ActiVPN Prices and Features – Review 2015
ActiVPN is a relatively new VPN provider that was founded in 2011, the company aims to provide an anonymous and a secure internet surfing experience through its VPN service. In this article, we review all the features offered by ActiVPN and let you decide if it is worth subscribing or not.
ActiVPN Features
ActiVPN offers many interesting features. It supports OpenVPN protocol which is one of the best and most secure encryption protocols, and offers 50+ IP addresses. ActiVPN allows users to bypass ALL censorship and geo-restriction policies and follows a no logging policy as well.
Servers and Countries Supported
ActiVPN has servers in 3 countries (USA, Netherlands and France). Even though some important VPN server markets , including: the United Kingdom and Canada are not covered by the company, the service allows users to unlock premium sites and services in the 3 countries it covers or bypass internet based firewalls from any location. Immediately after your subscription is authenticated, you would be able to unblock your favorite sites; like: Twitter, Facebook, Google Voice, Gmail, Skype, YouTube and Vonage from restricted school and company networks and even from countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Qatar. In addition, your subscription would enable you to access premium sites like: Netflix, ABC Player, Pandora, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Dramafever, CBS, NBC, Fox, HBO, MTV, NFL, MLB, Spotify, Rara, Deezer, RTL, RTVNH, Film1, Sport1, Arte, Canal+, Zattoo, TF1, M6 and D8 from any country in the world. ActiVPN also provides unlimited server switching, giving subscribers the ability to unlock local content from all the three countries (US, Netherlands and France) with one subscription.
Speed and Bandwidth
ActiVPN gives unmetered bandwidth and unlimited speed plans to its users. The company offers speed and bandwidth fast enough to download large content, stream hours of videos and media files in HD or play games for hours and conduct long VOIP sessions.
Encryption and Privacy Policy
” ActiVPN offers 128 bit PPTP and AES-256 SSL OpenVPN encryption to its customers. The OpenVPN protocol delivers unmatched security while the PPTP protocol offers compatibility with almost all mobile and computing devices. The service secures all your data, including your IP address, passwords, social accounts and banking details so that you don’t become a victim of ISP monitoring or hacking attempts. The service even provides security for wireless sessions so that your personal details do not become visible to snoopers and sniffing programs connected to the same network. The company respects the privacy of its customers and it does not share or sell user data to anyone. In addition, the company does not monitor or log users’ browsing habits or online activities.”
Supported Platforms
ActiVPN supports multiple platforms, including: Windows (7, XP, Vista), Linux, Mac OS X, iPads, iPhones as well as Android devices. ActiVPN is also compatible with Smart TVs and consoles such as Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 through DD-WRT based routers. Although custome VPN clients aren’t offered by the service, step by step instructions and tutorials are offered to help users configure the VPN service on a variety of devices. ” The company allows 3 concurrent connections to 3 different servers from 3 different devices so it’s as good as having 3 VPN connections at the price of one.”
Customer Support
Live chat support is available and users can also communicate via email. Since the live chat facility is not available 24X7, it is a good idea to contact the support team through email to get prompt answers to your queries.
Pricing and Payment Options
” ActiVPN’s unlimited plans are available from 3.9 EUR per month. The company does not offer free trials or refunds so there is no way to test the service without investing money.”
Conclusion
In general, ActiVPN is a decent service that delivers a reliable VPN. Despite the limited server locations, ActiVPN provides excellent internet security and protection as well as fast internet connections.
