Think Twice Before Buying a Lifetime VPN Plan—Here’s Why
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Summary
While the idea of a one-off payment for a lifetime VPN subscription may seem appealing to consumers sick of multiple software subscriptions, this doesn’t benefit the providers in the long term and therefore is rarely ever offered (and for good reason).
VPNs need ongoing investment to maintain their services, serve their customers and ensure their data is kept safe, meaning a one-time payment model isn’t sustainable for the companies.
Because of this, those on lifetime subscriptions will experience lacklustre customer support, slower speeding and fewer available servers as the companies have no ongoing revenue to sustain the service.
VPNs that offer lifetime plans may also be more likely to log and sell on their users’ data in order to sustain the service, putting privacy at risk.
Another issue is that the term ‘lifetime’ is often used to refer to the lifetime of the product, meaning it can be withdrawn at any point, as well as only applying to specific versions of the software, rendering it useless when updated versions are released.
