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After about six months on Mullvad, they get regular and increasingly frequent disconnects on their iMac, often after it wakes from sleep.
“I've been using Mullvad for about six months. I get disconnects on my iMac quite regulaly and they are getting more common”
Since Mullvad removed OpenVPN in December, its WireGuard client keeps failing to connect alongside their TinyWall firewall.
“Ever since Mullvad did away with the OpenVPN client back in December (which was NEVER an issue with Tinywall) I'm having to deal with this Wireguard client”
Tried 30 US Mullvad servers to watch a video and none worked until an Albanian server; they think Mullvad is losing to site blocking.
“I tried 30 different US servers to watch a video - nothing worked. Eventually switch to Albania. I think mullvad is losing the cat-and-mouse game here”
Has used Mullvad for three years without this kind of blocking problem.
“Have been using Mullvad VPN for 3 years without any issues of this kind”
Runs Mullvad on a GL.iNet Flint 2 router and gets 596 of their 600 Mbit/s download speed.
“I have Mullvad in the router (Flint 2) and it has powerful CPU that can handle encryption so I get 596Mbit/s from my 600 Mbit/s download”
On a 500 Mbps UK connection, Mullvad tops out at about 350 Mbps whichever server they use.
“I am based in the UK and no matter which server I connect to, the max I can get is 350 download and upload”
With Mullvad and Firefox, Google blocks them with challenge after challenge, often taking more than 15 attempts.
“I use Mullvad VPN and Firefox and seem to be blocked by Google any time I try to access it”
Left Mullvad for AirVPN after a few months because Mullvad lacks port forwarding.
“Port forwarding, that's also why I switched from Mullvad to AirVPN after a few months”
Used Mullvad for a month and found it solid, but switched to AirVPN because Mullvad has no port forwarding.
“I used Mullvad for a month and it was solid minus the lack of port forwarding that made me switch to AirVPN”
A long-time Mullvad user is blocked by so many websites on its servers that they have to disconnect for half their browsing.
“Getting blocked left and right when using Mullvad's servers, what's the point if I have to disconnect from VPN for half of my internet use?”
Mullvad worked fine for a couple of months and got them past new age-verification rules, but recently stopped working on Twitter.
“For the last couple of months it's worked just fine and bypassed the new stupid age I.D laws without issue, but a day or two ago it just stopped working on twitter”
While travelling in China, Mullvad worked perfectly on hotel Wi-Fi in Shanghai and Beijing.
“Mullvad worked perfectly in Shanghai and Beijing on hotel wifi’s”
Likely leaving Mullvad because on Windows 10 speeds stall or the connection drops now and then, with both OpenVPN and WireGuard.
“I am finding the speeds stall if not disconnect once in a while., I use Windows 10”
Uses Mullvad on Android and Linux Mint with no connection problems, reasonable speed and a good privacy policy.
“I use Mullvad VPN. No connection problems (Android/Linux Mint). Reasonably fast. Good privacy policy”
Used and recommended Mullvad for over six years but is moving to another provider after it dropped port forwarding, while still rating it the best provider.
“I've been using Mullvad for over 6 years, and have always promoted Mullvad when someone asks about VPNs, sad to see this change and will be migrating to another provider”
Mullvad removed servers they used for streaming and then dropped port forwarding, so they will not renew.
“First they removed a bunch of servers which I used to use for streaming and now this port forwarding issue. Will not renew”
Calls Mullvad probably the best VPN they have used: everything just worked with no issues, though losing port forwarding forces them to leave.
“Mullvad is probably the best VPN I've used. Everything has just worked for me and I have never had any issues”
Bought Mullvad a few days ago and regrets it: the connection keeps dropping and reconnecting, interrupting streaming.
“I got Mullvad a few days ago and regret it. I constantly get notifications saying that the connection has been dropped and is reconnecting”
Chose Mullvad after trying several VPNs; it costs a bit more but has been solid in every way.
“I use Mullvad after trying several others. It costs a bit more but has been solid in every respect”
Finds Mullvad the fastest VPN for general browsing, but big streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and HBO Max block it.
“I've found it's the fastest general browsing VPN, but some sites block it. Mainly big streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Crunchyroll, HBO Max”
Would still use Mullvad but moved to Proton VPN because Mullvad dropped port forwarding.
“Unfortunately Mullvad doesn't have port forwarding anymore or I would still be using them (and not proton which I moved to)”
Left Mullvad for Proton VPN because Mullvad had problems with streaming services that Proton does not.
“Mullvad has issues with streaming services. Proton they work fine. That's why I switched”
Mullvad just worked for them and they recommend it; they took a one-year Windscribe deal but may switch back.
“Mullvad "just works" and I highly recommend it. I switched over to Windscribe for the year because I got a promo, but I was completely satisfied with Mullvad”
Has used Mullvad for about six months with it always on, only turning it off for their ISP's website, and never had a problem.
“I been using Mullvad for the last 6 months or so. It stays on all the time, only time I have to turn it off is to access my ISP website. Never had a problem with it”
Has used Mullvad for over ten years and it has been rock solid the whole time.
“I’ve used Mullvad for probably over 10 years at this point. They’ve been rock solid the entire time”
Writing from Iran, they say Mullvad has been getting worse there: WireGuard is modern but poor at getting around censorship.
“Mullvad is slowly but literally going down the degration/Getting worse path, As an Iranian I tell you, WireGuard is good and modern but it sucks at bypassing censorship”
Of all the commercial VPNs they have used over the years, Mullvad is by far the best.
“Of all the commercial VPNs I've used over the years, Mullvad is bay far the best”
Uses Mullvad daily on iOS and it works fine; occasionally they reset to find a new server, and sites rarely block it.
“Use it on iOS daily. Works fine. Now and then I hit reset for finding a new server to get back and running”
Switched from ExpressVPN to Mullvad for privacy and was disappointed at first: download speed fell from about 400 Mbps to under 10 Mbps while upload was unaffected.
“I just recently switched from ExpressVPN to Mullvad for security reasons and I am completely disappointed so far. My internet speed has plummeted from 400mps to now sub 10mps”
Very happy with Mullvad: it works on every device, is fast and logs in without problems even in countries that try to block VPNs.
“using Mullvad and am really really happy with it. It works on every device, is fast and login is no problem”
After three trouble-free years Mullvad became unreliable for 3–4 months, so they moved to Proton VPN and have had no issues since.
“Mullvad has been terrible the last 3-4 months, after 3 years of it being issue free I had to move to proton and have had no issues”
Proton VPN kept reconnecting or disconnecting at random for them; after switching to Mullvad they have no regrets and it works better.
“Protons VPN is good but pretty much buggy at one point and sometimes it'd randomly reconnect for absolutely no reason or disconnect, I bought mullvad VPN and no regret there and works quite better”
A long-time Mullvad user running it on a firewall: the limit of five WireGuard tunnels per account is far less flexible than the OpenVPN setup Mullvad dropped.
“The main issue is that Mullvad allows a user to define only 5 wireguard tunnels - whether they are active or not”
Has used Mullvad for a few years and streams YouTube and other sites without trouble, though Netflix and Disney often detect it.
“been using Mullvad for a few years now, but I can watch YT videos without any hassle”