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    Are there any Unlimited Use Free VPN's with Reliable service?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by yjacket2001, Jul 19, 2015.

  1. yjacket2001

    yjacket2001 Notebook Geek

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    I would think Google would be coming out with this soon.

    That would rock, and kind of make up for spying on us and China too!


    TIA!
     
    yjacket2001, Jul 19, 2015
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    I am not aware of any free, reliable, unlimited use VPNs.

    Though I will say that if you do need a VPN, and want something with multiple global VPN server locations, high speed, and unlimited usage, then it is well worth the cost of paying for a month of service.

    I did that when I lived in Singapore for three months, and still wanted access to Netflix while I was overseas.
     
    kent1146, Jul 21, 2015
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    If your concern is privacy, the only reliable VPN service is your own. It's cheap, simple and reliable. For example, RPi2 costs less than $50, necessary accessories and shipping anywhere included, and there is a ready-made OS build with powerful yet very straightforward and easy to setup SoftEther VPN, which is even able to penetrate NATs.
     
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    The problem with roll-your-own VPNs is that you're limited to the geographical location where the VPN box is located.

    It works just fine if you want a VPN to encrypt your internet traffic or do traffic shaping. But it won't work if you want a VPN to mask your geo-location, in order to circumvent geographical limitations to access content and online services.
     
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    kent1146, shouldn't it work when accessing home services from foreign country?
     
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    Yes. In that case, you're still limited to the geographical location where the VPN box is located.

    But my point is a difference in use cases. If you're travelling abroad, and you want to access content available in your home country, then a roll-your-own VPN would work.

    The use case that would NOT be covered by a roll-your-own VPN would be if you want to access content that isn't available in your home country. For example, you want to watch a show on a video streaming service that is available in the UK, but not in the US. You would need access to a VPN service that has an IP address based out of the UK. Or, you want to buy a game through an online game service that is sold cheaper in India than it is in the US. You would need access to a VPN service that has an IP address based out of India. Or you live in a country where online porn is banned, and you're visiting a country where online porn is banned, but you still want your online porn. You would need access to a VPN service that has an IP address based out a country where that content is legal.

    It all comes down to what you want your VPN to do.
     
    kent1146, Jul 21, 2015
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    r1speedyrider Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been living in Beijing for the last 2 years. I struggled for the 1st year using free VPN's such as Safeip for windows and fqrouter for android. For the last year I have used Astrill paid service, shame they don't offer a demo as I can highly recommend them for Windows PC's. For Apple devices they struggle as you don't have the same options and it can mess up your wifi connection.
    Personally it was not worth the hassle using the free VPN's as they are all limited in some way.
     
    r1speedyrider, Jul 22, 2015
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