Thailand has very good internet connections. There are numerous providers that provide fast and reliable connections. Home connections are the norm already in most parts of the country and the mobile networks are all up to date, most offering upto 4G at the moment. The time that you had to find an internet cafe to go online are long gone, although you might still be able to find an interet shop in the smaller towns.
Anyway, whenever you surf the web or use your mobile apps, security is an important factor to be reminded of at all times. You want to make sure nobody is listening in when using a public connection and make sure entered passwords or personal data is ending up in the wrong hands. This is when a VPN comes in handy, also known as a Virtual Private Network. You can use a VPN both on your mobile devices as well as your computers or laptops.
Besides a VPN providing increased security, another advantage is increased privacy. Websites collect data on their visitors through tracking cookies. Your IP address and search history could be registered without you actually thinking about it. A VPN will also in this case protect you. As you connect through another server, you IP address will be a different one then the actual IP address you are connecting from initially. So there is a reasonable level of anonimity as well. With many VPN services you can even choose a location to connect from, which brings us to the third advantage, especially very useful in Thailand.
With a VPN you can make it look like you are connecting from a different country than the one you are actually in. This comes in very handy when you are using websites or services that apply geo blocking. Or in other words, some sites and services only allow you to use them from certain countries. For example you could use your BBC Iplayer app in Thailand and watch shows that would usually only be available while in the UK. Or you could watch content from Netflix USA, which is usually not available to you in other parts of the world.
An additional advantage, which is very useful with using a VPN in Thailand, is to circumvent censorship. There are quite a few websites that are blocked by the Thai government. By using a VPN server in a foreign location you will have no problem accessing content that would otherwise not be available to you.
So which is a good service to use then? As there a lot of VPN services around, you might want to know which one does the job right. From our own experience we would recommend North VPN.
North VPN has an extensive network of servers all around the world. You can expect to have very good connection speed, as connecting through a VPN service can sometimes slow your connection down quite a bit. North VPN also has servers within Thailand, so you can also enjoy improved security while still using a Thai IP address.
The North VPN service is available for desktop and mobile and comes with a very easy to use app for both platforms. A nifty map of the world shows you all the locations you can connect to.
At the moment you can enjoy heavily discounted subscriptions that will provide you with a great VPN service for the years to come. Security and privacy are becoming more and more important today. A lot of what we do happens online today, so protect yourself where you can!
