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New Jersey
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Scummy Autorenewal
August 10, 2021

You have to take about 7 steps to cancel their service. And even if you do there's a chance it might not even go through. Plus customer service is terrible they're basically automated bots. The service itself isn't very good either within the 6 months I got it I had more emails about my accounts being compromised then I ever had before.

Date of experience: August 10, 2021
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This used to be a great VPN. Simple and effective. But Nord has increasing quality issues across multiple platforms. It either won't let you login, or when you do it won't connect, or will run into updating issues. On top of this, they will renew your subscription at an exorbitant rate, and refuse to refund you if you come across quality issues like I did. A VPN that doesn't connect is broken, any way you slice it, and customers deserve to know that this once great VPN is no longer what it once was, and that their customer service is just as terrible as their product is. It's time for everyone to start evaluating other options.

Date of experience: February 17, 2023
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Christopher, so sorry to hear that you found our service quality declining. Regarding any issues with the service itself it's always best to chat with our customer support team as often it can be quickly resolved over a few setting changes. In terms of subscription renewal, upon purchasing an account, you agree to our terms of service, stating that subscription will renew automatically for then current price unless auto-renewal is disabled on your Nord Account settings beforehand. Nonetheless, we appreciate your feedback and hope you will give us another go sometime in the future.

Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Autorenewal nightmare
January 26, 2023

I was billed at a higher rate on the second year renewal and when I complained they refused to issue a refund and compensated by extending my subscription by 18 months.

1 year later they bill me AGAIN although my subscription is still active for another year+. When I contacted them for a refund they refuse once more and say that my services were set to expire because I was on a 1 year plan; never mind the fact that I have years and years of active service because they seem to not believe in refunds. Once they have your money they will not return it.

Date of experience: January 26, 2023
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Poor Service
February 15, 2023

Unfortunately, I have experienced difficulty accessing the Nord servers in Iran and despite contacting customer service several times, I have received the same unhelpful response each time. In my experience, this has led to a lack of customer satisfaction. I would recommend exercising caution before investing in a service that may not be able to meet your needs in the specific region.

Date of experience: February 15, 2023
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello Alireza. We’re constantly expanding available VPN servers list for our users connecting in Iran. However, due to the heavy restrictions applied by the government if is difficult to ensure continuous access to our service. Sorry for the inconvenience that has been caused.

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.

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased Nord VPN October 16 2023. I needed help immediately. Threat protection was stopping me accessing a legitimate web site which was primary purpose for purchasing the VPN in the first place. Nord does not have phone support. They only reply to help emails about once in 24 hours. They could not solve my issue and stopped responding to me November 1. I asked for my money back within the time frame based on the 30 day money back guarantee. I have received no replies on 2 emails about my money back. I have not received a credit to my credit card either. If you purchase this product and need support or have issues good luck! 30 day money back guarantee is just a sales ploy and obviously means nothing to Nord

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

Hello, Dennis! Thank you for your feedback. Please note, that you can always contact our support team via live chat at support.nordvpn.com or via X.com(Twitter) and we will help you right away. With that said, we would like to check the communication with our team. Could you please update your review with a Ticket ID? Thank you very much. - K.S

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Downloaded on trail period, cancelled by subscription in the app and uninstalled as it DOES NOT WORK. I gave this feedback when uninstalling. Forgot about it until I saw my bank statement where I saw I'd still been charged for a 1-year subscription - £98! For something that DOES NOT WORK. Refused refund as outside of 30-days refund period (by a few days). I do not even have the app installed.

Supports response:
"In exceptional and very limited cases, our Services may be unavailable from time to time due to human, digital, mechanical, telecommunication, software, and other failures. We cannot predict or control when such downtime may occur and cannot control the duration of such downtime."

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Date of experience: February 7, 2024
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello! We currently offer refunds for initial purchases within 30 days. After the trial period, our support team is no longer able to offer a refund for the payment. We apologize for not meeting your expectations and hope that you will give our service a chance to redeem itself in the future. -Neo

Israel
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Not working
December 10, 2022

Just terrible service. Im currently in Abu Dhabi and when I try to connect it works for like 2 minutes and then it stops. Waste of money + they will try to charge you without your knowledge, so be very carefull

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

Hi, sorry to hear you are having issues with our service. However, have you tried switching to a different VPN protocol or connecting to Obfuscated servers? These actions usually help to connect in areas where networks are more restricted. If you need further assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to our support team available 24/7 at https://nordvpn.com

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Stole my money
September 18, 2023

I had a dispute about the amount charged for my service and instead of helping me they shut down my account without refunding anything.

I had to go through my credit card company to get my money back. They literally stole my money and were very smug about it through email.

Date of experience: September 18, 2023
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hello. We are really sorry to hear about that. Could you please update your review and provide us with a ticket ID that you have received after contacting our support team? This information would allow us to investigate this case in more detail. -A.Z

Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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At first, I thought this was great, but jumping IPs caused a slowdown on my PC over time, affecting all browsers. Firefox, Brave, and google chrome. I can't get a refund since I am 2 weeks past the 30 days. My next step is a chargeback and dispute with my card for selling me a broken product.

Date of experience: November 24, 2022
Andrew B. NordVPN Rep
over a year old

Hi, Michael. Some drop in speed can be expected due to the communications being sent through an encrypted channel. However, it shouldn't be significant. Therefore, if you are experiencing severe drop in speed best course of action would be chat with our support team tinker with settings. Our team is available 24/7 via live chat at https://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.

service
98
value
87
shipping
35
returns
67
quality
87
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