpressVPN or Surfshark, my friends have switched over also. Once the best out there, now the worst.....I would give -5 stars if I could.
Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Hotspot Shield is a popular VPN service with over 650 million users and multiple servers in 55+ countries.
In fact, the website claims it is the #1 grossing app for productivity in the US App Store. (When we checked the App Store source, it actually indicated #8, which is still an impressive ranking.)
One of the features that make Hotspot Shield special is its unique Catapult Hydra protocol,
Read all
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
PureVPN is a premium service that operates 2,000+ servers in 140+ countries. It offers unlimited bandwidth, P2P compatibility, and high-end security features including military-level encryption and port forwarding.
Even better, it can unblock Netflix. But it's not as reliable as our top five recommended VPNs, since the speeds were slow and the quality was poor.
Streaming – Does PureVPN Work w
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
Latest negative user review
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Anonymously
Now worthless
They have gotten rid of cities, cutting down their servers, my speed went from 136mbps to 38 - 82.5 mbps. their support is either dishonest or does not know what they are doing. They kept sending me emails to go to their site and sign in, even gave me a new password, because mine no longer worked, and the new password would not let me log into answer. Now they have closed the dispute. I am cancelling and moving to ExpressVPN or Surfshark, my friends have switched over also. Once the best out there, now the worst.....I would give -5 stars if I could.
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Lorny
Horrible service, beware!!!
PureVPN is cheap and easy to use, where they want you to use it...but it does not work with individual use cases and the support on such questions just tells you to work with their applications.
Do not give them your money, it's not worth it in my opinion!
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John Stek
8 trackers come with this app.
It would be nice if the review would give a judgement on the trackers that are downloaded with this app. There is no need for them in my opinion, certainly when you pay for the app.
JoeR