Hotspot Shield
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Teens using VPN to cheat in Gorilla Tag are unknowingly selling their internet connections | Cheaters become unwitting accomplices to hackers
Yea not uncommon unfortunately I remember a similar controversy might have been Hotspot shield was it? It was the top free VPN at the time people were using it for Netflix and what not while it was quietly highjacking peoples connections for god knows what.
LollipopChainsawZz in r/technology
December 22, 2024 9:48 PM
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"kaspersky plus" is not covering "unlimited vpn"
Kaspersky just changed VPN providers they were using Hotspot shield VPN Servers but I guess their contract with Hotspot ended.... They have signed a new contract with PureVPN and are currently RE-Developing the software .... That means you have to download the newest latest version from the Kaspersk
...Minimum-Chef6469 in r/KasperskyLabs
December 7, 2025 6:35 PM
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Is hotspotshield trustworthy?
Hotspot Shield is a master at taking your money and a complete failure at delivering what you paid for. I maintained a paid Premium membership for years, only to be arbitrarily downgraded to Basic without any valid explanation whilst still having a year paid for. After numerous back-and-forths with
...atreyuforyou in r/vpns
September 3, 2025 7:38 PM
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Travelling to China in 3 days - what VPNs currently work?
I have hotspot shield (paid) and it's recently stopped working well. In the mean time i downloaded Proton VPN and the free version works perfectly. I'm very surprised but hopefully it carries on working
Feisty_Boysenberry in r/chinalife
February 1, 2025 2:07 PM
3
Share your experience on eSIM - VPN - sim cards
I am currently in China and can share my experiences: Payments: Download Alipay and link your credit card to it. This is essential because international credit cards are not widely accepted. Keep in mind that transactions above RMB 200 will incur a 3% surcharge. With Alipay, I have not needed to use
...ahabh999 in r/travelchina
February 27, 2025 9:30 AM
3
Roblox just straight up wont open
Which vpn do you use that doesn't actually affect ping nor discord that much? I tried hotspot shield but it spiked my ping like crazy.
Such_Philosopher_236 in r/RobloxHelp
February 5, 2026 7:36 PM
1
App Store in Syria
I had this problem a couple of times and it was either the WiFi or the VPN. When I switched to mobile data it starts working perfectly, but if your WiFi is slow it won’t. The VPN is a huge issue. I used to use hotspot shield and super VPN but I literally couldn’t open some apps with them. Try proton
...rriiaaee in r/Syria
December 9, 2025 3:27 PM
1
vpn not working
You need to understand that people are just guessing because Kaspersky is doing radio silence. They had a contract with Hotspot shield VPN and that contract Ended like 2 months ago so the VPN stopped working for everyone!!! I guess they decided not to renew the contract and started shopping around f
...Minimum-Chef6469 in r/KasperskyLabs
December 16, 2025 9:17 PM
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I'm beginning to look into a reliable VPNs before I enter China. What type of VPN will let me access my bank account?
LetsVPN is the most reliable for me. Been using it for 2 years. I tried expressvpn but that was a waste of money, i also used hotspot shield but it wasn't always working.. Clash works but not sure where to get the service, it was installed by my Chinese friend.
Strange-Web3468 in r/travelchina
May 7, 2025 3:34 AM
2
Only one torrent is uploading, should I be concerned?
Use a VPN that supports port forwarding. Enable port forwarding. Enjoy much higher upload speeds (if your bandwidth supports it, and there is enough demand on the torrents you're seeding). Hotspot Shield is not a good VPN for torrenting, especially not if you want to seed a lot.
Titouf26 in r/qBittorrent
May 10, 2025 11:15 AM
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