A few years ago (back when Netflix was new to us and we couldn\u2019t get it in South Africa yet) we published an article on how to use a VPN to help you access Netflix.
\nToday we don\u2019t need a VPN to get into Netflix anymore, because we have been enjoying the streaming service officially in South Africa since 2016.<\/p>\n
However, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll never need a VPN again.<\/p>\n
A VPN is still handy for your online security, and let\u2019s face it \u2013 there is still some great content out there that we can\u2019t access (even if we\u2019re paying for all our services) without a VPN.<\/p>\n
But before we tell you that story, let us tell you this story\u2026<\/p>\n
What is a VPN?<\/strong> Paid VPN vs Free VPN<\/strong><\/p>\n You may have noticed that there are both free and paid VPN options available.<\/p>\n Currently, Opera’s<\/a> free built-in\u00a0VPN is getting a lot of attention in the media, mostly because\u00a0it allows users to access US Netflix. The problem is that they are not secure like you are with like a paid VPN and even mention in their terms and conditions that they log and save your data, which is less than ideal.<\/p>\n As with most things in life – you get what you pay for with a VPN. While the most expensive VPNs are not necessarily better than their cheaper paid peers, we can say that even if you are paying a minimal fee your paid VPN is generally better than the free options. Why? Because they don’t need to use ads (or your data) to make money. The fee you pay allows them to focus on what’s important – providing a great service.<\/p>\n So, without further ado, which <\/strong>are\u00a0our favourite VPN\u2019s in 2018?<\/strong><\/p>\n These ones:<\/p>\n Express VPN<\/strong> A few years ago (back when Netflix was new to us and we couldn\u2019t get it in South Africa yet) we published an article on how to use a VPN to help you access Netflix. Today we don\u2019t need a VPN to get into Netflix anymore, because we have been enjoying the streaming service officially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":10633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[498,538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-hacks","category-streaming"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VPN.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdAWxt-2Lu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10632"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10759,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10632\/revisions\/10759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nA VPN is a Virtual Private Network. A VPN works by creating a secure connection between the internet and the Internet user device (you and your tech). A VPN will have multiple servers located all over the planet, which allows the user (you) to appear to change location every time you connect. This makes it a good way to protect your privacy and enhances your online security.
\nA VPN gives you an extra layer of anonymity and convenient extra level of access to region specific content.<\/p>\n
\nExpress VPN<\/a> is easy to use with a friendly app that cuts out a lot of navigating through menus. \uf04a
\nNordVPN<\/strong>
\nNordVPN<\/a> has more than 4000 servers in over 6 countries \u2013 no small feat for anyone! Along with the access benefits of a VPN, NordVPN also gives users some great additional security features to keep you safe online.
\nPureVPN<\/strong>
\nPureVPN<\/a> gives users a full suite of online protection tools, malware shields and app blockers. Not quite as huge as NordVPN, it\u2019s still impressive with its 750 servers in 140 locations.
\nCyberGhost<\/strong>
\nCyberGhost<\/a> offers users a good mix of speed and security. It\u2019s privacy measures are on-point and the interface is easy enough to use. CyberGhost gives users access to more than 1200 servers in 60 locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"