VPNs for Ubuntu

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi Peter!

On 10/05/2022 22:21, Peter Flynn wrote:
> Does anyone have recommendations for a low-data free VPN service?
>
> (I occasionally need to appear to be in the UK to shop for goods in £ 
> with a UK credit card for delivery to a UK address, but many sites now 
> use geolocation in order to charge in € or $ and then impose heavy 
> conversion charges. I don't need streaming levels of bandwidth.)
>
> I would need to be able to turn it on and off at will, as I normally 
> need it only for a few minutes to perform a transaction.
>
> I have come across ProtonVPN but I'm open to recommendations. 


TunnelBear seems to have the functionality you need. It gives a few "low 
volume" option. It lets you select the country. While it doesn't have a 
native linux binary, it has a browser extension which would work for you 
if you have one of the supported browser: 
https://www.tunnelbear.com/apps/browser


I've used it quite successfully.


Gilles