The half a dozen or so of the ones that I checked with do charge. Mostly under $10 a month. There may be a free one. I don't know.
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. > > Do all VPN services charge a yearly fee? > > Would I want one that doesn’t charge? > > > On Jan 21, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2016, at 12:11 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does VPN require special software? Oops, I see that it does. > > How do you set it up? > > > It depends on the VPN service. Most of them have a program you can > download that does the work of connecting your machine. The most common VPN > methods have support built into OS X and iOS; the software just configures > and starts the connection up. > > The ones I’ve used are really easy. On OS X, when you run the software for > the first time, it asks you for your username and password with the VPN > company. Then a dropdown shows up in your menu bar, listing the available > proxy locations. After you choose one, it connects in a few seconds, and > everything runs normally as though the proxy isn’t being used. When you’re > done with it, choose the dropdown again to disconnect. > > I actually have two VPN dropdowns on my menu bar. The one I mentioned > before for Private Internet Access > <https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/> and another to connect to UofL. > The latter is for bypassing the UofL firewall by making it seem as though > my machine is on campus. > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >
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