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Last Updated: 03 March 2019

"Does using VPN slow down my online experience ?" 

"Does it take a lot longer when I download file over VPN connections?"

One of the many consideration when picking a VPN provider is SPEED?

How speed test are perform

- All test are performed over 1Gbps connection using system located physically in the country of test. Windows 10 Desktop 8 GB RAM. Chrome 71.0.3578.98

- Connect test system to VPN server with Windscribe software version 1.83 Build 18

- Select US West to allow it to pick best server in the region

- 3 or more speed test are perform over VPN against top 3 speedtest system recommended by Speedtest. Highest speed are pick for comparison.

- Baseline - Calculate the % of speed achievable via VPN against speed when not connecting to VPN.  i.e. (100% x (VPN provider / Without VPN))

- Select San Francisco - Rent (lowest latency at the time) to perform similar test

- Select Santa Clara - Levi (second lowest latency at the time) to perform similar test

- You may click on image of each results below to bring you to Speedtest results page.

In San Francisco - Top achievable download speed 48.98Mbps  (Baseline 18.6%) Top achievable upload speed 54.8Mbps (Baseline 15.9%)

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