Turbo VPN

VPNs are constantly in demand these days. Over the last few years or so, VPNs almost gained a mainstream appeal of sorts: geo-blocking and censorship are issues that increasingly encroach upon the end user’s ability to browse freely, and these tools can help you deal with that.

It’s a buyer’s market we’re in, at least in terms of VPNs: shop around, test what you can, and see what you like best. TurboVPN is a new solution that lets users obfuscate their online identity, offering a solution that may be fitting for those after a simpler, no-frills approach.

While there are outliers, most VPNs offer Free tiers or trials to entice users to purchase a subscription. What you get here is a bit of a bare-bones experience, but it’ll do for more casual users.

Only US and Singapore servers are available, and the speeds aren’t anything to write home about. I wouldn’t necessarily stream high bitrate content with it, but the VPN should work well enough for some light browsing and the occasional YouTube video.

The program includes a built-in speed testing utility. It will appear on the interface once you’re connected to a server, and hopefully the results won’t be a cause of frustration for you. In my case, my connection didn’t exceed 11.35Mbps on the Free version.

The VPN does also contain Split Tunneling, Kill Switch, and some Wi-Fi Protection features, but you will need a Premium account for those. I should also note that the program is a bit eager to promote the Premium plan through various ads — some on the interface, others next to your system tray.

Turbo VPN is a rather ordinary VPN. It doesn’t do anything particularly new, but if you’re a more casual user, it can’t hurt to give the Free plan a try to see if you should consider getting a subscription.