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It’s also a great choice for torrenters thanks to dedicated P2P servers. It does come with a few restrictions though – torrenting is only permitted on Windows and MacOS devices, and you can’t torrent on US or Australian servers.

You can use CyberGhost with a range of consoles and streaming devices by connecting them to a configured router. You can also piggyback off a VPN connection from another device running the CyberGhost app, such as a laptop or smartphone. The recent addition of a native app for the Amazon Fire TV Stick is also much appreciated.

CyberGhost is one of our top picks for easy access to popular streaming sites. Watching Netflix is made incredibly simple with dedicated streaming servers, which connect you to the best location. In all our recent tests we are yet to experience any issues with Netflix whatsoever.

On the CyberGhost website you can also find a series of manual set-up guides for platforms lacking specific apps, like Linux cyberghost vpn premium review and Kodi, plus step-by-step instructions to manually configure your existing router to work with the software.

Accessing BBC iPlayer is often as easy as connecting to the dedicated server, which saves you from testing all of the UK locations to see which ones are working. Unfortunately, we foundBBC iPlayer to be unblocked one day and not the next. Customer support described the situation as a ‘cat and mouse game’, with the BBC blocking IP addresses soon after CyberGhost releases new ones.

CyberGhost collects highly limited metadata in order to maintain high levels of performance across all their servers. This consists solely of the number of successful connections to the service so CyberGhost can properly adjust its infrastructure according to demand.

As a result of the VPN crackdown in China it is becoming increasingly difficult to recommend CyberGhost to those in that country. There are no obfuscation tools that mask the fact you’re using a VPN, so Chinese censors will likely block user traffic. Customer support also confirmed that the apps do not work in the country.

The settings menu is really simple to navigate, and includes helpful contextual information for beginners. Under the ‘Connection’ tab, you can choose the VPN protocol, toggle between TCP and UDP, select port randomization, and switch on leak protection.

CyberGhost only provides a manual setup guide on its website for Kodi, which isn’t as simple and requires you to install third party software onto your device. There are no instructions for other devices, such as Apple TV.

CyberGhost offers both a 45-day money-back guarantee and a one-day free trial (or seven days for mobile devices). The money-back guarantee is one of the longest we’ve come across, but it’s worth noting that it only applies to subscriptions of six months or longer – one-month subscriptions have a 14-day guarantee.

CyberGhost operates a very strict zero-logs policy, which it sets out in a very user-friendly privacy policy. It does not collect or monitor your browsing history, traffic destination, search preferences, data content or IP addresses. This means that from the moment you connect to the VPN service, your online activity is no longer visible to your ISP, third-party snoopers or cyber criminals.

A strict zero-logs policy makes CyberGhost a great choice when it comes to privacy. First-party DNS servers and access to Tor over VPN are added bonuses that mean CyberGhost is one of the most secure providers on the market.

CyberGhost operates a relatively small number of individual servers and IP addresses at just over 3,000, which could theoretically lead to potential server congestion and reduced performance during peak connection times – we’ve never encountered that in our tests to date, though.

Latency is highly variable, so we advise hardcore gamers think about which servers they would expect to use. We logged a zippy 2-4ms in Frankfurt, Tokyo and Singapore but everywhere else latency was unacceptably high, ballooning out to over 112ms in Vancouver.