FastestVPN

FastestVPN SUMMARY

Key features
  • 23 locations
  • 10 devices
  • Killswitch
FastestVPN Pros
  • Fast-working servers
  • Available on many platforms
  • Discounts for subscriptions
FastestVPN Cons
  • Netflix streaming unstable
  • PayPal payments only

FastestVPN  USER REVIEWS (7)

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  • Generic 30 year old Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    4.75
    • Quality
      5
    • Functionality
      4
    • Ease of use
      5
    • Ability
      5
    Awesome service with good connection
    I was using Nord about 3 years for now, but it`s too costy as for me, so I decided to change it on FastestVPN and was pleasantly surprised by 30% speedup. In this program there are many fewer servers then other programs have, but I need only ONE to connect, so as for me it`s not an issue at all. Besides, this software is much better in establishing connections than Nord VPN.
    • Pros
      • High speed, good protection
    • Cons
      • None
  • Ultimo Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    5
    • Quality
      5
    • Functionality
      5
    • Ease of use
      5
    • Ability
      5
    Perfect VPN with many additional useful features
    Very good VPN software, which will be a good purchase for anyone, who needs VPN service. Point is that it is a very fast VPN with a good quality of connection. Besides, if you`re using torrent, then you`ll be glad to know, that there is a P2P. But the best thing is that there is an Adblock, which blocks ads from a server, and stops all these annoying ads from websites. Also, there is even malware protection so you`ll be saved from dangerous websites as well.
    • Pros
      • Speed, connection, adblock, malware block
    • Cons
      • I think there are no cons
  • YURY KUZMIN Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    5
    • Quality
      5
    • Functionality
      5
    • Ease of use
      5
    • Ability
      5
    FastestVPN is not just fast, but one of the most protected providers as well
    I consider FastestVPN one of the best VPN providers because it`s really quick and has a very secured connection. Also, you can use it on any device you want (literally because it`s available even on Linux devices and game consoles). About protection - there are a lot of protocols for keeping your privacy such as OpenVPN, IKEv2 PPTP, and even 256-bit AES. There are a lot of servers all over the world and the user interface is very friendly.
    • Pros
      • Speed and security
    • Cons
      • None
  • Boris Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    5
    • Quality
      5
    • Functionality
      5
    • Ease of use
      5
    • Ability
      5
    Nice VPN with good protection and high speed
    FastestVPN is one of the cheapest VPN of the well-working ones. It`s very fast and has a high level of security, so you may not worry even if you`re using some public network like in a cafe. Also, you may like, that it`s available on PC as well as on mobile phones.
    • Pros
      • Good connection, low cost, high security
    • Cons
      • I didn`t find any
  • The Force Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    Updated at Oct 15, 08:01
    4.5
    • Quality
      5
    • Functionality
      4
    • Ease of use
      4
    • Ability
      5
    Great provider, but need to update it`s software
    FastestVPN is the best VPN service among all other providers. I use it on different platforms like Chromebook or Windows 10. From the FastestVPN website, I got OpenVPN files, and with them, I have a very good connection with speed, that allows me streaming and downloading files. But on the other hand, other FastestVPN apps aren`t that good - they don`t work, but the setup is very easy. Also, I recommend using OpenVPN to have a solid connection and high speed.
    • Pros
      • Connection, speed
    • Cons
      • Need additional files, apps work badly
FastestVPN review - December 2020 update
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It’s right in the name - FastestVPN is a VPN service. It claims that high connection speed is its main advantage over competitors. The vendor is Fast Technology Limited, registered in the Cayman Islands (hint: offshore jurisdiction makes it unreachable for intelligence agencies, 5 Eyes/9 Eyes/14 Eyes country alliances in particular).

For users FastestVPN offers servers in 32 countries in North America, Europe and Asia to choose from. Out of 57 available servers, 15 are located in the USA, 3 in Asia (Hong Kong and North Korea), 1 in the Middle East (UAE) and the rest are to be found across Europe. All servers are Unix-based and support P2P connections. Here is how this VPN looks like:

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For those familiar with VPN technology, it will be good to know that FastestVPN servers support 7 connection protocols, though customers can choose one of five: PPTP, L2TP, IKEV2, TCP, UDP. The other two - IPSec and OpenConnect addresses - can be accessed via technical support upon request.

In addition to the offshore jurisdiction and diverse connection protocols support, FastestVPN offers a set of other security tools. To be more specific, like most present day services of its kind, FastestVPN encrypts all your traffic by a 256-bit encryption key with the AES algorithm. Also, it provides built-in and automatic malware and ad blockers enabled by default - this is going to be handy to those who use VPN on multiple devices, for sure.

More layers of protection are presented by the built-in NAT Firewall and a Killswitch option. When connecting through a wi-fi router, most of us are unaware that the router itself will also block access to unknown external connections, if it works correctly. But, using a direct cable Internet connection, a device could be more vulnerable.

There is also a risk of a sudden VPN disconnection during traffic transmission (caused by user actions or connectivity problems), and therefore a chance of compromising user privacy. For such cases, Kill Switch is great - you may shut down everything instantly. Note, that this feature is disabled by default, so you have to activate it in settings if required.The last brick is the fact that FastestVPN does not log your Internet sessions. This means that it does not keep the record of your actions while browsing.

For mobile users (Android, iOS) split tunneling option is also available. It means users can set rules for selected apps to allow/disallow routing their traffic via VPN.

Vendor

FastestVPN (website)

Newest version (for Windows)

FastestVPN v.2.1.0 out December 2020

Operating systems

Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS and others

Installer file size

9.7 MB

Menu languages

1

Countries

32

Extra features

NAT Firewall, Killswitch, 7 protocols

License

Subscription / Lifetime

Pricing

$10 (1 Month, 10 Devices), $40 (3 Years, 10 Devices)

FastestVPN is available on a range of platforms (find the list in the apps section of website), Windows, MacOS and Linux, iOS, Android among others. Installer file of the most popular Windows version is roughly 10 Mb and the app takes only 22 Mb of disk space. Unfortunately, this VPN does not contain localizations and is available only in English.

Installation is typical: unpack a ZIP archive and launch the installer file, go through license agreement, installation folder, and click OK. The TAP driver required for FastestVPN will also get installed.

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Interface. FastestVPN client has a rather compact design in order not to occupy the screen. First, the client will ask to log in with standard user data (if you bought the product then you will have already registered an account). After that, you will see the main working window - with Connect button, IP address, traffic statistics, et cetera.

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Please note, that clicking the Smart Connection button will automatically connect to the closest location with the fastest ping. The closer location to the real one, the quicker ping you’ll get. Yet, it does not mean it is obligatory or the only way. Surely, a user can change location easily - either by going to locations list, or by clicking on the current server name in the main window. We have 32 countries to choose from.

FastestVPN Android app. Its Android VPN app has the interface, similar to the Windows version, but there is a number of peculiar characteristics. Only TCP and UDP protocols are available for mobile connection. Kill Switch is available only for Android 8.0 and higher.

Fastestvpn android app

One little but great feature in Android app is the notification line displaying details of current session. This includes download / upload speed.

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MacOS. Upon start, you will see a list of available servers and connection protocols they support. The advantage of tray app is the possibility to change location just in two clicks, while the main window provides access to all features and is similar to Windows version. However, after connecting to a certain server, it stays there only during connection times.

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Following our testing procedures set for VPN products, we checked how FastestVPN performs in regards to ping, speed, DNS leaks, clear IP addresses, geolocation, etc. We should also underscore, that for each test we ran through each of 32 locations FastestVPN operates in.First up, ping and connection speed tests via Speedtest service. Here are results in full.

Country

Average ping (ms)

Average download (Mbps)

Average upload (Mbps)

Spain

63

189.80

20.17

USA

127

231.41

14.57

USA

134

210.63

13.18

USA

101

239.93

14.00

Norway

53

293.27

74.70

India

192

98.60

10.12

South Korea

242

6.74

2.16

USA

337

97.62

2.67

Switzerland

47

247.03

96.03

Austria

40

353.67

108.15

Hong Kong

260

95.12

1.76

Bulgaria

17

249.31

154.26

USA

153

118.52

8.08

Poland

28

180.87

127.34

Russia

30

297.20

146.26

United Kingdom

38

207.47

114.96

Canada

128

184.48

15.27

Singapore

347

76.14

2.74

USA

135

223.91

16.97

USA

152

168.73

6.08

Sweden

44

292.56

86.51

Romania

30

288.61

17.75

Germany

33

256.64

134.76

Luxembourg

32

261.39

137.66

Italy

55

274.74

61.53

Netherlands

33

197.53

124.95

France

59

128.70

51.19

Finland

36

83.49

54.62

As we can see top-3 results for ping were coming from Poland (28 ms), Bulgaria (17 ms) and Romania (30 ms). Check screenshots below.

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Best performing servers in terms of download speed were Austria - 353.7 Mbps, Russia - 297.2 Mbps, and Norway - 293.3 Mbps. And lastly, the best upload speeds came from Russia - 146.3 Mbps, Luxembourg - 137.7 Mbps, and Germany - 134.7 Mbps.

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Second, the blacklist test. Many tech companies, email service providers for instance, collect lists of malicious IP addresses and then block their access in order to protect customers. To test whether any of FastestVPN addresses are in such blacklists we used IPs retrieved from from the previous test and ran them all through this IP address check service. It checks 70 different databases at once, and results were very good. IPs from 9 locations were absolutely clean (70 out of 70), while the rest of them appeared in 1 or 2 databases.

Country

IP blacklists check

IP

Spain

69

193.148.19.55

USA

70

162.222.198.2

USA

68

173.254.252.218

USA

68

23.226.134.242

Norway

69

185.253.97.221

India

70

103.73.189.58

South Korea

68

103.249.31.36

USA

69

173.254.206.26

Switzerland

69

185.183.104.164

Austria

70

194.42.200.114

Hong Kong

69

209.58.191.102

Bulgaria

70

37.46.114.46

USA

69

149.255.32.85

Poland

70

5.133.9.162

Russia

69

185.130.104.207

United Kingdom

69

5.226.139.182

Canada

70

23.236.224.216

Singapore

70

103.254.153.168

Australia

70

221.121.145.101

USA

69

165.255.138.229

USA

69

38.132.102.107

Sweden

69

128.127.104.196

Romania

69

91.199.50.131

Germany

68

89.163.246.15

Luxembourg

69

94.242.195.149

Italy

69

87.101.94.99

Netherlands

68

213.5.64.24

France

70

37.59.172.213

Finland

69

185.204.1.33

Then it was time for safety tests, including DNS leak test, WebRTC leak test, HTML5 geolocation test, and using resources Browserleaks.com, Dnsleaktest.com. Starting off with a DNS leak test, indicating if a VPN server would potentially reveal the route of the data or reveal user’s real location. All 29 locations passed successfully.

IP address info is a simple test to check user's location through IP, and at the same time, to see whether a user is really surfing the web under the IP provided by VPN, and if that IP is properly registered in location selected. Geolocation test - to check would VPN give away real location or not.

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Overall, FastestVPN passed all tests with good results. 12 out of 29 servers were appropriately set and protected, the rest couldn’t pass with 100% rate, or at all. Check the full report below and note that upon successful completion a server got the “Pass” mark, if the identified location differed from the one selected in VPN, it is listed in the table. It is important to note that none of the servers has revealed the real location, however, displaying the wrong location isn’t ideal too.

Country

DNS Leak Test

WebRTC Leak Test

IP address info

HTML5 Geo

Spain

Not Found

Pass

Pass

Pass

USA

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

USA

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

USA

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Norway

Not Found

Pass

Pass

Pass

India

Pass

Pass

India

Jamb, India

South Korea

Pass

Pass

South Korea

Not Found

USA

Pass

Pass

Pass

Irvine, USA

Switzerland

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Austria

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Hong Kong

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Bulgaria

Pass

Pass

Pass

Not Found

USA

Pass

Pass

USA

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Poland

Pass

Pass

Poland

Kielce, Poland

Russia

Pass

Pass

Pass

Dearing, USA

United Kingdom

Pass

Pass

London, UK

Kilsby, UK

Canada

Pass

Pass

Ontario, Canada

Dearing, USA

Singapore

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Australia

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

USA

Pass

Pass

Pass

Plymouth, USA

USA

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Sweden

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Romania

Pass

Pass

Pass

Utrecht, Netherlands

Germany

Pass

Pass

Pass

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Luxembourg

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Italy

Not Found

Pass

Pass

Pass

Netherlands

Pass

Pass

Pass

Utrecht, Netherlands

France

Pass

Pass

Pass

 Not Found

Finland

Pass

Pass

Pass

Not Found

We also decided to check 5 services most common among VPN users: Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Torrent, Disney+ and Tor browser. Previously there were issues with Netflix, but with the new software upgrade it has been fixed: it is accessible through 2 servers - US Florida and a special USA Netflix. Popular BBC player works well, and for Disney+ streaming there is another special server, i.e. US Denver.

As an alternative option, we had set up connection via the Open Connect protocol - for that we had to download OpenConnect-GUI VPN client separately. After that, we had to adjust the connection to FastestVPN British server manually.

Next, we checked Tor browser, or rather, its performance with FastestVPN network. It was stable on all five protocols. For reliability, we also tested via the OpenConnect protocol. Also, as this VPN supports P2P connections, we opened uTorrent, lastly. For the test, we tried to download the file, then pausing the download and switching to different VPN servers. All servers worked with torrent nicely.

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For detailed instructions to set up protocols and support materials please visit FastestVPN support page.

FastestVPN offers 4 options, 3 of them come with a discount.

  1. Monthly subscription costs $10.
  2. Annual subscription costs $30 ($2.50 per month would equal to $120).
  3. Three-year subscription costs $40 (saving $50 compared to yearly subscription).
  4. Five-year subscription is $50.

To each plan, there’s a 15-day money-back guarantee. When your services period expires, we’d recommend to inform FastestVPN team about cancellation, otherwise automatic withdrawal of funds for a next period will happen.

You can communicate with FastestVPN technical support in 2 ways: site online chat and email. In our experience, chat response time was about two minutes, which is very good, while email response time was 8 minutes. We asked simple questions, and the answers were informative, quick, so their technical support deserves positive marks.

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