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Restrictions: Involve a lot of steps in setting up which can be a bit confusing. Auto 6 hours disconnection and download speed limited to 2Mbps. Spotflux also claims to be the 'most advanced VPN in the world', so let's take a look the service. To be fair, Spotflux is little more specific on logging – it will hand over information when directed by a court, but 'since Spotflux keeps limited to no logs, the amount of information available to law enforcement is very limited'. Overall, Spotflux is a free or low-cost VPN service that is available for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. It is an adequate service with some pretty cool features.

One clause we noticed is Spotflux asks that children under the age of 16 shouldn't sign up for an account, and may only use the service 'under the approval and supervision of parents or legal guardians', presumably to comply with the US COPPA law.ĭespite its many features, Spotflux's client is one of the simplest around. For the most part you just hit a button to toggle protection on or off, and there's a short list of alternative servers if the default doesn't work. Poking around the settings doesn't reveal much more. You can set the app to load when Windows starts, choose TCP or UDP connections, set an alternative proxy, and that's about it.

Spotflux makes a big deal of its malware, tracker-blocking and anti-phishing technologies. They delivered only average performance in our tests, blocking some threats but missing plenty of others, but these features could still give you a little extra protection. Our benchmark performance tests* showed above average speeds, with latency only increased by 19% – which is pretty good compared to rival services – and both download and upload speeds falling by a minimal 7% compared to our normal rates. But we also noticed a wide range of speeds during testing, and while performance was mostly very good, occasionally speeds dropped to an unusable crawl. Spotflux stands out for its extras and highly user-friendly nature, and if these concerns are a priority, take the three-day trial for a spin.

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