Okay, it couldn’t get us into BBC iPlayer or Amazon Prime Video, but there was a success with both US Netflix and even Disney+, a platform that beats many other VPNs. So what if we did? Sure, when negotiating each new connection, we have to use several server resources, but if Astrill’s monthly rate is 10x higher than Surfshark’s two-year plan, we’ll reconnect as often as we want.Īstrill doesn’t make as much noise about its website unblocking capabilities as it used to, but our tests showed that it’s still a fair player. Does Astrill have a limit to that? Why does it care? Yes, it was often reconnecting, but we only used one device if we had five in use, it would usually reconnect in regular use. The customer was reconnecting to build a lost connection. No other VPN provider or client has ever complained about this, but Astrill is different: ‘Error #895: You connect too often’, warned it, severely. However, if you enable the kill switch, our tests show that it works appropriately, blocking Internet access immediately, displaying a warning, and clicking a button to restore access.Īs part of this test, we repeatedly drop the VPN and watch the client reconnect.
Astrill VPN review: PerformanceĪstrill’s Windows client does not display a warning if the VPN fails, and if you have not enabled the kill switch, you may leave it unprotected without realizing it.
Still, unlike some of its competitors – TunnelBear, NordVPN, ExpressVPN, and others – it hasn’t verified this by running its systems through a privacy or security audit. Astrill then gets a general thumbs up for most of its privacy policy. We can understand protecting profiteers from abuse of a trial, but if we only hand over $20 for a month, we don’t expect to be asked for our mobile number and physical address.
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