Meanwhile, other services like VPN Unlimited are forced to compete on other metrics, and the big one for KeepSolid’s VPN is the rare option to purchase a lifetime subscription. What was less impressive was a pop-up during my first connection that prompted me to rate the connection I’d only just started. Hmm. There were other initial hiccups, too, including a disconnection shortly after the first time I connected, followed by an elongated connection time. When it works normally, though, VPN Unlimited takes about five seconds to connect and disconnects immediately. Unfortunately, switching servers did tend to interrupt real-time internet services like music streaming. There is a small window between disconnection and your ability to reconnect, so you’re better off switching servers while you’re still connected. Switching servers is incredibly straightforward: just click on the name of the server, then pick from all servers, torrent, or streaming tabs. There is a favorites tab, but be warned that it’s easy to accidentally click the server name rather than the star, so you’ll reconnect rather than favorite (a single click is convenient for server switching, but less so for favoriting). VPN Unlimited is incredibly light on servers at 500+ across 80+ locations. At the time of review, my count had it at 57 countries spread across 76 core locations, five of which are torrenting servers, with an additional 11 servers for streaming (albeit all of them are in those 76 locations). Outside of those initial connection hiccups, the most impressive thing about VPN Unlimited was how well it worked as a background companion. I accidentally left it on for three virtual meetings, totaling more than a couple of hours, and there weren’t any connection issues or noticeable delays. VPN Unlimited also plays nice with my usual day-to-day software, including Slack, Outlook, and a handful of PC gaming platforms. VPN Unlimited is supported on a wide range of devices, too: Using my Superloop NBN 100/40Mbps Fibre-to-the-Curb home internet as a basis for tests during the middle of the day, the table below breaks down how VPN Unlimited performs. Strangely, there are features limited by platform. You can opt to stop DNS leaks on PC but not on Android, while Android has an app-exceptions feature (split tunneling) that’s not available on Windows.
