Guides

• Using a VPN when you travel

  Public Wi-Fi, the countries with VPN rules, banking from overseas, and what to do before you leave.

VPN features explained

What each feature does, who needs it, and how every VPN we compare handles it. See them all side by side.

• VPN kill switches

  What a kill switch does when your VPN drops, which apps have one, and the settings to turn on.

• Split tunnelling

  Keep your banking app, printer or games off the VPN while everything else stays on it.

• VPN ad and malware blockers

  What CleanWeb, Threat Protection, NetShield and the rest actually block, and what they can't.

• Multi-hop and Tor over VPN

  Routing through two VPN servers, or into Tor: who offers it, how much choice you get, and the cost in speed.

• Australian dedicated IPs

  An IP address only you use: fewer CAPTCHAs and bank checks. Which VPNs sell an Australian one.

• VPN protocols and post-quantum encryption

  WireGuard, OpenVPN, Lightway and the rest in plain English, and which VPNs protect against future quantum attacks.

• Port forwarding and torrenting

  Which VPNs still offer port forwarding, which allow P2P, and why it matters for torrents, games and servers.

• VPN bundles and extras

  Antivirus, password managers and data removal in the dearer plans: what Australians get, and what it costs.