Thank you both. I don't travel frequently, but when I do, I'd like to use vpn while on public wifi.
Traci On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:01 AM, Justin Mann <w9...@me.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I use a VPN called Private Internet Access: > http://www.privateinternetaccess.com > It works well, is totally accessible on the mac, and has a very simple > interface. I've never had them go off line, and honestly it just works, > there is no connection logging, and so far I've gotten very connection speeds > when I've used it. > On Jul 26, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, Traci, >> >> I have never used Express-VPN, but I have tried out and used others. >> >> For two years or so, I used Strong VPN and it worked flawlessly. I only >> used it with my iPhone, not with my PC or Mac. The only time it went down >> was when Hurricane Sandy hit NYC, but they were only offline for about 24 >> hours. The company charges around $57 per year or so. >> >> Another VPN service I have used, which worked extremely well for me was >> HotSpot Shield from AnchorFree. I found this in the Apple store. I have >> never incurred any charges with them, but I haven't ever used the service >> for more than just a few minutes at a time. I think (though I am not sure) >> that you pay something if you use them on a regular basis. You'll need to >> check that out. >> >> You may be wondering why, if both of these services work so well, I used >> the past tense when describing my experiences with them. The answer is >> simple. A close friend set up a very good and reliable VPN server, so I use >> it now. Nevertheless, I can truthfully say that both Strong VPN and HotSpot >> Shield did an excellent job of meeting my needs. >> >> All the best from Austria, >> >> Mike >> >> On 25,Jul,2014, at 19:19, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm reading about VPNs this morning. I'm familiar with Tunnel Bear & >>> Cloak, however the below service was ranked the best for 2014. >>> >>> Have any MacVisionary or viPhone users used Express VPN? How did you find >>> ease of use/accessibility? How was your connection speed? >>> >>> Do you recommend a different service? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Traci >>> >>> https://www.express-vpn.com/order >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.