Next, I ran the three games again in the evening to see how my ping was affected. My Team Fortress 2 test saw AirVPN again finish with the slowest ping of the group. It finished tied for first using the game’s Asia server but dead last when using the game’s Americas server. On Overwatch, it was the best of times and the worst of times for AirVPN. AirVPN’s ping was a distant fifth, well off the pace set by LiquidVPN and VPNArea Chameleon, On League of Legends, my ping on the game’s Americas server was so good (40ms) that I choose instead to connect to its “EU Nordic and East” server where my ping was slower (106ms) to see if AirVPN could improve my ping. Next, I ran three games in the afternoon to test latency. In the evening, it maintained its next-to-last finish for download speed and fell to last for upload speeds. On the afternoon tests, it finished next to last for download speed but second-fastest for upload speed. On SpeedOf.Me, AirVPN finished toward the back of the pack. For the tests, I let it pick the fastest server, which in some instances was located in Chicago and others in Toronto. Because the speed of your Internet connection fluctuates throughout the day, I ran each test twice on separate days - once in the afternoon on one day and another time in the evening on another day. To test the performance of AirVPN, I ran the SpeedOf.Me test to measure download and upload speeds and also played League of Legends, Overwatch, and Team Fortress 2 to check the VPN’s effect on my ping in real-world multiplayer gaming. Title=More%20Comprehensive%20VPN%20Reviews&type=articles%2Cvideos&tags=tech-vpn-review&count=6&columnCount=6&theme=article Your mileage will inevitably vary, depending on your location and the location of the gaming server to which you are connected. Routing your Web traffic through a server adds a detour that can slow down the speed of your network connection, but in some circumstances it can actually improve your ping by connecting you to a fast server close to the gaming server or near your location. AirVPN allows P2P traffic but blocked Netflix for me in the U.S. It also features a Network Lock, which acts as a kill switch while also preventing IPv4/IPv6 leaks. It has only 10 servers in all of Asia - six in Hong Kong and four in Singapore.ĪirVPN's privacy policy states that it does not log your Internet traffic. That’s a fair number of servers but a limited number of countries, most of which are located in North America and Europe. At current count, AirVPN has 206 servers in 18 countries. Most VPN apps let you toggle between the two, but with AirVPN you must use the client area on its website to do so, which requires an extra step. Sometime to get by a firewall, however, you may need to use TCP. Like most VPNs, UDP is the default protocol it uses, and the one gamers prefer because it’s faster than TCP. AirVPN supports both TCP and UDP protocols. Title=More%20Expert%20Tech%20Roundups&type=articles%2Cvideos&tags=tech-roundup&count=6&columnCount=6&theme=articleĪirVPN supports only the OpenVPN tunneling protocol, but it’s the preferred protocol for most VPN users because is both fast and secure. You can also sort the list by ping or current load, two helpful filters for gamers looking for the fastest server. For each server, you can see not only the country where it's located but also the city a level of detail not all VPNs provide. After logging into your account, you can simply click a button to connect to a recommended server, or you can go to the Servers page and select one yourself. AirVPN has apps for Windows, MacOS, and Linux as well as Android and iOS devices. You can pay by credit card, PayPal, Bitcoin, and many other cryptocurrencies but not with gift cards. The plans support up to three simultaneous devices most VPNs allow up to five. There isn’t a money-back guarantee like you get with other VPNs, but you can request a free trial on the AirVPN website. You can pay $0.87 for three days, $8.13 for one month, $13.05 for three months, $26.10 for six months, and $46.98 for a year, which is only about $4 a month. Prices are listed in Euros on its site but I’ve converted them to dollar amounts. Clearly, AirVPN is fighting the good fight.ĪirVPN offers five plans. AirVPN is run by self-described activists and hacktivists to, according to their mission statement, “enhance and exercise the fundamental Right to Privacy” and “preserve and respect Net Neutrality as and end-to-end principle.” There is even a link on its site activists and journalist can use to request free access to the VPN service if they are working country controlled by a hostile regime.
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