PureVPN
Website: www.purevpn.com
Price: From $2.95 / Month. (If purchased via 24-month plan) Accepts Bitcoins.
Our Rating: – 93.4%
Protection: 4/5
Software / GUI: 4.5/5
Features: 5/5
Speed: 5/5
Ease of Use: 4.5/5
Service Overview and Reviews
Protocols: PPTP, SSTP, L2TP, OpenVPN
Service: PureVPN provides a paid VPN service with 2100+ servers in 140+ different countries. Unlimited server switches with unrestricted speed across the whole network.
IPs are shared with unlimited data transfer and P2P traffic is allowed on certain servers.
The PureVPN Software is excellent with some great features, including a traffic log chart, auto-reconnection and split tunnelling allowing you to direct certain traffic through the VPN tunnel while sending other traffic directly through your local network’s default gateway.
Easy step-by-step tutorials guide you through set-up for Windows, Mac, Linux, iphone and Android.
Up to 5 multi logins enables you to connect all your devices.
The PureVPN business package offers a dedicated secure connection server with 10,000 GB bandwidth. Easy set-up and dedicated support.
Privacy: PureVPN do not log any user activity (sites visited, DNS lookups, emails etc.) See their Policy/Terms/FAQ
Note: PureVPN log access attempts to their servers (for security and troubleshooting). These are kept for 5 days. To prevent fraudulent sign-ups PureVPN may ask for a verification document as part of their sign-up process.
Our Thoughts: PureVPN provides a great service with a good server choice, excellent speeds and very good customer support. The client software is very slick and easy to use and comes with loads of add-on features. Excellent value if purchased via the 12-month option.
PureVPN User Reviews
Summary
Reviews
Despite good reports about this service I have seen from several sources now that a driving licence or such like is requiured after signing up. Where’s the anonymity in that??
I haven’t used the service but thought this should be brought to people’s attention
Fantastic!!! Its really being amazing using PureVPN Service. Previously i was using Astrill but didn’t experience good. After using Pure VPN Service i must say that it is the best vpn provider in the industry. Their new dialer is awesome. Its the best vpn service provider. Hats off!!!
Ive been using it for more than 5 months now and so far it has been outstanding..The best thing is their support staff. They are so efficient and quick in responding that it amazes me..Personally, I love the unlimited server switch option..
Highly Recommended..
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PureVPN Speed Test Results
PureVPN Speed Test
Below you can see our testing results for PureVPN . For more details of how we conduct our speed tests go to VPN Speed Tests.
Test PC #1 – United States – OS (Mac OSX) – ISP (Cox)
| SpeedTest.net (Iron) | Location | Ping | Download | Upload |
| Not Using VPN | United States | 39 | 23.57 | 8.50 |
| PPTP | Netherlands | 166 | 6.97 | 7.24 |
| PPTP | United States | 32 | 17.15 | 6.61 |
| PPTP | United Kingdom | 184 | 5.61 | 4.51 |
| PPTP | Canada | 94 | 16.25 | 5.46 |
| PPTP | Sweden | 229 | 4.64 | 6.27 |
| Download Test (Curl) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United States | 620M | 1682K | 06:19 |
| PPTP | Netherlands | 620M | 1175K | 08:59 |
| PPTP | United States | 620M | 1470K | 07:11 |
| PPTP | United Kingdom | 620M | 767K | 13:47 |
| PPTP | Canada | 620M | 1183K | 08:56 |
| PPTP | Sweden | 620M | 790K | 13:23 |
| P2P Test (Transmission) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United States | 729.1Mb | 1.67Mb | 06:55 |
| PPTP | Netherlands | 729.1Mb | 1.0MB | 12:23 |
| PPTP | Sweden | 729.1Mb | 1.31Mb | 09:16 |
| PPTP | Canada | 729.1Mb | 1.61Mb | 07:33 |
Test PC #2 – United Kingdom – OS (Win 7) – ISP (Sky)
| SpeedTest.net (Firefox) | Location | Ping | Download | Upload |
| Not Using VPN | United Kingdom | 32 | 10.56 | 0.94 |
| PPTP | Netherlands | 48 | 10.11 | 3.28 |
| PPTP | United States | 112 | 6.08 | 0.58 |
| PPTP | United Kingdom | 41 | 10.17 | 3.35 |
| PPTP | Canada | 108 | 8.73 | 2.11 |
| PPTP | Germany | 67 | 7.23 | 2.85 |
| Download Test (Curl) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United Kingdom | 620M | 1241k | 08:31 |
| PPTP | Netherlands | 620M | 990k | 10:41 |
| PPTP | United States | 620M | 480k | 22:01 |
| PPTP | United Kingdom | 620M | 1144k | 09:15 |
| PPTP | Canada | 620M | 863k | 12:15 |
| PPTP | Germany | 620M | 434k | 24.21 |
| P2P Test (uTorrent) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United Kingdom | 695Mb | 1.1Mb | 10:22 |
| PPTP | Netherlands | 695Mb | 1.1Mb | 10:36 |
| PPTP | Germany | 695Mb | 0.94Mb | 12:45 |
Tips: P2P is not permitted on all servers, but they have a decent selection of several designated P2P servers.
Note: The handshake protocol (MSCHAP_V2) used by many PPTP connections has been cracked and therefore PPTP could now be considered unencrypted. For maximum security use OpenVPN or L2TP.