AVG VPN Dropping my internet speed

Hello Paul,
Thank you for contacting AVG Community Support.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.
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We understand your concern over VPN slowing down your Internet speed.

You may experience a slower internet connection when using AVG Secure VPN. This is because a VPN encrypts traffic and data before sending it to a server. Depending on the distance and capacity of the server, this process may cause a slower, but safer, internet connection.

You can connect to any of the below P2P locations and check if that improves your Internet speed with VPN enabled.

Prague, Czech Republic
Frankfurt, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York City, New York
Miami, Florida
Seattle, Washington
London, United Kingdom
Paris, France

Thank you and keep us posted.

When I turn on my AVG VPN, my measured internet speed DROPS OVER 80%!!    Why?? 

With my VPN turned OFF, I'm measuring Download: 272 Mbps; Upload: 56 Mbps.

With my VPN turned ON, my speeds drop to Download: 56 Mbps; Upload: 3.4 Mbps These are unacceptable speeds!!!

Any thoughts??

Hello Paul,
Thank you for contacting AVG Community Support.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.
We certainly check and help you
We understand your concern over VPN slowing down your Internet speed.

You may experience a slower internet connection when using AVG Secure VPN. This is because a VPN encrypts traffic and data before sending it to a server. Depending on the distance and capacity of the server, this process may cause a slower, but safer, internet connection.

You can connect to any of the below P2P locations and check if that improves your Internet speed with VPN enabled.

Prague, Czech Republic
Frankfurt, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York City, New York
Miami, Florida
Seattle, Washington
London, United Kingdom
Paris, France

Thank you and keep us posted.