IPVanish Review 2020

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Know IPVanish

IPVanish offers robust tools with the cohesive design, yet it is simple in its deployment. IPVanish is a U.S-based VPN provider with a strong reputation. It protects its users from malicious attacks and concentrates in providing a much secured VPN service. IPVanish owns all of its services such as Network Infrastructure, Hardware, and Software. IPVanish offers a simple solution for internet privacy with lightning speeds and maximum security. By hiding our IP, and following a zero logging policy, we can anonymously browse the internet even when we use an inferior public network. Our IPVanish review reveals that it supports many operating systems and all major devices. By being a tier-1 network with impressive speeds, IPVanish continuously makes efforts to improve in every possible way.

IPVanish even supports anonymous payment methods and three different kinds of subscription options.
Therefore, there is a lesser need for the third parties to get involved and our information need not travel in the hands of many. Our IPVanish review confirms the fact that it encrypts all traffic that leaves out and hence there is no chance for online hacking to take place. By providing service in 60+ countries and with servers in 90+ cities, every nook, and corner of the world is covered well. IPVanish is trying its best to offer a good customer support, but there are few points that it has to concentrate on to provide a full-fledged support. By consistently offering higher speeds, it is regarded as one of the reputed VPN providers in the market. Even the ISP cannot spy on our websites and IPVanish guards us against throttling as well.

Price & Unique Offers

In our IPVanish review, you will learn about all the pricing and plans offered by IPVanish. It offers three different packages and the features in each of the plans remains the same. So the three plans differ only in the duration. Though the monthly package looks costlier than the yearly one, we can opt for an annual plan if we need it on a continuous basis.

Monthly Package

It costs $10 per month, and it is the simplest plan that IPVanish offers. Though it looks slightly costlier, it is worth the services it offers. If we need it for a limited span, might be when we are on an overseas trip; then it is better to go for this plan.

Quarterly Package

It costs $8.99 per month for a three months time. So, we should bill $ 26.99 once in every three months, and this package offers a saving of 25%. This plan is most suited when we need it for a limited time span, but the duration is not known. So if we are sure that we are going to use it for more than a month, this plan is a good choice.

Yearly Package

It costs $6.49 per month for a 12-month duration. For a 46% savings, we should bill $77.99 once in 12 months. This is the best choice for those who need VPN on a continuous basis. As it provides the maximum savings, we can go for it. If paying an enormous amount at a time bothers you, then the quarterly plan is a good choice.

7-Days Money-back Guarantee Offer

Our IPVanish review has to appreciate the 7-days money back guarantee facility that specifically offers its users. This is because there are so many VPNs in the market; they do not care once the money is paid. But IPVanish is keen in taking steps to extend its support even after the customer is not satisfied. The refund request strictly has to be made within seven days of its purchase. The terms and conditions for refund clearly state that the requests made after seven days are not accepted at any cost.

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Payment Options

It supports almost all credit and debit cards such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and also JCB, Delta, Paypal, iDeal, Bancontact, giropay, Boleto, Bitcoin, etc. The list is a vast one, and it supports anonymous payments as well. So, the customers need not worry about the payment methods as a good support is extended for this service.

Referral program

IPVanish supports a referral program where we can refer our friends to the VPN and can get discounts on our payments. So every friend of you who joins the VPN team gets you some valuable discounts on your IPVanish connection. If your friend’s gang is huge and they need secure and anonymous internet connections, then they are going to save you some money.

No Free Trials

Despite the fact that IPVanish offers a refund with a limited time span of 7 days, no free trial is available. It would have been better if they had helped its users to check its efficiency with a free trial account.

Core Features of IPVanish

This IPVanish review, explores all the features provided by IPVanish, Let’s take a look below to learn about them.

Security & Privacy features

IPVanish is very keen in providing secured access to all of its customers irrespective of the subscription duration. As it has its networks, software, and hardware, there is no need for third-party interventions. This means that the data does not go to many hands and remains secured as well. The VPN tunnel in which the data is also sent complies with higher security standards.

No Log Policy

IPVanish follows a no logging policy and there is an almost no third party dealing. The lesser the data transfers between third parties, the smaller the possible attacks are. Hence, we are safe without logs. As it is a U.S-based company, there is little general information that is kept in records for the sake of answering government questions. But we need not worry about that information as they can get nothing out of it.

Data Encryption

IPVanish uses 256-bit military encryption to transmit information securely. It means that a hacker has to try 2 to the 256 combinations to try a brute force attack. This is an industry-standard layer of security that IPVanish offers its customers. The secure encrypted VPN tunnel can prevent hacking and other forms of online attacks as well. Read more about VPN encryption in our detailed VPN guide.

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VPN Protocols

IPVanish support multiple connection types with the protocols PPTP, L2TP, and OpenVPN. It also supports IPSec and IKEv2. The responsibility is with the customer to choose which protocol is suited for them as per their VPN needs.

Automatic Wi-Fi security

Our IPVanish review confirms that the VPN provider can offer reliable connections even when we connect through public Wi-Fi networks. So, there is no need to remain as such without internet connections when we are stuck in difficult situations. We can go ahead and start using unreliable public networks as well when we connect with the IPVanish VPN service.

Dedicated IPs

IPVanish has 40000+ dedicated IPs to offer faster and reliable connections to its customers. The IP base is getting increased as per the needs. Also, these IPs help us in hiding our actual IP address and guards us against various checks.

Internet Kill Switch

When we connect through certainly unreliable networks, the connection failures often happens. Also, we cannot blame that public network for not providing a quality service. What happens to our already sent data if the transactions are suspended in between? There is no chance for our information to get leaked even in the case of connection failures as IPVanish uses Internet Kill Switch. This option kills all the sessions and allows us a safe and secure data transfers at all networks.

NAT Firewall

IPVanish offers NAT firewall protection and guards us against botnets and hackers cannot exploit our system. This means that our system and information that we send are safe by using this NAT firewall.

DDoS Protection

This is a type of attack that targets the VPN servers by sending Trojans, or so. Thereby, the VPN server is overloaded and, this makes interruptions its functions. But IPVanish has excellent protection from DDoS attacks.

Lightning Fast Browsing

It enables faster browsing with unlimited bandwidth and avoids ISP throttling of speeds. The network has been built in providing fast access to every possible communication, and hence it targets that feature from the ground up.

P2P and Bittorrents

It allows Peer-to-Peer file transfers and BitTorrent activities for faster data transfers. They are the basis of getting a VPN for most of the users and therefore, IPVanish gives much importance to these features. If you are new to BitTorrent and torrenting read our detailed torrent guide.

Simultaneous Connections

It supports five simultaneous device connections at a time and hence it is even suited for a smaller firm whose employees need to contact its worldwide clients. We can connect devices such as Smartphone, tablet, router, desktop computer, etc. all at the same time to the VPN.

IPv6 Leak Protection

This is a kind of protection that is offered to overcome the default IP address leaks that are associated with the Windows devices. It ensures that all traffic that leaves the network is passed only through the VPN tunnel. This makes hacking impossible by extending protection against leaks.

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IP Address Scrambler

IPVanish scrambles the IP address so that nobody can trace our IP. Also, this technique guards us against Deep Packet Inspections (DPI) to help us in escaping from Firewalls like the ‘Great Firewall of China.’ Learn more about how you can unblock websites in China by using the best VPN for China.

Auto-Connect

It connects automatically when there is a connection interruption. This is a useful option as it reduces the burden of giving username and password whenever we use poor quality ISP networks.

IP Cycle feature

This feature is used to cycle the IP address every time with a minimum time span of 45 minutes. This technique makes the hackers or the government agencies impossible to track our IP address.

Server Switching

IPVanish permits unlimited server switching when the connections are slower. It has more than 600 servers that are distributed in 60+ countries to offer better connectivity. Most VPN providers limit the server switching count to reduce their connection overheads. But IPVanish weighs the speed of connections and not the overheads they face.

Secured access to censored Websites

We can bypass geo-restrictions and can easily access censored websites. This ensures anonymity in all our accesses, and our IP is masked with a VPN server IP. Just because it looks like we are accessing from a local server, the blocked website’s checking mechanisms would think that our request is local and just allows it.

Compatibility

Device compatibility

It supports a range of devices such as Smartphone, Tablets, desktop computers, laptops, Apple devices, Windows devices, etc. It supports Apple’s iPad, iPhones, Microsoft’s Windows phone, routers such as DD-WRT, Tomato, Flash router and Sabai technology routers. We can say that IPVanish is extremely compatible with as many devices possible and is recognized among the people for this feature.

Platform compatibility

IPVanish supports Windows, Apple, iOS, and Android operating systems. For Windows 10, it allows PPTP, L2TP, and OpenVPN setup as well. IPVanish OSX App requires the versions 10.6.8 to 10.9. It offers PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, and XML- based setups for MAC OS X. For iPhone, it supports PPTP and L2TP protocol setup. It works on providing extraordinary platform support with all possible protocols usage. IPVanish comes with multi-platform support and the service is rated as good by most of its customers.

Server Locations

Furthermore, IPVanish has1,000+ servers in 60+ countries. Additionally, it offers 40,000+ IPs to its customers. It has 236 servers in Europe, 218 servers in North America, 77 servers in Asia, 4 servers in Central/South America, 62 servers in Oceania, and 6 servers in Africa. All of its servers are fastest and uses a top-tier network. The widely distributed servers cover every nook and corner of the world and offer uninterrupted VPN services. The chances of using an overloaded server are really lesser because IPVanish has comparatively a higher server count across the globe. The servers are located in 146 cities and we can even unblock websites of any city or country. Look at the details of IPVanish server locations below, we summed up in our IPVanish review.

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IPVanish Windows Client and Setup

This IPVanish review can’t be completed without mentioning its VPN clients. It has automatic-setup procedures for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android devices. It has manual-setup configurations available for Windows Phone, Ubuntu, Chromebook, Android TV, and Routers. IPVanish supports three different protocols (PPTP, L2TP, and OpenVPN) for windows devices such as desktops and laptops and supports the only L2TP for Windows Phone. The setup guides are all much illustrated and even the first time users can understand it very easily.

It has awesome and interactive Windows Client software and it has many advanced settings options. Some of them are Internet Kill Switch, Auto-Connect option, DNS leak protection such as IPv6 leak protection that is built-in it, IP address scrambler to bypass Deep Packet Inspection, etc It works as the way it is advertised and it is a welcoming facility to its customers.

The setup process requires our email, password for the VPN network, and billing information as well. If we use anonymous payments like Bitcoin, then we can preserve our anonymity in billing section too. It has IP cycle feature that cycles our IP every 45 minutes.

IPVanish VPN App for Android

We bring you a quick look at the VPN Apps features in our IPVanish review. Automatic setup for androids is offered with OpenVPN protocol and AES encryption for Android 4.0+. IPVanish has OpenVPN scramble features to overcome the firewall blockades. Manual setup is available for Android PPTP and android 10 L2TP. Excellent tutorials are available to carry out the installation process and even visual guides are also available to make the process simpler.

IPVanish VPN App for iOS

Our IPVanish review uncovers the amazing iOS VPN App features. IPVanish has 3D touch feature on iOS devices, where security and convenience meet. It enables connecting to the network through a long-press from the home screen. It also has API load balancing to offer the fastest VPN connections. Internet traffic is always detected and if there is a connection failure, IPVanish auto-connects to the network. It supports iOS8+ with AES 256 encryption. It uses both IPVanish DNS as well as third-party DNS for its connections.

Customer Support Response

IPVanish provides 24×7 customer support with its easy to reach facilities. But the responses are regarded as slower ones by most of its customers. It is a general concern that they respond quickly during the off hours than the working hours. It is misleading that they provide good customer support round the clock and it is not so. Here in our IPVanish review, you will get to know the methods of customer support provided by IPVanish.

Live Chat

It is a good feature for the customers to reach the VPN provider at any time quickly. But IPVanish has not seriously implemented the features and most of the times, the Live Chat facility is maintained just for a show. So, we need to wait before the chat window expecting responses to come but unfortunately, we won’t get a reply most of the times.

Email-Support

This is the true support that IPVanish considers seriously and it is solved as tickets. Each email that mentions a service is recorded as a ticket and they are resolved in the order in which they are raised. IPVanish is slower is resolving those tickets and we need to wait patiently before we get the reply.

Other Features

It supports VoIP and can really escape the higher bills that most VoIP providers charge. This is an excellent feature that most people would benefit out of it.

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Conclusion of IPVanish Review

Consequently, from our IPVanish review, it is obvious that they are trying their best to offer speedy as well as reliable connections to its customers. However, it has to take little more efforts to respond quickly to the customer’s queries. As per now, Email responses are taken into consideration as tickets and are solved better than in any other customer support such as a live chat. Furthermore, the worst is the live chat facility and indeed it is not regarded as such a facility as it is inactive most of the times and IPVanish should take steps to overcome the issue. 

Additionally, Due to the zero log policy and servers located in 60+ countries. IPVanish is one of the reliable virtual private networks. Furthermore, With API load balancing, the connections offered are really faster. Hence, The P2P and BitTorrent facilities make downloads still faster. Moreover, The user-friendly design of the Apps and 7-days free trial is an extra advantage for the customers. The dedicated Apps for a variety of devices help its users to deploy it in a much easier manner. IPVanish is very impressive with its features and with a little improvement in customer service, this is really a reliable VPN provider.