NordVPN Hangs, Unable to Connect? Here’s How to Fix It.

More people then ever before are taking their online privacy seriously. Governments, also more then ever before, continue to censure the Internet in certain regions. Thankfully, VPNs seem to be the most convenient way to achieve online privacy, ensure access to unfiltered Internet and overcome geo-blocks.

When you connect to a VPN, your online traffic is routed through a VPN tunnel and encrypted. You will experience changes in your Internet speed, and although this is absolutely normal, VPNs such as Nord can oftentimes hang. The client just can’t establish a connection to the server and you are just left in limbo. Below we outlined some steps you can take to fix when NordVPN hangs.

There are a lot of factors involved in the way VPNs in general operate so it may be difficult to pinpoint the exact reason why NordVPN hangs in your case. If there are many users connected to one server, the connection speed drops. And if the servers are overloaded you can easily catch yourself waiting for minutes on end hoping the client will finally establish a connection.

But that doesn’t necessarily need to be the case. The issue could be totally unrelated to the servers and could in fact be a driver issue. In any case, if NordVPN hangs for you, be sure to go over the common troubleshooting steps in the next section.

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• Try connecting to a couple of different servers. 
• Log out of your account in the app and log back in. 
• Uninstall the app, reboot your device, and install the app again. 
• If you’re using a computer, try disabling any antivirus/firewall software.
• Try using a different connection method/protocol for your device. 

You can also test if connecting a different device on the same network works. This will help you narrow down if the issue is network or device related. If you’re unable to connect your Android phone, try your PC. In case both are unable to connect, the problem could be with your network. Is your PC able to connect? Then there’s something wrong with NordVPN on your phone.

However, if none of the above suggestions help, maybe it’s time to try a better alternative. A solution that offers speed alongside the usual VPN features, like Speedify.

Speedify is able to deliver security and speed by managing the way your device connects to the Internet. It allows your mobile and desktop devices to use more than one Internet connection at a time. Speedify constantly monitors the quality of your connections. If one connection becomes unreliable, Speedify automatically reroutes your traffic to other available connection(s). On the security side, its core engine is optimized for fast speeds, so while using it you will not get any extra latency. 

Don’t take my word for it, you can download and try Speedify for free on all of your devices so give it a shot!