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Posted by Mark Rathgeber on August 16, 2008, 11:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options This may be old stuff to some people, but I've done a handful of searches over the last couple of days and I just haven't found much. Here's my question: I'm wanting to use a personal VPN at an apartment building that has unsecured wifi, and I'm wanting any reviews, comments, etc. from anyone who has purchased their own, or used a freebie. I've so far downloaded iPig, (http://www.iopus.com/iPig) which has worked fairly well, but I've also been looking at "personalVPN" from WiTopia. iPig is limited to a 10 MB bandwidth on their free service, or you can purchase (I believe) 30000 MB for $30. I'm a bit confused about the bandwidth issue. I assume this means you can download 10 MB worth of whatever, but is that total or for a certain period of time? Or, for the $30, does that mean you're limited to 30GB of download and then you must pay another $30? I think there is an assumption with this jargon that I've missed. Any recommendations or advice will be muchly appreciated. Mark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Larry Finger on August 16, 2008, 11:56 pm
Please log in for more thread options Mark Rathgeber wrote: I use Witopia. At $40/year, it worked very well for me and has no download limit. Larry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Jeff Liebermann on August 17, 2008, 2:57 am
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On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:48:58 -0700 (PDT), Mark Rathgeber >This may be old stuff to some people, but I've done a handful of
>searches over the last couple of days and I just haven't found much. >Here's my question: I'm wanting to use a personal VPN at an apartment >building that has unsecured wifi, and I'm wanting any reviews, >comments, etc. from anyone who has purchased their own, or used a >freebie. I've so far downloaded iPig, (http://www.iopus.com/iPig) >which has worked fairly well, but I've also been looking at >"personalVPN" from WiTopia. iPig is limited to a 10 MB bandwidth on >their free service, or you can purchase (I believe) 30000 MB for $30. >I'm a bit confused about the bandwidth issue. I assume this means you >can download 10 MB worth of whatever, but is that total or for a >certain period of time? Or, for the $30, does that mean you're >limited to 30GB of download and then you must pay another $30? I >think there is an assumption with this jargon that I've missed. The first 10MBytes of traffic is free. Anything over that, you pay. There's a list of VPN vendors in the FAQ at: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi#VPN_Service_Providers>
I've used IPig and Jiwire. Both work but I prefer to use the VPN
server provided by a friend, or the one at various ISP's. Many ISP's provide VPN service. For example: <http://www.sonic.net/features/vpn/>
You might want to check with your ISP if they have one available or
are planning to setup a VPN server. I also use my own VPN server located in my router. It's PPTP which comes with Windoze, so there's no additional client. The problem is speed. My DSL outgoing bandwidth is only 768Kbit/sec, which is the speed of my VPN when going through my router. I only use it for a fast email check as it's too slow for downloading. If your home system is on much faster cable internet, it might be more usable. I also tried the free iPig server (free for up to 5 users) instead of terminating the VPN in the router. It worked about the same as the PPTP VPN in the router. However, since it requires that I leave a computer running at my house, I decided it wasn't for me. >Any recommendations or advice will be muchly appreciated.
>Mark -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Mark Rathgeber on August 17, 2008, 12:23 pm
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This still doesn't quite answer my question. 10MB per what unit of
> The first 10MBytes of traffic is free. =A0Anything over that, you pay. > time? 10 MB total, per second, minute? There's an assumption with this lingo that I have apparently missed. If it is 10 MB total, I would think you would use this up pretty quickly, and if it's 30 GB for $30, I would think you would go through those increments quickly also, although I really don't know. MR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Jeff Liebermann on August 17, 2008, 12:40 pm
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:23:11 -0700 (PDT), Mark Rathgeber >>
>> The first 10MBytes of traffic is free. Anything over that, you pay. >> >This still doesn't quite answer my question. 10MB per what unit of
>time? 10 MB total, per second, minute? There's an assumption with >this lingo that I have apparently missed. > >If it is 10 MB total, I would think you would use this up pretty >quickly, and if it's 30 GB for $30, I would think you would go through >those increments quickly also, although I really don't know. > >MR My guess(tm) is that it's per year. The English on the web pile is vague and lacking in detail. The clue is that if you click on the "purchase" link on the iPig page at: <http://www.iopus.com/iPig/download/>
it says:
"Add 30000 MB of bandwidth to your iPig account. For most users, 30000 MB of bandwidth will last for a whole year of using the iPig public server. Unused bandwidth expires one year after purchase. Secure your wireless connections now with iPig!" So, you get 10MBytes free for testing, and have to wait a year before you can do it again. Like the page says, it's only a "test" account to see how it works. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> searches over the last couple of days and I just haven't found much.
> Here's my question: I'm wanting to use a personal VPN at an apartment
> building that has unsecured wifi, and I'm wanting any reviews,
> comments, etc. from anyone who has purchased their own, or used a
> freebie. I've so far downloaded iPig, (http://www.iopus.com/iPig)
> which has worked fairly well, but I've also been looking at
> "personalVPN" from WiTopia. iPig is limited to a 10 MB bandwidth on
> their free service, or you can purchase (I believe) 30000 MB for $30.
> I'm a bit confused about the bandwidth issue. I assume this means you
> can download 10 MB worth of whatever, but is that total or for a
> certain period of time? Or, for the $30, does that mean you're
> limited to 30GB of download and then you must pay another $30? I
> think there is an assumption with this jargon that I've missed.