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• Reviewed by: AJAverett

  08-24-2011

  Duration of ownership: 8 Years

  Strengths: Provides reliable internet protection by creating a VPN between you and their (hopefully secure) servers. Excellent for use with 'hot spots.' coffee houses, etc.

  Weaknesses: Some annoying ads that can be largely eliminated, depending on your browser. Also, two of the three services HSS installs can be changed from "Automatic" to "Manual," retaining full functionality. Occasionally, it prevents complete connection to Hotmail. File transfers are slowed and may be somewhat limited.

  Overall Evaluation: A must-have for anyone who connects to an open wireless network - or even one that may be password protected, yet full of a wide number of disparate users.

• Reviewed by: Earthmanx

  08-21-2011

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: The newest version works pretty Good, first version wasn't to good.

  Weaknesses: slower Surfing/Ads

  Overall Evaluation: It seems to Encript your internet connection, so I use it at HotSpots..

• Reviewed by: bobby303

  04-15-2011

  Duration of ownership: 10 Months

  Strengths: seems to do what it says. Pop up ads are the cost of using it but I can click them off easily.

  Weaknesses: some places it seems not to connect or be blocked.But overall I say it works fine. Maybe something else will come along that is a free app and replace it but not sure of any at the moment.

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• Reviewed by: ronsin

  02-26-2011

  Duration of ownership: 5 Months

  Strengths: It works. It changes your IP address.

  Weaknesses: It slows you down a little. CAN IT BE TRUSTED?????

  Overall Evaluation: I don't know if you can trust it.The way I understand it, it works as a middleman. Example, you want to make a phone call, but you don't want the person you are calling to know your phone #. So you call someone & tell them to call the person for you with their other phone line. You tell them to put the 2 phones together. Now the phone # can not be traced to you. BUT can you trust the person who made the call for for you?? The service is good to have but I wouldn't trust it for online banking or credit cards, until I find out more about them. That's why I am here right now, I am trying to find out more info about the company. It's a free service, so if your personal information gets out, you take them to court, Their lawyer says "how much did pay for this service",Nothing,, "Case Dismissed".

• Reviewed by: Vision10

  12-04-2010

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: none

  Weaknesses: never could get it installed

  Overall Evaluation: DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. I downloaded it and tried to install it. Then spent better part of a day trying to uninstall. Finally found later version, installed that, uninstalled whole mess

• Reviewed by: jax200

  12-02-2010

  Duration of ownership: 0 Months

  Strengths: n/a

  Weaknesses: n/a

  Overall Evaluation: Immature and suspicious website. I wouldn't trust.

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