TunnelBear VPN Review

Pros: What I like most about this service is that it is very easy to use. One click and ready to navigate. The interface is another point that I would like to highlight because other services can be very easy too but they do not have an interface as polished as TunnelBear has it. It’s gamified and I like the drawing of the bear very much. For the free version you have 500mb of navigation that you can increase by an additional 1GB if you make a tweet, very good.
Cons: If we talk about cons, TunnelBear is very well done, however I would like to expand the number of servers that can be connected.
Overall: In general TunnelBear is an excellent opportunity for a fast, simple VPN service that has a very good free plan. Additionally, it improves the user experience with its extension for the browser.

The UI shows you are tunneling into a cute, straightforward manner. In the options, though, there are a number of power user options, such as splitting traffic, scrambling, auto-connect, and blocking non-VPN traffic to remain safe on open networks. TunnelBear is a solid solution to anyone looking to secure their traffic on a free open network, or even to bypass geographical restrictions.

I have never used a VPN before and found TunnelBear to be a great introduction. It’s super easy, and I really like the simple and cute interface. The only downside it’s that it doesn’t give me access to BBC iPlayer but other than that I would definitely recommend.

I haven’t got any complaints. watching US tv and torrenting worked good,tunnelling to a country is cool in tunnelbear. it’s better than vpn expert. They are just greedy and invasive. Tunnelbear autostarts. That’s also cool.

Haven’t used a VPN before but with a couple of clicks tunnelbear had me covered. I also find the animations hilarious. Nothing like a bear with a monocle and cap while I’m browsing in Britain. Cheerio!

Seems everything worked for me. I am using it on my Mac and phone as well. The best thing I like it’s how easy it is to switch on. It’s really great in terms of use and for light users they can use the free account. ?

it’s fast and easy for green hand. I think this is the best vpn I have ever used,and I hope they can reduce the price in the future because I am a student and don’t have enough money to pay.

Pros: I have several devices (Mac, iPhones, iPad, Windows PC and Android) and just setting my TunnelBear account when downloading and installing their respective versions work just great in each device. I really feel protected, as they are constantly updating the app and it offers configuration options who protect you much more; like Browsers plug-ins, traffic emulation, and UDP/TCP forcing for reliable/not reliable internet connections.
Cons: Under really unreliable connections (bandwidth compromised) the experience is really bad, but I guess is unfair to blame the app :).
Overall: A fan of the service, and also it offers timely plans discounts for subscription renewal, really good experience at the best price.

I have used VPN before but most of them had suffered from pangs of connectivity issue. On the other hand, TunnelBear I have been using very recently and it is not only very easy to use but I have never suffered any sort of drop connections whatsoever. Highly recommended.

This was once a pretty decent VPN, but it has become unreliable and frustrating to use. Very slow, takes forever to connect to any tunnel, with frequent disconnects. Will not be renewing subscription.

Works to perfection. For some unknown reason, the program “FileZilla” which I use for uploading files to my server is blocked at my school, but with TunnelBear installed everything works without problems.

TunnelBear is amazing. It’s easy to install, easy to use, easy to hide. What’s more amazing is the way it just works, without any issues. You guys are amazing. Also don’t forget your reviewed by techradar who only review the best applications out there, and that’s where I found you. Thank you so much TunnelBear!

I paid for one year and then they took money for the second year.
I did not want the second year.
They do not refund.
Be aware.

It is a reliable service with easy UI. It is easy to use across windows and android. My experience with tunnel bear was amazing I recommend the product to any one looking for VPN service.

I’ve been using TUNNEL BEAR for over two years, it’s the best VPN available to date, excellent customer service support. Many friends of mine in the IT sector utilize Tunnel Bear as their brand and reputation has always had the highest standards. Anyone reading negative remarks about Tunnel Bear should really check them out on google as they’re really the best.

Pros: – – Consistent and reliable
– – Intuitive and modern interface
– – The bear animations add a welcome flare to the interface
– – Feature rich and robust
– – Fast (of course this depends on your connection but at least it won’t bottle neck your connection)
– – Native applications across many platforms, including mobile and broswer extentions
Cons: TunnelBear has been a reliable and consistent VPN solution for my needs for a while now. I have had no issues with the service.
Overall: TunnelBear has afforded me a comprehensive and inexpensive VPN solution that I can use across all my devices with no issue. The service is reliable and consistent.

Pros: TunnelBear is a robust and comprehensive VPN service with a twist; the interface. TunnelBear’s user interface, in addition to being intuitive and modern is fun, the application is a breath of fresh air in a world of applications that take themselves too seriously. TunnelBear has a rich feature set, everything you expect from a VPN is here including an option to hide the fact that you’re using a VPN. TunnelBear has native applications across all the platforms you’re familiar with including mobile and browser extensions. All of this while remaining rather inexpensive.
Cons: There’s nothing not to like here, the service is reliable and consistent. The applications are stable and secure.
Overall: TunnelBear affords me a reliable, simple and inexpensive VPN solution that is easy to use and implement.

Everything, how easily it was to start vpn to desired location, and how well it worked to block the vpn, it made accessing blocked sites to different countries accessible, and it was still useable with other apps without making certain things inaccessible.

Tunnel bear is the world no. 1 vpn, it’s fast, strong and easy to connect, I will use tunnel bear till the end of the world, thanks for making Internet world a better place, I never thought my privacy could be achieved so good and easy until I encountered tunnel bear

Pros: TunnelBear is a consistent and powerful VPN solution. The service is inexpensive and with applications available across multiple platforms including browser extensions TunnelBear makes it easy to ensure you’re protected and have VPN access wherever you are. The interface is intuitive and for those who don’t know much about VPNs the settings have helpful descriptions for the more complex features. The animations and design of the interface is charming and a welcome change from the dull app interfaces out there. TunnelBear is fast and realiable, easily one of the best VPNs on the market.
Cons: I have not experienced any real issues with the service or it’s apps in all the time I’ve been using TunnelBear, and I’ve been using it for a long time.
Overall: TunnelBear offers an easy to use, secure and consistent VPN service with apps across all the platforms I use at a competitive price.

I enjoyed using it, however while disconnected it seemed to crash often. If I had a subscription I would definitely use it more. 500 Gigs is a lot I only used about 30 Megabytes. The bear is very strong with this one.

legit phone number +1-8OO-648-1620 for customer help support
It has worked in the past but has not kept up with changes or upgrades. Can no longer access BBC iplayer which is disappointing.

I have never been able to get it to work, it provides no error messages when it fails, it’s help options are dreadful, they don’t respond to support requests. I am not the only one suffering these issues, other forums report many users with the same issues

It has worked in the past but has not kept up with changes or upgrades. Can no longer access BBC iplayer which is disappointing.

Pros: Well, I like everything about the Tunnelbear vpn. It can hide your identity and can connect to any server in almost all of the countries out there. works pretty well. Thishas an Chrome extension so that you can use it with the chrome browser. First you have to create an account and then you have to login. this process is very easy and won’t take too much time. And you can connect right away. There’s an android app so that use vpn from your mobile device wiht those login credentials. Everything is pretty easy. user interface is very simple. and attractive as well. and connecting won’t take too long or there’s no queue like other tools.
Cons: like I said previously, usage bandwidth is limited when you’re using this. like very low. you only get 500MB per month. so it’s not suitable for long term operations like browsing social media, downloading things etc. however they allow you 1 GB if you could tweet about their service. But even that doesn’t sound enough for me. Plus there are some competitors who offer the same service for free! So this is a bit questionable.
Overall: Overall, I’m only using this for some simple operations only. Only reason I’m using this is because of the user friendliness of the app. And this is 100% working where some other tools don’t work sometimes. But the bandwidth limit is too low. So I can only rate it 5 out of 10.

Efficient fast and easy to use, also reasonably priced. I have tried two other VPN’s but I find that TunnelBear Pro Version is more easy and faste. No breakdowns so far. The free version is only of limited udefulness, you may install it and use it for a few days to find out if you like TunnelBear VPN, thats all. Dont settle for the free version as a longtime solution, you will need the Pro version if you use it every day.

I have been using TunnelBear for three years just to watch BBC iplayer and all worked well so a month ago upgraded to a years subscription. On holiday in USA worked fine for three weeks, moved on to Australia and it will not work at all. Awaiting response from Bear Support.

Easy to use, Even for “un-experienced”. Started using TunnelBear last week only, and the free service is good on it’s own. I would recommend TunnelBear for both their free service as Well as their paid service!

Doesn’t work on BBC, itv, c4, c5. They either can’t or don’t want to fix this. As this is all I’ve used it for , not sure if it works at all.

The app was easy to install and use especially within the browser. The VPN offered choices for many countries but the streaming could have been better for certain sites. Overall decent VPN to use if you want to connect to different channels in different countries.

I tried so hard to get a good free VPN but I was always stuck with paying after 2 days. Although tunnel bear limits your data you have it every single day if you use it right. Good free VPN. Honestly I tried 6 VPN’s before but with tunnel bear I can unblock all restricted sites and I feel safe rowing the net.

The app was easy to install and use especially within the browser. The VPN offered choices for many countries but the streaming could have been better for certain sites. Overall decent VPN to use if you want to connect to different channels in different countries.

Doesn’t support iplayer. Used to and was the reason I bought it. And OK I signed up for subscription and forgot to cancel but any reputable company would send you a renewal notice after 12 months and tell you your subscription was about to renew. I understand clearly why they don’t do this – they hope you’ll forget and then auto renew. My fault, but this kind of – to my mind – sharp practice means I’ll exercise my choice never to renew my subscription with them again.

I’m not sure what does work with it. It got so bad, I could no longer access gmail, netflix, or thepiratebay when I am in incognito mode–either with TB on OR off. I have written them twice to no avail, and I ended up having to roll my computer back a month to make anything work. Stupidly, because it worked at the beginning, I signed up for a year and I’m now out $59 dollars.

Very pleased overall but it does have a habit of disconnecting after 3 hours or so. I really wish they would fix that. My speeds UK to US are very good and otherwise happy. I feel a number of the negative write ups are motivated more from politics than usage. I have found the vpn service meets all my needs except when it disconnects half way through a movie…

Speeds have taken a nose dive. Disconnected constantly, all servers are slow. Sold out to McAfee, a USA company, no longer based in Canada? Subscriber for 11 months, Will not continue subscription.
My speed with tunnelbear off;
DOWNLOAD
83.96Mbps
My speed with tunnelbear on;
DOWNLOAD
11.27Mbps
This not an aberration, it is very typical of their speeds this year, perhaps after McAfee took over?
Very poor customer service, it seems the links to CS have disappeared.

No 30-days money back guarantee.
Also, the amount of locations to choose is really too less.
Apart from that, it doesn’t work to watch videos abroad. Only sometimes it does, but “sometimes” is not reliable enough for me.
It’s a pity that I bought the 1-year subscription since it’s pretty much a waste of money.
I used HideMyAss before and that one seemed better. (Also a bit more expensive, but at least that price matches the service compared to TunnelBear ones)
Also on the cancellation email there is a button to give your feedback, but when you click on it, you land on the helpdesk where you can ask for questions/help, but you cannot give your actual feedback.
All in all, I’m not convinced and wouldn’t recommend it.
(Rating might be modified if TunnelBear comes with a compensation)

Very easy to use with awesome apps for all your devices.
However, if you want to use it to view BBC iPlayer, then forget about it. I purchased it only to view BBC iPlayer and it worked great for like 1 month. I paid for the yearly plan. After 1 month it stopped working and now it has been 7 months and it just doesn’t work with bbc iPlayer. I have contacted support several times, their answer is that we do not guarantee connectivity to individual websites. A lot of folks who just purchased Tunnelbear to watch BBC iPlayer while in other countries have the same complain.
I think the iPlayer team are quite good at detecting and blocking users connecting with Tunnelbear vpn.
Can I watch BBC iPlayer using Tunnelbear VPN?
The answer is No, you cannot. Please don’t waste your money on it .

Never used one, it was easy to download, easy to install and easy to get it running. Felt confident it was providing the security I needed as I was traveling and on unsecured public wi fi service. Will keep using it

Tunnelbear works well for Netflix US for other countries it does not…. Just tried to see the content of Netflix offer in Mexico but as soon as i try to see a certain item (tv show or film) it simply checks the proxy settings and hinders me watching the item. Anyone having similar issues? Thanks

I have signed up for a one month subscription, as I’ll be traveling out of country for almost a month. So far, so good! We were afraid we were going to miss some of our favorite US tv shows, which we normally view through a Starz app that is set up through our local cable carrier. This will do the trick, and we’re glad we found it!!

Used to be good but last couple of months or so have been awful. System tray icon will show connected but you are not. On main screen again part of it showing connected but ‘Error’ displayed. Constant ‘maintenance’ pop-ups on initial sign-in. Several times have come out of surfing to find i had lost connection during the session but hadn’t been made aware. Have no trust in it now and signed up elsewhere thankfully having cancelled the auto-renewal due very soon.

Does what it says on the tin, no issues tbh, there are far worse VPN providers and this one is reliable, no DNS leaks either 😊

Very easy to use even for a novice such as myself, it’s reliable and I love the entire program, keeps with the bear theme. The pop up notifications always give me a giggle. I don’t want to even bother trying anything else.

Got my iphone replaced by Apple. Had existing Tunnelbear account. Tunnelbear app wants password, but won’t accept it, then returns to password page. Can’t use phone for anything. Great, if you don’t care if phone works.

I really wanted to like TunnelBear After the short free trial, it seemed to work, but of course after I bought it , it completely buggered up my Mac, my iphone and my iPad I have deleted it from all devices and will find something else. ( yes, it was the right version) I hate McAfee and apparently that is the umbrella over this otherwise worthy app.

Internet speeds have dropped drastically in the last months. I get 75-90mbps without a VPN, and 3-25mbps with Tunnel Bear on. Pathetic! Also have more drops in service and reconnects. I’ve done all of their suggested fixes, nothing. I think TB may throttle speeds. I have done tests on all of their worldwide servers but ALL are extremely slow. I think it was much faster than this last year. I won’t be continuing my subscription after it expires.

Used to be good but since bbc introduced enhanced security they can’t be bothered anymore. Unfortunately this happened a month after I had signed up for another year. This seems to follow a pattern. Companies offer a good service to build up their customer base and then just get lazy. My last few months with Tunnel Bear. I think you probably need a dedicated IP address or at least the ability to choose from a range of UK ip addresses. Recently I found I was actually being routed to the US when it said UK. “Support” couldn’t be bothered. AVOID.

Very easy to use and has a good platform. So far I’m loving it! Easy sign up as well easy to use. Vpn is a must have and tunnelbear really takes the guess work out of it all, click the button when your secure from your is! Love it!

On two separate occasions, I Tweeted as they say to do, and they say they will give 1G free within an hour. Two weeks later, they’ve had their ad on MY TWITTER ACCT for free, and NO extra data. This has happened twice. They send email reply to my complaint a full day later saying my Twitter must not be public, it is and they know because I sent the link that showed their massive ad campaign that they placed there.
Then they send a reply to my informing them of that and say they going to “consent to give me 1G this time”. WHAT???? Gee, that’s big of you Tunnellbear, after stating that’s what you’d do if I did my part!
STILL no data showed up and the next reply told me that I’d have to wait until the monthly anniversary date and they’d add it then. Well, that just came and went with them using my Twitter acct for free ad space two weeks now.
I sent them a final email expressing my opinion of their unethical behavior and uninstalled it on all my devices. If they can’t be keep their word about something that simple, why would I believe they actually protecting my communications? UNETHICAL COMPANY. AVOID THEM.