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Alex (Shurf) Frenkel
Ex-Hacker and Technical Researcher
Hide My IP, as stated on its homepage, takes pride in concealing your online identity with the click of a button to access blocked websites and enjoy private web surfing. Hide My IP is a VPN software designed for desktop computers on the Windows OS and Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. Does it live up to the standards of premium VPNs like NordVPNNordVPN? Let's find out.
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Peter Kong
I like the Hide my ip lifetime VPN plan
Hide My IP seems to be one of the few VPN services that you can use with a one time payment. I bought it 8 years ago (paid $29.95), and my license still works with the latest version. Most other vpns charge a monthly fee (Hide My IP does too, but it is for the premium plan).
I also like their Chrome extension, the only VPN provider I used that can still unblock streaming sites like netflix, using the extension's Floating IP feature.
I spoke with them a few times on their support line, they were more than helpful, I have been quite happy with them.
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Alex
Hide My IP cannot be trusted- do not buy it
When you subscribe with the premium annual subscription they begin degrading your access by month 2, then totally convert it to standard by months 3-4. At first we thought this was just a glitch, but after subscribing for the second time (Yes! We were naive enough to trust them again), the access limitation and account conversion to standard has happened again. While their product is good their practice is terrible. No stars for these thugs.
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Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Hotspot Shield is a popular VPN service with over 650 million users and multiple servers in 55+ countries.
In fact, the website claims it is the #1 grossing app for productivity in the US App Store. (When we checked the App Store source, it actually indicated #8, which is still an impressive ranking.)
One of the features that make Hotspot Shield special is its unique Catapult Hydra protocol,
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JN
So good
Best for BBC Iplayer, channel 4, channel 5, zdf, orf.
Everything is better than 2018, the chat service is so nice, I had some problems, they solved the problems for me. The helping center is so kind, I was used to be a member of Astrill VPN and they were very aggressive, very bad one, I must pay more for private IP for an UK country.(exclude from yearly package 99 USD)
So impress, The price is reasonable and friendly.
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Alex
Hide My IP cannot be trusted- do not buy it
When you subscribe with the premium annual subscription they begin degrading your access by month 2, then totally convert it to standard by months 3-4. At first we thought this was just a glitch, but after subscribing for the second time (Yes! We were naive enough to trust them again), the access limitation and account conversion to standard has happened again. While their product is good their practice is terrible. No stars for these thugs.
Review by our expert
Alex (Shurf) Frenkel
Ex-Hacker and Technical Researcher
Hide My IP, as stated on its homepage, takes pride in concealing your online identity with the click of a button to access blocked websites and enjoy private web surfing. Hide My IP is a VPN software designed for desktop computers on the Windows OS and Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. Does it live up to the standards of premium VPNs like NordVPNNordVPN? Let's find out.
Once you’re logged on to Hide My IP
Read all
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Hotspot Shield is a popular VPN service with over 650 million users and multiple servers in 55+ countries.
In fact, the website claims it is the #1 grossing app for productivity in the US App Store. (When we checked the App Store source, it actually indicated #8, which is still an impressive ranking.)
One of the features that make Hotspot Shield special is its unique Catapult Hydra protocol,
Read all
Latest positive user review
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Peter Kong
I like the Hide my ip lifetime VPN plan
Hide My IP seems to be one of the few VPN services that you can use with a one time payment. I bought it 8 years ago (paid $29.95), and my license still works with the latest version. Most other vpns charge a monthly fee (Hide My IP does too, but it is for the premium plan).
I also like their Chrome extension, the only VPN provider I used that can still unblock streaming sites like netflix, using the extension's Floating IP feature.
I spoke with them a few times on their support line, they were more than helpful, I have been quite happy with them.
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JN
So good
Best for BBC Iplayer, channel 4, channel 5, zdf, orf.
Everything is better than 2018, the chat service is so nice, I had some problems, they solved the problems for me. The helping center is so kind, I was used to be a member of Astrill VPN and they were very aggressive, very bad one, I must pay more for private IP for an UK country.(exclude from yearly package 99 USD)
So impress, The price is reasonable and friendly.
Latest negative user review
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Alex
Hide My IP cannot be trusted- do not buy it
When you subscribe with the premium annual subscription they begin degrading your access by month 2, then totally convert it to standard by months 3-4. At first we thought this was just a glitch, but after subscribing for the second time (Yes! We were naive enough to trust them again), the access limitation and account conversion to standard has happened again. While their product is good their practice is terrible. No stars for these thugs.
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Teri D. Springer
Not Worth the Headaches
I tried this. Kept getting blocked d/t usage. Even after paying for the "Elite" service I would be blocked & receive a notice that "You have used up your bandwidth. Please buy more or upgrade" & this CONTINUED after I had paid for 2 YEARS of "Elite" service. It was also telling me my subscription had "expired" even tho I had had the service for less than a month. Repeated emails to support got me canned answers to change my password (??). Even after changing it 6 times in a matter of an hour I STILL could not get my "Elite" account to work. Finally did get an answer from a "live" person (I think) who was able to do nothing except keep telling me to change my password. After a week of trying to get help, I gave up and asked for a refund. ExpressVPN is SO much easier.....don't even waste your time here on a FREE account.
Peter Kong