Recommend a FAST vpn

[Steve Howard]

I use a VPN service, but it's slow.

My home internet runs at 100 Mbps up and down (google fiber), but the VPN limits me to just a few Mbps.
Ok ... what can you expect for such a low price?

I'm willing to spend more, but I don't know of a service that provide truly fast data rates. None of them tell you their speed.

Can anyone recommend a VPN service that provides speed of at least several tens of Mbps?

 

[mxnerd]

https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/351574/the-fastest-vpns

 

[Steve Howard]

I've seen that.
It's odd that they give no information about speed.

 

[mxnerd]

The test is always generalized.

The VPN service provider does not know where you are located, what kind of data you want to access, how far the server is from your home, how powerful your router / PC is. There is no way to tell what kind of speed you will get.

Many VPN providers give free trials. You have to try yourself.

 

[ICT-M]

best solutions for you i think is , buy a VPS in your destination VPN you connected by GIG Interface then run a VPN Server like MikroTik .

 

[mnewsham]

I get 300-500mbps throughput with private internet access, hell i've even seen steady 600mbps+ from the Netherlands to east coast US with private internet access.
My VPS can hit around 700-800mbps.

 

[Steve Howard]

I don't know what this means. Can you explain?

best solutions for you i think is , buy a VPS in your destination VPN you connected by GIG Interface then run a VPN Server like MikroTik .

 

[mv2devnull]

VPN is two machines communicating with each other. The packets that they send to each other contain packets of some other communication, encrypted. The sender must encrypt and the receiver must decrypt. Computation at both ends. CPU is important, but software configuration can make a difference too.

You have one of those machines. The "VPN service" has the other. Either could be the weakest link. Or neither; the network is more than just those two devices.

 

[ylin0811]

Your vpn speed is going to be limited from the originating source and endpoint vpn hardware capabilities if there is any. For example, if the vpn connection is made from a source that can only do symmetrical 10mbps, the vpn speed will be limited to 10mbps regardless of how fast the vpn endpoint connection is.

Most if not all home routers do not have a dedicated hardware to perform ipsec encryption/decryption, so you are at the mercy of the processor that's responsible for forwarding/encryption/decryption the packet. The process of encryption/decryption will usually take up to 70 - 80% of the cpu cycle.

Perhaps one of the things you can try is to build a dedicated hardware box and use that as the vpn endpoint.

 

[Steve Howard]

Perhaps I've not made it clear ...

I have 100 Mbps internet service at home. 100 up and 100 down.

When I run VPN software to connect to my work office I get full speed.

But when I use my offshore pay-per-month VPN service I get very little speed. Just a few Mbps.
That's what I want to fix.

It's not about some dedicated hardware box. It's about the VPN service provider.
I just want to know if there's a provider that offers really fast service.
If not, is there an alternative?

 

[Alpha One Seven]

I use a VPN service, but it's slow.

My home internet runs at 100 Mbps up and down (google fiber), but the VPN limits me to just a few Mbps.
Ok ... what can you expect for such a low price?

I'm willing to spend more, but I don't know of a service that provide truly fast data rates. None of them tell you their speed.

Can anyone recommend a VPN service that provides speed of at least several tens of Mbps?

I created my own, I don't use pay to play services.

 

[mnewsham]

It's not about some dedicated hardware box. It's about the VPN service provider.
I just want to know if there's a provider that offers really fast service.
If not, is there an alternative?

Literally all of this has already been addressed in this thread.

 

[mxnerd]

What kind of data do you want to access offshore? What country?

Maybe that country does not have very good internet infrastructure.

Which VPN service do you use? What kind of CPU does your PC have?

What router & model do you own?

VPN use a lot of resources like others have mentioned.

Keep saying your VPN service is slow and not revealing the whole picture does not help at all.

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You can own a Ferrari, drive very fast on your local street, once you are on the highway, there is a traffic jam. You can't do anything about it.

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The main purpose of VPN is to secure your connection, not speed.

If you want speed, make sure you have good enough PC/router and choose the right VPN service provider. But you still have to try yourself. There are free trials.

 

[ylin0811]

it's hard to say why you are only getting 1/3 of the speed with the offshore vpn.

it could be caused by latency/packet loss that triggers tcp slow start, the vpn service provider rate limiting the connection to make sure it doesn't exceed the total capacity, or the vpn endpoint hardware capability.

you can do a ping to the vpn service provider to find out the rtt and plug the data in to a tcp bandwidth calculator to get an idea on what the raw throughput will be in a perfect ideal condition. the data should be able to help you determine what the issue is.

 

[mv2devnull]

Perhaps I've not made it clear ...

When I run VPN software to connect to my work office I get full speed.

But when I use my offshore pay-per-month VPN service I get very little speed. Just a few Mbps.
That's what I want to fix.

Thank you for clarification.

Presumably you cannot use your work VPN tunnel for "other purposes"?


There are:
1. Route to offshore VPN endpoint
2. The offshore VPN endpoint
3. Route from offshore VPN endpoint to destinations that you do use the VPN for.

Any of the three can be the bottleneck.
The first you can probe somewhat, as ylin0811 mentions.
Similarly, you might be able to probe direct unencrypted connection between home and actual destinations.

mxnerd did post a link to some "fast" VPN services. Only you can test whether they are any good for you.

ICT-M did suggest hiring an offshore server and configuring it as VPN endpoint. Then you can benchmark and control all three steps.

 

[Steve Howard]

Presumably you cannot use your work VPN tunnel for "other purposes"?

Yes, precisely so.

This sounds like the best alternative:

ICT-M did suggest hiring an offshore server and configuring it as VPN endpoint. Then you can benchmark and control all three steps.

But I don't have any idea on how to go about that. How would I set up a remote server?

 

[mv2devnull]

Something like: https://www.mckerracher.net/vps

That tutorial sets up a HTTP-server (to be honest, I didn't read any of it). You want a VPN-server.

Your current offshore provider has set up an OS with a VPN-server and sells a service -- the use of their VPN endpoint. They either own the hardware or rent a VPS.

 

[Lordhumungus]

FWIW I've been very happy with the hide.me VPN service.

 

[JackMDS]

The fact that your VPN is OK when you use it to work, indicates that your system VPN's capacity is OK.

I.e., whatever you are using otherwise, the trouble is somewhere out on the Internet and its servers.

What it is? It can be anyones "Wild" guess and you probably can not do anything to change it.

Try few services until you find the one the best support for your Geographical area.

 

[Steve Howard]

Clarification ...

For work-at-home I run Cisco Any Connect software. It connects to the corporate network here in Raleigh. Home to work distance is just a few miles. The connection is NOT traveling through Outer Mongolia. So I get high speed.

For at-home non-work-related use I use third-party VPN providers. Those I've tried are slow.

Anyway, there's NO relationship between the two VPN experiences ... except that the hose to my house is the same 100 Mbps line from google fiber.

So my modified question is ...
Is anyone here using a VPN service provider ...
1. that provides truly high-speed service (tens of Mbps)
2. to your location in North America
3. where your internet connection is 50 Mbps or higher.

 

[mxnerd]

You are not providing any new info.

Your offshore country is not Outer Mongolia but could be North Korea.

Don't understand your unwillingness to try yourself.

Good luck.

 

[Steve Howard]

Do people here know how to read?

I don't need to provide more information.
I'm asking for information.

And the question for those in North America who use a VPN service is ...
Does your VPN service provider give you high speed?

 

[sonitravel09]

I think FalcoVPN is the Best vpn service as it does have well oriented connection as compared to other VPN service..

 

[mnewsham]

Well, a recent VPN speed test has been conducted over around 15 of the most prominent VPN services available in the market to determine which is the removed among them. As per the test, NordVPN stands at number 1 followed by PureVPN, ExpressVPN, IP Vanish and Astrill VPN. These could be the best recommendations for fast VPN for use.

Testing out the "fastest" VPN using a 30Mbps WAN connection is pretty stupid.

I regularly hit 400mbps+ using PIA. But i have a 1gbps WAN. I'd say that's much faster than anything they show in that link you posted.

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[aigomorla]

I also use PIA.
The 2 year plans are fairly cheap, and good.