NordVPN was established in 2012. Their software is compatible with most popular operating systems.
I have used this on Android and an Amazon 4K Firestick.
The App is simple to use, once opened you can click once to connect to the best suitable location, the App will automatically select this. If you prefer you can override this setting and select any of their 5193 servers in 62 countries. You are able to select servers as favourites.
Extra options in the App are as follows:
- CyberSec – Extra layer of defence to protect yourself from malware, Phishing attempts and other Cyber Threats.
- Obfuscated servers – Servers which are capable of bypassing specific country restrictions.
- Use TCP – Allows you to switch the connection type from UDP to TCP.
- Auto Connect – This allows you to select auto connect when on Wifi And/Or Mobile network
I cant really fault the app, only useful feature that is missing is a Split Tunnel feature, this would allow you to select which apps use the VPN rather than it being an all or nothing connection.
NordVPN’s user limit is 6 devices per account.
NordVPN offer a free 7 day trial and cancelling this trial is very easy, you can do it all from their website, there is no need to speak to anyone, which is good as the only support they offer is via e-mail.
I got the following results of a speedtest on a 100MB Fibre connection.
Single Connection Mode – Best for testing over VPN or simulating a single file download
Without VPN – Ping 15ms / Downspeed 13.6 Mbps / Upspeed 6.06 Mbps
With VPN – Ping 22ms / Downspeed 15.2 Mbps / Upspeed 5.84 Mbps
Multi Connection mode – used to show your maximum potential speed by using multiple downloads in parallel
Without VPN – Ping 15ms / Downspeed 15.86 Mbps / Upspeed 5.54 Mbps
With VPN – Ping 21ms / Downspeed 19.9 Mbps / Upspeed 5.81 Mbps
Pricing is very good if you take cashback into consideration, At the time of writing Topcashback were offering 60% cash back for NordVPN Subscriptions.