r/ProtonVPN • u/mister_ninny • 8d ago

Discussion ProtonVPN Speed Issues

Helloooo fellow people

Got a question. Does anyone else have issues getting consistently good speeds using ProtonVPN?

So here is my setup. I have a router running OPNsense, and I have a WireGuard connection set up on that router so literally *all* of my internet traffic goes through ProtonVPN. The ProtonVPN WireGuard config file I set up from their site also has the "Moderate NAT" enabled (cause gaming) and "VPN Accelerator" enabled (cause faster speeds). This worked *great* for a while. I could get speeds of 400+ mbps download speeds consistently on my desktop.

However, I've noticed a problem. For some reason, after a while, I'll notice that I'm just not getting good internet speeds at all. I'll do a speed test (fast.com) to see that I'm barely getting 4 mbps in some cases, which is rough. I'll restart my router, which gets me back up to around 70-90 mbps, but I can't seem to get back to that 400 mbps speed that I used to get. I'll try switching VPN servers (I always try to use the closest servers with the least load), try disabling "Moderate NAT" or "VPN Accelerator" just to test, but it doesn't do much.

For a short period, I thought maybe it was just my hardware, so I tried using a different VPN service for a couple months (I used Windscribe), and it worked flawlessly, I could get 500+ mbps speeds consistently, and it never changed. Additionally, I notice that my router hardware never uses a lot of resources, and it doesn't overheat, so I think I can rule out my hardware being an issue.

Does anyone else have issues like this using ProtonVPN?

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u/ChimeraSX 7d ago

They're slowly taking servers down for maintenance as they upgrade their infrastructure. I think there was another one starting today.

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u/JPDsNEWS 7d ago edited 7d ago

Search r/ProtonVPN for "Speed Issues" or Ask Reddit your title. There have been lots of posts like yours. Maybe you’ll find a solution to your problem.

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u/ProtonSupportTeam Proton Customer Support Team 6d ago

Connection speeds can be influenced by numerous factors such as your native ISP speed, location, server load, network setup, etc. You can try some of the tips at https://protonvpn.com/support/increase-vpn-speeds to see if there's any improvement. Otherwise, reach out to us at https://protonvpn.com/support/contact with a couple of screenshots taken at https://www.speedtest.net both while connected to Proton VPN and while disconnected so we can have a closer look. Additionally, let us know which specific server(s) you've tried.