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That’s not quite the best speed we’ve seen – NordVPN managed 196Mbits/sec in the same test – but it’s still well above average, and more than fast enough for anything you’re likely to be doing.

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The VPN performed well over a longer distance too, with the New York server giving us an average download speed of 178Mbits/sec. That’s not bad at all – in practice you won’t notice any slowdown. After we’d connected to a Windscribe server in London, this dropped modestly to 201Mbits/sec. Before we enabled the VPN, the Google Speed Test tool measured download speeds of 215Mbits/sec over our Virgin Media fibre broadband line. We first tested Windscribe on a Windows 11 laptop. Using a VPN is always slower than connecting directly through your regular ISP connection, but some services are faster than others. If you really want to remain off the grid, you can pay for the service in Bitcoin, so the company never knows your real bank details. However, like almost every VPN, Windscribe has a “no-logs” policy, meaning no identifiable user data is stored – so even if the company is asked to hand over customer information, your privacy should be protected. If that makes you uneasy, consider a VPN based in a more neutral location, such as NordVPN in Panama or VPN in Malaysia. Our only reservation about Windscribe’s security credentials is the fact that the company’s based in Canada – one of the “Five Eyes” nations that shares intelligence with the UK, US and others. Needless to say, though, this comes at the expense of speedīest Chrome VPN extensions 2022: Secure your browsing and access geoblocked content If you really want to be untraceable, it’s possible to set up multi-hop routes that send your traffic through two different servers – perhaps in different countries. We pitted Windscribe's Windows client against numerous VPN-testing websites, and all of them confirmed that the VPN doesn’t leak DNS lookups or other information. Windscribe VPN review: Privacy and security The main features of the Windows client are here too, including split tunnelling, although there’s no equivalent to the firewall, which could be a concern if anonymity is a priority.

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The Android client, thankfully, has a rather more conventional interface, with the location list helpfully appearing on the main app page. There’s no kill-switch as such either, but that’s alright because Windscribe includes a fully functional firewall instead. You can also set Windscribe to automatically connect the VPN on launch, although sadly you can’t mark individual networks as trusted or untrusted. You can configure split tunnelling, pick a VPN protocol (the default is IKEv2 but you can switch to WireGuard if you prefer) and set up the “R.O.B.E.R.T.” feature that blocks online ads, malware and other undesirable content while the VPN is connected. The Settings interface is fairly straightforward too, once you decode the icons down the sidebar. You can search the list by name, curate a selection of favourites or just let the program choose the fastest available server. It shows all the available countries and cities, along with a bar display next to each server giving an indication of latency. Still, the location list is easy to get around. Perhaps you’ll like the retro-futuristic design, but to us it’s simply a usability nightmare. The window even changes size and shape when you click to open the Locations drop-down or the Settings page. The interface is like nothing we’ve ever seen before, with a weird irregular shape and cryptic buttons and labels dotted in seemingly random places. We tested the Windows client, and frankly we didn’t love it. There are browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Opera too, so you can easily manage the VPN while you’re browsing.

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Windscribe offers native client applications for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, and supports a range of additional platforms including Linux and Amazon Fire TV devices. Windscribe VPN review: Setup and basic use

Depending on your needs it could be a smart deal. That covers 10GB of data, with additional 10GB chunks costing an extra dollar. Uniquely, in addition to its standard plans, Windscribe offers a “build your own plan” option, which offers access to individual servers for $1 per server per month. That’s a competitive price, although some other VPNs such as Hotspot Shield and Private Internet Access offer multi-year packages that work out even cheaper.

You can save money by signing up for a year in advance, which works out to £40.82, or £3.40 a month.

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If you’re willing to pay, it’s £7.50 a month to access the full range of servers, with unlimited data and unlimited devices permitted to connect at once. That’s not enough to binge on US Netflix, but it’s plenty for the odd bit of secure browsing.

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Unusually, Windscribe offers a basic free service: free users can connect to any of 10 servers in Europe, North America and Hong Kong, and exchange up to 10GB of data per month.

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