iPhone 6 and Its Improvements for VPN Users

A new look, an improved iOS, a Plus-sized bigger brother – you can easily think of a lot of things to like about the new iPhone 6. But a much-underestimated improvement of Apple’s latest best smartphone ever is its Wireless-AC, aka 802.11ac, support that makes wireless internet up to three times faster than with previous iPhones. Wireless-AC technology has been around for a while, but for the first time the iPhone finally supports it.

This drastic increase in speed on Wi-Fi networks makes that it suddenly become a lot more appealing to keep your VPN switched on even when using your iPhone on your home network for ultimate privacy protection. With a speed bump of that size, streaming media to your iPhone 6 or downloading heavy files from sites that would otherwise be blocked gets all the better as well.

VPN routers boasting 802.11ac have been around for quite some time, which makes it all the more surprising that Apple has introduced the technology in its iPhone just now. The technology has been sitting in MacBook Pro’s since 2013, and it’s supported in the AirPort Extreme Base Station as well. Flashed VPN routers, such as the ones sold by FlashRouters, including the ASUS RT-AC66U Wireless-AC1750 and the all-new ASUS RT-AC56U are fitted with Wireless-AC and support all of the top VPN providers out of the box.

You may have found just another reason to switch or upgrade to the iPhone 6 (Plus) that goes by the name Wireless-AC!