SmartHide can slow down the Internet speed because of different factors:

• Net overload;
• Problems with the server;
• Old software release;
• Site you want to open is very large or does not exist;
• Overloaded server;
• Problems with internet channels on the way from the user to the server;
• Geographical remoteness to the server.

We recommend you to go through the Speed test at http://www.speedtest.net/ with connected SmartHide and directly without SmartHide. And then compare the received results.

If your goal is to achieve a maximum speed, then you should do a speed test with all the SmartHide servers available and then pickup the fastest one for you.

You should also consider the fact that the speed can change with time. If a week ago you got a fast speed, some time later it may go down. At the same time other servers can increase the speed.

In the nearest future we plan to post a real time statistics of servers load on our SmartHide website and later on - to integrate it inside our software.

If you still have questions,  Contact Support Team.