Well, at least you’ve got your priorities straight. If you’re looking for a cheap VPN service, you’ve come to the right review spot. Maintaining a blog on the topic of online privacy, you get to try more than a few VPN services. It’s actually a great way to get free VPN accounts and be the first to try beta versions or trial versions of VPN services, but that’s another story. Getting a blog with some rep (street cred) and visitors takes time, so that may not be the best option. I’ve got for you however, a list of some cheap VPN services that have made a good impression on me. Price is not always indicative of quality, and these 3 VPN services are worth much more than you pay.
1. StrongVPN
Price $55 per year
You’ve got to sign up for a whole year in advance, which is the main downside to this packages, but heck, where else are you going to find a VPN service for four dollars a month. It’s also worth mentioning that this is one of the longest standing VPN service providers. That means that you get access to one of the most reliable networks on the market, for a tiny price. The account is limited to PPTP for US or UK servers, or there’s a Europe/Asia package as well (also PPTP). If you upgrade to OpenVPN it’s $85 per year, and of course there are regular packages as well. All packages come with unlimited bandwidth and a money back guarantee.
2. PureVPN
Price: $75 per year
Though this package is a bit more expensive, the difference here is that you can get L2TP for the same price as PPTP. In fact, if you’ve got Win 7 or Vista, you can also get an SSL VPN called SSTP for the same low price. You also get full access to their server network, which includes 14 country locations. The standard package gives you 30 GB of bandwidth per month, comes with live support, and a money back guarantee. It even works in China. Unlimited bandwidth accounts and dedicated servers are available, but they’ll cost you more.
3. SwitchVPN
Price: $6 per month or $48 per year
Sometimes what’s called a ‘cheap VPN service’ depends on how you look at it. With the above accounts, you’ve got to commit to a year to lock in savings. That means in one chunk you’ve got to hand over $50 to $75 dollars, or you pay the standard $10 per month price. SwitchVPN offers cheap monthly accounts. For a PPTP VPN in US, UK, or Netherlands you pay just $5.95. No long term commitment. For the upgrade to OpenVPN and one country location you pay $7.95 which is still pretty cheap for a 1 month service. If you sign up for a year in advance however, you can drop the price to $3.95. Any lower, and they’ll be paying you to sign up. Accounts come with live support, unlimited bandwidth, and a money back guarantee.
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