There is only one possibility to access content that is restricted to select countries on the Internet: Virtual Private Networks. They basically route your traffic through their web server so that the destination only communicates directly with the server and not the user computer. If those servers are located in the country you want to access the content from, then you can access contents that are restricted to that country.
Hotspot Shield was the Virtual Private Network software that everyone was talking about. Mainly because it offered free access to their network – with limited bandwidth usage. Always VPN could be a viable alternative to watch Hulu or listen to Pandora from outside the United States.
The Virtual Private Network is easy to setup and can be downloaded as a client for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X or Linux. Once the software has been installed the connection to the VPN can be established from the Start Menu in Windows.
Users get the choice between compatible and faster editions, and can also change the configuration if they want to tweak it further. Tests with Hulu and Pandora were successful. A lot of buffering was going on though which could have been a temporary problem or caused by the increasing popularity of the service.
There is one more “thing” that has to be mentioned. The Virtual Private Network is displaying advertisement on top of each web page to finance the service.
Always VPN can be a viable alternative to Hotspot Shield, especially if the latter service is not working for you or if you already used up all of your bandwidth and want to continue watching or listening to those services.
Update: Always VPN is no longer a free service. The service provider is now charging users for bandwidth usage.
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Wow thx :)
AlwaysVPN is already in trouble. The software is no longer available for download, although the site says that current users can continue to use it.
Always vpn seems to be a browser base vpn solution, i cannot do voip it’s like no tunnelling whatsoever.
I think there goes the saying ..there is no free lunch in this world.
I have an account with www.smallvpn.com for $10 a month. It is a paid one but at least i am free from any ‘hidden’ agenda from these free-vpn provider.
So far so good. Solid uptime and i enjoy my hulu session ever since.
=)
Always vpn is already in trouble. The software is no longer available for download, although the site says that current users can continue to use it.
alwaysvpn is not free anymore :( been using the free trial from monkeyvpn.com and it’s fast but anyone know anymore sites with free trials??
Always VPN is not very useful if you are going to use any bandwidth intensive applications such as HULU or Pandora, because those applications need so much bandwidth and Always VPN charges by the GB. You could easily go over your limit in a day.
I use Road Warrior VPN.com which supplies unlimited bandwidth. Their servers are always very fast.