Alden, New York Jan 5, 2023 (Issuewire.com) - Surfshark is a commercial VPN service based in the Netherlands, originally released in 2018. Surfshark is available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux, as well as browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. There are also versions for Fire TV 2 and later and Android TV OS 5.0 and later.
View of Surf-shark
Unlimited simultaneous connections with any supported device, Static servers available, Multi-hop servers are available, IKEv2, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks and Wireguard protocols, Split tunneling, RAM-only servers, Kill switch, GPS spoofing for Android users
Surfshark features
Surfshark works very similarly in terms of how their services are offered, paid for and managed. All the features are the same no matter what plan or subscription period you have, and the only difference is the price. There is no free version of Surfshark VPN. Surfshark offers a variety of payment methods, including:
Credit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dogecoin.
Surfshark offers unlimited simultaneous connections regardless of devices used, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited P2P traffic, although it does not have specific P2P servers, so speeds may vary depending on server load. However, something that is quite rare in commercial VPN services is the ability to use a multi-hop connection where you first connect to the top #1 in the UK and then connect next door to a server in France. Obviously, this will likely reduce speed, but it will add another layer of protection. Even if you use multihop servers, we should never assume that their connection is bulletproof, or completely anonymous, or protected, but it's a nice feature that absolutely helps.
Surfshark: clients and supported protocols
The Surfshark client displays a variety of information right on the home page, such as a list of popular connections, all locations, static IP-specific locations, and MultiHop locations; as well as a connect button that will change to display information such as your IP address once you connect to the designated server. There is no default protocol selected for Surfshark, rather the default option is "automatic", which continuously selects the fastest and most stable option for you. However, you can easily switch to other protocols using the drop-down list. There are other options like "NoBorders" which is useful for bypassing internet restrictions like the Great Firewall of China, as well as a built-in speed test option that lets you see what your connection to different servers would look like. When I connected using the "automatic" setting, the client most often chose WireGuard for me, and it is becoming a popular and respected protocol, so I had no complaints about this decision.
Using Best servers
Surfshark has servers in over 65 locations with countries from Algeria, Canada, the USA, Singapore, Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Indonesia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, and more.
Surfshark doesn't have specific servers for things like P2P traffic or Netflix connections, so your performance for P2P traffic may vary depending on the connection and also the connection of your streaming services. Surfshark: privacy and security feature On the security features page, Surfshark offers: an Internet kill switch – Automatically shuts down all networks and public Internet access when disconnected from VPN if enabled. It should be noted that even if you close the VPN software; if you have this feature enabled and forget to disable it, all internet access will be cut off until you disable the feature - this can be useful for security, but it's just something to keep in mind if you suddenly realize you don't have access to the Internet while using this VPN service/feature.Wireguard Protocol – A new protocol in the VPN world that boasts open source code, significantly faster speeds, and is also more secure and cost-effective than other protocols.Shadowsocks – mostly used to bypass firewalls and censorship and not really designed for privacy or anonymity.
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Surfshark is loved by many for its speed and ease of use, and with no obvious or glaring issues, I have no reason to say anything negative about this VPN; it's cheaper than some others, although maybe not the cheapest, has multi-hop connectivity and many security protocols to choose from.
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