What can I do to make my VPN connection faster?

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Uncheck "Use default gateway on remote network" option in TCP/IP network settings (IPv4 > advanced settins)

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Graviton

Updated on September 18, 2022

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Graviton almost 2 years

I am using hideman as my VPN, however I found that my internet browsing speed was significantly degraded when I was using VPN.

I used speedtest.net without VPN and I got 5Mbps, and when connected to VPN, it went 0.5Mbps. The VPN speed was only 10% of the normal speed.

I understand that browsing with VPN can make the websites slower due to a lot of factors that we can't control, but I want to concentrate on what I can do; what configuration can I do to my Windows 7 machine, so that the VPN speed is faster?
- Darius almost 11 years
  
  Probably none as it may be the bandwidth limitation of your VPN provider. From hideman VPN page hideman.net/en/index/plans-and-pricing -- Bandwidth is limited to 2GB/month, and speed is limited to 512kbps - Assuming you are on the "Free" version. If you paid for it, then it should be considerably faster. If you did pay for it and not getting the speed increase, better check with hideman VPN to see what is wrong.
- Graviton almost 11 years
  
  I am using a paid version of the hideman
- Darius almost 11 years
  
  So just to confirm, you use speedtest.net (or something similar) without VPN you get 5Mbps, and when connected to VPN, it goes 0.5Mbps?
- Graviton almost 11 years
  
  @Darius, yes, that's what I mean precisely
- Darius almost 11 years
  
  This may made me get shot by hideman owner.. but have you tried other VPN service? (One that I have heard a lot is ProXPN) and see if you get better speed? As per Seth's answer below, the VPN server may be overloaded and is just plain slow. So maybe a new VPN server (with better bandwidth) may be the answer. Also when you do speedtest (on VPN) make sure you use a speedtest location "local" to your VPN exit node (not your current location). So say you are in Australia, but VPN made you looks like you are in UK, use speedtest server in UK, not Australia.
- Graviton over 10 years
  
  @Darius, I did the speedtest local to the VPN exit node, and it was equally slow
- Darius over 10 years
  
  I guess... it is just the limitation of the VPN server itself... hence why my suggestion to try other VPN provider and see if they are any better. If you are getting very similar speed, then maybe something else is the cause (not the VPN server)
Graviton almost 11 years

I did try to run a speedtest without a VPN and noticed a 10x difference, not sure whether that was what you mean or not.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn almost 11 years

Welcome to SuperUser. can you please elaborate on your answer?