Comments on: Astrill – Access Internet from Anywhere – 120 Exclusive Beta Invites Available

By: matt

matt — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:21:07 +0000

astrill is good. and i hope it can be working on nexus one phone soon.

By: Jean Moulin

Jean Moulin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:22:15 +0000

I think that it’s the best VPN at the moment. Very easy to install, very easy to use. It does not disconnect without warning even when we block the connection with the firewall ! ( It is a problem with CyberGhost, it often fails the connection saying problem with your firewall options without any reason !). And the bandwidth is really fast. I also appreciated the price: it is quite reasonable at 29,99$ for a 6 months plan (5$ per month).

By: HideIP Admin

HideIP Admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:04:35 +0000

@ad_infinitum - Unfortunately, you are right. Still no response to the encryption issue and this is indeed not a good sign.

By: ad_infinitum

ad_infinitum — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:53:56 +0000

Hi,

Looks like there’s still no response on the encryption issue. Since launch day, it’s been just over a week – not a good sign.

@willemijns
If I have to launch a sniffer to find out it’s not, it kind of defeats the purpose of using the service in the first place, don’t you think?
I know it’s a beta, but the encryption is a key aspect in services like this.

Anyway, plenty more options.

ad_infinitum

By: HideIP Admin

HideIP Admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:31:30 +0000

@willemijns - I'm still waiting an answer regarding the encryption issue from the Astrill team. I will let you know when I get it.

By: willemijns

willemijns — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:14:03 +0000

for me, this proxy works well… speed is very good but speed can decrease after beta oh! i knew this i knew this… not for this kind of
service but for a similar offer ^^

By: willemijns

willemijns — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:10:10 +0000

> I’m a bit concerned about this. What do you think? Do you think it’s safe & secure? No details can be found about the encryption aglorithm they use.

launch a sniffer and you can have some infos ? SSL ? plain text ?

By: HideIP Admin

HideIP Admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:00:27 +0000

@roms - You are right. They promote it as a VPN but in beta it works like a proxy.

By: roms

roms — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:56:05 +0000

It works fine but it isn’t exactly as a VPN. I think that the detail “View both HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) websites anonymously” as a big importance…
It only works for browsing …
dunno if it works for software using HTTP or HTTPS but what I know is that, for example, doesn’t work with torrent so I guess it’s the same for skype / msn etc …

So, it is not at all a VPN so change the title “Astrill VPN”

By: HideIP Admin

HideIP Admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:56:20 +0000

@David Z. - There was a mistake from my side. I have entered the wrong link to the sign up page. It works now!