There are no many free VPN services on the market, so anytime I find one I happy to write about it. In previous posts, I have mentioned Hotspot Shield and no long ago AlonWeb. Now, it’s about CyberGhost.
CyberGhost is a free VPN service with servers located in Germany. Actually, it’s a commercial VPN service that also has a free version. If you just want surf online anonymously the free version is enough. The free version, called Basic, it’s limited 10GB a month broadband usage. If you want get more you need pay 9.99 Euro a month, and you will get 40GB and 2GB online storage space.
How to get started with CyberGhost
First, you need to download the setup, unzip it and install it. The setup will also install the .NET Framework 3.0 if you don’t have it already.
The next step is to create a CyberGhost VPN account (Click on Create new account button). You will receive a confirmation code on your email that you should use and activate the account.
Next, login to your account. You will get the following screen.
If you want to use free version just click “Connect basic“. Wait a moment, it will connect to service. Finally, you get a German IP address. Check it be visiting www.whatismyipaddress.com.
To close the VPN service just click “Close basic” button.
More features
CyberGhost not only anonymizes your connection but also offers traffic statistics regarding your online activity (yearly and monthly). Another nice feature is that you can exclude some URLs from being anonymized (Exceptions tab). This way you can use the VPN for only sensitive sites not for all of them.
Conclusion
CyberGhost is a very nice VPN service and the most important thing is that it offers a very good FREE version. European users will definitely benefit from the proximity to the CyberGhost server as opposed to the one in Colorado offered by Hotspot Shield.
[Via Soon Tech News | CyberGhost]
36 Comments
After reading your article, I try to install . Install process is smooth. After completing to install the software, restar computer. But there is a problem: when I double click CyberGhost VPN network icon in MY NETWORK PLACE to connect, a notice appears in taskbar “A NETWORK CABLE IS UNPLUGGED”, while my PC still connect internet.
I don’t know to do how.
Plz help me!!!!!
@Tran – I am not sure why this is happening. I tried to reproduce the behavior with no success. Anyone else had this problem?
@Tran – I’ve found several suggestions for fixing this problem. I’m writing a post about this right now.
i installed it properly but whenever i click on connect basic it show me ip address but it give me a same error ” you are not connected ” what should i do how to connect it!
plz Help me!
@yasir – Please try CyberGhost VPN: Fixing Network Cable Unplugged Error and let me know if it solves your problem.
NO Success unfortunately. After following all the steps (and trying to read the help file) up until “connect basic” I am fine… it is when I hit “connect basic” that a new window ups and I am connected to “Public-Apus” after about 12 seconds.
It then finds my IP and the first bar goes green, the second bar scans for a few seconds (asif loading) and then actually pauses (asif frozen for about 2-4 seconds) and recontinues scanning again.
It seems to keep scanning without any successful connection on the CyberGhost VPN screen (only reads: You are not connected!) under the scanning bar.
When I check MY Network Places -> Network Connections I see that TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 is connected.
While this is happening I am blocked from the internet, if I choose to close CyberGhost VPN I am reconnected as if nothing happened.
Please Help! Can’t work this out!
@love – fixed. had to disable IE proxy settings. thanks!
@love – Thank you for sharing the solution to the problem!
i am facing a weird problem, i have installed cyberghost properly and then tried to log in but it says “There is no active internet connection at this time, unfortunately log in is not possible”, i am trying to use it from mainland china. any suggestions?
@powell – same problem here. I’m assuming the Great Firewall has blocked Cyberghost server’s IP but not sure..
is there no free vpn service that we can use from mainland china?????
i love cyberghost
Hi,
meanwhile, we were launched the new version CyberGhost VPN 2.
In CyberGhost VPN 2 some bugs were fixed, like sending the real IP address on disconnects.
Now CyberGhost VPN 2 blocks the internet connection.
Please visit http://cyberghostvpn.com for more information.
@admin
Please change the download URL to: http://sad-load.de/download/software/CGWebInstall.exe
@CyberGhost VPN – Thank you for the update!
iam in india and i want ip of china
@vasim khan – Currently we only can provide you with german IP addresses.
Can I use this tool for getting a German IP that works with Zattoo?
Thanks
@stavs – Yes, you can.
What about linux users without .net?
For Linux is complicated.I tried it with WINE but it didn’t work after all.The only solution is to run it inside a virtual windows box.I tried Linux and didn’t like it,especially Ubuntu.Windows XP is the best for desktops,Linux is for servers.
@Name * – In the current version we don’t use .NET anymore. Unfortunately, there is no Linux client planned at the moment.
Wine shouldn’t work also because of we are using the windows version of OpenVPN so the client is unable to find Linux tun/tap-devices.
I have a quest?on. Become the BKA (the german pol?ce ) the connect?on deta?ls from Cyber ghost vpn? I have read on another webs?te and forums the problems about that and the problems w?th BKA? ?s ?t TRUE?
@gekko – Due to the fact we don’t store any connections details nor logs, there’s nothing we can provide to BKA or police.
hi, everytime i try to connect, i get an error saying this computer is linked to another account. please help its driving me mad.
@bob hobbitt – @bob hobbitt – Please contact our support by using our support forum at http://www.sad-forum.de
Do you have a VPN for Mac O SX
@Leslie – At the moment we are only offering a windows client.
Am I right in thinking I still cannot access UK services like the BBC i player as you have now just given me a German IP instead of my original Portugese one? Wish that had been stated before all the installation!
PS I couldnt get the “contact” link working on the CyberGohst site.
Why does it keep giving me the same 2 IP addresses?
@simon – You are right, at the moment we are only offering you German and American servers wich can’t be used to access UK ip based services. Thanks for the info regarding our contact site.
@Jon – Probably, you are using our Basic service. There are only two servers.
Just wanted to say, even though your VPN service couldn’t help me (get UK based services). It worked excellently to hide my IP and location addresses. Good luck and thanks for the quick responses and the easy to cancel membership option (most FREEBIE sites are a pain to get out of).
I’m in china right now. It doesn’t work. All I get are the messages ‘unable to connect’ and ‘vpn service currently unavailable’. Are there any free services that actually work in china?????
@CyberGhost VPN -
Cyberghost software support windows xp pak3?
hi
i have a strange problem
cyberghost works fine for me and when i checked my ip its changed to german ip
ya it works fine with browsing , the problem is when i run my game freelancer
it choose the old network , and i enter the freelancer server with my orginal ip
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