Ghostpath offers a VPN service that supports all three of the major protocols and that has a decent range of nations to choose from as far as servers go. They also offer unlimited plans, which are great for people who like to use their VPN most of the time.
Pricing & Plans
Pricing plans don’t get much simpler than they are with Ghost Path. All of their plans include unlimited bandwidth. They also include unlimited switching between servers. Prices are based on a per month or per year basis.
Subscriptions can be purchased through credit cards, PayPal, Bitcoin and cash by mail.
Free Trial/ Money-back Guarantee
Ghost Path VPN has a 30-day money-back guarantee
Privacy & Anonymity
Ghost Path VPN uses industry-standard 256-bit AES encryption, which is virtually unbreakable and will prevent your ISP or anyone else from logging your online activity. They have a good no logs policy but they record personal information such as your email address and password which is stored securely on their servers.
Provider Logging Policy
Ghost Path can log your connection history and IP address, however, you can disable this on your settings. No logs is the default setting and this provider promises not to store any logs when this option is turned off.
But while they have a decent no logs policy, Ghost Path is based in the US, which is not privacy friendly. The US is a member country of the 5/9/14 Eyes Alliance, which is an international intelligence sharing pact that includes government surveillance of online activity. But since Ghost Path does not store any identifiable data, this should not be a problem. If they do not have any information stored, they have no logs to hand over.
Torrent Policy
Ghost Path is said to be torrent and P2P friendly, however they do not have any dedicated servers for torrenting or any P2P optimized servers. The feature that you could use more for torrent downloading would be selecting the fastest download speed using the built-in speed tester. And while the speed was not great, we had no problems during torrent downloading.
Customer Support
On the Ghost Path site, you will be able to find a limited number of FAQs and articles which cover the basics of setting up, troubleshooting and usage. They also claim to have 24/7 customer support, but it takes them a while to respond. All in all, their support is decent enough but not impressive.
Product Testing
Ghost Path supports the PPTP, OpenVPN and L2TP protocols. This makes it compatible with most mobile devices, as well as able to provide the current favorite protocol, OpenVPN. It is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux computers, iOS and Android smartphones and wireless routers.
Ghost Path can be used with three different VPN clients, offering a bit of flexibility for users. Ghost Path has its own client, which is obviously the best option. If you wish, however, you can also use Viscosity for OpenVPN connectivity or you can use Tunnelblick, which is a bit more advanced and less user-friendly, but which also gets good reviews from the company as far as compatibility with their service is concerned.
VPN Server Locations
Ghost Path is currently operating 130+ servers spread across 50+ countries with countless IP addresses available. You are free to connect to any server that you want, and you can switch between servers as often as you want.
Countries Supported:
Speed Test
While speed is decent enough, we can’t help but notice that speed with Ghost Path VPN can be a little inconsistent. It is consistent on local servers but is a hit or miss on distant servers.
IPCheck and DNSLeak Test
We did not discover any IP leaks or DNS leaks with Ghost Path VPN. They have WebRTC and IPv4 leak protection.
To protect your IP and DNS, make sure you turn on the leak protection in your settings since it is not an automatic precaution with Ghost Path.
Feature Summary
- Secures your devices: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Routers
- Encryption: 256-bit AES Encryption
- DNS/IPv6 leak protection
- Kill Switch
- Multi-hop VPN Connections
- Good number of servers
- In more than 30 countries
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
- Multiple payment options
- Torrent and P2P Friendly
- Free Windows and Mac client
- Up to 5 simultaneous Devices
We Liked
Ghost Path has a very convenient pricing structure, which is something to take note of. They also offer a very broad selection of nations compared to some other services, which may be of particular interest to those who are trying to avoid geo-restrictions on certain content. The compatibility with VPN clients outside of the ones they produce themselves also makes Ghost Path an interesting option.
Areas for Improvement
Ghost Path is unable to block a lot of streaming sites but does unblock Netflix. So, if you only need Netflix then Ghost Path VPN may be good enough for your streaming needs.
They could also improve on their app support and even add more informational material on their website.
Conclusion
Ghost Path has an extensive list of servers, good pricing and some good options for clients. If you’re looking for something new, you may want to try them. This provider has servers located in many of the major American cities, which also gives you plenty of options if you want to keep the US IP address and simply want increased privacy.
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