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California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great Customer Support
June 1, 2023

Have had some issues with sending emails and support was very patient and supportive as I finally was able to get email settings set. Now problems seem to be resolved and hope stays OK. Nice to know if problems arise I have competent support people ready to help out.

Date of experience: June 1, 2023
Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Very intrusive.
July 10, 2022

On an iphone you constantly have to keep logging in. They will sell you a password manager though.
On a windows machine the software hangs around too much when you're not using it. Their solution to the witeguard issue is to stay camped on port 443 and to have a few processes constantly running on your system.
And last but not least, many have experienced the software just dropping the connection without the kill switches cutting in.

Date of experience: July 10, 2022
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Mary, sorry to hear you have run into issues when using our apps. Our iOS app requires logging back in from time to time for security reasons. This is in no way related to upselling you a password manager, in fact you may refuse any promotional notifications by turning off this setting on the app. Regarding other issues related to VPN connection quality it would be best to further troubleshoot it with our support team as this usually that can be quickly resolved by a few setting tweaks. You may contact us via live chat (request for a live agent) or via email at support@nordvpn.com.

New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I signed up for a 3 month plan. The service mostly worked well enough. HOWEVER, be advised, they auto renew and bill a full 2 WEEKS in advance. I was planning to cancel the service before the 3 months was up, had it on my calendar with a reminder. But, they don't want you to cancel, so they bill you 2 weeks early. I contacted them as soon as the confirmation hit my inbox, but they refused to cancel/refund me. Said it's in the terms and conditions. I asked if they could just refund the renewal as a courtesy, but they don't do courtesy. And so in 3 months I will never do NordVPN again.

Date of experience: May 4, 2023
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry to hear you are not satisfied with our service. Prior to the subscription renewal we always send email reminders to allow our users disable auto-renewal if they no longer wish to continue with our service.

Kansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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10/10 Customer Service!
July 9, 2023

Loved the chat experience! The bot at the beginning was easy to understand and it knew quick what kind of help you needed. Once I connected with the live agent, Annabelle, she went straight to the point and was quick to respond to every message. I highly recommend Nord VPN.

Date of experience: July 9, 2023
Montana
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Lackluster App, Billing Scams
March 10, 2022

This app is nice for the VPN protection but unfortunately isn't worth the hassle on Android and Win10. Multiple issues, including very slow speeds, connectivity problems and blocking key content (particularly feeds) on websites.

NordVPN's main business appears to be in luring new clients in with a good deal and then refusing to refund when they discover the app doesn't work well. That's what happened to me. Service worked ok at first, then took a nose dive and now they won't refund me any amount of my 2yr plan. Many others report auto-renewal scams and, based upon the fact they won't refund me, I'm concerned they have my payment info now. This is more scam than service it seems. It's tricky because there is a service in here so it seems very legit on the surface.

Those of you who were also ripped off may want to report it to the FTC https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/

Date of experience: March 10, 2022
Ecuador
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Nord, operating out of Panama has no customer service phone # and after creating a complaint ticket they use a different person on each email for one issue. Nord is highly compartmentalized to hide the fraud as much as possible. Nord has installed firewalls in their policies that invites fraud and misfortune. Nord will enroll you into auto pay even if you buy a single month subscription even when you check that box not to accept auto pay.

Nord will roll one into auto pay and never notify that customer. Secretly billing and pilfering one's account is the Nord business model. Their employees are vapid, gaslighting clones willing to fleece customers because they chose to be employed by these fraudsters. It is a bottomless pit of lies and cons.

They ripped me off for $140. They accidently sent me an April 2022. Billing notification, which was their first one. That alerted me to the fraud but do not worry it is all part of their Terms of Service.

Date of experience: April 22, 2022
India
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I had only taken a 1-month subscription, NordVPN auto deducted the amount without my permission after 1 month.
And it was not made clear to me that auto deduct was enabled. This is clearly a Ponzi scheme and when I asked them to refund the money they didn't.

They have a substandard product and I paid an extra 12 EUR for just one month. Never gonna use it again.

Date of experience: December 30, 2021
Indiana
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Buyer beware
January 15, 2022

After one be month trial I thought I cancelled my account and removed the app from my laptop. 4 months later I see they were still charging my account. I logged back into the account and discovered it takes multiple pages to actually cancel the account. Buyer beware of their trickery. They were unwilling to refund any of the money. So are you sure you want to sign up with NordVPN? Are you sure? Are you sure?

Date of experience: January 15, 2022
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Impressive
May 28, 2023

I was previously a customer with the main competitor, after my subscription ran out I thought I would try Nord. Initially I had some problems connecting via 5G, I contacted support by email and received a response within 15 minutes. Once contact was made all further messages were responded to immediately. They helped me troubleshoot and fixed the issue quickly.
Since then I have had a fast and stable connection. With the previous company I always had to disconnect when using Netflix as the quality of the stream was poor, not so with Nord. I also haven't had any websites or services deny my connection.
I am impressed with Nord, the customer service is great, the stability and speed of the connection are excellent and of course the price is extremely competitive.
Having tried the two main VPN providers, Nord is the clear winner for me and I would recommend anyone to give them a try.

Date of experience: May 28, 2023
GB
1 review
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Best vpn service for travels
June 27, 2023

My job takes me to various countries and I really appreciate having a stable and reliable vpn service to protect my devices at all times. Bonus points for multiple features like threat protection and meshnet that comes with a vpn.

Date of experience: June 27, 2023
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Garbage VPN
July 9, 2022

A little over 2 years ago, I decided to purchase NordVPN for 2 years. From the beginning, I noticed that NordVPN will not run if my AV is running in the background. So, every time I wanted to use NordVPN, I had to turn off my AV. I communicated this with their support team through email from get go. After multiple rounds of emails going back and forth, they could not fix the problem. At the end, they told me that I should not use AV when I want to use NordVPN. I told them does your software protect against viruses? They said "no". I asked them why you didn't tell me this from the beginning. They had no answer. I wanted to cancel my deal with them and they told me I cannot because I have passed my 1 month grace period which I was not aware of. Nobody told me there was 1 month grace period. I found their product "garbage" and I will never purchase their products or recommend them to anyone.

Date of experience: July 9, 2022
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Andrew, sorry that you are not satisfied with our service. You can cancel your NordVPN subscription anytime on your account settings. However, in terms of refunds we provide 30-days coverage, as stated on our website as well as Terms of Service.

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Zero customer service
May 21, 2024

I purchased a 2 year plan and been NordVPN has been "OK" till April 2024. Now there are many issues and they cannot resolve them and they do not reply. Starting to wonder if this is a SCAM?!

Date of experience: May 21, 2024
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
11 months ago

Hello, Alain, we apologize for the negative experience you have had. Alternatively, you can contact us via DMs on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and we will help you right away! That said, could you kindly indicate the ticket ID you have received upon contacting our support team? We would like to review our handling of the case. -E.G.

Iowa
1 review
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Great VPN. Better Customer Service!
May 6, 2023

I had an issue with my internet access after using NordVPN successfully for years. Their customer service was top-notch and helped resolve the issue. Their customer service is even better than their great VPN.

Date of experience: May 6, 2023
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing customer service
June 1, 2023

I had an issue with Nord VPN and sent an email to support explaining my issue. I was expecting the usual business day or two waiting for response. Not the case with Nord, they responded within an hour asking me for additional information and with my reply my issue was resolved within an hour and half.
5 star support and program

Date of experience: June 1, 2023
Japan
1 review
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Selection shifted
June 8, 2023

I select Japan as my port. However, it shift to Hong Kong automatically. I need to check the connected area always. I stay at HK, if connected to HK. I have not necessarily to buy the VPN service. Would you like to improve

Date of experience: June 8, 2023
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Amy, if you use quick connect function it's possible that it's picking the most optimal server for your location, which can be in HK. Nevertheless, we suggest reaching out to our support to troubleshoot your connection further. You can reach them 24/7 at support.nordvpn.com

Maryland
1 review
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Great 5 stars for everything so far
June 4, 2023

The Nordvpn team has been great to me so far. I've only had one issue and they straightened it out for me really fast, and every question I've ask them they helped me out and responded back really fast. Great VPN company to be with

Date of experience: June 4, 2023
Azerbaijan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The worst service i had ever seen. It works only 30 day then stoped and doesn't connect. Wrote to support team but they send different methods for solving it but none of them worked. Support team doesn't know how to solve it, just sends links and says correct it yourself tried all the ways but none of them helped. I asked refund monthly fee, i will use anther vpn service but they did not want to refund. I see that there are more users have this problem.

Date of experience: July 15, 2022
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Yusif, sorry to hear you are not satisfied with our service. Rest assured, our customer team suggested various solutions in an attempt to find the cause for your problem. Often VPN connection can be affected by other software installed on the device, native settings, etc., therefore, extensive troubleshooting is required. Nevertheless, perhaps you could update your review with a ticked ID? We'd like to escalate issue to our senior support people to contact you regarding the refund. Thank you.

California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I was a big fan of NordVPN for a long…
March 21, 2023

I was a big fan of NordVPN for a long time, but after being a customer for 3 year, I watched a YouTube video showing that they track their user's activity and were ranked one of the worst in several categories of a consumer reports article. I then asked for a refund only a few weeks past the 30 days of my fourth yearly subscription, and they refused to refund my money. They lost me as a customer. Instead I recommend Mullvad VPN, which ranked #1 on the consumer reports article.

Date of experience: March 21, 2023
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Lauren, rest assured we don't track our users activity while using a VPN. This fact is described in more detail in our Privacy Policy as well as verified numerous times by independent auditors. Regarding our money back policy, indeed we offer 30-day money back guarantee. However, it is valid for new subscribers, not recurring ones. Nonetheless, we are sorry to see you go and do hope that you'll give us another go in the future.

Massachusetts
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Just contented
May 12, 2022

Overall, content with Nord rather than satisfied. It does the job but isn't without quirks and issues. The main issues are the speed of some of the servers (but not all) and websites blocking nord servers. Overall though I have Nord for security and it certainly appears to do that well. The speed of some of the servers is lacking at times. There is also an issue with some of the servers being blocked by websites/services.

Date of experience: May 11, 2022
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello David, indeed if you notice speed drop while connected to a specific server it often helps to switch to another one. Regarding some sites blocking VPN IPs, it isn't exclusive to NordVPN as it block access regardless of the vpn service used. In case you need any further assistance, you can always reach out to us via email or live chat at support@nordvpn.com and https://nordvpn.com

Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Bad customer service!
April 26, 2022

You cannot call them. I spent 45 minutes online chat, and they tried to bypass my problem. They could not solve it. They will not log into my computer to see the problem and then when I did everything they asked me to do, it did not solve the problem.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello, unfortunately, we do not offer customer support via phone. With that said, we would recommend to reach our support team again to continue with troubleshooting process in order to tackle the issue you are currently experiencing. You may contact us via live chat (request for live agent) or via email at support@nordvpn.com

Overview

NordVPN has a rating of 1.9 stars from 209 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with NordVPN most frequently mention customer service, credit card and auto renewal. NordVPN ranks 93rd among Vpn sites.

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