Do you want to protect your privacy while browsing, streaming, and downloading on your iPhone and iPad? The quickest, most efficient, and most effective way to do this is with a VPN service. VPN services provide you with VPN software compatible with iOS (or other) devices. This software in turn allows you to connect with VPN servers around the world, encrypting and tunneling your data to the private servers where it's protected from eavesdropping and even hacking. Private browsing for iPhone and iPad is as simple as choosing a VPN service, choosing a type of VPN, and choosing a VPN server location.

Choosing a VPN server location

There are tons of VPN server locations around the world. The most popular ones are of The US and The UK because of the amount of internet freedom these countries enjoy, and because there are a lot of websites that are restricted to access from these IP addresses. Using a VPN on your iPhone and iPad also changes the IP of your connection to the internet, so even though you're in one place, you can appear to be in another. You may want to choose an IP from your home country, so that the internet is exactly the same as when you normally browse, but with the added privacy and security of a VPN connection. You may want to choose an IP from a different country so that you can unblock sites from that region. Be sure to check for VPN server locations with the service you choose.

Choosing a type of VPN

There are two types of VPN that can be used on iPad and iPhone: PPTP and L2TP. PPTP is the faster, stripped down form of VPN. Because it's got a simpler form of encryption and tunneling, it takes up less bandwidth while connected. This is also a downside because private browsing for iPhone and iPad through a VPN is best with some decent encryption. L2TP is a better choice for those concerned with privacy and security. Remember that most of the time you connect to the internet with your iOS devices you'll be using shared internet connections. Using a VPN like L2TP for iPad and iPhone can protect your data, and thus online identity.

Choosing a VPN service

There are many VPN service available online, and choosing one may take a bit of research. Features, prices, and quality of customer service varies across the board. To make it even more difficult, not all VPN review sites are honest with their reviews, and many are fueled by commission based affiliate programs. This makes it difficult to find which programs really work that well. The good news is that most high quality VPN services come with money back guarantees, so you can try them for yourself with little risk.