- Do you really need a VPN at home?
That's a good question
and I will try to give you a thorough explanation today.
I will also explain how to choose
and how to set up a home VPN if you truly do need one,
so keep watching.
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The opinion that using a VPN at home is useless
is quite prevalent online
and it kind of has a point.
After all, VPNs are at their best
when dealing with public networks.
When connecting to a wifi spot in a coffee shop,
anybody could technically access your connection.
On the other hand, with a VPN at home,
the only one you could hide from
is your internet service provider.
You can see how one would trust their ISP
but not trust random people in the coffee shops, right?
So when it comes to a VPN at home,
security is not exactly why
you're getting a whole network VPN for yourself.
However, there are benefits of a VPN at home,
even for those who, like me, stays inside most of the day.
In fact, I've personally been using VPNs
to prevent appearance of targeted ads.
Many ISPs and websites you visit
gather and pass your browsing details to advertisers
and I can't deal with that.
It's just really annoying.
So I've been using a VPN for home network
to prevent anyone from gathering my information
and recently switched to a service
that can block ads altogether.
But this is just me.
I suppose you would find
this feature for VPNs more entertaining.
I'm talking about bypassing restrictions,
such as streaming geo-blocks
or maybe governmental or residential restrictions.
You can get access to a lot of streaming content that way.
Or if you are in a restrictive country,
regain access to free internet.
I can name a couple of VPNs that can do that,
but I'll talk about them later.
For now, just keep in mind
that there's a link in the description
you might wanna check out.
So if you think that you have a reason
to consider VPN use at home,
there's another question.
How do you choose one?
I've derived a couple of conditions
for the best VPNs for home.
First, you need a VPN with router support,
especially if you have a smart home system.
The home VPN setup will be quite tough
without everything connected to a VPN on the router.
Services like Apple AirPlay, Google Chromecast,
or other Bluetooth-based options
are unlikely to function properly because of that.
But when you install your VPN on router,
uniting all smart devices under the same network,
it will be a much better experience for you.
Secondly, I wanna highlight the split tunneling feature.
VPNs that have it allow you to choose
which apps should work with VPN connection
and which don't have to.
Besides offering flexibility,
this allows you to have, for example,
Japanese Netflix opened at the same time
as some of your local websites.
I think I have some of the best VPNs for home use right now.
Surfshark, for instance, works great for homes.
It has router support,
split tunneling on all devices except iOS and Android,
and unlimited device support,
meaning that regardless of how many family members you have,
every device you own
can be used with Surfshark at the same time.
How to set up a home VPN with Surfshark?
Well, there's an easy router tutorial
right in the provider's website.
Surfshark is also
one of the most accessible VPNs price-wise.
NordVPN is another VPN I'd personally check out.
While not as charitable in device limits,
NordVPN also has router support, split tunneling,
and a lot of great extra features.
It's the service that keeps my browser
free of malicious links and ads.
It might be a bit pricier than Surfshark,
but if you are looking for
robust security and streaming support,
NordVPN won't disappoint.
But you don't actually have to get a paid VPN.
AtlasVPN is a great freemium option.
This means that there's a free and a paid version available.
While you can't use the free version for streaming,
you still get decent security for free.
Unfortunately, AtlasVPN can't be installed on routers,
but it does offer split tunneling on Android.
You don't even need a premium for it,
only to get streaming and more servers,
though the premium won't really set you back that much.
In any case,
I have some discounts for those best VPNs for home options,
so feel free to grab them from the link in the description.
So do you really need a VPN at home?
That only depends on you.
If security is your concern, well, probably not.
If you need to bypass restrictions
or get more streaming content,
VPN will be a useful tool to have.
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