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tristen
June 13, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Been visiting China a month ago and can confirm Nordvpn is working 🙂 Purchased it just before my trip using this coupon code ZEROLOGS2Y you can check if the coupon is still valid at a checkout
Fernandess
June 13, 2018 at 10:18 pm
thank you for this great review, I was thinking about extending my subscription. A few years ago I was travelling to China and nordvpn served me well, because without it. I couldn’t browse western social media sites and access work email. Since it offers such a good deal I may extend it before my holidays to Saudi Arabia I hope it will be like in Shahrazad nights.
arie
June 19, 2018 at 4:46 pm
Can I use nordvpn on more than one device with the same account?
lelah
June 20, 2018 at 7:42 pm
Oh yes, you most definitely can! I believe it’s up to six devices you can use 🙂
MikeTo
July 7, 2018 at 6:26 pm
I just tried Nordvpn it was horrible. The encryption isn’t as good as express vpn. Someone was doing man the middle attack.
Nordvpn speed was slow at times whereas expressvpn is consistent. Nordvpn is cheaper but you get what you pay for.