hey guys welcome back to another vpn review today i'm going to be doing a review and taking
a detailed look at expressvpn a vpn best known for its ease of use and incredible level of security
setting it apart from even some of the best known vpns out there while still providing many great
features to protect you online as always i will leave links to the best offers for expressvpn
in the description let's dive in expressvpn has over 3000 servers across 160 locations in 94
countries this means that wherever you are in the world you'll be able to connect to a server near
you now this is important because typically connecting to a server that's closer to you
will provide better speeds additionally connecting to and switching between servers in most cases
only takes less than a second now expressvpn supports all major platforms from desktops to
mobile as well as browser extensions even providing a router app which lets you protect
any and all devices connected to your router such as security cameras or other smart devices
expressvpn allows you to connect up to five devices simultaneously while some other vpns let
you connect more chances are 5 will be enough to connect all your devices from your phone computer
tablet and tv alright so let's go ahead and take a look at the application now right now we're going
to be looking at the mac os app however the windows app is very similar right off the bat
what stood out to me is just how user friendly and simple the application is as you can see we have a
very simple user interface and the app primarily runs in this small window in the middle we see
a big power button making it easy to instantly connect to change the location simply click the
three dot menu here and then search or select a location the menu in the upper left has things
like the built-in speed test and preferences where you can change the protocol and activate features
such as the kill switch but more on that later i really appreciate the small descriptions seen
under certain settings such as the protocols again making it very accessible for those new to vpns
i also like the menu bar app that runs alongside the main app making it quick and easy to change
your location disconnect or go to the help section on their website whilst using other apps
and this brings us to the speed test now i've run several tests and put the data in a table first is
the baseline with no vpn as you can see i average around 60 megabytes per second download and 5
megabytes per second upload using smart location where expressvpn finds what it believes to be the
best server for me in this case in the uk as i am based in the uk you can see the speeds are largely
retained in this case only seeing a slight drop in the download and upload speed but you can see
this is only around an eight percent change we see similar results for sweden and israel
further down in the us i've connected to both east as well as the west coast and found numbers to be
strong in la for example there is only a minimal change in speed finally in asia speeds continue to
be largely retained yes there is a drop but not so significant to a point where this will stand
out in day to day use as with any speed test there are many different factors to consider
so do take the results with a grain of salt but the point here is that if you are concerned about
large drops in performance then this really is not an issue with expressvpn expressvpn
is well equipped for streaming it unblocks many popular streaming services such as hbo
bbc iplayer disney plus and gives access to netflix libraries from around the world
including japan australia and the uk in terms of torrenting this is possible with expressvpn and
there are no bandwidth limitations and unlike some other vpns that have only some p2p servers
on expressvpn all servers are p2p optimized allowing you to pick whichever server gives you
best speeds in terms of security expressvpn uses aes 256-bit encryption providing government-level
encryption this is taken even further with expressvpn's trusted server a feature that
ensures no data is ever written on a server's hard drive this is instead only in the ram
therefore is completely removed and wiped every time the server restarts in essence this means
your data is never stored on a server in terms of protocols expressvpn offers lightweight udp
and tcp which is a new vpn protocol pioneered by expressvpn to be more efficient and faster
additionally there is openvpn udp and tcp as well as ike v2 and l2tp all industry standard
and strong protocols there's also an automatic option where express works in the background to
optimize the protocol for your specific use case letting it do the work for you also for those
interested expressvpn does support tore over vpn so how does expressvpn hold up in terms of privacy
to analyze this i went over expressvpn's privacy policy they are very open about what they do and
do not log furthermore expressvpn is based in the british virgin islands which has full sovereignty
over its data regulations meaning they do not have to answer to foreign governments
expressvpn has a strict no logs policy this of course sounds great but can they back this up
yes expressvpn commits to independent audits every year done by pwc and cure53 which validate
and confirm their no logs policy each year when it comes to security and privacy rest assured
expressvpn has you covered a great feature offered by expressvpn is split tunneling this allows you
to choose which apps specifically you would like expressvpn to run on for example if say you are
using a maps application where you would not want your ip and location to change but then still want
to be protected everywhere else then this feature gives you the best of both worlds unfortunately at
the moment this feature is not available on mac os however is available on other platforms and i was
told by customer support that they are working on adding this every vpn i look at i always check for
a kill switch and find this absolutely essential and find that some vpns actually do not have this
thankfully expressvpn does a kill switch when activated is in place to prevent any data leaks
in the event that the vpn connection unexpectedly drops one feature you will not find in expressvpn
that you will find in some other vpns is dedicated ip this will protect your identity from one
consistent ip being particularly good to use for apps such as online banking where you may want to
log in from a consistent location and ip i would like to see this added in the future it is worth
mentioning that despite the country's efforts expressvpn is one of the only vpns that still
works in china allowing you to surpass the great firewall and making your traffic appear as normal
traffic so that you cannot be identified for using a vpn this is achieved through expressvpn's
proprietary obfuscation technology i've reached out to expressvpn's customer service and have
had a pleasant experience their 24 hour live chat support is easy to use and very helpful
additionally they provide ample useful resources on their website in the form of articles and high
quality tutorial videos which are easy to follow so what kind of plans do they offer well in terms
of plants there are three options to choose from as you can see the longer the subscription
period the better price per month if you can i definitely recommend going for the best value
longer plans in the description you will find special links that will have the best
possible deals so if you are thinking of giving expressvpn a try be sure to check them out overall
expressvpn provides truly exceptional security that is backed by independent audits to ensure
your data is safe it has useful features such as split tunneling and a kill switch and an overall
great user experience all in an easy to use and user-friendly application which is supported on
all major devices if you have any questions please share them in the comments section and
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