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<blockquote data-quote="WyntechUmbrella" data-source="post: 1051240" data-attributes="member: 102101">I understand what you mean. In that case, here&#039;s what I&#039;ve experienced with VPNs from the security suites I tested:- The best has been hands down F-Secure VPN (part of F-Secure TOTAL). It&#039;s the only one that really felt like a serious fully fledge VPN, and they really have put a lot of ressource and effort into it. If I&#039;m not mistaken, F-Secure also have their own servers (or at least it isn&#039;t some rebrand of an already existing product). Lastly F-Secure privacy policy is one of the best.- Bitdefender and Kaspersky were decent and felt kind of similar to some aspects. They both have partnered with Hotspot Shield (unless things have changed since then). However I had some issues with being disconnected after a while.- Norton 360 was very stable connexion wise, but it was slower than others.- McAfee was overall very good, but I hated that you needed to keep auto-renewal as you otherwise lost the unlimited VPN.- G Data VPN was not very good, but it&#039;s a new product so it might improve over time.- Avast was decent too (I think they&#039;re using Hide My Ass VPN, since they bought it a few years back), but I had some slowdown and connection issues.Basically, if a VPN is something you will use only occasionally, they all do the job more or less decently. But if having a reliable VPN is a big factor when choosing a security suite, only F-Secure seems to offer what I would call a great VPN. Please keep in mind that I&#039;m not a professional tester and this was only my personal experience. Don&#039;t forget to use the free trials of the security suite you plan to buy before making a purchase, that&#039;s the best rule to avoid disappointment and the unnecessary hassle of asking for a refund.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WyntechUmbrella, post: 1051240, member: 102101"] I understand what you mean. In that case, here's what I've experienced with VPNs from the security suites I tested: - The best has been hands down F-Secure VPN (part of F-Secure TOTAL). It's the only one that really felt like a serious fully fledge VPN, and they really have put a lot of ressource and effort into it. If I'm not mistaken, F-Secure also have their own servers (or at least it isn't some rebrand of an already existing product). Lastly F-Secure privacy policy is one of the best. - Bitdefender and Kaspersky were decent and felt kind of similar to some aspects. They both have partnered with Hotspot Shield (unless things have changed since then). However I had some issues with being disconnected after a while. - Norton 360 was very stable connexion wise, but it was slower than others. - McAfee was overall very good, but I hated that you needed to keep auto-renewal as you otherwise lost the unlimited VPN. - G Data VPN was not very good, but it's a new product so it might improve over time. - Avast was decent too (I think they're using Hide My Ass VPN, since they bought it a few years back), but I had some slowdown and connection issues. Basically, if a VPN is something you will use only occasionally, they all do the job more or less decently. But if having a reliable VPN is a big factor when choosing a security suite, only F-Secure seems to offer what I would call a great VPN. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional tester and this was only my personal experience. [U]Don't forget to use the free trials of the security suite you plan to buy before making a purchase[/U], that's the best rule to avoid disappointment and the unnecessary hassle of asking for a refund. [/QUOTE]

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