A related option to the charges question… I use a usenet service (UsenetServer - UNS), and although I don’t currently use VPN, subscribing to their service offers a significant discounted fee for [adding] their own VPN services to the monthly/yearly subscribed use.
-russ > On Jan 21, 2016, at 5:03 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 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/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
