A virtual private network offers several advantages over the normal Internet connection. It increased privacy and data safety by making use of encryption. The VPN provider basically works as a proxy for all Internet traffic. The websites and services that are accessed send the data to the VPN without knowing where the data is really send to. The same is true for the ISP of the Internet user who also does not know the real destinations nor the kind of data that gets transferred.
Astrill is a new virtual private network provider. Servers provided by Astrill are located in the United States and the United Kingdom and it is up to the user to decide which to use. This can be important from a performance perspective but also to access contents that make use of country locks to only allow specific countries access to the contents.
The biggest benefit of Astrill over comparable vpn providers is that the service does not require any connection configuration. Most vpn providers ask the user to create a new vpn connection. Astrill comes with a software that will handle all the connection settings. All the user needs to do to login is to provide the login credentials that have been selected during setup of the account.
Starting Astrill afterwards will display a small program window with Off and On buttons, a country selector and links to settings and help.
The same window displays the download and upload speed of the service. The homepage of Astrill displays additional interesting information in a server stats menu including the current network utilization.
More important than those raw figures is if performance demanding applications run fine when using Astrill. A problem of many vpn providers, especially the free ones, is that they do not provide the infrastructure to make activities such as video and audio streaming enjoyable. Astrill manages to provide the speeds needed to watch videos at sites like Hulu or Youtube HD videos without buffering issues.
Astrill works without lags with many popular services such as Hulu or Pandora.
The software is currently offered as a version for the Windows operating system. A Mac, Linux and mobile version is following shortly according to the developers.
Beta Invites:
We were able to get 1000 Beta invites for Ghacks visitors. All you need to do is to signup at the Astrill signup page and enter the code ASTRILL-GHACKS-32140-MMTGK in the Private BETA Invitation code field. These codes are provided on a first come first serve basis so hurry up if you want to enjoy a lag free vpn service. The service is free in the beta period.
The paid plans that are offered at Astrill are astonishingly moderate when compared to other vpn providers. A one month plan is offered for $10.95, a yearly plan for $59.95. All plans include unlimited traffic usage.
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