About Overplay VPN:
Having found its realms in 2009, OverPlay VPN is a leading service provider in the industry. The company is based in United Kingdom and hosts an enriched selection of VPN servers spread across 62 nations that cover almost the entire globe, which is in itself a big achievement. In its website, the firm boasts of providing the finest, fastest VPN servers on the planet and it seems to be proving true to its claims.
Overplay offers distinct connection methods to satisfy different causes of its clients. It offers
- SSTP for locations that have high internet restrictions
- OpenVPN, PPTP and L2TP Protocols for worldwide VPN users
- PPTP/L2TP protocol support for users wishing to run VPN on their iPhones; and
- The latest SmartDNS for video streaming.
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Overview
Overplay sets its users free from struggling for speed with its latest innovation in the form of SmartDNS. The facility, which is in its advanced testing phase, allows the access of blocked website without the need of a VPN tunnels. Currently, it is available free of cost with all the OverPlay subscriptions however, whether it would prove to be a trump card for the company is yet to be seen, its better to wait and watch.
The VPN provider encrypts and secures the traffic over the internet and hence negates the chances of the sensitive data being hacked by unethical users. For the same reason, it urges its users to use the VPN over a WiFi connection without worrying about security breach.
It works well with all the known operating systems including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and is compatible with Android, Boxee, iPhone/iPad, DD-WRT Routers and DayTek Routers as well. The speed however may vary depending on the respective geographical location and the internet service provider. It also provides detailed guide to install and run different versions of OverPlay VPN, which is a plus to its services.
Those who take into consideration the look and feel of the website while opting for a VPN service, among other factors, OverPlayVPN comes out with excellence. It reflects soothing color scheme with each of its content serving its purpose at the best. However, there could be the link to an additional chat feature right at the home page so that users may find it easier to contact the support team at their will. Though, they have the mail support system but it may take time that could be fair enough to test the user’s patience; they might switch over to some other service provider that offers such kind of support.
Features:
Pricing Plans: OverPlay VPN gives 2 day money back guarantee on its various packages that includes
Overall, you can assure smart saving of up to $19.45/£12.45
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No Free Servers
As of now, OverPlay does not offer any free trial package. However, it does offer unlimited 48-hour money back warranty.
Payment Options: OverPlay accepts payments via PayPal, 2CO and Google Checkout. Though the two modes are highly capable and renowned all over the world, yet there are few places where the US government has imposed restrictions on payment through PayPal. Hence, it would be better if the company increases the payment options such as Liberty Reserve and Bitcoin so that people in China and Middle East along with those in other nations can also make successful payments without depending on their friends in UK/UK for the same.
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Ease of use:
Overplay allows you to register into its website via a simple procedure. On its homepage, on the top right side, click the link to provide your requisite credentials. After successful registration, you will be provided with a link on your email address to activate your account.
As soon as you will click the link, an acknowledgement message will flash as below, citing the creation of your account.
You are free to subscribe for the package as per your wish by logging in with your username and password.
Pricing Plans: OverPlay VPN gives 2 day money back guarantee on its various packages that includes
Overall, you can assure smart saving of up to $19.45/£12.45
No Free Servers
As of now, OverPlay does not offer any free trial package. However, it does offer unlimited 48-hour money back warranty.
Payment Options: OverPlay accepts payments via PayPal, 2CO and Google Checkout. Though the two modes are highly capable and renowned all over the world, yet there are few places where the US government has imposed restrictions on payment through PayPal. Hence, it would be better if the company increases the payment options such as Liberty Reserve and Bitcoin so that people in China and Middle East along with those in other nations can also make successful payments without depending on their friends in UK/UK for the same.
Ease of use:
Overplay allows you to register into its website via a simple procedure. On its homepage, on the top right side, click the link to provide your requisite credentials. After successful registration, you will be provided with a link on your email address to activate your account.
As soon as you will click the link, an acknowledgement message will flash as below, citing the creation of your account.
You are free to subscribe for the package as per your wish by logging in with your username and password.
OverPlayVPN software
OverPlay helps in setting up the VPN manually by providing the links to download its configuration files and certificates. Yet the OverPlay VPN software is a better and recommended option to set the users free from the hassles of manual set up. It offers comparably much higher speed than its counterparts offer and is capable to bypass the firewalls to a great extent. We found the software to be pretty user friendly possessing a suave look and feel.
Installation: The OverPlay website provides the link to install OverPlay Software for Windows, Mac, and Linux. We tried its Windows XP version; it was indeed a treat to the eyes seeing it.
Appealing interface: After you are down with the download and installation process, provide the username and password in the software interface and you are free to choose any of the server locations as per your choice.
To add further, the interface provides the option to select the protocol support at your own will as well. This entire interface is fresh and more elaborative as compared to the other VPN client software available in the market in the contemporary times. With everything available here, nothing is left for imagination; all you need do is to make few clicks and you are on with your task of assuring total anonymity while accessing the inaccessible online destinations.
After selecting a particular server to access the Overplay VPN services, you can know all the requisite information regarding the current connection including IP address, connection log. Additionally, it also enables you to navigate to your account section, knowledge base, FAQ and help sections of the OverPlay VPN website. We found this menu very helpful and a good move on the part of OverPlay.
By clicking the Check My IP Address’ option, you can confirm whether OverPlay provides you with an IP address of your desired location or not.
Speed: OverPlay VPN offers this exclusive feature to test the speed of its selected live servers that are readily accessed by the users. Its webpage, https://overplay.net/vpn/speed/VPN-speed-test.php is specifically dedicated for this very purpose.
Alternatively, you can always choose the best tools in the business to test the speed of this VPN service provider. We chose Speedtest.net for this purpose and the result we observed is quite pleasing. However, it may differ at your end depending on your ISP, protocol support and other significant factors.
We tested its speed for OpenVPN and then compared it with the original speed. The results are mentioned below:
The following tabulated observations were taken first by testing the speed of the original internet connection with an Indian IP address having a Delhi based server and then by selecting a Chicago, IL based server on the lowest available ping of 318ms..
The OverPlay download speed that came out to be 0.38 Mbps (378.88 Kbps) seems to be a bit slow as compared to that of original speed of the internet connection that was 0.68 Mbps (696.32 Kbps).. The upload speed of the VPN, which was 0.18 Mbps (184.32 Kbps) is still a reason to smile for the VPN company since it is just equal to the speed of normal connection at 0.19 Mbps (194.56 Kbps).
We tested it on OpenVPN, you can also test it for other protocols, hopefully, you will get substantial responses. It is indeed better than many other service providers offering VPN services.
Online Client Area:
Clients normally struggle out to find the things they want in the VPN client area, but such is not the problem with OverPlay.
It has a clear-cut client area where you can choose from among a wide range of options to make your VPN services even better. The area has the links to:
Trace Route Tool: Though there is no fixed trace route facility exclusively from OverPlay, but you can track its route from myriad external tools.
All you need is to Google out for Trace route for OverPlay and you will find many relevant links that could help you to find its actual route. Above is given the screenshot of one such tool, Networktools.
