So, I have been using Surfshark VPN for over a month now. Previously I had used some other famous VPNs mentioned on websites like PCmag, Techradar etc.
Why I use VPN?
To unblock georestricted content. Netflix, Prime, BBCplayer, Stan etc.
To keep my internet activity anonymous from Trackers
Overcoming ISP throttling
I use it on Android device, Android TV, Windows and Ubuntu.
Some of the other VPNs were cheaper but had very bad IPs and I had to constantly do captchas. Although they unlocked some streaming services (hit and miss), the apps felt unfinished and cheap. Some didn’t have wireguard as well!
What I feel about the recent posts( just my opinion):
People are being too harsh. No vpn is perfect and Surfshark is offering quality servers at such low prices. I even got a student discount!
Streaming is a breeze using this VPN.
Even though they don’t have dedicated IPs, they still offer static IPs. Which are relatively less exciting, and I agree to that. But it still does the job.
In certain countries where they don’t have Physical servers, they offer virtual server. Which according to my use I didn’t face any issue. There were slight hickups but those were resolved by simply reconnecting.
Regarding the Killswitch, I will try using that and report my experience. But as some people reported not having connection after sometime, that has not been the case for me. I have even had constant sessions lasting 20+ hours. Even checked my IP address, dns and location in between. No issues.
Verdict: Surfshark is comparatively cheaper, is fast and offers almost all the new features. My internet speed without vpn is around 90mbps and with vpn (Canada server) is around 70mbps. Pretty good I’d say.
My Advice: Use Multi hop networks if you want ultimate security. It would reduce the speed a bit more ( gives you ~ 50-60mbps). Also, rather than reporting here it’s better to raise a request ticket on their website. I had teething troubles at the beginning and those were resolved by the support. The Killswitch problem could also occur due to battery optimisation by the device. So better to whitelist Surfshark VPN.
That’s all!
Edit: Removed names of the other VPN services used.
I do agree. I have so far been very happy with surfshark it gets the job done… Well, it did until about a week ago. I was gonna renew my YouTube premium, I connected to India and it threw me to YouTube NL. I throught "alright its a virtual sever, maybe that’s the issue, let’s jump on to the Turkish server instead… And what happend? I was sent to YouTube GB… Wtf. I ain’t paying those ridiculous prices to get rid of adds on the app. So now I have no premium and probably won’t for quite some time. So I’m forced to use my Browser (Brave) to watch add free YouTube. And it’s a pain. The app is just so much easier to deal with on phone
But, atleast I can still watch netflix and disney+ content from the US.
I am still waiting since the beginning of the year if not before, the manual configurations of wireguard, if by the end of the year they will not add them, I will change the VPN service, it is absurd that they had said they would add it by Q1 2022, they have not done but they didn’t even give any news of the development, at least to make us share in broad lines of what they are doing, especially for those anxiously waiting, the VPN for what it costs is perfect, but often they get confused in tiny things that could really pick up level their company. They should take a cue from other services to understand what to implement and how.
I am not a first hour surfshark user, I am fond of it, I have been using it for 5 years, but they have to wake up.
Just a tip, if you are using an android phone (it may work on ios as well), better install Youtube Vanced. It’s basically an adfree version of Youtube and you don’t have to pay for premium as well!
I have a feeling that surfshark got no in house dev team because of how hard it is to get dates and or answers correct it can be only some contracted “far away hard to reach” company.
Would be easier to understand if they would actually communicate outside of marketing.
Ok, so I installed it. And the first issue I ran into is that it can’t handle play lists… At all. … I’m looking at let’s plays and its not sorting stuff right I have no idea why. It’s not even like it’s doing it backwards, starting at the last “episode” and goes to the first. Nope. It just starts at a random number (in this case 14. And the next after that is 10 and then 20. Please please tell me it’s me doing something wrong
Hmm, strange. I just checked my ‘Watch later’ playlist and there is option called ‘Sort’ above the playlist which lets me sort in the way I want (like date wise and other stuff). Is that not present in yours?
