3 REASONS YOU DON'T NEED A VPN ON YOUR ROUTER! VPN ROUTER DOWNSIDES!!!

do not install a VPN on your router

until you watch this video

a VPN is a fantastic privacy tool and

connecting a VPN to your router means

your entire network is protected without

having to set up each individual device

on the network however installing a VPN

on your router has a few downsides that

you may not know about and these

downsides may make you think twice

before setting one up in this video

we'll discuss three downsides to vpns on

a router but first what is a VPN router

it's basically a Wi-Fi router with VPN

software installed on it it's really

that simple once the VPN is installing

the router every device in your network

automatically uses the VPN every device

there are a number of reasons why VPN

router is a great tool for your network

privacy first this setup gets around the

restrictions that most vpns put on the

number of devices that can be active at

the same time which is called

simultaneous connections Pia and

expressvpn only allow five simultaneous

devices while nordvpn allows six you can

install these vpns on as many devices as

you want but you are limited to how many

can connect at the same time with a VPN

on a router the this counts as one

connection and this means you connect

your entire network through one

connection allowing dozens or hundreds

of devices secondly with a VPN router

you can have any device on the VPN like

smart TVs iot devices streaming boxes or

gaming consoles most of these devices

cannot install VPN software directly to

them or are limited to what VPN software

can be installed and just a heads up

Amazon Fire TV does support VPN software

but most TVs do not and third with the

VPN router your VPN is always on which

means your entire network is always

protected if you use a client or app on

your device like a phone you need to

switch it on manually or set to be on

automatic with a VPN router it's always

running which is fantastic for those who

forget to turn it on when browsing the

internet or downloading torrents but now

let's talk about the three downsides to

using a VPN router first having your

entire network protected at the same

time means your entire network will

experience the slowdowns associated with

vpns the fact is vpns slow down your

connection and there's nothing you can

do about it some vpns will claim they

can speed up your connection this is not

possible outside of a very specific set

of conditions these slowdowns may not

affect your network to a great degree if

you connect to a nearby server so don't

connect to a server in Siberia unless

you live in Siberia and what are you

doing living in Siberia also if you have

a fiber connection or a fast cable

connection this slowdown will hardly be

noticed secondly the Netflix dilemma and

other streaming devices streaming

devices are not a fan of vpns and will

typically block you if they are detected

and Netflix is very good at detecting

vpns and normally when a VPN is detected

you just switch the servers till you

find one that works but on a VPN router

it's a lot trickier since you can't

access the VPN quickly to switch servers

so if you binge watch Netflix you may

want to think twice before setting up a

VPN on your router and lastly setting up

a VPN router requires some technical

know-how however if you're familiar with

setting up a router and getting into the

menus then setting up a VPN on your

router shouldn't be too difficult and

just a heads up not all routers are

compatible with vpns you need a router

with a correct firmware to allow VPN

software some vpns will sell pre-flashed

routers with their own software but

these are more expensive than the

average routers and I'll have some VPN

routers listed in the description below

that we recommend so remember these

three downsides before you buy or

install VPN on a router and if these

three downsides do not deter you then

VPN routers are a fantastic investment

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