- PureVPN doesn't really stand out
amongst most other VPN providers,
so I bet a lot of you don't know much about it.
Hey guys, I'm John from VPNPro and I'm about to fix that
with a detailed, PureVPN Review for 2022.
Time to look into all pros and cons of this provider.
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Kicking off this PureVPN review
is this essential question, is PureVPN safe?
Talking about essential security,
PureVPN is not revolutionary here.
It relies on a golden standard of encryption
with the AES-256 encryption algorithm,
and has a reliable kill switch, sadly not available on iOS.
Considering that PureVPN has implemented
the WireGuard protocol recently,
its security is definitely good enough.
On the privacy side,
PureVPN does have a reliable low logs policy,
but there have been problems with it before.
In 2017, PureVPN helped the FBI catch a cyber stalker,
a nice catch indeed, but it puts a bit of a stain
on the promises of not monitoring user activity
and storing logs.
Since then, there were multiple PureVPN reviews
from independent auditors in 2019 and 2020,
confirming that they no longer keep logs.
Considering that auditors have a right
to initiate a new audit any time they see fit,
this should be a good enough reason for PureVPN
to keep its word regarding the privacy of the service.
But when discussing performance
you don't have to trust my word, better, trust your eyes.
Here you can see the PureVPN speed test I run,
using some of the closest servers to me.
My results are not groundbreaking, but in actuality,
speed loss is only about 10 to 15%.
As long as you don't connect to a very distant location,
at which point you might get a much lower speed.
In any case, PureVPN surprisingly has
a very substantial server list,
more than 6,500 servers in 78 countries.
While about 80% of these servers are in the USA and Europe,
PureVPN offers some very exotic locations as well,
which might be useful for some people.
In total, my experience with PureVPN
was fast and consistent.
Even during the high bandwidth activities,
such as streaming, for example.
So, is PureVPN good for streaming?
Surprisingly very much so.
I've managed to access a lotta content,
but when it comes to Netflix,
I could only check out 10 libraries.
One of them only with browser extension enabled.
While my PureVPN Netflix experience wasn't perfect,
this VPN is very effective for streaming in general.
While streaming is available on all servers,
I can't say the same about torrenting.
There are distinct limitations for P2P file transfer,
with certain servers in the US, UK,
Australia and Canada unavailable for it.
This could force you to choose a more distant server
with slower speeds.
Still, in my PureVPN Review and tests of torrenting,
the speeds were decent enough.
Also, there's an opportunity
to further increase the performance with Port Forwarding.
However, it does cost extra, which is a distinct minus
in my books.
Talking about additional features,
Port Forwarding is not the only upgrade you can purchase
on the side.
Unfortunately, PureVPN also offers Dedicated IP
and DDoS Protection for a price of a VPN subscription
per month.
And both of those things could have been, if not free,
then at least cheaper.
Perhaps the only saving grace is Split Tunneling.
This feature is free,
but not available on any of the Apple devices.
PureVPN reviews often sleep on the fact,
but I really don't enjoy the idea of paying more
for essential features.
I think it's important to have all features available
on apps, especially since PureVPN does have dedicated apps
for Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices.
Since I've started talking about apps,
there are some points I have to mention here as well.
All desktop apps are size locked,
so you can't adjust them for comfort.
Honestly, these apps could have taken much less space.
As for the other design elements,
Pure VPN is actually nicely designed,
with all important parts easily found and recognizable.
When it comes to app differences,
on desktop you should be aware that kill switch
is turned off by default on macOS,
and the automatic protocol is L2TP, slash IPSec there.
Not unfixable, but I would expect the best options
to be on by default.
As for mobiles, there's Kill Switch
only in the PureVPN Android app,
the iOS app is missing this feature.
It is also missing both the split tunneling
and the WireGuard protocol.
This is definitely a downside.
But on the upside, PureVPN's browser extensions
are surprisingly effective, even for streaming,
which is not often the case.
Next, I wanna leave a few words
about the PureVPN customer support,
because it's one of the things that drove me
to this PureVPN Review for 2022.
On one hand, PureVPN has a 24/7 live chat,
ticket system, and an extensive self-help database,
all the good stuff, you know,?
On the other hand, to get to the agent on the live chat,
you need to get past the chatbot
and that's where it gets super annoying.
Sometimes chatbot won't even let you connect
to the living person at all, redirecting inquiries to email.
Sometimes it won't help in pinpointing the issue and so on.
Getting past this bot was quite a hassle in my experience.
If you don't like the hassle,
perhaps you could appreciate the hustle,
especially when it concerns good value.
So, is PureVPN worth it? I would say yeah, definitely.
After all, PureVPN has one of the cheapest pricings
in the industry.
This is a good deal,
and PureVPN actually one-ups every other VPN on the market
with a revolutionary, hold it,
31 day money-back-guarantee, wow.
Good value comes from the simultaneous connections too.
Now, one account can be used on up to 10 devices,
as opposed to only about five a couple of years ago.
To conclude, this review of the PureVPN. Should you buy it?
If you value good performance,
and need a streaming or torrenting VPN,
PureVPN will work wonders for you.
But then again, I wouldn't completely recommend PureVPN
for people needing perfect security
or seamless app performance.
If you wanna find out more about PureVPN,
you can find our extended article in the description,
and I will leave my best VPN discounts right there as well.
Feel free to check them out.
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