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Choosing a VPN: the questions a good buyer asks
You would not hire a locksmith from a leaflet alone. The same instincts work here.
No card, no account. The key is cut and delivered in Telegram in about a minute.
- 60 sfrom the bot to a working key
- 5devices on one key
- 6locations, two of them in the UK
- 0logs kept
- London9 ms
- Manchester14 ms
- Dublin19 ms
- Amsterdam16 ms
- Madrid34 ms
- New York78 ms
Every location runs VLESS over Reality, which reads as ordinary HTTPS on a filtered network.
- Fits v2rayNG, Hiddify, V2Box, Streisand
- No app of ours to lose
- Five devices on one key
- Five days free, then a flat price per term
- No logs, no account
Treat it like hiring a tradesman
When you are choosing a VPN, the glossy comparison pages are the leaflets through the door. They are paid for by the firms they recommend, and the order of the list follows the size of the payment. A sensible buyer ignores the leaflet and asks four dull questions. What will this cost me over two years and not just today? Who is actually behind the name? What do they write down about me? And if I change my mind, how do I get out? A provider that answers all four on its own website without being chased deserves a trial. One that dodges any of them does not.
The four questions, and where to find the answers
In this section
- Cheap VPNs: how two pounds a month is arrived at, and what it turns into later.
- On the bench, not yet finished: premium services, secure VPNs, no logs claims and what a fair price looks like.
Our own answers
It is only fair to put the same questions to Royal Key. Cost: one flat figure per term, shown in pounds on the home page. There is no renewal figure, because nothing renews. People: a small independent team, with company registration still in progress, and the footer says so. Records: no account exists, so there is nobody to keep records about. Exit: let the term run out. Two honest weaknesses: no outside audit so far, and six locations where the big names have sixty. Anyone who wants to compare VPN UK services on audits alone should buy from a firm that has one, and check how old it is.
A fair trial of any provider
- 1Run the free period or the refund window on your real devices, and not only on a laptop at lunchtime.
- 2Look up your IP address, then run a DNS leak test.
- 3Use it on a weekday evening, when the network is busy.
- 4Try the most awkward Wi-Fi you know.
- 5Decide before the deadline, and write the deadline down.
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Open the Telegram bot and get your personal VLESS key in about 30 seconds.
- Your key arrives in Telegram within a minute
- No card, no email address, no ID checks
- Fits a client you may already have
- Covers five devices
Nothing is charged, and no plaque renews by itself.
The ledger
We keep no ledger of you, only of the key
Royal Key holds three things: a Telegram chat, the key sent to it and the date that key expires. No account sits behind them, so there is nothing for a log to attach to, and we never ask for a name, an email address or a phone number. It is a modest claim, and we prefer it to pretending that no jurisdiction could ever reach us.
- No account, email address or phone number
- No record of the sites you visit
- No connection times or IP addresses kept
- No card details: you pay inside Telegram
- No renewal and no charge you did not choose
At the counter
Asked at the counter
Why should I ignore comparison sites?
You need not ignore the facts on them. Ignore the order, which is paid for.
What is the single most important question?
What is recorded about you. A cheap, fast service that keeps logs has missed the point.
Is a two year plan a bad idea?
Only if it renews at a higher price without telling you. Check the renewal terms first.
Has anyone audited Royal Key?
No. We would rather say so than hint otherwise.
Do UK cooling off rights cover VPN subscriptions?
Most online subscriptions bought here carry a cooling off period. It does not help with a renewal two years later.
How do I judge speed fairly?
On your own line, at your own busy hour, during a trial.
Question not on the list?
The bot that cuts keys also answers questions. The setup section names the client to install.