AlwaysVPN, seen as an alternative to Hotspot Shield, it’s not free anymore. AlwaysVPN was launched as a free VPN service but now it switched to pre-paid service. Here is the announcement made on AlwaysVPN forum 3 days ago:
As of now we are offering a new pre-pay vpn service! AlwaysVPN 2.0
Most of you have probably come to know AlwaysVPN as a free advertising supported vpn. Unfortunately for various reasons we are not able to continue the expansion of this free service for the time being.
Until further notice existing users will still be able to access our free network, however we will not be distributing new client software.
This means you will have to pay in order to use it. You have to purchase an amount of VPN bandwidth before using the service. For example, 5GB of traffic through AlwaysVPN you will cost you $8.50, 10GB – $15, etc.
AlwaysVPN is on Windows XP, Vista, Max OS X and Linux. It creates an encrypted link between your computer and their servers and then forwards all of your internet traffic through this link.
AlwaysVPN can be used to:
- Unblock sites like MySpace, YouTube, Orkut, etc
- Access US only web content.
- Prevent local eavesdroppers from listening in on your web communication.
- Bypass Government web content filtering.
Pros
- It is very similar with Hotspot Shield
- More likely to bypass firewalls and filters as it is not as well known as HotSpot Shield (HS is curently being blocked by several sites that share video content)
- Works on any Internet connection that allows you to browse web sites.
Cons
- It’s not free anymore
- Only allows web traffic on port 80, 443, 110, 143, 587 and 8080
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4 Comments
The paid version only blocks port 25.
Everything else is allowed.
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I think the only free service now is ultravpn and it’s been like this for years… https://www.ultravpn.fr