Covenant Eyes – Automatic Productivity

As a user of Covenant Eyes, I've sometimes noticed that the VPN makes my internet slow and have experimented with a few solutions that have seemed to solve the problem. Here's what you can do when you feel that Covenant Eyes VPN might be making your internet slow: Go to your phone settings and restart the VPNClose all apps on your phone and try accessing the internet againRestart your phoneContact Covenant Eye's Customer Service All 4 solutions have worked for me, but you might want to hear me out on which one to pick so you can quickly find the right solution for your situation. Picking The Solution That's Right For You For Your Covenant Eyes VPN Woes Based on what I've experienced with Covenant's Eye's VPN slowing down my internet, I've discovered that it's only happened on my phone and not my laptop and is mainly caused by the using of certain apps on my phone. If you notice your internet becomes painstakingly slow after you open an app, then you know that it is likely because of the app. In such a case, close the app in question and then try accessing the internet again. Sometimes, the cause might be unknown to you. In such cases, experiment with different solutions. First try going to your phone settings to turn off and turn back on the VPN. If that doesn't work, try restarting your phone. That has worked for me all the time so far. In the rare instance that Covenant Eye's VPN is still making your internet slow, you can contact their customer service. They have a phone number to call into and live support that you can reach during their operating hours. Even if you are not based in the USA like me, sending an enquiry to them via e-mail still warrants a fast response (1 working day) from them. Going to your phone settings and restarting the VPN Step 1: Go to your phone settings Step 2: Search for VPN Step 3: Disconnect the VPN and reconnect it again Step 4: Check your internet through your web browser to see if it still slows Closing all apps on your phone and try accessing the internet again Step 1: For iPhone, double-tap on the home button and swipe up on all the steps OR Step 1: For Android devices, go to your home screen and close all your apps Step 2: Check your internet through your web browser to see if it still slows Restart your phone Step 1: Physically power off your device Step 2: Turn on your device again Step 3: Check your internet through your web browser to see if it still slows Things You Can Set Up Now That Will Help You Have Your Covenant Eyes VPN Work Almost Perfectly Every Time Covenant Eye's VPN is the thing that acts as a shield to the undesirable websites that you want to keep out of your life. Keeping it working well without slowing down your internet is quite important so that you can continue to be able to do work that matters to you in this digitalised world. You can take the following 3 steps to maximise the chances that the VPN will work for you as intended and without slowing down your internet: Disable the downloading/deleting of apps on iOS with Screen Time or Digital Wellbeing app by Google on AndroidMake Covenant Eyes the only browser on your phoneIf making Covenant Eyes the only browser on your device is not possible, make sure that you set up parental controls on your phone's native digital wellbeing function to block websites that are undesirable and have someone set a password for you Based on my experience using Covenant Eyes, here are some things that you should avoid so that your VPN can work well without slowing down your internet: Having multiple VPNs installed on your device (ie. TOR browser, Aloha browser)Having too many apps opened on your device at once What To Do If Everything Fails To Make Covenant Eyes Work Better With Your Internet? You've troubleshooted through all the steps. You've tried closing all your apps, restarting the VPN, restarted your phone multiple times. You've even tried contacting Covenant Eyes customer service but it's VPN is still making your internet slow. What can you do in such a case? There are 2 possible solutions in such a case: Rely on solely on Screen Time/Google's Digital Wellbeing app entirely.Consider other similar services like NetNanny, Circles, BrainBuddy etc. How to rely solely on Screen Time/Digital Wellbeing app in place of Covenant Eyes You can delete Covenant Eyes and just make use of Screen Time/Google Digital Wellbeing to create a cleaner internet environment for yourself. Make sure to have someone trusted to set a password to prevent you from changing your phone's digital wellbeing settings on impulse. Considering other similar services Services similar to Covenant Eyes include Netnanny, Accountable2You, Circle, Bark, Fortify etc. Some services give you the ability to use them on both laptops and mobile devices while some come in the form of an app and only protects you on your mobile devices. Services that work on both laptops and mobile devices: NetNanny Review, NetNanny WebsiteAccountable2You Review, Accountable2You WebsiteCircle Review, Circle WebsiteBark Review, Bark Website While you may consider any of the above alternatives, it should be noted that most of them work more as a parental control solution than a "quitting porn" software as Covenant Eyes markets itself as. If you are looking for a digital wellbeing solution for personal use, Accountable2You is probably the closest match. But while Accountable2You is probably the closest match, do keep in mind that it only has accountability functions without any blocking features. You can use it with Screen Time/Google's Digital Wellbeing app if you want website restrictions features. Services that come in the form of apps and work only on mobile devices: BrainBuddyFortifyPorn Addiction Calendar These apps work as sort of a tracker coupled with a support system of content and community. I've personally tried BrainBuddy and Fortify and found that their content was good, but as a standalone service, they can be easy to bypass. If used together with your phone's Screen Time/Google Digital Wellbeing, I would think that they can work well to not just support someone in porn addiction recovery in terms of education and community, but also in providing a form of a shield in their digital environment. Will these other services slow down my internet? Services like Circles, Covenant Eyes, NetNanny, Accountable2You, Bark can slow down your internet. For services like NetNanny, Circles and the bunch that filter/block adult content, they can slow down your internet. The problem is not so much of which service you choose to go with but that having this additional thing to filter your web traffic will inevitably cause some slowness in your internet. But hey, no one said that protecting yourself/your loved ones on the internet came without a price. If you are looking for some form of protection from adult content without any slowing of the internet, just go with Screen Time/the Google Digital Wellbeing app. If you want the additional controls/features that services like Covenant Eyes bring, your best bet would be to try them out and test them for yourself. Most of the services previously mentioned other than NetNanny offers a free trial period. Services like BrainBuddy, Fortify, Porn Addiction Calendar will most likely not slow down your internet. For services like Fortify, BrainBuddy and the bunch that functions more as an educational resource, community and habit tracking tool, they will not slow down your internet. Again, use them in tandem with your phone's available digital wellbeing tools and you should be good to go.