Mixed experience - Good on my Tablet, fustrating on my Laptop I've been using NordVPN for about a week. My experience is mixed. On the positive side: 1. it is very competitively priced. I got a 28 month deal for $4 a month 2. It works reasonably well on my Samsung Tablet On the negative side: Connecting using the NordVPN App on my laptop is simply not user friendly or intuitive. This morning I struggled for 5 minutes to connect. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Update: From my son (who has a computer science degree) - "the desktop app is rubbish"

Degrades normal network connection on Windows PC After 5+ years of using NordVPN, I guess it's time to try out some other VPNs out there Recently my PC connection quality dropped significantly. This was during my normal workflow, so while NOT using NordVPN. NordVPN client was not even loaded into the memory. Spending some time troubleshooting, it turned out the problem was related to NordVPN's network adapter as the connection recovered once I de-installed it from my PC. Too bad - it used to be a good product doing one thing. Trying to upsell all the different additional services and lack of transparency really doesn't help sticking to this VPN.

Not useful in middle east Don't think about it if you want to use it to bypass internet filtering. I buy nordvpn to use it when I travel to countries with restrictions, especially middle-eastern ones. It simply doesn't work. I don't think their service is designed for such purposes, since you can find free VPNs on app store that work with great speed. The exact experience is: You try 20-30 different servers, none of them work (the auto select mode doesn't work). Once in a blue moon, one server might work, but the speed reminds you of the time that GPRS was king. You might think it's generally internet speed issue, but I used a random free service, and I could get decent speeds around 40Mbps. I created a ticket and they gave me address of several servers. After trying them for around an hour, none works. I want to warn people who are travelling, hoping nordVPN to work: be more prepared.

This isn't a NordVPN issue This isn't a NordVPN issue, but I notice that websites are turning the tables. I find I often have to prove 'I'm human' or I have to pause protection to stream radio. I believe this is different sites efforts to push back against VPNs. From a functional VPN point of view, I find Nord to be great.

I’ve been using Nord VPN for the past… I’ve been using Nord VPN for the past three years as an expat living overseas. It’s been extremely helpful for personal and professional use. It’s been important to add layers of security as well as insuring access to what I need. Additionally, it’s always nice to be able to stream what you want!