PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS

It’s cheap, it works and it’s not going to rip you off, but PIA is distinctly lacking in performance terms

SCORE BEST DEAL £54 (£65 inc VAT) for 39 months from privateinternetaccess.com RENEWAL PRICE £27 (£32 inc VAT) Private Internet Access is one of the longest-established VPN services, with a track record for privacy that appears to be holding even after its 2019 acquisition by Kape Technologies. However, although its pricing remains attractive, its performance is among the worst in this group, continuing a years-long trend. PIA’s performance from its fastest UK endpoint – reliably the one dedicated to video streaming – was 65Mbits/sec. To the Netherlands, we got 51Mbits/sec and, always challenging, we saw just 18Mbits/sec from the US. That last transfer rate is a problem, as it isn’t really sufficient for modern video-heavy websites to respond snappily. PIA is pretty good at video streaming for a budget service, though, as long as you…

You're reading a preview of

PC Pro (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.