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Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Private Internet Access (PIA) is one of the most popular VPNs on the market. True to its name, this provider is best known for its strict no-logs policy and commitment to user privacy.
Is PIA truly as trustworthy as they claim when it comes to protecting user privacy and anonymity? How does it perform in other categories like streaming, torrenting, and safety?
We tested PIA ourselves to find
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Seamous O'Reason
I Trust PIA
PIA has been protecting me for years now and been very easy to use. Payment via gift card is straightforward and an excellent option -- though a more expensive option since you won't get as many days as you would via other sources for the same amount of money. However, PIA has proven itself to be trustworthy with its no logs policy. That in itself makes me a loyal and continuing subscriber.
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Nick
Cheap and nasty - avoid
Now owned by a company known for malware and adware, this product is cheap and useless.
It’s cheap but for good reason. They cancel servers without notice, have unreliable connections and make it extraordinarily difficult to cancel.
Their service is useless and all they are concerned with is “can I close your ticket now?”
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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Nick
Cheap and nasty - avoid
Now owned by a company known for malware and adware, this product is cheap and useless.
It’s cheap but for good reason. They cancel servers without notice, have unreliable connections and make it extraordinarily difficult to cancel.
Their service is useless and all they are concerned with is “can I close your ticket now?”
Review by our expert
Guy Fawkes
Anonymous Cybersecurity Experts
Endorsed by The New York Times and The Economist, WiTopia certainly does well in the first impressions stakes. Rebranded from the originally named Full Mesh Networks; WiTopia has been operating since 2003. Their aim has always been to supply "complicated and expensive security technology over the Internet as a set of managed services." They created their personalVPN in March 2005 to optimize their u
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Mark Bohner
Rare disconnect... usually after idle periods of no activity.
95% of the gateways connect without delay. I have a superb 1Gb/s connection to my ISP, so I don't know how much that affects my net download/upload speed, but I have no complaints with slow connections using WiTopia Pro VPN. The cost is very reasonable to my opinion, even for the "premium" PRO service... so reducing their score because OpenVPN isn't included in the basic service seems petty. $70 per year is hardly extreme! Customer service is extremely good.... prompt responses and knowledgeable technicians...
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Nick
Cheap and nasty - avoid
Now owned by a company known for malware and adware, this product is cheap and useless.
It’s cheap but for good reason. They cancel servers without notice, have unreliable connections and make it extraordinarily difficult to cancel.
Their service is useless and all they are concerned with is “can I close your ticket now?”
Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Private Internet Access (PIA) is one of the most popular VPNs on the market. True to its name, this provider is best known for its strict no-logs policy and commitment to user privacy.
Is PIA truly as trustworthy as they claim when it comes to protecting user privacy and anonymity? How does it perform in other categories like streaming, torrenting, and safety?
We tested PIA ourselves to find
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
Endorsed by The New York Times and The Economist, WiTopia certainly does well in the first impressions stakes. Rebranded from the originally named Full Mesh Networks; WiTopia has been operating since 2003. Their aim has always been to supply "complicated and expensive security technology over the Internet as a set of managed services." They created their personalVPN in March 2005 to optimize their u
Read all
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Nick
Cheap and nasty - avoid
Now owned by a company known for malware and adware, this product is cheap and useless.
It’s cheap but for good reason. They cancel servers without notice, have unreliable connections and make it extraordinarily difficult to cancel.
Their service is useless and all they are concerned with is “can I close your ticket now?”
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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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Anonymously
Constantly drops on my Mac, even worse on iPad
I have been a Witopia user for at least 4 years. When I chose them they were the best rated and I liked their polices and ethics better than others. However, a persisting problem is that their connection drops, sometimes every few hours. When I first contacted support they blamed the issue on my ISP, saying that they were severing the connection between my Mac and the VPN server and they couldn't do anything about it. And discussions with support over the years have only ended with the company still claiming that a solution was out of their hands. What kind of tech company is this, so non-inventive.
Time passes and I can't find a VPN that I can trust. I purchase an iPad 6th gen a month ago, and setup the VPN. Unlike the experience on the Mac, the VPN drops sometimes in as little as three minutes and at other times remains connected for up to 30 minutes before dropping. I contacted Apple support, completed a diagnostic which found that the problem is not with the iOS, which only leaves Witopia as the problem.
The least that Witopia could do is develop a notification that alerts the user, telling them that the connect is about to drop. That way the browser(s), could be closed before the true IP address is revealed. My subscription expires soon and I won't be renewing.
Seamous O'Reason