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Downloadable in several languages including English, Arabic, and French

Downloadable in several languages including English, Arabic, and French

Vote: (264 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Turbo VPN

Version: 3.5.1

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(264 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Turbo VPN

3.5.1

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • Large list of proxies.
  • App development services.
  • Advanced security services beyond just a VPN app.

Cons

  • Better suited for businesses. Personal users will get a lot of tools, but there are a lot to choose from. Good and bad.
  • Not as efficient with connections that are slower than 3G
  • Reported cancellation issues after free trial. Contact support, but know that you may need to keep an eye on your payment method just in case.

Turbo VPN Details and Services

Turbo VPN is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that offers free and paid premium services. There are multiple cloud proxy servers, along with multilingual support.

Here are a few Turbo VPN services:

  • VPN App development services. In addition to helping you you with network security, they also provide secure app development.
  • Information security reinforcement services. Using a VPN is key to information security. They'll help you go a few steps further by securing your IT security in general
  • Mobile network acceleration services. Not all networks are fast out of the box. Turbo VPN has some advice and techniques for better mobile network performance.
  • VPN Engineering Integration Services. Just connecting to a VPN is fine, but what if you have some tools that behave poorly or want to automate VPN use? Turbo VPN can help here.
  • Software maintenance and support. Their team also helps in maintaining and answering questions for their tools.

Why would you need a VPN?

Anyone could be watching your data, and the act of watching data is automated these days.

How much information do you keep on your phone? Do you make purchases or have a lot of images that aren't under lock and key? Your phone's passcode isn't considered a lock and key while you're using the device.

When you use the internet on a mobile device, you're open to a lot of attacks. Connecting to a free Wi-Fi hotspot can expose your data to crooks who hacked the free Wi-Fi hotspot, or to advanced criminals who intercept signals.

A VPN can protect you against those dangers.

Security and safety aren't the only concerns. What if you want to stream an episode or song of something that is blocked in your country?

Especially on major streaming networks like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, some content is limited to a specific country. By using Turbo VPN's proxies, you can make your connection look like it's from an approved country.

In short, Turbo VPN can trick blocked websites into letting you in. It makes you look legit, and gives you the access you need.

Finally, businesses need VPNs to keep their data secure. Especially if you use a remote workforce--meaning employees who connect across the internet--a VPN keeps things safer.

What kind of internet access does your team use? It mostly doesn't matter, because you can't easily confirm what type of connection they're on unless you have networking skills to investigate.

What matters is whether or not they have a stable connection that can stay connected to a VPN. With a VPN, your team's activities will be shielded through a private tunnel that is harder to penetrate.

It's still possible to steal or infiltrate your network by infecting an employee's computer. Most VPNs include a mandatory virus scan, or send low-cost thin client computers for business-use only.

You can even configure a business network to install a virus scan system--with permission and acceptance, of course--to check your employee's connection.

It's all about trust and permission at that point.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Large list of proxies.
  • App development services.
  • Advanced security services beyond just a VPN app.

Cons

  • Better suited for businesses. Personal users will get a lot of tools, but there are a lot to choose from. Good and bad.
  • Not as efficient with connections that are slower than 3G
  • Reported cancellation issues after free trial. Contact support, but know that you may need to keep an eye on your payment method just in case.