VPN slowing download

Hi Heather,
Thank you for contacting AVG. I see you are facing issues with your VPN slowing down you download speed. We are sorry for the convenience. 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 slightly slower, but safer, internet connection. To troubleshoot this issue, I would recommend you to change the location to the different server. Kindly follow the below steps to change the location to a different server :
> Click Change on the main application screen
> Use the side menu to view all the servers in a specific continent,  or servers that are optimized for streaming.
> Select a country. For countries that offer multiple cities, click the down arrow and select your preferred city.
> Click Change location to confirm the change.
>Your location now shows as the country and city that you selected.
Thanks and Keep us updated.

How do I stop my VPN from slowing my download to under 5mbs without turning it off?

Hi Heather,
Thank you for contacting AVG. I see you are facing issues with your VPN slowing down you download speed. We are sorry for the convenience. 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 slightly slower, but safer, internet connection. To troubleshoot this issue, I would recommend you to change the location to the different server. Kindly follow the below steps to change the location to a different server :
> Click Change on the main application screen
> Use the side menu to view all the servers in a specific continent,  or servers that are optimized for streaming.
> Select a country. For countries that offer multiple cities, click the down arrow and select your preferred city.
> Click Change location to confirm the change.
>Your location now shows as the country and city that you selected.
Thanks and Keep us updated.

We're glad to help you with that, Heather.

Please refer to this article for detailed instructions to change the AVG Secure VPN location/server in your iPad.
Along with connecting to one of the Streaming or Torrenting servers, please enable Mimic Protocol in your AVG Secure VPN by following the below steps:
Open AVG Secure VPN > Settings (Gear icon in the top right corner) > VPN Protocols > Select Mimic.
Keep us updated.