SlickVPN Review

Is SlickVPN Legit?

SlickVPN is a legitimate company registered in Weston, Florida, in the US. You can find information about the company online, which reassures users of its legitimacy.

Of course, since the VPN provider is based in the US, this raises a few privacy concerns. The US government is well known for internet surveillance and keeping an eye on its residents’ online movements.

Moreover, the US is a founding member of the Five Eyes, an international alliance between several states where citizen data is shared. Since SlickVPN is based in the US, it needs to follow the laws of this jurisdiction; this means that if subpoenaed to hand over information on its users to the US government, by law, it would have to.

How Much is Slick VPN?

SlickVPN is by no means the cheapest VPN service on the market. However, it offers three different subscription plans, with the price dropping if you sign up for a longer length of time. Here’s an overview of the current price plans:

• The monthly plan costs $10. Most VPN providers’ monthly plans sit between $7-$13 per month, so SlickVPN is definitely at the more expensive end of the pricing scale.
• For 6 months, you can get the VPN for just $30, which works out at $5 per month.
• The annual plan costs $48, which works out to $4 per month. This is great value for money and is a lot cheaper than other VPNs’ annual plans. For example, ExpressVPN offers a yearly subscription service that costs over $6.

You can pay in either USD, GBP, or EUR, depending on your location.

What Payment Methods Does SlickVPN Accept?

SlickVPN accepts a range of payment methods. You can pay using an American Express, Mastercard, or Visa debit, or credit card. Alternatively, customers can purchase a subscription with PayPal or using Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a great option since the payment won’t be linked back to you easily.

If you also sign up using a burner email address and pay with Bitcoin, you can have totally anonymity regarding your VPN purchase.

Does SlickVPN Have a Money-Back Guarantee?

Yes, SlickVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, which is the norm for VPN providers. Slick claims this is a no-hassle refund policy, so long as you request a refund within 30 days from the date of payment.

Where are SlickVPN’s Server Locations?

SlickVPN has a small server network with more than 150 VPN servers worldwide in 40 countries and 142 cities. It has many servers in Europe and North America, with most servers being based in the UK and the US. This is good news for internet users who want to access streaming content or news websites only available in these countries.

As well as having excellent server coverage in the UK and the US, SlickVPN has many servers in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Canada. Slick also operates servers in Russia, which is great news for residents living in the Russian Federation.

SlickVPN also operates in Asia, with servers in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. There are also a few server locations in South America. Unfortunately, Slick only offers servers in one African country, South Africa, limiting the use of the VPN service on the African continent. It also only provides servers in Australia regarding Oceania, meaning users cannot use a New Zealand IP address.

Overall, the variety of server locations is rather good, especially considering that SlickVPN operates a small network.

Does SlickVPN Hide Your IP Address?

SlickVPN can hide your real IP address. To change your actual IP address, you can connect to one of the provider’s servers and browse the web under a completely different IP that masks your real location and identity.

Slick provides more than 250 dynamic IP addresses, which is good but not great. For example, IPVanish provides more than 300,000 shared IPs, giving users a lot more choice. The higher the number of IPs, the more likely it is that you will be able to unblock geo-restricted sites like Netflix.

More IP address options also mean you are less likely to suffer from the bad neighbor effect, which is when another VPN user misbehaves whilst browsing the web with the IP address and gets it blocked from certain sites. It would be great to see Slick increase its IP address and server count to prevent this problem from occurring.

Does SlickVPN Have a Kill Switch?

Yes, SlickVPN has a kill switch on its client that you can activate. In actual fact, the kill switch is the IP and DNS leak protection tool. None of your details should be leaked by having this feature switched on, such as your DNS requests or information related to your IP, even if your VPN connection cuts out.

Our VPN server went down when using the Windows client, and the kill switch sprang into action. This is great news since it ensures that third parties such as websites and your Internet Service Provider won’t see your internet traffic if your VPN connections cut out.

What Devices Does SlickVPN Support?

SlickVPN offers support for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Linux systems and permits 5 simultaneous connections at any time, which is standard for the VPN industry. You can also connect the VPN to your router (assuming it has compatible firmware like Asus).

You can either use the VPN through the PC client or smartphone app. It’s important to note that the client and app for smartphone devices are slightly different, but both are relatively user-friendly.

The SlickVPN PC client opens up and immediately lets users’ know whether they are protected or not with a separate location tab enabling users to choose where they want to connect based either on city or country.

The client also enables you to configure settings, such as whether you want an automatic connection upon starting up your device. You can also change your port, protocol and activate IP and DNS leak protection.

Overall, the app and client are easy enough to use but perhaps not as advanced as other providers’ offerings like ProtonVPN’s high-tech desktop client.

Can You Use SlickVPN to Unblock Streaming Sites?

As part of this SlickVPN review, we wanted to test its ability to unblock the most popular streaming services. SlickVPN surprised us and could unblock Netflix in the US, which is a good indication of a VPN’s power at bypassing firewalls.

We were also able to access YouTube in the UK, the US, and Germany and enjoyed Disney+ content in the US too. Unfortunately, despite the vast number of UK-based servers, SlickVPN couldn’t unblock BBC iPlayer, a great shame for anglophiles who want to watch British TV shows and films.

Moreover, SlickVPN didn’t work when we tried to access Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, or Hulu. This is a little bit disappointing, but we were pleased to see that people living outside of the US would be able to watch US Netflix content as this is one of the most sought-after features of a VPN service.

Does SlickVPN Support Torrenting?

One of SlickVPN’s redeeming factors is its unlimited support for P2P traffic. As a SlickVPN user, you’ll be able to torrent on popular P2P networking platforms, using a dynamic IP shared with many other users.

Your identity and real IP will be safe when accessing torrent platforms with Slick, not only thanks to the dynamic IPs but also due to AES-256 bit encryption and secure tunneling protocols. You don’t have to worry about any of your torrenting traffic being revealed to your ISP or other parties when using SlickVPN.

Moreover, all ports are open with SlickVPN, making it easy to port forward. This is great if you’re looking for faster download speeds when torrenting.

Is SlickVPN Fast?

SlickVPN promises blazing fast speeds, something that most VPN services fail to do. Giving you more privacy with encryption and secure protocols can slow down your internet speed. So, how does SlickVPN fare when it comes to connection speeds? We ran a few speed tests to find out.

We connected to a US server and were extremely impressed with a download speed of 35Mbps (given that our speed without a VPN connection was 38Mbps.) This was fast enough to stream, torrent, and not experience any delays or interruptions to our online activities.

However, our server speeds decreased quite a lot when we connected to servers further away. In the UK, our download speed fell to 27Mbps, and to 25Mbps in Germany. This isn’t unusual and is anything but slow, but it is quite different from our original speed.

Connecting to a server in Australia also produced a rather slow download speed of 23Mbps, resulting in a few slow page loads. Of course, server speed is affected by your distance to the server location, whether many other users are on the same server simultaneously.

What Customer Support Does SlickVPN Offer?

SlickVPN claims to provide 25/7 technical support and offers many resources on its website, such as setup guides for various platforms. You can also access the help and support section and troubleshoot common issues that may occur when using the VPN service. However, this area is quite brief, and there are only 6 issues that Slick offers solutions for.

Fortunately, there is an FAQ section that is a lot more helpful than the regular support section. Here you can find answers to many commonly asked questions. Slick covers many different queries, which may be appropriate for general VPN users.

There isn’t a live chat available on the website, nor is there a telephone number. You can get in touch with the customer support team via a contact form on the website and leave your email address. You’ll then receive a response from the company with an appropriate answer or solution to your query or problem.

Author Madeleine Hodson

I’m Madeleine, and I'm a writer that specializes in cybersecurity, tech products, and all things related to the internet. I have a keen interest in VPNs and believe that everyone deserves internet freedom and security. I wr...
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