Post by fireopal on Apr 28, 2014 11:13:38 GMT 4
Free VPN
The following VPN services have a free mode, but remember that somebody has to pay for the bandwidth, hardware and maintenance.
One way or another they will get their money, mostly by trying to get you to upgrade limiting what you can do, for example, no video streaming or P2P. Other providers will show advertisements, and one or two could be a scam logging username and passwords. To ward off fraud it is best to stick with VPN companies that have been around for a long time, tell you who they are and how they make their money.
Unlimited bandwidth free VPN
CyberGhostVPN: The free version has unlimited bandwidth but speed is limited. You might not be able to use the free VPN to stream video as highly demanded locations like the USA and UK are not always available.
VPNBook: Free VPN provider with servers in the USA, UK and Romania. You can choose PPTP for mobile devices or the more secure OpenVPN protocol. Their website contains a username and password that you will need to log into the VPN, it changes daily and you have to visit again to find out the new login credentials.
VersaVPN: Unlimited data transfer and time with DD-WRT support, the only difference with their premium account is speed, limited at 300kps, no support for mobile devices, limited number of nodes, and the company keeps free users logs for 15 days.
VPNium: Free VPN service with unlimited bandwidth, only restricted in speed depending on how many users there are online. It only works in Windows.
HotSpotShield: One of the most popular VPN services in the world. It gives you a USA computer IP able to stream online video. There is no bandwidth limit but you will be shown advertisements that pay for the service.
Privitize: Fairly new free VPN provider with no bandwidth limit or restrictions of any kind, they have no company information or how they finance their services.
VPNGate: A network of P2P volunteer run nodes, coordinated by the University of Tsukuba in Japan, their aim is to help people bypass ISP censorship. You can choose one of the dozens of available countries but you have no way to know who is running the node and if they are looking at what you do or not.
SpotFlux: Ad supported USA based VPN giving you a USA computer IP without any speed limit and able to stream online video. Websites you visit are automatically scanned for malware.
UltraSurf: Portable free VPN service and software to help people circumvent ISP censorship. It only runs in WIndows Internet Explorer, they have a separate Firefox browser addon download.
Free VPN limited by bandwidth
VPNSecure: A no logs VPN provider from Australia offering 600MB daily bandwidth for free in a single USA location that can only be used for web browsing, P2P is blocked.
Faceless: Free VPN version gives you 2GB bandwidth a month, with limited choice of servers and speed but as secure as their paid for version, with no logs kept and the same level of encryption.
IDcloak: They give you 256MB of daily usage for free with no advertisements, with the hope that you will like their services an upgrade to a paid for unlimited bandwidth package.
SecurityKiss: Ireland based VPN provider giving you 300MB daily usage with no advertisements or speed limit. They keep VPN logs for ten days to stop abuse.
TunnelBear: VPN service offers 500MB of free bandwidth every month, this can be extended with an extra 1GB if you Tweet about the company.
Hide.me: Free VPN service gives you 2GB/month of available bandwidth in two locations with speed only allocated if paying customers do not need that capacity.
TorVPN: Account will be erased if not used for one week, there is a 1GB/month bandwidth limit and the free VPN blocks websites like Paypal and eBay to stop fraud.
Hideman: VPN service giving you free 2GB/month a week of usage, the company does not keep logs for paying users but for free users they keep two weeks of data transfer logs, free version does not have USA or UK node.
Free VPN limited by time
VPNReactor: USA based VPN provider giving you free daily 30 minutes access, after that the VPN disconnects and you have to wait 30 minutes before you can reconnect. Once a month you are also sent a confirmation email to corroborate that you still want to use their services.
Cloudnymous: A prepaid VPN service that offers up to one hour of free usage per day, but speed and ping rate are not very good as free servers are crowded. It also requires you register for an account.
The following VPN services have a free mode, but remember that somebody has to pay for the bandwidth, hardware and maintenance.
One way or another they will get their money, mostly by trying to get you to upgrade limiting what you can do, for example, no video streaming or P2P. Other providers will show advertisements, and one or two could be a scam logging username and passwords. To ward off fraud it is best to stick with VPN companies that have been around for a long time, tell you who they are and how they make their money.
Unlimited bandwidth free VPN
CyberGhostVPN: The free version has unlimited bandwidth but speed is limited. You might not be able to use the free VPN to stream video as highly demanded locations like the USA and UK are not always available.
VPNBook: Free VPN provider with servers in the USA, UK and Romania. You can choose PPTP for mobile devices or the more secure OpenVPN protocol. Their website contains a username and password that you will need to log into the VPN, it changes daily and you have to visit again to find out the new login credentials.
VersaVPN: Unlimited data transfer and time with DD-WRT support, the only difference with their premium account is speed, limited at 300kps, no support for mobile devices, limited number of nodes, and the company keeps free users logs for 15 days.
VPNium: Free VPN service with unlimited bandwidth, only restricted in speed depending on how many users there are online. It only works in Windows.
HotSpotShield: One of the most popular VPN services in the world. It gives you a USA computer IP able to stream online video. There is no bandwidth limit but you will be shown advertisements that pay for the service.
Privitize: Fairly new free VPN provider with no bandwidth limit or restrictions of any kind, they have no company information or how they finance their services.
VPNGate: A network of P2P volunteer run nodes, coordinated by the University of Tsukuba in Japan, their aim is to help people bypass ISP censorship. You can choose one of the dozens of available countries but you have no way to know who is running the node and if they are looking at what you do or not.
SpotFlux: Ad supported USA based VPN giving you a USA computer IP without any speed limit and able to stream online video. Websites you visit are automatically scanned for malware.
UltraSurf: Portable free VPN service and software to help people circumvent ISP censorship. It only runs in WIndows Internet Explorer, they have a separate Firefox browser addon download.
Free VPN limited by bandwidth
VPNSecure: A no logs VPN provider from Australia offering 600MB daily bandwidth for free in a single USA location that can only be used for web browsing, P2P is blocked.
Faceless: Free VPN version gives you 2GB bandwidth a month, with limited choice of servers and speed but as secure as their paid for version, with no logs kept and the same level of encryption.
IDcloak: They give you 256MB of daily usage for free with no advertisements, with the hope that you will like their services an upgrade to a paid for unlimited bandwidth package.
SecurityKiss: Ireland based VPN provider giving you 300MB daily usage with no advertisements or speed limit. They keep VPN logs for ten days to stop abuse.
TunnelBear: VPN service offers 500MB of free bandwidth every month, this can be extended with an extra 1GB if you Tweet about the company.
Hide.me: Free VPN service gives you 2GB/month of available bandwidth in two locations with speed only allocated if paying customers do not need that capacity.
TorVPN: Account will be erased if not used for one week, there is a 1GB/month bandwidth limit and the free VPN blocks websites like Paypal and eBay to stop fraud.
Hideman: VPN service giving you free 2GB/month a week of usage, the company does not keep logs for paying users but for free users they keep two weeks of data transfer logs, free version does not have USA or UK node.
Free VPN limited by time
VPNReactor: USA based VPN provider giving you free daily 30 minutes access, after that the VPN disconnects and you have to wait 30 minutes before you can reconnect. Once a month you are also sent a confirmation email to corroborate that you still want to use their services.
Cloudnymous: A prepaid VPN service that offers up to one hour of free usage per day, but speed and ping rate are not very good as free servers are crowded. It also requires you register for an account.