Shortly after, reports emerged via Reddit that some VPN services no longer worked with Netflix, though Netflix denied it was doing anything different from what it normally did to crack down on people channeling in using VPNs and other similar workarounds. Last year, it emerged that Sony might just be a little hacked off with Netflix for not being tough enough on those who use VPNs from around the world to access its content, even though they still have to pay to use it.
And such circumventions have caused tensions between some of the big online entertainment companies. or France or Zimbabwe could crank up TunnelBear to watch BBC iPlayer, an online TV catchup service normally reserved for British TV licence fee-payers. It’s true that people use VPNs to circumvent geo-restricted content. So who is using TunnelBear, and what, exactly, are they using it for? The VPN debate Or you can pay $49.99 for the year and get the same thing, while saving 17 percent off the monthly equivalent cost. If you’re a dedicated anonymous Internet user, you can commit to a monthly installment of $4.99 which gets you “unlimited tunnelling” on 3 devices. However, users can “buy” an extra 1GB worth of data simply by tweeting out a promotional message on behalf of TunnelBear. But if you’re streaming video, then it would probably garner you around 45 minutes. On the free plan, you receive 500MB of data per month to play with, which will get you pretty far if it’s simply emails and general Web browsing. TunnelBear is also profitable, the company tells VentureBeat, using a simple but effective means of monetizing and marketing at the same time. The Toronto-headquartered company now has 18 employees - mostly developers and designers - and is entirely self-funded. Available for Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS, TunnelBear has gained a reputation as one of the easiest, most user-friendly VPNs, amassing north of five million users across 179 countries since its inception in 2011.
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