6 Months Free License with F-Secure Freedome VPN
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FRDECHQ3
Since my previous VPN expired i went on the hunt for a replacement. I came across this deal. I've only been using them for a few hours but impressed with the speed. They have 17 locations you can connect to, one of them is Melbourne. It Allows P2P (Torrents). I've checked on ipleak.net and dnsleak.com and no leakage.
To get it follow these steps.
- Go to https://campaigns.f-secure.com/freedome/chip/de_DE/ (website is in German)
- In Kampagnencode box enter FRDECHQ3
- Enter your email address in the next box (must be a valid email address)
- select Englisch in next box
- Don't tick the tick box unless you want to be added to their mailing list.
- Press the purple box to submit
You will then receive an email asking to confirm your email address. Click the link in the email and you will be sent another email shortly. Download from the link. You will get 14 days trial. Enter the code provided in the email in the subscription section of the program and it will boost it up to 180 days.
Enjoy!
This offer started almost a month ago, so not sure when it's going to end.
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It's probably too early to tell but with the Melbourne server I got around 850kb/sec compared to normal of 1mb/sec. At first I used Netherlands server and it was slower.
- +4 votes
Amsterdam, Brussels, Espoo (Finland), Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Paris, Sachsen (Germany), Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, USA (x2)
I lost at this step:
Download from the link.I end up here from the link in the email to download something:
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/downloadsExactly which one should I be downloading to then code that is in the email to push out the 180 days?
Thx for confirming…. yep its working… trying the UK server and after checking my IP it shows this
ISP: SoftLayer Technologies
Services: None Detected
City: London
Region: England
Country: United KingdomGreat find op… easy.. effortless and great for dummies!
Thanks OP, it shows as normally being:
1 year, 1 device for €39.90
so quite a good savings for 6 months worth of free VPN.
Nice find.
Cheers.
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not that great of the speed with Melbourne server, only getting around 800kbps with my TPG nbn. tested the US east coast server, only getting 100Kbps. can anyone else post their speed test please?
edit: i cannot connect to a single torrent tracker. All connections timed out. I am not sure how the poster believed that the vpn allows torrents?Ok got the list of servers where torrents are not allowed
Gateway sites currently limited by this restriction:Australia
France
Hong Kong
Japan
Netherlands
Singapore
United Kingdom
United Statesfrom here Is BitTorrent allowed with Freedome?
+1 voteWell I've just been testing it, and the Toronto, CA server seems to give me by far the best speeds for torrenting, followed by the Falkenstein DE server.
That's interesting. I was definitely using Australian and Netherlands servers last night for P2P.
Easy setup, great post. Getting 0.75Mb/0/35Mb speeds on US server. Good enough for Netflix. Thanks OP :)
I'm new to Netflix, just got it last week.
I set F-Secure Freedome to the USA connection and can search Netflix titles which aren't available on the AU list but when I click play it saysThis title is not available in your current region (AU). Please select a different title.
Error Code: M7111-1331-5067Am I doing something wrong?
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No need to. Any Netflix account will work in any other region whilst you're umm, 'travelling' around the world..
In that case - which region is cheapest to sign up a monthly account to? May as well get the cheapest monthly plan if you can use it anywhere.
@colblair:
Off the top of my head, I'd probably say Canada? Only because our dollar hasn't dropped as badly against it as it has against the US$.
There would be a cheaper country, maybe Brazil or something, but I haven't really looked into it too much.If you have an Apple TV, you could always sign up for the AU version of Netflix and pay for your subscription with discounted gift cards when they're 20% off or so, and that will bring the $11.99 a month plan down to $9.60. That way as well, you don't have to worry about the changing exchange rate every month.
- DisabledUser146779 on 14/08/2015 - 11:25
This is happening to me also on Chrome,Firefox and IE.
I quickly tried Hola and it works much faster and better than the VPN, but of course uninstalled it immediately.
I also tried two plugins to stop Web RTC leaks on Chrome and disable them on Firefox.
I have changed location and time zone to the same as the VPN IP in windows also.
It has worked twice, then if I refresh its back to the same error message…
Not available from your location. I appear to have no IP leaks in IPLEAK.
Is it working for anybody?
I just tried BBC iview on ipad but it still says I am outside the UK, any ideas what I am doing wrong? The little VPN box is on.
Awesome! I never thought about using a VPN to stream stuff from other countries. I did once use a proxy site to check out BBC's advert for Doctor Who extras, though. :-)
Anyone know if you have to use their freedome software to use this vpn / take advantage of the offer?
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I think yeah, you need to use their freedome software to use this vpn, you are given a code and you enter it in their software and it gets connected. No certificates or username and passwords
+2 votesNot to bad with it off down 20.7Mbs, up 15Mbs. With VPN on down 11Mbs, up 8Mbs to Melbourne server. Using on android mobile. Got 6.6Mbs to Japan VPN server. All using testmy.net.
If I use the code I got in the email 2 weeks later, will I be getting 2 weeks + 6 months?
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Don't think so for me it said key extends usage by 166 days.
- +4 votes
Just what I need after my recent encounter ..thanks OP!
Would it make sense to enter the code towards 14 day expiry so that we get 14+180 days? or do they subtract 14 days from 180 then?
- +3 votes
For anyone who couldn't find the place to enter the code in on iPad, I clicked the multi platform account option and entered the code from the email into there and it worked.
Hi jingy. I'm assuming yours was a fresh install, rather than a renewal? Tried the new code on an expired subscription on my iPad and got this. Tried deleting the app and reinstalling but made no difference. Any ideas?
- +1 voteDisabledUser160282 on 14/08/2015 - 01:46
It seems you can if you use the right server.
https://community.f-secure.com/t5/F-Secure/Is-BitTorrent-all...
Sounds good, but what happens after the trial end? Will they charge you? Cant seem to find any T&Cs (I can't read German)
Great deal OP. Thanks. Does anyone know if/how this code can be applied to their iOS app?
thanks OP, will sign up tonight, and will probably use to find the cheapest source for EA's next (big) game - star Wars Battlefron. Bought BF4 using Mexican Pesos, yonks ago.
+1 voteBTW Works with disposable email addresses too…
Plus I used the received code in Android version and it gave me an error: 'You already used another code on this device'.
Workaround - Un-install and Re-install the app, apply the code and voila! Just got myself 96 Days subscription. Not 6 months though, but still!Also, I was not required to enter any email in the app while entering the code. So grab some codes using disposable email addresses while you can!
Thanks OP!
I suspect this loophole has been fixed. I signed up with another email, followed your advice to reinstall app but didn't get any extra days even after adding new code.
Bummer. Cheers anyways! =)
Many thanks OP, great find! Successfully installed on my Samsung Galaxy tablet and with the code have 180 days free.
- DisabledUser146779 on 14/08/2015 - 11:27
Is Netflix US working for anyone?
I feel I've tried everything but still get…
This title is not available in your current region (AU). Please select a different title.
Error Code: M7111-1331-5067
I signed up to a US Netflix account with the East Coast US location and got it working on my computer, however can't stream to tv using chromecast. From what I've read this is a bit more of a complex procedure.
I installed without any issues. Changed it to London but still cant watch BBCivew…sorry Im a Noob never used VPN before.
- DisabledUser20905 on 14/08/2015 - 21:56
Did you press the button in the middle to turn it on? I didn't even notice it until I was poking around with and wondering why my ip address was still the same.
Looks good BUT there is one thing it doesn't have which is a kill switch so your torrents doesn't continue to download if it disconnects for whatever reason.
its free and all but that's a concern.
There are freeware programs that can do this like VPNETMON or VPNCHECK that can shut down processes if VPN drops, and/or use a torrent client like Vuze or uTorrent that you can bind to the VPN IP
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cheers for the neg i thought id give you one back since this is such a giving community.
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hopefully a other peeps will see my intent as constructive rather than just disseminating FUD
@Wally: i never said i didn't appreciate your input i just don't appreciate negs for no reason whatsoever.
@Wally:I don't see any reasons for the neg my comment was directed to the F-secure Client which does not feature a kill switch like PIA's client or Hideipvpn does and other do.
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@holden93:
I pointed to just a few ways(there are more) to create a kill switch function without having to pay $30+ for a premium VPN service that include it.
To VPN noobs your post would have them doubting their ability to effectively use this free service @Wally: if i didn't make my post those vpn noobs wouldn't even think about it and go along thinking there fully safe when it could disconnect anytime and get them detected when it is fully out on September first.
None of this is a reason for you to neg me.
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a +1 for each of you from me.
I did not know that it was possible to have a killswitch, and now I know there is freeware to do that for this provider.
I'm the noob of which you speak, this is my first VPN.Also, even If you ultimately end up paying $$$ for a VPN, might want to check if it has a 'DNS leak'
For some reason, it installs in japanese. Super frustrating. Every other installation has been in english.
edit nevermind, uninstalled with iobit and now won't let me re-install
You must have selected the wrong language on the first page. Download it from here
I think this has expired, when I just put the code in when downloaded it says it is not valid.
Can anyone confirm?
I have very limited vpn knowledge. A quick search came up with:
'Due to requirements placed on us by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) legislation, we are not able to support BitTorrent or other peer-to-peer file sharing applications on many of our gateway sites, which either reside within the United States, or are hosted by a company based in the US.Given our promises on privacy and anonymity, honoring the DMCA requirements is challenging for us. We have therefore chosen to technically block peer-to-peer file sharing on the affected VPN gateways. When such traffic is detected by our software, the VPN user’s network connection is temporarily restricted by a firewall, leaving only web (http/https) services available for that client. Other applications may obviously be affected by the restrictions. The restrictions are automatically lifted when Freedome is disconnected.
While BitTorrent is a perfectly good and legal protocol as such, and it is often used for legitimate purposes, it is most commonly used for downloading and sharing copyrighted material, such as movies. We are, however, not technically able to detect between legal and illegal uses of BitTorrent.
Gateway sites currently limited by this restriction:
Australia'https://community.f-secure.com/t5/F-Secure/Is-BitTorrent-all...
I sounds like it does not allow torrents. Better look for a seedbox?
- DisabledUser146779 on 15/08/2015 - 17:52
Can anyone please answer my question please?
I have AU Netflix account.
Tunnel bear works. Hola works. This VPN does not no matter what I have tried.
I cannot access US netlfix through this VPN.
Can anybody else? I get the selection but it says I cannot due to my region, even though nothing shows in IPLeak, Change location and Time zone, etc…
Please, can someone just tell me if it works for them? A
Any advice welcome.
Works for me using the West Coast US server
Netflix US site accessed via Chrome browser (with 'WebRCT Block' extension)
Netflix UK (& BBC iPlayer) via the London GB server
anyone else get a blank download page?
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/downloads ?i got a blank page, so i just went and downloaded the program manually from their webpage.
Anyone managed to get this VPN, Netflix and chromecast working?? I can only chromecast Netflix when I turn this VPN off… =(
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They are second on this page if someone wants a sort of privacy report
https://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-vpn-service-provider-revi...
Not the best there but good, and far from the worst.
One concern is the proprietary software, another that they use shared servers 
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honestly the best bet is a seedbox anyway. Mine cost 2eros a month each tho i was damn lucky to get dedis for thay
any seedbox that you can recommend? I find download torrent using VPN is too risky
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I understood it to mean that the AU server will not allow you to use P2P, and based on a previous comment you can connect to another server eg. canada to get it to work
FYI to anyone using this service…
"We respect authorized court orders and warrants of jurisdictions applicable to us in investigating cases of illegal activity. After all, our goal is to secure your privacy when browsing the web, not securing your anonymity when committing crimes."
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/legal_global/privacy/freedom...
I wouldn't use this for torrents.
Could someone please clarify for me when they say 800kb/s do they mean bits or bytes.
bytes. I don't think anyone would brag that they getting 800kb (instead of 800kB)
Anyone tried downloading on Mac? I can't seem to open and run the DMG file.Never mind, realised the prompt opens up in a separate window in the background.
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