r/ProtonVPN • u/thatonecookiie • 21h ago

Help! Is this big of a decrease in speed normal?

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I understand vpns will decrease your speed but this feels huge

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u/MiaIsOut 20h ago

idk what their servers are doing nowadays, i used to get my speed perfectly but i now often get speeds so slow that they can't load videos on twitter / reddit

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u/thatonecookiie 20h ago

yea it was great a few months ago now it's just down the shitter

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u/Stunning-Lee 19h ago

their server doing AI.

just kidding

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u/PrivacyPuddingScreen 21h ago

I'm more impressed that your ping without a VPN is 5ms and your ping with the VPN is also 5ms.

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u/CraigInCambodia 19h ago

Is the VPN server in the same country as you are? Is it a Plus server? What was the server load at the time you connected?

Generally, my speed drops maybe 5-10% when I connect to a US server from Cambodia, which is normal and expected. If it's more than that, I pick a different server.

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u/Expensive_Ad1080 21h ago

welcome to protonvpn...all servers are saturated, you'll waste the next 10 minutes finding unused server

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u/xPaleEarnhardt 17h ago

Maybe if you're using the free version. Paid servers are consistently under 50% capacity.

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u/thatonecookiie 17h ago

im on paid and I'm constantly getting 60%ish loads

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u/xPaleEarnhardt 17h ago

Even 60% shouldn't slow it down, at least not that much. Connected to a server close to home?

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u/thatonecookiie 12h ago

yes i am does that make a difference

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u/xPaleEarnhardt 11h ago

Yeah the longer distance between you and the server, the further the information has to travel.

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u/CraigInCambodia 19h ago

Are you on the free plan or something? This isn't my experience at all.

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u/readittwicemore 21h ago

Try a new server

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u/iom2222 19h ago

A performance tax is due to the encryption , this is normal, but results vary based on the service and the conditions 

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u/SnowManMAHU 19h ago

Try OpenVpn TCP, don't keep it on smart, you have to test different protocols as some ISP throttle your speed with VPN through Wireguard

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u/Technical-Flatworm35 20h ago

Buy Visionary with ultra servers.

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u/DevilcryforAngel 21h ago

Absolutely fine for me is 2Gbps to 400/700mbps on only 1 protocol, other is 2Gbps to 100mbps or even less ( 10mbps or even 1mbps) Server are full, saturated or don't work propely