Which product is the best for VPN?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@gotwf Yes, in my testing (I’m a little late posting here - sorry) I found that the speed was staggeringly decreased when using the proxy services. For example, I have 380mbps internet at home, and when connected to the VPN, I was only getting around one third of that.

I guess this is in line with @gotwf findings. For browsing in general it’s probably fine, but for streaming is probably a different story altogether.

How can I test speeds?

[JAC]

@jac said in Best VPN:

How can I test speeds?

[phenomlab]

@jac try speedtest.net

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac try speedtest.net

Thanks mate

[phenomlab]

@jac What speed reading did you get ?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac What speed reading did you get ?

17.02 (download) mbps from local server.

Connected to a multi hop server (french/Swedish) and that came out as 39.71mbps.

[phenomlab]

@jac interesting. How does this compare to your actual line speed ?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac try speedtest.net

Current speed 55.9 mate.

[JAC]

@jac said in Best VPN:

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac try speedtest.net

Current speed 55.9 mate.

However I’m connected to a multi hop server which is Australia > USA and that’s showing 53.41mbps.

[JAC]

@jac said in Best VPN:

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac try speedtest.net

Current speed 55.9 mate.

The above is line speed without VPN mate.

[JAC]

@jac said in Best VPN:

@jac said in Best VPN:

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac try speedtest.net

Current speed 55.9 mate.

The above is line speed without VPN mate.

Germany > UK is 71.11mbps.

[JAC]

@jac said in Best VPN:

@jac said in Best VPN:

@jac said in Best VPN:

@phenomlab said in Best VPN:

@jac try speedtest.net

Current speed 55.9 mate.

The above is line speed without VPN mate.

Germany > UK is 71.11mbps.

I guess it depends which server you connect to?

Don’t really have any complaints so far anyway

[gotwf]

My Sufshark 30 day trial is close to expiring. And I am planning to request a refund. Speed is not that great, depending on when you connect: e.g. decreases during prime time hours of selected server’s time zone. Also random disconnects. Not my network cuz other things work, e.g. can ping whatever from other boxes.

Yet… this puppy gets rave reviews like… everywhere! I know, do not believe ANY thing you read on the 'net from ANY site sporting ads cuz the moral compass is just not there anymore and these “influencers” will happily w***e their souls… Yet… then otoh, perhaps I am the problem? Which brings me to…

Be all that as it may, curious if anyone members here have tested Surfshark, and, if so, what is your impression?

Thx. o/

[phenomlab]

@gotwf said in Best VPN:

these “influencers” will happily w***e their souls…

@gotwf said in Best VPN:

Be all that as it may, curious if anyone members here have tested Surfshark, and, if so, what is your impression?

I think @JAC has recently signed up. I’m not being swayed from NordVPN presently as it’s never let me down or dropped below what I’d expect. Support is top notch also.

[gotwf]

@phenomlab Thx. I could live w/the speed situation. The random disconnects are a bit more disconcerting. Maybe I’ll standby for another day or two, pending @JAC reports.

[phenomlab]

@gotwf yes, I think the disconnects would be enough to put me off - particularly as when you lose connection, the default is to black hole the actual connection as unprotected meaning until the link is established again, you have nothing at all unless you kill the application itself (or disable that specific function)

[gotwf]

@phenomlab Yep. Seems @JAC is/was mostly testing speed? I wonder if location may affect my disconnects? Level 3 shite? But I suspect Surfshark as I am not too many hops from Seattle and seems suspicious that it would be backbone issue.

Just dip sticking other experiences before “rushing” to conclusions. Thx for checking it out and reporting back.

[phenomlab]

@gotwf The real issue with layer 3 is that when it comes to backbone, factoring in protocols such as OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) have a maximum of 16 hops before they simply die. What you see with the disconnects is likely reconvergence where the route is recalculated then re-established.

Effectively, a self healing network, but with poor performance for the end user. So they have 99% uptimes to satisfy their SLA, whilst you get the disconnects.

[JAC]

@gotwf said in Best VPN:

@phenomlab Thx. I could live w/the speed situation. The random disconnects are a bit more disconcerting. Maybe I’ll standby for another day or two, pending @JAC reports.

I’ve been using it for a few weeks now. It’s my first VPN so I didn’t really know what to expect, but I must say I’ve not had it disconnect but I have had it a few times where I’ve had to connect to a different server as it’s been too slow etc for what I need.

I’m not looking for a refund and will keep Surfshark for my family for general browsing probably but I am on the lookout for a different VPN that is able to cope with streaming better.

[phenomlab]

@jac Thanks. Good update. This is why I chose to stick with NordVPN