StrongVPN is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA and has been in operation since 1995. It has managed to build reputation in offering reliable VPN services. It’s particularly known for its excellent customer service and that many servers that it runs; over 300 located in different countries and locations across the world and 140 in San Francisco. It also offers wide choice of features and affordable pricing plans. These features make it a worth choice for all those who are looking in to VPN for the first time, or the existing users who simply want to change provider to better one.

StrongVPN works very well across various Operating Systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac computers. It also works well on iPhones, iPads, Android and other mobile devices. Thus VPN service provider is fairly popular with the expatriates living abroad and it supports the setup of DD-WRT router and allows Netflix streaming on Windows computers, Macs and various other digital media players which can allow internet access via appropriately configured router.  Like many other VPN service providers, it has its strong points as well as weak points. 

StrongVPN protection Layers (protocols)

Strong VPN has more than 12,000 IP addresses and has options for almost all the VPN protocols including L2TP/IPSec, PPTP, and Open VPN over 128-bit to 2048-bit encrypted channel. These act as ultimate assurance of safety, security and privacy on the internet.

Plans and Packages

Server Locations

The Positives

1. 1. Strong VPN offers very flexible pricing. It offers 7 different pricing plans for the consumers to choose one that best suits their needs and budget.  These pricing plans vary in cost based on server location, server access, and VPN protocol. These Pricing plans are PTTP (Special, Deluxe, Lite and Standard), Open VPN, and Premium Plan (which include Open VPN and PTTP). The pricing plans are quoted per month with payment requirements ranging between 3 months and one year depending on the pricing plan or package chosen. Lite PPTP plan begins at $7 per month while the PP2P plan begins at $12 per month.  Open VPN monthly pricing plans begin from $10 to $20. The Premium Plan is available at $30 per month. Thus, customers can choose one their most preferred based on their budget and needs.


2. 2. It accepts various payment options such as Wire Transfers, Western Union, Moneybookers, Discover, AmEx, PayPal, MasterCard, and Visa.



3. 3. Strong VPN supports Mac OS X, Windows Linux, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.  The mobile devicdes that String VPN service supports incl.ude iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and Android Devices.  It also offers support for various browsers such as Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome.


4. 4. Excellent customer support: afyter signing up for String VPN account you will be amenable to company support via live chat, email and phone.  It uses trouble ticket system for tracking your issues. Its help is available 24/7.  If you are one of those who like troubleshooting the issue with their computer before seeking help, in this website you will find very many FAQs and tutorials in the company website that will help you troubleshoot the set up or pother configuration issues on your own. In addition to this, Strong VPN also has active user’s forum which among others includes updates from the company and other users.


5. 5. Strong VPN allows you to make money:  you can make money with this VPN service provider if you share VPN services with friends and peers though the Strong VPN affiliate program where users can get links that they can share with  their friends.  If you get someone else to sign up for String VPN service through the link you’ve sent to them you will be paid per each sign up.


6. 6. Strong VPN provides very robust encryption. The 128-bit PPTP protocol offers sufficient protection for most of the users. The users in high risk areas or situations should go for the 256-bit up to 2048-bit encryption.

The Negatives

1. 1. As compared to the other VPN service providers, Strong VPN is not easy to use because you cannot immediately access its service after you’ve subscribed until first you talk to their customer service representative, or unless you sign up  to their service via military email account. Strong VPN has deliberately put this measure so as to prevent fraud. However, when you have the service, Strong VPN provides extensive tutorials that will guide you about the operating system and each service that you want to know more about.  This process of signing up is too complex and cumbersome. String VPN should come up with easier way of signing up because many other VPN service providers are better as compared to it especially particularly in the aspect of ease of registration.


2. 2. You will be required to connect to the service manually.  If you encounter difficulties or challenges setting up the VPN you’ll be assisted by the company customer service representatives via chat or phone. This particularly exciting if you are located in one of the countries which block traffic to the well known VPNs.


3. 3. Although Strong VPN us based in the United States and is not required by law to retain data, this VPN service provider keeps record of all logs, personal details, and user activities online.

Conclusion