Surfshark Connected to VPN Cost-EffectiveĪfter taking advantage of a 30-day free trial, we had a wide range of subscription options to choose from.
We saved bandwidth and picked what was protected and what was okay to leave out in the open. Surfshark’s split tunneling feature, which they call Whitelister, let us connect to both public and private networks simultaneously. If we found ourselves in that situation, NordVPN’s kill switch would have come to the rescue, totally shutting down our web traffic, so that we don’t risk our activity being exposed, even for a split second. In the unlikely event that our NordVPN connection fails while we’re doing something important, like downloading a huge file, our activity would be exposed, and that’s exactly what we don’t want. Kill switches are the ultimate back-up plan. On the other hand, we were relieved to learn that they don’t keep tabs on how long we used their servers for, what websites we visited while using Chrome, or what we downloaded, which is the stuff we really care about. NordVPN took note of our email and payment information, which we were okay with. This is especially useful for those who work in fields where they deal with sensitive information, like politics, journalism, or activism. NordVPN makes use of a double VPN, meaning that our web traffic was encrypted twice through two servers. No customer support available via phone.