Norton VPN

When it comes to sheer breadth, NordVPN is hard to beat. Its network spans more than 9,000 servers across 149 countries, and in our speed tests it hit over 1,249 Mbps locally – figures that put it ahead of most of the competition. That firepower does come at a cost, though. NordVPN starts at $3.49 per month, and that requires you to commit for two years. What's more, it comes with only a 30-day money-back guarantee, compared to Norton's 60-day window. Surfshark undercuts both on price, with two-year plans coming in at just $1.99 per month – and unlike Norton, it places no cap on device connect

Which VPN will work on your TV depends on which platforms your VPN service is available on and whether your TV allows VPNs to run on its operating system. Some VPNs are widely available across platforms. Norton VPN has a native app on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, and Android or Google TVs can run the Google Play version of the app natively. The same is true for NordVPN and ExpressVPN, which both support all four platforms. However, it’s worth checking your VPN service’s specific device support information. Amazon’s latest Vega OS Fire Sticks, for example, is not compatible with ExpressVPN or N

If you’re on a budget, Surfshark offers the best VPN deal. Starting at just $2 per month, it’s the most affordable of our top three VPN services. It also comes with a few other services, such as an ad blocker and a masked email generator.

Unfortunately, casting from a phone running a VPN to a TV not running a VPN usually doesn’t work, because the two devices aren’t part of the same network environment. Casting relies on communication between devices on the same network, so using a VPN on only one device can interrupt the connection between them. If you link both your TV and phone to the same network — either behind the VPN or with SmartDNS — you’ll have a better chance of casting, but it’s still not as reliable as using a native VPN on your TV, or even using SmartDNS. So the tip worth remembering: if you're TVs operating system