Choosing a VPN Service Provider

You finally decide to set up a VPN service for your Home Network. The next thing you probably do is to google about some of the best VPN services available, read reviews about VPN providers and compare the VPN providers etc. Your search may be broadly of two categories, FREE VPN services and Premium or Paid VPN services. However, you must remember that if you opt for FREE VPN services, you must put up with a lot of displeasing things like slow connectivity, Advertisements, Lesser bandwidth, Security loopholes etc., . Eventually, having a FREE VPN service at your end does not serve the real purpose of getting your network VPN-protected.  

Alternatively, you could budget for a good service provider who offers ‘features that you look for in VPN service’ at an affordable pricing. Well, how do you choose such a VPN service for your Home purposes? I have listed below four aspects that will help you in deciding on the right VPN service provider. In fact most of the top VPN service providers give FREE trials that vary from 3 days to 1 month.  Now, you can step up to the plate and try out the FREE trials offered by that VPN provider. Once you are pleased with the FREE trial, you can buy it to avail a whole range of services and also enjoy their 24/7 customer support.

Four important points to consider before choosing a VPN service provider

Speed. This aspect, needless to say is very important before you zero in on a particular VPN service provider. Optimum speed is a ‘must’ if you wish to watch streaming video and audio content on the internet, play online games or just to enjoy a faster web browsing in general.

Bandwidth. Bandwidth refers to the amount of data transfer that happens in the network. VPN service providers offer specific bandwidth based on the amount you pay. Before you buy a service, be aware of the bandwidth consumption/ usage calculations done by the service provider. Some of them will restrict the amount of bandwidth you use in a month and a few of them may slow down the connectivity speed if your bandwidth consumption goes beyond the limit.  

Cost. VPN service providers offer packages that range anywhere between 4$ and 20$. However, very cheap ones do not offer a FREE trial. So, make sure you pick a service that offers FREE trial before you buy it.

Level of Security. Security is by far the most important aspect while choosing the VPN service provider. As the reader knows, security in a VPN service is implemented via various types and combination of protocols. Most of the VPN providers offer multi-protocol support, like a combo of OpenVPN, L2TP, PPTP protocols and also offer a seamless transition or effortlessly switch between these protocols based on user’s needs.

Like I said, Free Trials offered by the VPN providers are of great advantage to you. So, before you fork out money on setting up a VPN, try out the FREE trials and analyze whether the features, security offered by the provider suits your budget and then set out to buy one.