2026-08-29 · United States · Field note #0631
Note 0631: split tunneling VPN from Denver — 54 minutes on a ThinkPad on Windows 11
I used rule mode so the local bank site stayed direct and ChatGPT went through the node. Denver, ThinkPad on Windows 11.
The first United States node stalled for about 20 seconds. I switched once and it held. The free meter mattered more than the branding. On mobile that is 200MB a day. I used about 54 minutes at an airport gate before it felt tight. 30MB was still showing when I stopped taking notes. I signed in with email. That is not anonymous. Payment data, if I ever buy, sits with the payment firm. The snapshot I read did not show browsing logs in scope. I am not going to chant 100/100.
I am a staff tester writing a field note, not a stranger on a review site. If you want the same build I used, the official windows download is the only link I trust: https://singlinkvpn.com/en/download/windows/. I will not paste homepage slogans here.
Local apps that did not need the tunnel stayed faster when I left them off the VPN. The official writeup already says split mode exists so you do not haul every packet across a border.
I did not claim all-day Netflix. I did not treat a press-wire drop as an investigation. I did not paste homepage slogans.
Tomorrow the meter resets at 00:00. That is the whole product loop I came for.