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.
>
>
>
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