Does using a VPN improves the internet performance during high traffic situations

[JIthesh Gopinathan]

I have a scanario, I am trying to access an web application which is facing very high traffic at a particular time.

The web application is hosted very far from me, that is I am accessing from India and the application is hosted in Australia.

In this case, whether using a VPN server closer to Australia and then trying to access the application improves the performance(ie higher chances of getting the application)?

 

Thanks

Jithesh

[Mando]

i wouldnt imagine so, you still have the same slow link in the chain of local link to the VPN, your just moving the goalposts.

[Steven P. Administrators]

Unless the apps website has capped traffic outside of Australia, it won't make a difference. It's more likely that the website you are trying to download from is experiencing high traffic demand.

[Daedroth]

It depends where the bottleneck is occurring. If the web application host server in Australia is overloaded, then whether you use a VPN or not...your connection will remain slow.