# Does the VPN reduces internet speed on drone

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/336/does-the-vpn-reduces-internet-speed-on-drone
Category: General Questions (https://forum.modalai.com/category/2/general-questions)
Posted: 2021-07-15 16:18:16 UTC by Aldo Castro Freire
Replies: 1 · Views: 587

## Aldo Castro Freire · 2021-07-15 16:18:16 UTC

The reason I asking this is because when I connect the vpn to my computer the speed drops down, I wonder if it is the same for the drone and that may be the reason why the video stream might be laggin or breaking sometimes.

## Reply by modaltb (ModalAI staff) · 2021-07-15 16:26:23 UTC

Although we aren't VPN experts (yet), this is something I've seen myself.  There are parameters that can be configured by VPN server/clients that may affect bandwidth (e.g. MTU).

There are various types of client/servers out there so it varies how these could be setup.

Also, depending on where the VPN server is located, you might be going to a server far away, and depending on the VPN server quality, they may or may be sharing resources with you.