Review: TorGuard

By Mike Williams

Despite the name and the privacy angle, TorGuard has nothing to do with the Tor Project. Instead it’s a company which offers a range of privacy-related products, including an anonymous VPN plan for protecting your privacy while using torrents (which is where the “tor” comes from).

Product specifications are good, with a choice of 1600+ servers in 50+ countries, and five simultaneous connections allowed, OpenVPN/SSTP/L2TP/IPsec protocol support, along with ad and malware blocking, no data limits and free 24/7 support.

• Want to try TorGuard? Check out the website here

Prices are a little above average at $9.99 (£7.70, AU$13.45) per month, $4.99 per month paid annually ($59.99 total for a year – that’s £46, AU$81). You can also purchase add-ons as you order, including extra simultaneous connections (on top of the five you have already) from a dollar each per month, and a dedicated IP from $7.99 (£6.10, AU$10.60) per month.

There’s no free product or trial. The company offers a 7-day refund. This “can be denied … in cases of excessive usage”, but we’d guess this applies more to people who’ve been online 24/7 for 6 days than regular users.

If you do decide to sign up, there are all the usual …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac