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To be fair, only Firefox-based browsers allow WebRTC to be disabled. Some extensions such as uBlock and Chrome's add-on allow leaks to be plugged, but they don't disable WebRTC completely. As 'leaks' are only an issue for those behind a VPN, it makes sense for VPN providers to offer a workaround, or at least some advice on how to achieve it. Since the OP's data is just that - raw data without any recommendation - I wouldn't call it a 'review'. That's not a negative, far from it. It's hard to find quantitative data about VPN companies, and I think the OP did a decent job. One thing that really bugs me about VPN 'reviews' in general is the speed tests. They are invariably carried out by someone on a <15 Mbps connection. Just... why? If nothing else for the love of God rent a decent gigabit plus VPS and set up a connection on there and leech some well seeded torrents. Plenty of 'superb high speed' VPN companies can't even half saturate my 160Mbps connection. Air does (usually). why should the VPN provider be the one to provide a workaround? why shouldn't the user just change browsers?

the whole webRTC thing needs to just die. it's not up to a VPN provider to protect you from a web browser function. In my opinion you shouldn't consider webRTC blockage in your review. users should instead just disable it in their browser if they don't want it.

get an asus AC56 if greater cost is prohibitive. those CPU can be overclocked to 1200megahertz. 50mbit/s openvpn is possible.

Air uses TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 4096 bit RSA for the control channel. I've noticed another VPN provider of mine is now using TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 4096 bit RSA Is there any reason to worry that Air still uses a TLSv1.0 control channel cipher?

https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_E4200 see the link for specs. with that CPU you can't expect much more than the speed you're getting. look for a router with at least dual core 1000mhz CPU for acceptable openvpn speeds.

not showing up as available yet for me.

I disabled tcp timestamps on my windows 7 machine but it made no difference. VPN is run on my router. I disabled timestamps on it, too, but still no difference in test results.

just test other ways. there's no reason why Air would be slower than other VPN.

my first test shows MTU of 1392 though I am using and always use "mssfix 0". edit: my usage of "mtu-disc maybe" has no affect on perceived MTU by the script.

maybe your ISP is throttling you? I use the AC68 and, believe me, it can do better.

Very interesting situation. It certainly speaks to the differences in culture. I'm sure Air was told whatever they wanted to hear leading up to this.

you'll need to paste here the logs of your dd-wrt router attempting to make an openvpn connection for us to begin to diagnose the problem.

what machine is running openvpn for you?

what? you're doing something wrong then. my AC68 can do 50mbit/s with merlin-asus firmware.

Air's stated they use all dedicated servers on the vpn infrastructure. There's a thread around here somewhere 'still looking for it' where someone posted the ip's of several pia servers. Those ip's were living on vps's. Edit found it: https://airvpn.org/topic/14326-question-regarding-airvpns-your-ip/?p=28310 For me I would worry more about vps security/separation from other virtualized environments running on the same machine. Virtualization tech hasn't exactly had the greatest track record where security is concerned. ie. Worst case scenario: someone setting up shop on a vps running on the same machine as the vpn vps could silently Farm gold... pretty sure I refuted that claim. the person who proposed they were VPS never replied to my refutation. why? and why do you carry on with the probable false claim? -probable: supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof. I'm sorry but if there's even a 1% chance that they currently, or have in the past used vps's servers then not trusting them is my prerogative. And I carry on with this probable false claim because its my right to do so. -Freedom of speech, its why many are here. Frankly Its not my job to prove them reliable, secure or otherwise. Nor should it be yours. Even if the whole vps issue never came to light, for me it wouldn't make any difference. Because I would never use a vpn company based out of a location that requires you by law to log. One would think that fact alone would be enough to temper the fury of all but the most hardcore fanboys. Just ask yourself how long could a US company stay in business while breaking the law. I have no facts, but the answer to the above question should be self evident. the same can be said of AirVPN and any VPN if the request from authority is lawful. see https://airvpn.org/topic/7181-clarification-of-your-monitoring-policies/?do=findComment&comment=29972

Air's stated they use all dedicated servers on the vpn infrastructure. There's a thread around here somewhere 'still looking for it' where someone posted the ip's of several pia servers. Those ip's were living on vps's. Edit found it: https://airvpn.org/topic/14326-question-regarding-airvpns-your-ip/?p=28310 For me I would worry more about vps security/separation from other virtualized environments running on the same machine. Virtualization tech hasn't exactly had the greatest track record where security is concerned. ie. Worst case scenario: someone setting up shop on a vps running on the same machine as the vpn vps could silently Farm gold... pretty sure I refuted that claim. the person who proposed they were VPS never replied to my refutation. why? and why do you carry on with the probable false claim? -probable: supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof. I'm sorry but if there's even a 1% chance that they currently, or have in the past used vps's servers then not trusting them is my prerogative. And I carry on with this probable false claim because its my right to do so. -Freedom of speech, its why many are here. Frankly Its not my job to prove them reliable, secure or otherwise. Nor should it be yours. Even if the whole vps issue never came to light, for me it wouldn't make any difference. Because I would never use a vpn company based out of a location that requires you by law to log. One would think that fact alone would be enough to temper the fury of all but the most hardcore fanboys. Just ask yourself how long could a US company stay in business while breaking the law. I have no facts, but the answer to the above question should be self evident. can you point me to the law in the USA that requires VPN to log?

Air's stated they use all dedicated servers on the vpn infrastructure. There's a thread around here somewhere 'still looking for it' where someone posted the ip's of several pia servers. Those ip's were living on vps's. Edit found it: https://airvpn.org/topic/14326-question-regarding-airvpns-your-ip/?p=28310 For me I would worry more about vps security/separation from other virtualized environments running on the same machine. Virtualization tech hasn't exactly had the greatest track record where security is concerned. ie. Worst case scenario: someone setting up shop on a vps running on the same machine as the vpn vps could silently Farm gold... pretty sure I refuted that claim. the person who proposed they were VPS never replied to my refutation. why? and why do you carry on with the probable false claim?

have you edited your hosts file to do so or do you have some browser extension that does the same (e.g. ublock)?

have you tried the SSL tunnel connection type? have you also experimented with buffer sizes?

yeah, the AC3200 is still getting sorted out. the AC87 would be faster than the AC68 stock, just FYI. But, it's still getting sorted as well. anyway, if getting Asus routers Merlin firmware is the way to go.

can't access the WAN literally or do you mean that nothing "works"? I would imagine it's your use of comcast DNS while connected to VPN. comcast probably rejects any DNS queries from IP other than their own network. In this case it would be coming from the VPN exit IP. you should certainly set your DNS to something other than ISP DNS to avoid their logging. In the openvpn client page set "accept DNS configuration" to exclusive. That way you'll be sure to use AirVPN DNS.

yes, a real CPU will do the trick nicely. But, the AC3200 should be able to give you something like 60mbit/s throughput just in case you're wondering. If you opt for the Asus router I recommend Merlin firmware. http://www.snbforums.com/forums/asuswrt-merlin.42/

https is a joke?

I don't know any other service with which you can view spreadsheets online. I only know it for documents, e.g. Etherpad. Can you recommend something? I wish I could. I use google docs where appropriate but I also don't mind using google public DNS. I was just questioning the principle of disliking one google product while using another.

sorry, @eyes878, the OP is running openvpn on the router, not using Air's client on a LAN machine. therefore, ports must be opened/forwarded on the router.