Mullvad
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Mullvad is a VPN service offered by Amagicom AB that utilizes multiple protocols to protect users from snoopers. The service also employs a variety of methods to further ensure subscribers’ privacy and security each time they go online. Mozilla is using security-focused stalwart Mullvad's servers, and while there are similarities in the services, we're pretty sure users aren't getting a rebranded Mullvad tailored to Firefox users.
Website: www.mullvad.net
Price: $5 / Month
Our Rating: – 71.6%
Protection: 5/5
Software / GUI: 3/5
Features: 2/5Speed: 3/5
Ease of Use: 4/5
Service Overview and Reviews
Protocols: OpenVPN, PPTP
Service: Mullvad offers an unlimited VPN service with servers in 22 countries.
Software is available in Windows, Mac and Linux and you can also get a version for iOS and Android.
The software is basic allowing you to choose which server to connect to and includes and auto-disconnect option.
Mullvad accept Bitcoins and there is a limited free 3 hour trial.
Privacy: Mullvad don’t log any users activity. See their Policy/Terms/FAQ
Our Thoughts: A small VPN network that is big on privacy but our test results were a bit disappointing on P2P with speed fluctuating wildly during download. No UK servers.
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Mullvad Speed Test Results
Mullvad Speed Test
Below you can see our testing results for Mullvad. For more details of how we conduct our speed tests go to VPN Speed Tests
Test PC #1 – United States – OS (Mac OSX) – ISP (Cox)
| SpeedTest.net (Firefox) | Location | Ping | Download | Upload |
| Not Using VPN | United States | 21 | 30.53 | 11.43 |
| OpenVPN | Germany | 181 | 4.1 | 3.77 |
| OpenVPN | Sweden | 213 | 4.19 | 0.58 |
| Download Test (Curl) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United States | 845M | 1605k | 08:59 |
| OpenVPN | Germany | 845M | 898k | 16:03 |
| OpenVPN | Sweden | 845M | 667k | 21:36 |
| P2P Test (Transmission) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | US | 800.1Mb | 1.96Mb | 06:49 |
| OpenVPN | Germany | 800.1Mb | 0.79Mb | 16:55 |
| OpenVPN | Sweden | 800.1Mb | 0.95Mb | 13:58 |
Test PC #2 – United Kingdom – OS (Win 7) – ISP (Sky)
| SpeedTest.net (Firefox) | Location | Ping | Download | Upload |
| Not Using VPN | United Kingdom | 41 | 10.56 | 0.93 |
| OpenVPN | Germany | 125 | 7.54 | 0.98 |
| Download Test (Curl) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United Kingdom | 783M | 1228k | 10:52 |
| OpenVPN | Germany | 783M | 1195k | 11:10 |
| P2P Test (uTorrent) | Location | File Size | Av. Speed/sec | Time/mins |
| Not Using VPN | United Kingdom | 753Mb | 1.1Mb | 11:24 |
| OpenVPN | Germany | 753Mb | 0.38Mb | 34:05 |
Mullvad Cost
Note: The handshake protocol (MSCHAP_V2) used by many PPTP connections has been cracked and therefore PPTP could now be considered unencrypted. For maximum security use OpenVPN or L2TP.