VPN by use case
Best VPN Services: How to Choose the Right Provider
Compare VPN services by privacy, apps, protocols, streaming, P2P, routers, price, and the checks that matter before you subscribe.
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VPN guides and troubleshooting notes
Twenty-one practical pages covering provider selection, streaming, countries, devices, pricing and recurring VPN problems.
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VPN by use case
Selection guides organised around practical needs such as gaming, travel and P2P.
VPN by use case
Best VPN for Gaming: Ping, Routes, DDoS, and Testing
Choose a gaming VPN by route quality, latency, jitter, packet loss, protocols, regions, console setup, and a game-specific test process.
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Best VPN for Travel: Public Wi-Fi, Devices, and Countries
Choose and prepare a travel VPN for public Wi-Fi, captive portals, phones, laptops, streaming, restricted networks, and travel routers.
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Best VPN for Torrenting: P2P, Kill Switch, and Port Forwarding
Choose a torrenting VPN by P2P policy, kill switch, client binding, port forwarding, protocols, privacy documentation, and leak tests.
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Comparison
A documented framework for comparing VPN providers and plan terms.
Comparison
VPN Provider Comparison: How to Compare VPN Services
Compare VPN providers by privacy, protocols, apps, locations, P2P, streaming, routers, renewal terms, and a repeatable testing method.
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Free and low-cost VPNs
Guides to free tiers, total cost, renewals and minimum acceptable features.
Free and low-cost VPNs
Best Free VPN Services: Limits, Safety, and Use Cases
Compare genuinely free VPN plans by data, locations, devices, privacy model, and the point at which a low-cost paid VPN makes more sense.
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Best Cheap VPN Services: Compare Total Cost, Not Ads
Find a low-cost VPN by comparing the first charge, renewal, refund rules, devices, protocols, and the minimum features worth paying for.
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Streaming
VPN selection and troubleshooting for Netflix, Fire TV and other streaming uses.
Streaming
Best VPN for Streaming: Services, Devices, and Testing
Choose a streaming VPN by device apps, server choice, DNS behavior, stability, and a practical test plan for Netflix, iPlayer, Prime, and more.
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Best VPN for Netflix: Devices, Regions, and Testing
Choose a Netflix VPN by current provider support, device apps, speed, DNS consistency, and a test plan that avoids permanent access claims.
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Netflix Detects Your VPN? Causes, Fixes, and Alternatives
Fix Netflix VPN or proxy detection safely: test the server, IP reputation, cookies, DNS, IPv6, devices, routers, Smart DNS, and provider fit.
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Countries and IP locations
Guides for China, Australia and obtaining a US IP address.
Countries and IP locations
Best VPN for China: Preparation, Backups, and Limits
Prepare a primary and backup VPN for China, with current protocol, obfuscation, device, router, and troubleshooting checks before you travel.
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Best VPN for a US IP Address: Shared and Dedicated Options
Choose a VPN for a US IP by city coverage, distance, shared or dedicated addresses, device support, and testing for your exact service.
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Best VPN for Australia: Local Servers and Australian IPs
Choose an Australia VPN for local privacy or an Australian IP abroad by city coverage, distance, devices, P2P policy, and service testing.
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Devices and platforms
VPN selection for routers, Linux and Fire TV devices.
Devices and platforms
Best VPN for Routers: Providers, Protocols, and Setup Fit
Choose a router VPN by manual WireGuard/OpenVPN support, firmware compatibility, CPU limits, policy routing, DNS, and support quality.
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Best VPN for Linux: GUI, CLI, Distros, and Routers
Compare Linux VPNs by native GUI or CLI, supported distributions and architectures, kill switch, split tunneling, packages, and manual configs.
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Best VPN for Fire TV Stick: Apps, Setup, and Limits
Choose a Fire TV Stick VPN by official app support, remote-friendly controls, protocols, auto-connect, streaming fit, and router options.
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Troubleshooting
Diagnose connection failures, slow speeds, disconnections and service blocks before switching.
Troubleshooting
VPN Blocked by Websites or Apps? Causes, Fixes, and Switching
Diagnose a website or app that blocks an active VPN: check IP reputation, DNS, cookies, region signals, safe fixes, and when to switch.
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VPN Not Working? Troubleshooting and When to Change Providers
Identify whether your VPN will not connect, has no internet, is slow, disconnects, or fails on one service, then follow the right fix path.
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VPN Too Slow? Diagnose Speed Loss and Know When to Switch
Measure VPN speed correctly, isolate server, protocol, Wi-Fi, MTU, device, and router limits, then decide whether to change settings or providers.
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VPN Won't Connect? Causes, Fixes, and When to Switch
Troubleshoot a VPN that will not establish a tunnel: internet, account, servers, protocols, firewalls, captive portals, devices, and provider limits.
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VPN Keeps Disconnecting? Causes, Fixes, and When to Switch
Diagnose repeated VPN drops by timing, server route, Wi-Fi changes, sleep, battery controls, reconnect settings, protocols, MTU, and router behavior.
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