In this guide, we will show you how to easily setup OpenVPN connection on Linux Mint through simple steps. Scroll down for more details.

Getting Things Ready

Before creating a new OpenVPN connection on your Linux Mint, first you will need to set things up:

1- You need an internet connection that works properly.

2- Make sure that your you have a Linux Mint supported device.

3- Make sure that your VPN service subscription is active (e.g: bVPN).

Setting Up OpenVPN on Linux Mint (Manually)

Follow the steps below in order to successfully create a new OpenVPN connection on your Linux Mint operating system:

1- First, open “Terminal”, and then insert this command: sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn.

2- Next, press “Enter”, and the insert your Linux Mint password.

3- After that, press “Enter” once more.

4- Next, type “Y”, and then press “Enter” in order to continue.

5- Type in this command: sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome, and then press “Enter”.

6- Type in this command: sudo restart network-manager, and then press “Enter”.

7- Download and install your OpenVPN configuration files.

8- Click on the “Network Connection” icon.

9- Next, click on the “Network Settings” option.

10- After that, click on the “+”sign.

11- Click on “Create”, and then choose “OpenVPN”.

12-  Click on “Create”.

13- In the “Gateway” field, type in the IP address of the server you want to connect to. You can do this by opening the OpenVPN folder and get the “.ovpn” server file.

14- In the “Username” field, type in your VPN username.

15- In the “Password” field, type in your VPN password.

16- Hit the folder icon in the CA Certificate field.

17- Now, go to the OpenVPN download folder, and then choose “ca.crt”.
18- Click on “Open”.

19- Click on “Advanced”.

20- Go to the “General” tab.

21- Check Use custom gateway port (insert 53 for UDP and 80 for TCP).

22- Check the “Use LZO data compression” option.

** If you are using TCP connection, then choose “Use a TCP connection”.

23- Go to the “Security” tab.

24- Choose the “AES-256-CBC” option from “Cypher”.

25- Choose “SHA-1” from the “HMAC Authentication” option.

26- Go to “TLS Authentication” tab.

27- Choose “Use additional TLS authentication”.

28- Next to the “Key File” click on the folder icon.

30- Now, go once more to the OpenVPN download folder, and then choose “Wdc.key”.

31- Click “Open”.

32- From “Key Direction”, choose “1”.

33- Click “OK”.

34- Click “Save” so that your hard work is not wasted.

35- Go to your VPN connection, and then try connecting to it.

Congratulations! You have successfully created an OpenVPN connection on Linux Mint. Well done!

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Coming from the Netherlands, GooseVPN is a new VPN service provider that presents itself in a stylish way with attractive offers, such as free trial, money-back guarantee, P2P sharing and OpenVPN. In this review, we will explore the different features provided by GooseVPN. Scroll down for more details.

Pricing

GooseVPN offers 3 flexible packages to meet everyone’s needs. There are 2 different plans to which users can pay on monthly basis: Unlimited which costs $12.99 per month and Limited (50GB) which costs $2.99 per month. GooseVPN also offers an unlimited bandwidth annual package for $4.99 per month.

Payment Methods

Sadly, anonymous payment methods like: Bitcoin are not accepted. However, there are other payment options provided, including: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Paypal, giropay and iDeal. We prefer anonymous payment methods to regular ones since they are more secure and reliable.

Free Trial & Refund Policy

GooseVPN offers 30-day free trial which we find quite generous and enough to thoroughly evaluate the service.

As for refund policy, a 30-day money-back guarantee is offered for new subscribers if they have used less than 100MB of their bundle as stated on their website:

“All new GOOSE VPN accounts have a no-questions-asked 30-day moneyback guarantee if less than 100MB has been used. If a customer cancels their GOOSE VPN service or a package of GOOSE VPN services, they will have their payment refunded.”

Privacy Policy

Being based in the Netherlands is one of the best things about GooseVPN because the Netherlands is one of the most liberal countries when it comes to internet privacy and security making it a paradise for VPN service providers. When it comes to privacy, GooseVPN does not keep logs whatsoever. This includes your online activity, username, password, emails, DNS-lookups, IP address, etc.

“When you are using GOOSE VPN service, GOOSE VPN gathers information about actual bandwidth usage per user account. GOOSE VPN does not track, collect or store any information at the servers of the GOOSE VPN server network”.

GooseVPN Features

In this section, we will discuss the different features provided by GooseVPN, such as: security, encryption, server network, bandwidth, etc.

Security & Encryption

GooseVPN uses 256-bit AES encryption with SHA-256 to support multiple protocols, such as: OpenVPN, IKEv2, L2TP/IPsec and PPTP. Though OpenVPN is known for being difficult to block by ISPs, some countries (e.g: Egypt) have managed to block it. It requires a double layer of encryption and a set of sophisticated algorithms to be able to be completely anonymous online.

Servers & Bandwidth

GooseVPN has a decent network of more than 59 servers spread across 30+ important locations worldwide, including: USA, UK, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, SLOVENIA, ISRAEL, SINGAPORE, RUSSIA, NORWAY, CANADA, INDIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN and many more.

As for bandwidth, Goose annual premium VPN package offers unlimited bandwidth and so is one of its monthly plan. On the other hand, a cheaper monthly plan is limited to 50GB per month.

Compatibility

GooseVPN is compatible with 4 main platforms: Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android. The software app can run on various devices, such as: desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets, routers and smart TVs (e.g: Kodi).

Other features include P2P sharing and servers optimised for media streaming.

Support

Users can reach GooseVPN support team via email tickets. It is mentioned that they would respond within 2 hours.

“There is always someone from our support team ready to answer your questions. If you fill in our contact form, we create a ticket. We always try to help you within 2 hours. By filling in as much information on the contact form as possible (operating system, etc.) we will be able to help you faster. We continuously improve our services. Is there something you are missing? Let us know so that we can add or improve it. You can also chat with our support team through our social media.”

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Eurosport Player is the official online streaming service of the popular Pan-European television sports network, Eurosport. Eurosport was launched back in 1989 but it was not until 2008 that Eurosport Player was launched. Eurosport is known to be the leading broadcaster of the most popular premier sports events from all over Europe. Eurosport Player allows its users to view these premiere sports events of all the Eurosport channels both live and on-demand. This is the reason why it has become very popular among sports fans all over the world. Sadly, Eurosport Player is only accessible from within a very few number of countries in Europe, despite its worldwide high demand. It is only available in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Germany. The below error will appear if you try accessing Eurosport Player from outside of these countries.

The best solution to overcome this obstacle came in the form of a Virtual Private Network or VPN. A VPN allowed its users to access any geo-restricted websites by giving them the ability to change their online geographical location at a click of a button. This capability was not only for geo-restrictions but also can be used to bypass government censorship such as those in China and Russia. In addition to that, VPNs are used to protect their users’ online security and online privacy while enjoying complete online freedom. For these reasons, using a VPN is the best solution for the Eurosport Player geo-blocking issue.

Today, there are countless of VPN providers available and you are welcome to use any provider you prefer as long as it meets the following requirements:

1- You must have a full subscription to a reliable VPN service

2- The VPN provider must have or operate a server in at least one of the countries where Eurosport Player is accessible from (UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy,and/or Germany)

3- The VPN must support high connection speeds (either through servers that are optimized for video streaming or through anti-throttling features)

For this tutorial we have chosen the Netherlands-based bVPN. It has been operating since 2014 and from day one has been striving to provide its users with the most advanced features in the field of online security, privacy, and freedom. We found it very suitable to access the geo-blocked Eurosport Player since it has servers in both UK and Germany. Users of bVPN also enjoy anti-throttling features within the application to support the high connection speeds required for online video streaming.

How to Access Eurosport Player

1- Close your browser if its open

2- Open the bVPN application from the location on your device that it is saved in

3- At the top of the application page click on “Log In”

4- In the fields under “Sign In”, enter your VPN credentials and click on the “Log In” button

5- At the top of the application page click on “Connect” to go back to the main page

6- Click on the “Location” icon. This will open the list of available servers on the right

7- From the list of servers, select one of the servers located in one of the countries that can access Eurosport Player

Note: bVPN has servers in both the UK and Germany but make sure that you choose the server with the highest connection speed. You will find next to each server the ping test result of that server which indicates the connection speed provided by that server.

8- Once you have selected the server, click on the “Connect” button in the middle of the main section

9- Once a connection is established, minimize the bVPN application window

10- Open the browser and go to the Eurosport Player website (www.eurosportplayer.com)

At this point you will be able to access Eurosport player as if you are located within the country of the server you selected. Enjoy the unlimited world of sports.

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Based in Romania, VPN.ac is a relatively unknown VPN service provider that has been around since 2012. The service comes with a lot of interesting features and security measures. In this review, we will dissect every element and feature provided by VPN.ac. Scroll down for more details.

Price Plans

VPN.ac follows a simple and a straightforward pricing strategy. All users get to enjoy the same features, only the subscription duration differs from one plan to another. There are 4 different price plans available; 1 month for $9, 3 months for $24 ($8 per month), 6 months for $36 ($6 per month) and 1 year for $58 ($4.8 per month).

Payment Methods

A variety of payment options are available to meet everyone’s needs. We were happy to see that VPN.ac relies mostly on Bitcoin as a payment method which is impressive because Bitcoin is a type of anonymous payments that adds extra privacy and security to the user. In addition to Bitcoin, you can pay via PayPal, Alipay, credit/debit cards, iDeal, UnionPay, WebMoney or SEPA Direct Debit. Prepaid voucher cards, Perfectmoney and altcoins are soon to be added.

Free Trial & Refund

We cannot say that paying $2 to get VPN.ac access for a week is a free trial for it is certainly not for free. The company offers 1 week to try their services for $2 with 3 simultaneous connections.

As for refund, you can get a 7-day money-back guarantee full refund if you are not satisfied with the service.

Privacy Policy

VPN.ac has one of the best privacy policies we have come across. The level of transparency and straightforwardness is very good and we highly recommend visiting their privacy policy page to get a full overview of their philosophy. First of all, the company does not keep any of its users’ activity logs as mentioned on their website “we do not log/monitor any kind of user activity such as visited web-sites, emails, files transferred, instant messages, DNS queries etc.” This means that you can use the internet while being connected to VPN.ac without fear of being monitored whether by the VPN service provider or any third party, “nothing is stored on VPN servers, not even common Linux daemon logs like entropy daemons, ntpd, OpenSSH etc”. On the other hand, the only logs kept are connection logs and bandwidth statistics. In addition, the company manages its own DNS servers which adds extra layer of encryption since no third parties are involved in resolving DNS queries at all.

VPN.ac Features

In this section, we will go through all the features provided by VPN.ac, such as: security, encryption protocols, platform compatibility, server locations, bandwidth, customer support, etc. This is to help you decide if this VPN suits your needs.

Security & Encryption

When it comes to security and encryption, these guys clearly know their game. They are proud that they “exclusively use only opensource technologies and all our servers are running Linux.” For OpenVPN, they use AES-256 bit and AES 128-bit encryption with RSA-4096 and Elliptic Curve. The same goes for L2TP/IPsec protocol which is supported by AES-256 bit and AES 128-bit encryption. As for PPTP, it is supported by 128-bit MPPE. However, this protocol is no longer recommended as it has been compromised by the NSA ad can be easily deciphered.

Servers & Bandwidth

It is unclear how many servers they have, but all servers are spread across 21 countries to help users bypass geo-restrictions. It is mentioned that VPN.ac can overcome stubborn firewalls and works very well in China.

As for bandwidth, there are no restrictions over bandwidth nor is there any form of speed throttling. You can find a very bold statement confirming that they are confident enough that your internet connection will not be intentionally throttled by the service.

“We do not oversell bandwidth, nor engage in volume-selling, and more VPN servers are regularly added to ensure against overuse of our locations; at any given time, available bandwidth speed greatly exceeds our users’ needs – usually at least 10-fold”.

Compatibility

VPN.ac is compatible with Windows, iOS, Mac OS and Android. If you want to download it on other platforms, you can check their manual setup tutorials. The VPN is also compatible with several routers, such as: DD-WRT, OpenWRT, Tomato, Advanced Tomato, pfSense and AsusWRT/Merlin.

As for port-forwarding, it is not available since it is considered as insecure.

Customer Support

We had our concerns about how we would get support from the website, especially when live chat support is not available. However, the website is one of the most useful and organised websites we have come across. If you have any questions whatsoever about the tiniest detail, you can head over to the F.A.Q page or the Knowledgebase page. They are extremely dedicated to answering all commonly asked question regarding the service. In addition, if you want to communicate with the support team, you can either send an email or a ticket.

Conclusion

We are generally happy that we have stumbled upon this relatively unknown VPN service. We admire their dedication to privacy and level of transparency with customers. It is clear that the company is more about providing a reliable product than selling one. Prices are not bad, we have seen way more expensive VPN services. The website is very professional, easy to navigate and extremely informative. We would like, however, to know the exact number of servers provided. As for the free trial, we wouldn’t call it a free trial if we are going to pay for it even if it is only a couple of bucks. We like the fact that they run and manage their own DNS servers. All in all, we are happy that we have found this VPN service and we can definitely recommend it.

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ShadeYou is a new, small VPN service provider that is based in the Netherlands (although their address on the website is located in Scotland). ShadeYou offers several impressive features at considerably cheap prices. It has attracted many VPN netizens and tech-analysts as well in a very short period of time as it offers strong security protocols at very cheap prices. In this review, we will evaluate ShadeYou VPN’s performance based on trying their service. Further, we will go through the different services and price plans provided by ShadeYou VPN.

Pricing

ShadeYou VPN offers 2 price plans, the Standard and the Premium.

Standard Package

– Costs $25.99 a year at $2.16 per month

– 18 servers in 12 countries

– Unlimited bandwidth

– Unlimited data transfer

– Supports OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP/IPsec

– 2048-bit Encryption

– P2P sharing & torrenting

– Compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS, iOS, Android

– 3 Simultaneous connections

– Kill Switch

– DNS leak protection

Premium Package

– Costs $27.99 a year at $2.33 a month

– 25 servers in 15 locations

– Unlimited bandwidth

– Unlimited data transfer

– Supports OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, PPTP

– 4096-bit Encryption

– P2P sharing & torrenting

– Compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS, iOS, Android

– 5 Simultaneous connections

– Kill Switch

– DNS leak protection

 Free Trial & Refunds Policy

ShadeYou offers a 24-hour free trial to be able to access and evaluate the service fully without any restrictions before deciding on making a purchase. We always appreciate VPN services that offer free trial no matter how short the free trial period is because it is a clear indication that such VPNs are customer-oriented.

Moreover, ShadeYou offers a 7-day 100% money-back guarantee in case you find their services unsatisfactory.

Payment Methods

 In addition to its cheap prices, free trial and money-back guarantee policy, ShadeYou VPN also accepts all major regular and anonymous payments as well (such as: Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, American Express, Bitcoin, Kashu, WebMoney, and many more) making it excellent for securing your personal information while making a payment.

Privacy

When it comes to a user’s privacy policy, ShadeYou VPN seems to take it quite seriously. Through their privacy policy page is quite concise, but it is lucid enough to know that they do not keep any logs nor do they share any user’s personal information with any third party. Here is what is written on their website:

” We will take all measures to protect your personal information. Any personal information obtained in the process of an order will only be used for the correct provision of service. ShadeYouVPN.com will never sell , distribute or transfer the information.

ShadeYouVPN.com does not collect information about the activities of our clients on the network. We do not keep logs , so we simply do not have data that could be transferred to third parties .

Software of ShadeYou VPN is working in such way that only login and password are necessary. Using the client application personal information of users can not be obtained , intercepted or used. When a user connects to ShadeYou Virtual Private Network, cookies are not stored in our system. “

ShadeYou VPN Features

In this section, we will explore the different features provided by ShadeYou VPN. Scroll down for more details.

Security

ShadeYou VPN promotes that it offers 2048-bit encryption, however, when we used the service we found that it uses 1024-bit RSA encryption only, which is a misleading way to promote a service. However, it is definitely one of the strongest encryption keys in the market today. ShadeYou also supports multiple encryption protocols, including: OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec and PPTP.

Servers & Bandwidth

Though they might not have a massive network of servers, but they do have servers spread across several important locations, including: USA, UK, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, UKRAINE, CANADA, SPAIN, HONG KONG, FRANCE, SWEDEN, RUSSIA, ROMANIA, AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, FINLAND.

As for bandwidth, ShadeYou offers unlimited bandwidth without any throttling or restriction on data transfer.

Compatibility

ShadeYou is fully compatible with major platforms (Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android) and multiple devices as well (desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets).

Other Features

ShadeYou VPN also comes with few more impressive features, such as:

• * Kill switch
• * DNS leak protection
• * Up to 5 simultaneous connections
• * P2P sharing and torrenting are allowed

Customer Support

ShadeYou VPN customer support team can be reach via an e-mail ticket system. They are available 24/7 which is excellent for different time zones. Moreover, they have an F.A.Q section for self-assistance.

The Client

We signed-up for a free trial and downloaded the client for Windows. Signing up was extremely easy, all we were required to do is insert a username/password. Then, we received an activation e-mail and voila, we were good to go. Installing the client was equally easy and did not occupy much space (it is only 6MB in size).

ShadeYou VPN sports a basic, simple and user-friendly interface. However, we were not impressed with the VPN’s performance. Our connection was slowed down significantly that we had to stop the service to get our browsers running again.

 Conclusion

ShadeYou VPN is a promising service that has a lot to offer. We liked their cheap prices, security levels, and myriad of features. However, we did not like the VPN’s overall performance.

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In nations, for example, Saudi Arabia with religious conservatism, YouTube is seen as an application against Islamic culture due to the substance played on the site that for the most part contains western-style recordings. So in the event that you visit such nations, you require a support of unblock YouTube before you can get to any substance.

Other than political reasons, YouTube may likewise be hindered by private elements to keep clients from encroaching on an organization’s copyright and protected innovation. Other private substances, for example, organizations, schools, and universities that square YouTube assert that they do as such to guarantee that it doesn’t influence profitability.

Notwithstanding the explanation behind the blockage, a VPN is a standout amongst the most helpful approaches to unblock YouTube and get to your most loved channels there.

Why do you have to unblock YouTube where it is restricted?

YouTube was the second most trafficked site after Google. This demonstrates how well known and imperative it is. The video sharing site permits clients to get to free recordings on anything, be it instructional exercises, instructional material, and excitement, among others. Accordingly, it’s nothing unexpected that you would need to unblock YouTube and get to anything you need.

Why Use A VPN To Unblock YouTube?

There are a few approaches to unblock YouTube. Many individuals utilize intermediaries to sidestep channels, yet intermediaries accompany a large group of detriments. For example, they can without much of a stretch be hindered too. Also, numerous intermediaries or sites that offer intermediary administrations are boycotted.

That being stated, a VPN is the most ideal approach to unblock YouTube anyplace on the planet, not exactly at school. Firstly, a VPN will shield you from “Spies” particularly in the event that you are getting to YouTube from school where it is blocked. When you associate with a VPN, your unique IP address will be covered along these lines shielding you from being followed.

A VPN is the best approach to unblock YouTube where access to it is Geo-confined. You will be appointed another IP address of another nation that will empower you sidestep channels in light of geographic locale.

Likewise, a VPN is a modest approach to unblock YouTube. A portion of the best VPN administrations cost under 5$ a month. Likewise, you can subscribe for just a single month on the off chance that you would prefer not to confer yourself quite a while.

BVPN to Unblock YouTube:

Since you know how to unblock YouTube, you have to choose the best VPN administration to subscribe to. There are many suppliers available, yet not every one of them are made equivalent. As the biggest supplier of individual VPN administrations, BVPN is seemingly the best supplier for any VPN benefit.

The organization offers appealing evaluating plans and they’re right now running now a free trial for 3 days using a newly introduced SMOKE tunnel. The one-month bundle is currently at 9.99$ 6 months from 50$. The early arrangement is currently at 90$ with investment funds of up to 20%. Also if you keep yourself updated you will find lots of offers every month

What makes BVPN especially perfect for unblocking controlled sites is that it has an extensive system of serves crossing 13 worldwide areas. Unequivocally, there are 24 servers in 13 nations around the globe. In addition, there is no restriction to the quantity of server switches you can every month. On the off chance that you travel regularly, you should have the capacity to jump starting with one VPN server then onto the next easily, and this is the thing that BVPN correctly offers.

Likewise, BVPN’s custom-assembled customer programming is among the absolute best available. The product upgrades your general client encounter through the different elements it accompanies. The customer terminal offers simple access to the extensive’s scope of VPN administrations.

Notwithstanding unblocking YouTube, associating with BVPN benefit gives you access to a few other VPN highlights that make for more secure and more private perusing. For example, your movement will be scrambled to secure it from online dangers; the new IP you procure will veil your character from online ‘stalkers’ and the one helps you unblock YouTube.

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OneVPN gives you solid connections by utilizing one of the exceptionally proficient conventions and ideal settings to ensure the vpn does not stifle the wen while encoding the client’s surfing and connections. To keep up security and obscurity, OneVPN has sent servers in numerous dynamic IPs. This permits the user to effectively bypass Geo-Limitations and watch any sites from any place you are.

Prices and plans:

Shoddy and free VPN’S may appear to be alluring, yet they regularly offer a below average administration and may have noteworthy protection issues. Now let’s get to the cash matter before all else.

On the off chance that you can’t bear the cost of any VPN programs in any case there is what can help you finally. If you’ll just need to pay around 4.99 a month, are you still hesitating to buy?  If you are planning to join with OneVPN for a time of like 4 years… all you need to pay in relevant to $1 every month which is a staggeringly low cost for any VPN user. Sadly they don’t offer a trial period for testing.

Servers:

At the present minute, OneVpn allows you to connect to more than 20 different servers and they are always adding new ones according to the needs of all customers all over the world

OneVPN support:

OneVPN provides you with a considerable measure of service when it comes to customer care .. there have professional client support options which an assist you with numerous questions. so never worry about getting to them and asking .

To sum up 

OneVPN gives you access to more than 60 servers, permitting you to shroud your area and sidestep confined information around the globe. Working to protect you from malware guarantees you are ensured that you will be safe and you won’t be attacked by phishers. while you are connected. NAT Firewall keeps any unapproved outsiders from getting to you information. In addition, they provide you with an AD blocker that conceals all the annoying advertisements giving you a perfect, simple perusing background.

In our opinion OneVPN is a very good choice for VPN newbies as it is easy to install and very easy to use..

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In case you fail to have face time application on your IOS, this implies that facetime is banned in your place. It is also clearly visible to IPhone users that if you buy a device from any of the countries that has banned the service you will not find facetime preinstalled on your device!!

Applications like Skype, WhatsApp, viber and facetime are restricted in Many Middle east countries like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman etc. they are indicated as non-authorized VOIP applications.

With lots of questions and workarounds the only working way that allows you to use facetime is using a VPN. It is the best and the basic approach to solve this issue especially in Dubai.

Getting and setting a VPN on your IOS Device will give you an extreme access to Face time or to any other blocked application that you are not able to use.

What is Facetime and what is it used for?

Face time is a free apple program which permits facetime clients to make video calls. It is specially designed for IOS users who live apart and would like to speak to their families and friends who live apart from them.  So whenever they need to chat with their relatives who are somewhere else they utilize this innovation to meet them through cell phone.

How can BVPN help in Using Facetime?

BVPN is one of the unique VPN programs that work very well in the Middle East region. This application covers your IP address and makes you surf freely online. Furthermore, BVPN changes your IP address and permits you to use Facetime as your location changes to a place where facetime is not banned. BVPN connects securely and ensures your protection. And also ensures you to use face time freely with no limitations or disconnections.

But is BVPN free of charge?

Using free applications might harm your device and also puts your information in danger. BVPN gives you a free voucher for limited time to try the application for 3 days after which you can buy the application and enjoy the unlimited use.  You can redeem the voucher from here:

https://www.bvpn.me/en/trysmoketunnelfree/

When you click on redeem voucher you will be taken to an easy registration process where you enter your e-mail and password. Please make sure you don’t enter a fake mail as you get your free voucher on the mail.

After you finish your registration process make sure that you activate your account from the mail sent to you.

Next you sign in

Go to your profile page and scroll down the page to pay with voucher code and enter the code given to you via mail.

To know more about paying with vouchers please visit:

https://www.bvpn.me/en/faq/11

Now you can download the application on your IOS device from the download section or via this direct itunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bvpn/id955436453?ls=1&mt=8

After the installation please makes sure you log in your correct id and password to get access.

After choosing your desired server please connect

As soon as the application gets connected you can go to the application and happily enjoy chatting with your family and friends away from all the restrictions and bans or any strict censorship laws.

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VPN is an entire industry that has been built around evading the Great Firewall of China. VPN providers are in a constant battle against the Great Firewall; striving hard to maintain their services working in China.

VPNs Optimized for The Great Firewall

A VPN that provides “normal” VPN connection using old orthodox methods cannot keep up with the sophisticated Deep Packet Inspection technology of the Great Firewall. Hence it will not survive in China and will shortly come to an end. Unless it uses some sort of additional encapsulation, VPN connection will not be able to avoid being detected and blocked.

b.VPN was one of very few providers that used tunneling OpenVPN through SSH (Secure Shell) as a “cloacking” technology to hide VPN connection in China in a single click app without complicated setup instructions.

Read more https://www.bridgevpn.com/en/faq/30/

However, as the Great Firewall is steadily updated to hinder the encrypted protocol tunneling connections, b.VPN has improved its anti-detection technology and launched SMOKE; a high-end UDP tunnel for a more reliable and secure VPN connection that cannot be identified by DPI while sustaining connection stability and speed.

How Does SMOKE Work

No need for endless setup instructions, SMOKE mode can be turned on in a single click. Download and install b.VPN on your PC or Mac then click “Gear” icon to open “Advanced Settings” window. You’ll notice “Smoke Tunnel” radio button, click it to turn it on then click “OK”.

You can try b.VPN for one hour on a daily basis and you don’t even need to sign up for an account. If you would like to test connection stability for a longer period, you can sign up and ask for a free trial voucher that will give you 3 day subscription.

Other Core Features in b.VPN to Work in China

DNS leak protection: in previous articles, we’ve discussed DNS leak and how it destroys the main benefit of using VPN which is hiding the user’s IP address.

Read more https://www.vpnanswers.com/all-about-dns-leaks/

And we’ve discussed that to prevent DNS leak there are setups and even apps that can be installed.

Read more https://www.vpnanswers.com/how-stop-your-dns-leaking-while-using-vpn/

However, in the latest b.VPN version, DNS leak protection feature is built-in and automatically turned on.

Japan VPN server: few VPN providers will have servers in Asia. b.VPN has a VPN server located in Tokyo, Japan and another located in Singapore. VPN server’s geographic location is an important factor to guarantee that your Internet connection will not be negatively affected. The rule here: the closer the VPN server is located to your current geographic location, the better connection speed will be. Still, this rule doesn’t always apply.

VPN protocols used: in most cases, OpenVPN is the most reliable VPN protocol since it offers high encryption 256-bit, it’s supported by most operating systems and it’s very easy to use. In China this is not the case; OpenVPN is strangely the least reliable VPN protocol to use. TCP OpenVPN protocol is currently blocked in China which leads to connection keeps resetting issue. b.VPN allows the user to choose between 3 OpenVPN connection modes other than TCP: UPD, SSH and SMOKE.

Another good point about b.VPN is that most VPN providers will present PPTP as an alternative for OpenVPN which is not only blocked in China but also incredibly slow and insecure and offers the least degree of encryption (128-bit). b.VPN presents L2TP/IPsec as an alternative for OpenVPN. L2TP/IPsec is not blocked in China and offers just the same degree of encryption as OpenVPN and that is why it’s highly recommended especially for portable devices. b.VPN relies on L2TP/IPsec for iOS users; for both application and manual setup. L2TP/IPsec is also supported by Android, Windows and Mac OS in case you’re not able to download b.VPN applications.

Alipay accepted: Alipay is known as China’s leading third-party online payment platform. Luckily enough, it’s accepted at bvpn.com. You can get a paid VPN account starting from $7.5/month for annual subscriptions. 1 VPN account will allow you 2 simultaneous VPN connections.

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