![]() There's also a Fidelity (referral) plan in place in which you potentially gain a form of credit towards free service for every friend who signs up on your advice, and per your own subscription renewal. Not a bad deal, as most providers don't offer Bitcoin refunds. However, even Bitcoin payments get refunded - as all others - in USD. Meaning, SmartVPN has to not work on your devices before and after contacting SmartVPN support, as convoluted as the prospect may appear to some. "All the refunds made beyond the period of 7 days window purchase shall be considered in the lone discretion of SmartVPN, only when the subscriber sworn to demonstrate the unavailability of the service or that the same was used during the subscription period or that many reasonable efforts were made to contact to the SmartVPN to resolve the problem." There's also a 7-day money-back guarantee with some caveats partially reproduced below. You may pay with any major credit card, PayPal, or even by Bitcoin through bitpay to more fully preserve your anonymity. You can save 5% for quarterly registration, 10% for semi-annual, and 15% if you enjoy the service and would like to commit for a year. There are also discounts in direct proportion to the length of your commitment, increasing in 5% discounts, as shown in the image above. You may also opt for the altogether pricier $13 per month option, if you'd like a dedicated IP, though this does mitigate your anonymity somewhat - leaving you vulnerable to an end-to-end timing attack.Įvery plan gives you a choice of the major encryption protocols, which we'll discuss in more detail below, suffice it to say OpenVPN should be your pick in the overwhelming majority of cases. The price increase from $3 to $6 per month isn't too steep of an increase for more server locations. For this review, we'll be focusing on the Premium Plan, as the server limitations (DE,NL) in the Basic plan might make it geographically unappealing for many users not in close proximity to these countries, or those with unblocking-focused needs. SmartVPN offers three plans varying both in price and the features contained within. That being said, it's always good to check up on things yourself by using Pricing and Plans No DNS leaks, IP leaks, or WebRTC leaks, were discovered during this SmartVPN review. US speeds were surprisingly excellent as well - despite the large distance geographically - averaging in the 12 Mbps range downstream. Speeds averaged in the 15 Mbps range downstream for both UK and German connections. Speeds were consistently great across all servers in informal testing, and the numbers backed the anecdotal performance impressions up. Visit SmartVPN using the link below, or keep reading for some thoughts on security. Unfortunately, you may only have one device connected to the VPN at a time, though that may soon change with the release of bespoke mobile clients for Android and iOS. The coverage is then somewhat sparse for those living in or traveling through much of Africa, South America, and Australia - though updates are forthcoming with new Brazilian, Irish, Lithuanian, Korean, and Australian (in addition to some mystery servers), scheduled by next week's end. There are 15 total servers to choose from in the Premium plan, spanning 13 locations mainly in Europe, one each in the US, Canada, Japan, and Singapore. SmartVPN legal registration is based in Morocco (which has similar DRD laws to the EU), under the aptly named Anonymous company moniker. ![]()
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