StrongVPN

StrongVPN

By Mike Williams

While many VPNs try to win you over with gimmicks and feature overload (‘8000 locations!’, ‘$3 a month if you subscribe for 7 years!’), StrongVPN offers a simpler service which focuses on the fundamentals.

You get servers in 44 cities across 22 countries, for instance. There’s automatic setup for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android – plus a 5-day money-back guarantee rather than a trial. Nothing amazing, but not bad specs, either, and more than adequate for most people.

The service does also have some standout points for more technical users, including wide protocol support (PPTP, L2TP, SSTP, OpenVPN and IPSec), up to 2048-bit encryption, and the company’s own free StrongDNS service (no risk of DNS leaks here).

There’s also an unusual degree of control over server speed testing. Instead of making do with some very basic ping times, StrongVPN can run detailed tests on the servers you select, helping you locate the fastest possible connection.

We were less impressed by the service’s miserly limit of two simultaneous device connections. And the single month cost is an expensive $10 (around £8, AU$14), although if you pay for a full year that drops to a …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac

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