# Are your VPN speeds capped at 50mbps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** help-needed, blokada-plus\ **Created:** [May 15, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455 "2021-05-15T23:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@Nic](https://community.blokada.org/u/Nic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/1 "2021-05-15T23:45:47Z")
Hello, to make posting more easy, we created a guideline for 1. Where did you **download** Blokada from? Your website. Blokada 5 1. Which **device** do you use? Do you use a **custom ROM**? Do you know which **OS version** you are using? Samsung S21 IPad Pro 2020 Slow speeds over VPN using both wifi and Data 5G/LTE. I am getting maxed out at 50mpbs when using your VPN. That’s less than 50% less than what I get with my other provider. My native speed is 650mbps. Speed tests without VPN gives me 540mbps via wifi - 632mbps hawdwired And 49mbps via wifi using Blokada VPN ---
**Author:** ![kazushi3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/kazushi3/32/7531_2.png) [@kazushi3](https://community.blokada.org/u/kazushi3)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/2 "2021-05-18T03:44:13Z")
Which tunnel are you using? I’m using Tokyo and I have same problem. ---
**Author:** ![Nic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@Nic](https://community.blokada.org/u/Nic)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/3 "2021-05-18T14:40:46Z")
I tried all of them. same issue, but I am mainly using Dallas and Canada ---
**Author:** ![kazushi3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/kazushi3/32/7531_2.png) [@kazushi3](https://community.blokada.org/u/kazushi3)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/4 "2021-05-19T14:34:43Z")
According to the home page, Blokada Plus has No bandwidth restrictions but I don’t think so. Blokada team should say something about it. ---
**Author:** ![UK\_Wildcats\_Fans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/uk_wildcats_fans/32/9027_2.png) [@UK\_Wildcats\_Fans](https://community.blokada.org/u/UK_Wildcats_Fans)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/5 "2021-05-24T17:25:50Z")
I experienced similar issues several months ago, and I worked with Karol and did various testing using Blokada app with VPN enabled. I get 350 Mbps download rate as a baseline. I then tested the speed with Blokada on an Android and IOS devices. With the IOS devices, I was able to get about 90-200 Mbps download with Blokada (ad block and VPN) enabled. With Android, about 50Mbps was the max that was ever achieved. The limitations on Android are based upon how the Android operating system was developed. ---
**Author:** ![kazushi3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/kazushi3/32/7531_2.png) [@kazushi3](https://community.blokada.org/u/kazushi3)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/6 "2021-05-25T11:21:32Z")
Do you mean this caused by Android OS? Or Blokada app for Android? ---
**Author:** ![balboah](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/balboah/32/38_2.png) [@balboah](https://community.blokada.org/u/balboah)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/7 "2021-05-25T12:31:22Z")
Hello, Blokada has no bandwidth limitations enforced. As @UK_Wildcats_Fans mentioned, it’s a known limitation to Android. But if you want to nail it down to see if there are any issues with the Blokada app in particular, you might want to follow the steps in this post to compare it with the official WireGuard app: > [@Slow Speed in Android](https://community.blokada.org/t/slow-speed-in-android/1372/10): > > Hi Kira, Thanks for taking the time to report this. How are you testing the speed? Do you experience issues with the apps you’re using while Blokada Plus VPN is active? It’s a known issue that Android VPN performance can be less than optimal. These types of issues are hard to debug as there are many variables. If you could make a couple of tests and let me know here or in private: Your geographical location and your real IP if you don’t mind Which speed test server(s) are you using Which … ---
**Author:** ![kazushi3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/kazushi3/32/7531_2.png) [@kazushi3](https://community.blokada.org/u/kazushi3)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/8 "2021-05-25T13:02:47Z")
Thank you! I tried. 1. My geographical location: Tokyo Japan 2. I used Ookla SpeedTest. Server: IPA CyberLab 3. My gateway is Tokyo. 4. My device is Sony Xperia Android9 5. Exact speeds in each test Blokada for Android 5.11.1 download: 51.8Mbps upload: 70.8Mbps Blokada for Android 5.11.1 (disable all blocklists) download: 52.8Mbps upload: 73.3Mbps WireGuard for Android v1.0.20210506 download: 98.8Mbps upload: 121Mbps ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/system/32/7003_2.png) [@system](https://community.blokada.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/are-your-vpn-speeds-capped-at-50mbps/13455/9 "2021-06-01T13:03:29Z")
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