{"id":495086,"date":"2022-09-22T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:00:56","slug":"bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bargain Bin or Budget Blockbuster?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2910aa75966\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#%E2%80%9CBargain_Bin_or_Budget_Blockbuster%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bargain Bin or Budget Blockbuster?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Heres_What_We_Like\" >Here&#8217;s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#And_What_We_Dont\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Form_and_Function_of_PureVPN\" >Form and Function of PureVPN<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Technical_Issues\" >Technical Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#PureVPN_and_Netflix\" >PureVPN and Netflix<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Pricing\" >Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Privacy_and_Security\" >Privacy and Security<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#PureVPN_Security\" >PureVPN Security<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Is_PureVPN_Fast\" >Is PureVPN Fast?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Should_You_Subscribe_to_PureVPN\" >Should You Subscribe to PureVPN?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#Heres_What_We_Like-2\" >Here\u2019s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bargain-bin-or-budget-blockbuster\/#And_What_We_Dont-2\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBargain_Bin_or_Budget_Blockbuster%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bargain Bin or Budget Blockbuster?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"single-review-card\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"rating\" style=\"\">Rating:<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>5\/10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"more-info-hover\">?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"rating-info\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Does not work<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Barely functional<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Severely lacking in most areas<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Functions, but has numerous issues<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Fine yet leaves a lot to be desired<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Good enough to buy on sale<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Great and worth purchasing<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; Fantastic, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaching best-in-class<\/li>\n<li>9 &#8211; Best-in-class<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Borderline perfection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>Price: <strong><br \/><small class=\"price_starting_at\">Starting At<\/small> $1.99\/month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-833088\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PureVPNs-logo-on-a-white-background-3.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"PureVPN's logo on a white background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">PureVPN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purevpn.com\">PureVPN<\/a> is a provider that\u2019s been around for a long time and advertises as being \u201cthe best VPN money can buy\u201d on its site. I took PureVPN through its paces to see if this is true and I was rather disappointed. Though it\u2019s not all bad, claiming it\u2019s the best is stretching the truth.<\/p>\n<p>This is actually a recurring issue with PureVPN: the company promises a lot, some of which a VPN simply cannot do. Examples include <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.purevpn.com\/vpn-for-travelers\">claims of being able to protect you from identity theft<\/a>, which are exaggerated, at best. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth, as it sells a false sense of security, a bad look for a company selling protection software.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-card-body-inline fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheap<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of servers<\/li>\n<li>Some success with Netflix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buggy<\/li>\n<li>Slow<\/li>\n<li>Interface needs work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reviews-blurb\">How-To Geek&#8217;s expert reviewers go hands-on with each product we review. We put every piece of hardware through hours of testing in the real world and run them through benchmarks in our lab. We never accept payment to endorse or review a product and never aggregate other people\u2019s reviews. Read more &gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Form_and_Function_of_PureVPN\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_form\">Form and Function of PureVPN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/133680\/htg-explains-what-is-a-vpn\/\">virtual private network (VPN) serves two purposes: to make you appear like you\u2019re somewhere you\u2019re not and to secure your connection while doing so. PureVPN succeeds at this basic test: as far as I can tell, it\u2019s safe to use and successfully spoofs your location. No problems there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>ExpressVPN vs. NordVPN: Which Is the Best VPN?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, extra features and creature comforts can be a little lacking. For example, the desktop client is extremely bare bones and hearkens back a decade or so, when VPNs hadn\u2019t hit the mainstream yet. It does the job, but compared to top-flight competitors like ExpressVPN and NordVPN, it feels very sparse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-832541\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/purevpn-main.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"PureVPN main screen\" width=\"898\" height=\"565\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Also, using the client feels like PureVPN expects you to know how to use it intuitively, but doesn\u2019t give you the tools to do so. For example, there are no tooltips for the buttons on the side of the screen. The pictograms give you a pretty good idea of what they do, but it\u2019s still weird to mouse over a button and not see a small tooltip.<\/p>\n<p>This carries over into other areas: for example, nowhere in the settings is the kill switch called \u201ckill switch.\u201d Instead, PureVPN calls it an \u201cIKS,\u201d which I assume is short for \u201cinternet kill switch,\u201d an acronym I\u2019ve never before seen and doubt I ever will again. What it does is explained well in the menu, but it\u2019s still a bit silly to rename a function like that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-832540\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/purevpn-killswitch.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"PureVPN killswitch settings\" width=\"518\" height=\"143\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There are a few more examples of little design decisions that make life a little harder for you. They\u2019d be fairly simple fixes, too, I reckon, so hopefully they will be a thing of the past soon.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical_Issues\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_tech\">Technical Issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Little gripes about the interface can be ignored, of course, but what\u2019s a lot more annoying are the desktop client\u2019s many, many bugs and glitches. Though it hasn\u2019t downright crashed even once, thankfully, the client has bugged out multiple times while using it. I tested it on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/196060\/beginner-geek-how-to-create-and-use-virtual-machines\/\">virtual machine\u2014which I admit can come with some technical issues\u2014but I\u2019ve never experienced anything like this before.<\/p>\n<p>For no reason I could fathom, the client would occasionally freeze and grow unresponsive before apparently shaking itself awake and working again. Connections could take several minutes to make; at one point I waited five minutes before my VPN was working. At other times, though, the client would work just perfectly, responding quickly, before once again randomly freezing up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-832542\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/purevpn-connecting.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"PureVPN connection screen\" width=\"902\" height=\"563\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You never know when the PureVPN client will work, which made for a mediocre user experience.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PureVPN_and_Netflix\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_netflix\">PureVPN and Netflix<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Of course, for many, all this doesn\u2019t matter much if PureVPN can do one very important thing: help you get through to Netflix. My experience was mixed. Like most budget VPNs, it got through some of the time\u2014let\u2019s say about half. That\u2019s a decent result considering how Netflix has stepped up its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/817615\/how-do-streaming-services-know-youre-using-a-vpn\/\">VPN detection efforts, and it\u2019s not like PureVPN expressly advertises as an unblocker.<\/p>\n<p>If streaming is your top priority, though, you may want to find another provider. Besides speed issues\u2014more on that later\u2014more than once I was stuck playing the server switch game while using PureVPN. There are far better VPNs for Netflix out there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use a VPN for Netflix<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pricing\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_pricing\">Pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When advertising as the best VPN that money can buy, pricing is going to be a big part of any discussion of PureVPN\u2019s merits. Sadly, its pricing is typical of the industry, offering discounts for first-time customers but higher prices for returning ones. Like in our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/808578\/surfshark-vpn-review\/\">Surfshark review, you want to read the fine print before signing up for PureVPN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Surfshark VPN Review: Blood in the Water?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Currently, you can sign up to PureVPN for either one month, one year, or two years\u2014at first, anyway. As with all VPNs, going month-to-month is a waste of money as it\u2019s just way too expensive. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mullvad.net\">Mullvad<\/a> is an interesting exception as it charges the same per month regardless of how long you sign up for, but it\u2019s one of the very few to do so.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-832538\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/purevpn-price.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"PureVPN prices\" width=\"1186\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The one-year plan is pretty good at $38.95, definitely making PureVPN one of the cheapest VPNs to sign up for. Even better value is the two-year plan, which costs $53.95, and then throws in an extra three months. It\u2019s less than two bucks per month that way, which is a bargain.<\/p>\n<p>However, these deals are only for the first time around. Once you\u2019re up for renewal, your plan defaults to the \u201creal\u201d pricing of $53.95 per year, regardless of whether you signed up for one or two years initially. Though it\u2019s a far cry from the way <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/832533-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/nordvpn.com&amp;___trxnet=cj\">NordVPN<\/a> ends the honeymoon (NordVPN almost doubles prices after the initial period), I\u2019m still not a big fan of these kinds of shenanigans.<\/p>\n<p>As for value, PureVPN is definitely at the bottom end of the market. Like most services that offer their VPN at the $50 per year mark, there are issues with speed and usability that you don\u2019t get with more up-market providers. ExpressVPN\u2019s client rarely bugs out, for example; read our ExpressVPN review for more on that.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_and_Security\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_privacy\">Privacy and Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Security and privacy are where you run into some issues with PureVPN. VPNs exist to help people stay hidden while online, yet the company <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/purevpn-logs-helped-fbi-net-alleged-cyberstalker-171009\/\">helped the FBI track down a user in 2017<\/a>. There\u2019s no doubt the user in question was a pretty shady person and the world\u2019s a better place with him behind bars, but the fact that PureVPN volunteered his logs is a massive strike against the company.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s been five years and PureVPN seems to have cleaned up its act, with an all-new <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purevpn.com\/privacy-policy.php\">privacy policy<\/a> and just all-around better protocols. As far as I can tell, your data should be safe to the company, though I don\u2019t like that it\u2014like many other VPNs\u2014doesn\u2019t let you sign up anonymously. Though there is a risk there, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s much worse than with most other VPNs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Sign Up for a VPN Anonymously<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PureVPN_Security\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_security\">PureVPN Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>PureVPN also ticks all the right boxes when it comes to security, though it is a big fan of making <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.purevpn.com\/vpn-for-security\">exaggerated claims on its website<\/a>. Though VPNs can come in handy against preventing infection by malware, it doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t have to worry about it; the same goes for DDoS attacks. It\u2019s disingenuous of PureVPN to claim it will help in these cases.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, PureVPN gets the job done, no more and no less. Every connection I made I tested using <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ipleak.net\">IPleak.net<\/a> and it came up fine. However, one thing I don\u2019t like is how PureVPN defaults to IKEv2, which isn\u2019t a bad VPN protocol as such, but isn\u2019t the best, either. It has been known to occasionally cause issues, though it is, on paper, pretty fast. This neatly brings us to our last section, where we test PureVPN\u2019s speeds.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_PureVPN_Fast\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_speed\">Is PureVPN Fast?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speed is an important part of any VPN; after all, if a VPN slows you down badly enough, you can\u2019t use the internet. In this regard, PureVPN isn\u2019t great, even when using the less secure but supposedly fast IKEv2 protocol. I conducted two sets of tests from Cyprus using <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.speedtest.net\/\">speedtest.net<\/a>, connecting to four servers scattered around the world. One set of tests I conducted early afternoon my time (two hours ahead of London), another early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Test Your VPN Speed (and How to Speed up a VPN)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The results were disappointing. The afternoon tests were bad, really bad. A VPN connection just a few miles up the road from me slowed my speeds down to just a quarter, while a connection to the U.K. (3,000km or 2,000 miles away) brought it down to just 10 percent. Take a look at the table below to see the results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moka-mce-table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"moka-mce-table-styling\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" data-skiptableautocorrect=\"true\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Location<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Ping<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Download (Mbps)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Upload (Mbps)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Cyprus (unprotected)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">83<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Cyprus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">60<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">169<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">NYC<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">267<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">28<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">Japan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">599<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ping was also really bad, as you can see. However, the morning tests were a lot better; the Cyprus server only lost about a quarter of its speed\u2014not great, not terrible\u2014and the U.K. connection only about half. This result, and that of the U.S. server in the afternoon readings, gives me the impression that PureVPN is using mediocre servers or not balancing the load on them right; maybe even a little of both.<\/p>\n<p>This is also borne out by the terrible ping on each connection, irrespective of the time of day. Though for some reason I don\u2019t have the best latency on my own connection, PureVPN\u2019s loss here is inexcusable. For example, ExpressVPN uses TrustedServer technology to guarantee good speeds for customers. We don\u2019t see why others can\u2019t do something similar.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Subscribe_to_PureVPN\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_verdict\">Should You Subscribe to PureVPN?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PureVPN is far from a bad VPN, but it isn\u2019t a very good one, either. For roughly $50 for the first two years, it\u2019s an okay deal, but it may not be worth the slow speeds or buggy interface, especially as you can do better for roughly the same money. For example, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/808578\/surfshark-vpn-review\/\">Surfshark has much the same pricing schedule, and though I\u2019m not a huge fan of the service, I\u2019d probably recommend it before I would PureVPN.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, for a few bucks more, you could get <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mullvad.net\/\">Mullvad<\/a>, which isn\u2019t as good at streaming, but better in every other way. You could also spend double the money and sign up for ExpressVPN, which is a lot faster and does better at Netflix. Either way, you\u2019re getting a better VPN for your money.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card border\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\">\nRating: <strong><br \/>5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Price: <strong><br \/><small class=\"price_starting_at\">Starting At<\/small> $1.99\/month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-card-body\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like-2\"><\/span>Here\u2019s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheap<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of servers<\/li>\n<li>Some success with Netflix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont-2\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buggy<\/li>\n<li>Slow<\/li>\n<li>Interface needs work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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