APRIL 2020 PCWorld 79customize the automated connection is an
awesome little power user feature that you don’t
often see on other VPNs.
Finally, you can set your
own DNS if you like, as well
as use obfuscated servers if
you’re trying to use NordVPN
is a place that blocks it.
NordVPN advertises that it’s
compatible with Netflix, but in
our experience it was hit or miss
this time around. It seems the
long arm of Netflix enforcement
has, at least temporarily, caught
up with NordVPN. I asked the
company about this and a
representative said there can be
temporary issues due to the
eternal cat-and-mouse game
between VPNs and Netflix.
NordVPN’s general settings.
Selecting a granular
connection with
NordVPN’s advanced
features.PRIVACY,
ANONYMITY,
AND TRUST
To create an account, NordVPN
requires an email address. It accepts
payments via credit card, Amazon
Pay, and cryptocurrencies.
NordVPN costs $84 per year, or you
can get two years for $120, or three
for $125.64.
NordVPN is ostensibly based in
Panama, and it appears there are a
few employees who actually live
there, according to LinkedIn listings
(go.pcworld.com/lkls). The rest of the team
works remotely from various countries around
the world.