Before you fly
Our apps are not out yet. Once they are, install them at home where the line is quick. Accounts holding a pass with days left find them under My info > Get the apps.
Sign in on every device you pack and test one connection each. Basic alone keeps 6 devices online together, enough for a phone, a tablet and a laptop with room to spare.
- Add a VPN pass to your cart and pay from your balance
- When the apps are out: install on every device you pack, then log in with your email or token
- Switch on the kill switch
Airport and hotel Wi-Fi
Hotels tend to hand every guest the same password on a key card, and many airports skip the password entirely. Connect VPNPass the moment the Wi-Fi icon appears, so apps start out encrypted.
Expect a sign-in or terms screen on a lot of these networks. Get through that page first with the VPN off, and only then tap connect. Still no tunnel? OpenVPN TCP is the next thing to try.
Home services abroad
Banks, tax and government sites, and some shops at home turn away foreign IPs or pile on extra checks. A server in your home country makes the sign-in look local.
For services that watch devices closely, stick to one server for the whole trip. On Pro, choose a dedicated IP in one of 10 countries and those services see a single address wherever you land.
Local VPN rules
A small number of governments limit VPN use, and some forbid it. Read up on where you are headed and keep to its rules.
Where a network screens out tunnels, OpenVPN TCP has the best odds of getting through. Even so, some networks block every option, and we can't promise otherwise.