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poguetoday at 4:06 AM1 replyview on HN

I often use Opera browser's free proxy they offer for basic browsing or blocked sites. They advertise it as a free VPN but it's merely a proxy. As far as I know, it's unlimited traffic and you can choose the region it connects to.

Edge also has some Microsoft VPN with a very small amount of bandwidth for the free tier.

I'm fine with this kind of stuff as long as people are aware it doesn't offer the same connectivity as a full paid VPN.


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Dylan16807today at 5:11 AM

> They advertise it as a free VPN but it's merely a proxy.

What's the difference when you're accessing it through a browser?

> I'm fine with this kind of stuff as long as people are aware it doesn't offer the same connectivity as a full paid VPN.

Are you talking about it not reaching out and affecting other programs, or is there a restriction within the browser?

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