NordVPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
NordVPN comes up a lot as a “solid all-rounder” VPN that’s easy to use and generally feels reliable day to day. People like the speed when everything’s working normally, and it’s often mentioned as a...
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NordVPN comes up a lot as a “solid all-rounder” VPN that’s easy to use and generally feels reliable day to day. People like the speed when everything’s working normally, and it’s often mentioned as a good pick for streaming devices like Firestick. It also gets praise for privacy features like no-logs claims and extras like Meshnet for connecting devices.
The biggest gripe is pricing and renewals: the intro deal can look great, then the renewal jumps hard and leaves people feeling burned. Some also complain about account and billing headaches (especially when mixing website subscriptions with Google Play), plus occasional slowdowns depending on protocol/server. And while many trust it, the old security-breach history still makes some folks uneasy about transparency.
Strengths
- Good everyday speeds
- Easy to use on phones and streaming devices
- Lots of servers and locations
- Privacy-focused features (no-logs claims, extra tools like Meshnet)
- Works well for many people with multiple devices
Weaknesses
- Renewal price can jump unexpectedly
- Billing and account login/device-limit issues
- Can be slow on some settings or servers
- Past security incident still worries some people
- Not the cheapest long-term option
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18 reviews"Yeah Nord hasnt let me down yet and has been great lately sailing the 7 seas again because these greedy fvcks keep raising their prices and the new content is so sparse. These companies dont learn and we got away from cable to go to streami..."
"Odd you should not have problems with proton, normally it would be some other , proton,nord, Mullvad, airvpn all work perfectly, you can actually host and build your own tracker. I used to over glutun with airvpn and didn't have any issue..."
"...iss/Panama-based rivals. If you want speeds, flawless 4K streaming, massive server choice, or heavy unrestricted torrenting without any ban risk, use NordVPN or PureVPN."
"NordVPN Review in 2026: Is It a Good VPN ot Not? I started using NordVPN mainly to make my browsing feel more private and to unlock streaming content that is not available everywhere. I went with a long term plan since it was cheaper than ..."
"What an obnoxious answer lol why would I ask chatgpt its garbage. Nordvpn works just fine. I know this because I used it before proton. They have dedicated p2p servers and you can download torrents without issue. The issue is lack of port..."
"Bind your vpn to your torrent client so that it can’t communicate outside of the VPN ever. Settings > advanced > network interface > select “NordLynx” Also worthwhile to do a torrent leak checker as mentioned by others, whe..."
"@PolynomialXYZ @IntCyberDigest NordVPN is only about $5/mo. You can download anything."
"@aavishhkar Pay for a VPN service like Surfshark or nord and pirate tv shows and movies you like and self host in your own local network using plex :)"
"It entirely depends on the torrent source. Files with a ton of seeders and peers I was seeing solid 10-50Mbs download speeds on nord You're giving wrong information"
"I've been a Private Internet Access user for years, simple and effective VPN. In my opinion for most normal people any VPN provider like PIA, Nord VPN, etc are fine. Personally it's nice to be able to view TV in Canada, UK, and France that ..."
"...n go to qBittorrent's Tools > Options > Advanced, select your VPN's network interface (like NordVPN, Mullvad, or a tun/utun adapter) from the "Network interface" dropdown, click Apply, and restart qBittorrent; this ensures all to..."
"I switched to PIA from NordVPN. One of the key decisions that made me switch is support for port forwarding, which I require, and competitive pricing when you subscribe for 3 years. My only complaint is that they don't really have an easy ..."
".... Most VPNs are just private connections to a proxy (a computer) to change your external IP. Using NordVPN as an example, no they do not keep logs of where you are going or what you're watching. They do however, keep logs of what account i..."
"yeah good point i mainlyuse it for torrents on my server.. I have been thinking about jumping to windscribe. like it doesn't feel out dated like TG apps and thay seem more transparent. . I also have nord but feel the apps are way to bloated..."
"Fwiw, I have moved my services from nord to airvpn. Nord does not support port forwarding which is important for things like torrenting and soulseek. I still have active subscription to nord until 2028 so I’m using it as a way to have alw..."
"...You'll see that it's not just my opinion, but that technically it's indisputable. I don't recommend NordVPN for downloading from trackers. I've already mentioned several VPNs that use port forwarding, which are more suitable."
"I think I should explain ***how*** you get caught. when you torrent things you announce your IP address to everyone else in the swarm - that's the people you're downloading the material from and how they know to connect to you if they're d..."
"..., preventing you from downloading again. You can ask chatgpt to explain the problem in more detail. NordVPN is not recommended for P2P downloading."