Like all VPNs, PIA will slightly reduce the speed of your internet connection. That’s because your data must travel to the VPN server. Additionally, data encryption takes time, which adds to the overall delay.
On PIA’s US servers, we got an average download speed of 42.8 Mbps during speed testing, a 27% decrease from our initial readings. Even though this might sound like a lot, the download speed was still more than sufficient to stream Netflix in HD, which only needs 5 Mbps.