I realize this is looking for a very, very subjective answer but Im curious as to others opinions. I don’t do a lot of downloading or streaming. Mostly browsing and email. Using a VPN and learning more about Cybersecurity is just a hobby. Without any VPN my speed is normally around 250mbps. Using my VPN at the recommended (closest) server I get around 150mbps. That seems like an awfully big reduction in speed, especially if I start using servers which are out of the country which would probably slow it down even further. Would you say this reduction of speed is worth the sacrifice? If you were me would you think it was worth it? (Again, I realize this is subjective).
heres how i fixed my speeds between two vpns: use 5 GHz wifi instead of 2.4 Ghz n no useless double hop so now i only have a 10 mbps difference from on vpn and the other with about 50 mbps drop for my non vpn speed. Of course, wired is always preferred for maximum speeds & if you have QOS in your router take advantage of that. I have the need for speed btw. for your preference keep exploring youll eventually find what youre looking for. Just a side note, for privacy i wouldnt use a US vpn provider if you are.
I’d test different connection settings, because nowadays you can easily reach 600+ Mbps on a commercial VPN even on a windows tap driver. I lose about 200 Mbps when swapping from Wireguard to OpenVPN for example, but YMMV. Even so, 150 Mbps is fast enough for almost everything without noticing a difference, other than peak speeds when torrenting.
You will always lose 20-25% with any VPN or proxy service. It all depends on your native speed if you want to exchange security for speed. I got 1GBs and with VPN/proxy my speed is still more than enough. I’d say even 150mbit is fine for most things as long as your ping stays in a reasonable range.
Tbh, I thought vpns did reduce speeds but now that i am actually using one, I usually get around the same speed as allocated by my isp. The same 250 mbps as yours. I guess it depends on vpn and the type of security protocols you use in it. I use wireguard protocol on my vpn since it gives the best speed compared to other protocols like open vpn etc. And use 5 ghz for a vpn.
Occasionally we have family over who have kids who like to play games on iPads and other things. These are streaming graphical games. I was told that they have priority, and the regular user (like me) has a lower priority so that slows me down. How does QOS handle that ( or does it )? Also, would network segmentation make a difference?
My speed now is acceptable if it was just me, but occasionally we have family here that have little kids that like to play games on iPads and such. Streaming devices get priority for bandwidth over regular laptops so I’m thinking I need all the bandwidth I can muster. I might go ahead and use the VPN when the family isn’t here since I paid for it.
I recently had a problem where my speed was getting around 4 mbps. I had been in the Dev. Channel in the Windows Insider program and it was a known bug. As soon as I went back to the Current Release it went back up.
But the VPN I’m using didn’t affect my bandwidth in the past so I’m not sure what happened. I did get a very good support email asking for a fairly detailed request on what was happening. Since I’m not having any trouble now, I might just ignore it.