APRIL 2019 PCWorld 85version, TunnelBear app version, whether or
not you were active in a given month, and
total data used in a given month.
TunnelBear charges $60 per year with five
simultaneous device connections. It’s a good
price, and while it doesn’t have the same
amount of features as NordVPN, it’s a great
choice for newbies.
BEST FOR ROOKIES,
OPTION 2: SAFERVPN
Another good choice for beginners, SaferVPN
(go.pcworld.com/sfer) doesn’t offer a free
bandwidth cap, but it does have a six-day free
trial. The Android app has a simple global map
with your location, and then a Connect/
Disconnect button at the bottom of the display.
To switch locations, tap the location marker at
the top left, or the location indicator on the
map and a side panel slides out.
SaferVPN supports 34 countries with more
than 700 servers, including specialized servers
for U.S. and UK Netflix streaming. For added
features, it lets you select the OpenVPN or
IKEv2 protocol. There’s also an option to
automatically connect to the VPN on new Wi-Fi
networks, and an internet kill switch.
SaferVPN’s privacy policy promises not to log
your browsing activity, but it does log session
timestamps, data used per-session, your VPN
country connection, and originating country.
SaferVPN charges $66 per year for its
service for five simultaneous device
connections. It doesn’t have a massive feature
set, but it’s very easy to use and well priced.BEST FOR ADDED SAFETY
AND SECURITY: FREEDOME
If you want a VPN from a known company
with a solid background in security then
F-Secure’s Freedome (go.pcworld.com/frdm)
is for you. F-Secure runs its own VPN network,
which isn’t common as many security
companies use white label infrastructure fromSaferVPN for Android