BulletVPN shuts down, throwing lifetime subscribers underneath the bus

In one other testomony to how dangerous lifetime VPN subscriptions are, BulletVPN has introduced that it’s shutting down. The service unexpectedly ceased operations final week, canceling lifetime subscriptions for all customers who had beforehand bought the plans.

The service was based mostly in Estonia and had been in operation since 2015. Up till final month, it had been providing lifetime VPN subscriptions to customers for less than $39. Nonetheless, in a message on its homepage titled, “BulletVPN Finish of Life,” the corporate introduced that the VPN service would now not be out there.

This provides to a rising variety of controversies surrounding lifetime subscriptions within the ever-changing VPN market. Simply in Could of this yr, VPNSecure instantly minimize all lifetime subscriptions after being bought to new homeowners.

To face out in a crowded market, many smaller VPN suppliers, akin to BulletVPN, supply lifetime subscriptions with low cost costs with a purpose to entice new prospects. Sadly, these offers can typically flip bitter if the VPN service goes out of enterprise—which is usually the case for smaller VPN suppliers within the cut-throat trade.

In a press release on its web site the corporate wrote, “This choice was made after cautious consideration of assorted elements, together with shifts in market demand, evolving know-how necessities, and sustainability of operations.”

Evidently, affected customers aren’t joyful. Fortunately, rival VPN Windscribe has stepped in to assist. Customers who beforehand had lifetime subscriptions to BulletVPN, at the moment are eligible for a complimentary 6-month subscription to Windscribe, together with a reduced long-term plan. As said within the Finish of Life discover, BulletVPN customers who qualify can contact assist@bulletvpn.com to assert the supply.