GoTrusted helps protect your online privacy. As well as solving other challenges like geographic content restrictions. Offering their members unlimited VPN access from several countries. GoTrusted subscribers enjoy PPTP, L2TP/IPSec and OpenVPN connections. With support for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android. All for just $5.99 a month.
GoTrusted Secure Tunnel
- GoTrusted offers a free VPN client for Windows and Mac systems called Secure Tunnel. We tested the software on Windows 7 and found it very easy to use. The first time it opens you are asked for your user name and password. From there Secure Tunnel will take care of the rest. Connecting to the best performing VPN server.
- If you happen to travel abroad Secure Tunnel is configurable. Simply right click the red ‘G’ in the icon tray and click settings. From there you can select the desired server region. Giving you access to content as if you were sitting at home.
GoTrusted VPN Servers
- GoTrusted server locations include the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong.
- GoTrusted supports multiple VPN protocols including PPTP, L2TP/IPSec and OpenVPN. For those unfamiliar basically OpenVPN is the most secure and great for connecting from PC, Mac or Linux. While PPTP and L2TP extend compatibility to mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad and Android.
GoTrusted Performance Testing
- Baseline speed test – before connecting to GoTrusted we tested our Internet speed and found it to be 42.59 Mbps download and 3.19 Mbps upstream. Connecting from the US – east coast.
- GoTrusted speed test – after connecting through GoTrusted Secure Tunnel app we tested our Internet speed again and found it to be 10.33 Mbps download and 2.98 Mbps upstream.
- Conclusion – GoTrusted performed well. We’ve seen faster but the speed was consistent. Note: you can expect any VPN to slow your connection some as the traffic is being encrypted.
GoTrusted VPN Compatibility
- As mentioned above GoTrusted supports multiple VPN protocols including PPTP, L2TP/IPSec and OpenVPN. By doing so they offer support for a wide range of users.
- System compatibility – GoTrusted supports Windows (7, Vista, XP), and Mac OS X.
- Mobile compatibility – GoTrusted supports iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices.
- Browser compatibility – GoTrusted VPN supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera.
GoTrusted Account Pricing
- GoTrusted accounts all include unlimited VPN access. Supporting OpenVPN, L2TP/IPSec and PPTP connections. Their Secure Tunnel software will take care of your connection.
- GoTrusted offers all new members a 7 day free VPN trial.
- Unlimited GoTrusted VPN access – $5.99 a month
- No long term contract. Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
GoTrusted VPN Review : Conclusion
We enjoyed testing the GoTrusted service. The setup was simple with their Secure Tunnel software taking care of the connection details. Performance and reliability were good and the price is excellent. We recommend you sign up for the 7 day free trial and test out GoTrusted.
