Speed
- Average speed loss: 57%
- Number of servers: 1,500 (1,200 virtual)
- Number of server locations: 29 countries, 73 cities
- Number of IP addresses: 1,800-plus
Norton doesn’t publicly post its server count on its website, but at last count there were 1,500 servers.
I ran my speed tests over the course of three days, in two locations, using both wireless and Ethernet connections — one location offered slower broadband speeds, and the other offered higher speeds via fiber-optic internet. Internet speeds in the US vary widely by state and provider. And with any speed test, results are going to rely on your local infrastructure, with hyperfast internet service yielding higher test speed results.
That’s one reason I’m more interested in testing the amount of speed lost (which for most VPNs is typically half or more) across both high-speed and slower connection types, and in…
