Misunderstood and Misrepresented VPN Technology

10 VPN Myths: Forget Everything You Knew about VPN

In another article, I discussed VPN, this time we will talk about the myths surrounding the subject. It is the mutual perception for some of the services, whether or not online, over the years the growing question among common internet users what these companies are offering, most of the times these companies end up misrepresenting their purpose and functionality of their product.

In such cases, tons of information published online that misunderstood and misrepresented lots of none techy people trying to read that what they are saying, as they, have become accustomed to skip reading this information from various sources.

This article is an opportunity to learn how VPNs work by clearing all the knowledge you had about VPN. After reading this article, you will confidently able to choose a reliable VPN service.

10 Myths about Using VPNs

Perception VPNs used for illegal activities

Using VPNs allows some activities prohibited by some companies, but not only for prohibited purposes. Many companies use VPNs to create high-security private networks for employee access to the company’s resource. For the employee from home, connecting over a VPN is also beneficial because of extra privacy and security.

I don’t need Paid VPN. Free VPN is enough

No VPN is better than Free VPN, if you will use the service for a specific activity with privacy, security and performance in mind, only a paid VPN service can guarantee your satisfaction.

VPNs slow the connection

Yes and no. In fact, this is not a rule of thumb, and it depends a lot on the service you are using. If it is a free service nothing guaranteed not security not even the quality of your connection, if it is a free trial of paid VPN service, then it can still reserve part of connection bandwidth given to customers who are subscribers to the paid service plus lots of limits included.

If you are using a reliable service for online games, connecting to a server in the country where the game server located may even help reduce latency. Here, a good VPN service will offer you more server options in different parts of the world and increase the Internet speed by hiding the traffic type from ISP throttling.

Using a VPN, I can do anything online

Not quite. VPN encrypts your data and websites may not track your location and inject scripts, but you need to exercise caution when visiting websites and downloading, even using a VPN. Never disable your operating system's firewall and antivirus software unless you are using third-party apps.

VPN does not protect you if you believe in an online scammer by providing your data to a fraudulent shopping site, or even to a “trusted” site on your own (when you accept the terms of use of a particular platform).

All VPNs are the same

This is one of the most widespread myths that cause users to fall into traps, thinking they should hire the first popular VPN option that appears on the Internet.

A VPN is a service that depends on technical capacity, technology investment and infrastructure. Therefore, the services provided will not be equal and each company will have advantages and disadvantages.

I don't need a VPN, I have nothing to hide

We are in an era when our data, as simple as our lives may seem, tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook are treating as gold mines. You may not be sure how these companies use your data, but there may be a reason to worry. Just keep in mind that free online services have emerged to capture as many users as possible, creating gigantic databases.

When internet started in early 90s every service on internet was paid service. You even pay for an email address. Today, any site you visit asks you for your email to send daily or weekly newsletters, all for free. So you think all sites are cool and want to help you, but be careful. Besides privacy, VPNs also provides the security of your internet connection, as we mentioned above.

VPN is hard to use.

Several years have passed since VPNs started and became popular. After smartphones, they had a second period of adaptation to less technical users.

Today, there are very easy-to-use VPN services with chat supports and step by step online guides, if you want to perform a specific configuration or resolve any issues.

Only hackers and nerds use VPNs

In fact, anyone concerned with increasing their online privacy and security can be a VPN user. But there are also special cases involving traveling professionals who need to access websites blocked outside their home country, and citizens who need to circumvent censorship in a particular region to access information required.

Using VPN, I'm Anonymous on the Internet

VPN increases your online privacy, but it can't make you unidentifiable. Neither the Tor browser nor cryptocurrency-based services could do that. So beware of companies that promise to make you invisible on the internet. There is always a piece of information that can identify you on the net.

Using Tor is better than using VPN

Some people believe that using the Tor browser is safer than using a VPN. However, besides Tor being complicated to set up, it can still slow down your internet connection. In addition, developers have stated that it does not make users anonymous. Not to mention the fact that Tor only provides privacy for browsing websites, not protecting other applications that connect to the internet.

What VPN services can I trust?

Over the internet, you find hundreds of free and paid VPN services. If you want to use VPN, we recommend that you hire a paid service. As mentioned earlier, free VPNs can compromise your data and the quality of your connection. In the paid services category, one that stands out in 2018 is OneVPN. The company has a website in four different languages, has compatibility with major operating systems (including smartphones like Android and iOS), they offer various plans, ranging from $3.99 per month (for one year), to $7.95 (for one month only).

In addition, if you dislike the service, OneVPN guarantees your money back within a 7 day period.