FEBRUARY 2020 MACWORLD 91troubleshooting.
As for speeds, OVPN
turned out quite well on
Mac. Using five different
locations, OVPN retained
39.21 percent of the base
speed during our testing
periods. That’s very good
and puts it around the top
of the middle of the pack
for speed tests. You should
have no trouble carrying
out most common online
tasks with this VPN.
The one odd thing about
OVPN is that it often appears to use virtual
server locations. A server that was supposed
to be in Canada, for example, showed up as
being from Sweden. Oddly, however, this
usually didn’t appear to affect speeds. I
asked the company about this
and a spokesperson said that the
IP addresses are owned by
OVPN, which is based in Sweden.
Because of that, some GeoIP
databases don’t assign the
correct country location. That is an
odd thing, however, and the first
time I’ve seen it after reviewing
dozens of VPN services.
PRICING
OVPN’s best deal is its one-
year subscription for $84.
There’s also a six-month
option for $50, or you can
pay the high-priced $11
per month on a month-to-
month option. The
company accepts
payments via credit card,
Bitcoin, or cash via
regular mail. There’s also
a 10-day money-back
guarantee.
In addition to the base
service, you can pay an
extra $5 per month to
enable OVPN’s multi-hop
service. This allows you to connect to two
VPN servers in different locations before
hitting the open internet.BOTTOM LINE
OVPN is a solid VPN with
excellent privacy promises, and
it goes that extra step to protect
privacy by locking down its
servers. The speeds are good
on Mac, though we’d like to see
more country connections and
the price is a little on the high
side. Mullvad, for example, costs
just five Euros per month,
though we did find that OVPN’s
speeds were better. Overall,
OVPN is a solid service that is
well worth a look. ■mmmm
OVPN
PROS- Privacy and anonymity are
top priorities. - Accepts cash payments for
added anonymity.
CONS - A little on the expensive
side. - Geo location is not always
accurate.
PRICE
$84
COMPANY
OVPN
OVPN’s Account tab houses
the app’s settings.