Hotspot Shield

Unique Features

Hotspots unique feature is definitely it’s incredible speeds. Their catapult hydra technology makes it possible by using strong connections through multiple servers.

If using VPNs has slowed you down in the past, you might want to switch to Hotspot.

Overview

Although this company offers a free VPN, the premium subscription is where they really shine. They outdo all their competitors in speed but still manage to maintain good levels of security, ease of use, and worldwide coverage.

Services

Speed – Hotspot is known for its amazing ability to connect you to servers around the world with lightning fast speeds. Their speed was proven in a 2018 test done on many of the popular VPNs on the market. Hotspot’s speeds more than doubled the nearest competitor in terms of speed reaching numbers of almost 89 Mb/s.

It beat the competitors in streaming speeds, torrent speeds, and upload speeds.

Security – Hotspot will keep you safe while you are surfing the web. Complete anonymity and data encryption as well as IP hiding helps to protect you from peering eyes. It does not record your activity while logged on to their servers and keeps you safe while on public WIFI.

If for any reason the connection to the server drops, like it does with any internet connection at times, Hotspot has an automatic kill switch to save you from unintentionally continuing your browsing without the protection of the VPN. Hotspot will not send or receive any data until you are safely reconnected to the VPN.

Unblock content – Hotspot makes all blocked content on your network available to you with their ability to bypass filters and firewalls set up by administrators. Whether it be because of your location or if you are on a private network, hotspot can help you gain access to blocked social media, blocked international sites, and blocked streaming services.

What it doesn’t unblock, however, is sites that have malware, phishing, or spam. It detects and blocks these sites from causing any harm to your computer and protects your personal information from being at the mercy of hackers.

Cost and Special Offer

This VPN is a little more expensive but you are paying for the speedy connection. They have a number of plans to choose from.

You can pay for only a month and shell out $12.99 or you can choose to save some money by subscribing to a longer plan. You can sign up for a one year plan for $7.99 per month or save another dollar per month by opting to sign up for 2 years.

Customer Service

Hotspot has live chat available 24/7 to help you with any problems you might run into or answer any questions or concerns that you have about their products.

You can also submit a request through a contact form or check out their FAQ page and read through to see if the information that you are looking for is already covered.

Conclusion

Although it might be on the higher end of the price spectrum, Hotspot more than makes up for it by giving you unbeatable upload and streaming speeds. It also delivers good security and a decent range of server locations.