Grumpy Old Geeks Topics VPN connection speed Topic VPN connection speed 2 mentions in 1 episode Jason explains that routing traffic through a VPN server can reduce download speed, depending on distance. Mentions 174: Morphable Faraday Aug 26, 2016 1:07:41 Does it make a difference in your internet speed? 1:08:17 It will knock it down based on the distance from you and the VPN servers.