Any instructions on using VPN?

[anon(599668)]

Newbie here so bear with me on this. Totally unfamiliar with VPN and haven't been able to locate anything that really explains the why's and what's about VPN.

Talked to a couple people that asked if I was using VPN on my LG G3 and recommended that I use it. Looked in the phone and see there are 2 choices, Basic and LG Premium but no info on the set up procedure, etc. so here are some questions.

1. Is there a cost factor involved in setting up the VPN using the LG version?

2. If it is "turned on" what happens when I leave the house and get on a WiFi system elsewhere? Does using the VPN block me from using open public access WiFi like is offered at some businesses, restaurants, etc?

3. When traveling, and usually using just the DATA side of the cell service, what effect does the VPN have on that? Special sign-ins needed, or just connect?

4.When checking on setting it up it asks for the network name. Is that the name of the WiFi in my house and do I have to go thru the entire procedure for each new WiFi I try to connect to?

Thanks in advance for any help, tips, tricks or guidance you can offer.

ffp

 

[Rukbat]

1) A VPN is a virtual private network between your phone and some fixed point, usually your company's network.

2) What's commonly referred to as a VPN in cellphone circles is really a redirection server - it may encrypt the data from your phone to its server, but the data from its server to the website you're trying to get to is unencrypted, and people who are looking to steal data aren't looking for you, they're looking at the output of these "VPN" servers, because they know that only people who want to hide something use them - so there might be some interesting "pickings" coming out of them. (With a true VPN, all data is encrypted from your phone until it gets inside the network, and from inside the network until it's in your phone.)

3) Most "VPN" services charge - it costs them to maintain the server. Your office network VPN is part of the resources of your job, it's owned by the company you work for. You don't pay them to work (which is what you'd be using the VPN for.)

4) If you connect to the VPN server, you connect to the VPN server - wifi, mobile data or black magic makes no difference, either kind, VPN or "VPN".

5) The network name is the name of the network the VPN software is running on - that's the type of VPN that would be running on your office network. You can get that from the network administrator - along with any password, username and anything lse you need - if the company is allowing you to use your phone to connect to the office network with your phone. If not, you can't.

LG Gate is that type of VPN, the type you use to connect to a single point. If your friends are talking about hiding your activities, that's not a VPN, and you'll have to download the app for the particular "VPN" service you want to use. If that's your goal, TOR is a much better choice. Try Orbot: Proxy with Tor. It's not a VPN in any sense, it just makes it cost more to find you than it's worth, unless you're in Julian Assange's (WikiLeaks) league.

 

[anon(599668)]

Thanks for the great reply. Makes it much easier to understand as not being that important.

I was under the impression that, if you didn't use VPN, anybody that wanted to could get into your phone anywhere at any time unless you used VPN. Guess it's best to ask before doing.

Thanks again, and Ill check out the Orbot for security reasons. Do some business thru my phone and don't want to risk client info.

ffp

 

[Fred Wilson2]

Public WiFi's, like at stores, coffee shops, etc., are about the most un-secure way that you could possible use to connect. Many, many articles about that. They, usually, are extremely open systems.
Just a FYI.


Fred

Thanks for the great reply. Makes it much easier to understand as not being that important.

I was under the impression that, if you didn't use VPN, anybody that wanted to could get into your phone anywhere at any time unless you used VPN. Guess it's best to ask before doing.

Thanks again, and Ill check out the Orbot for security reasons. Do some business thru my phone and don't want to risk client info.

ffp

 

[anon(5804888)]

I have been using CyberGhost lately and it definitely has some advantages over TOR. On the other hand, it also has some disadvantages. After buying their deal for five devices, they told me no XP, which was the main machine i was concerned with. Works on my Android 5 and Win 7, but the speed is erratic.
However, it seems to deal with sites like your bank and such a lot better than TOR. The paid version (I think just the paid) does good encryption supposedly end to end. I couldn't say if that's accurate or not, but it sounds desirable. They have lots and lots of servers they provide for the paid clients.
CyberGhost finds me a server and assigns it, but I can supposedly pick one I want... haven't been doing that. The technology they use sometimes works very well and other times drags. Usually, however, it gets through. I ran a speed test when it was dragging on my Win 7 laptop today at 10 Mbps. Turned it off, and I got 85 Mbps without CyberGhost. I started and restarted a time or two and got an acceptable 25 Mbps on CyberGhost. I think they believe it should work with less speed loss than that, but I haven't had time to contact them. i was a little disappointed with their after the fact announcement they would not help me with XP. My download listed XP as appropriate, so they ticked me off. When running CyberGhost, I'll have my standard router connection at the far end of the house running maybe 200 Mbps, and a separate one set at 10 Mbps. I don't remember the name of it, but it's some kind of a Open VPN Adapter I think. (TAP Windows Adaptger v-9... looked it up) They claim some routers have trouble with it. If I could get more solid performance from it, there are features about CyberGhost that are really, really good. By the way, they say that Android has doesn't do the Open VPN (not certain of my names here, sorry) , but the recent Android can do the second best VPN method. Whatever method it installed on my LG G3 runs pretty slow, sometimes like a fast dialup, sometimes like early days of cable. I got a 2 Mbps CyberGhost connection, then something like 130 Mbps with CyberGhost off. Well, if they'll help me... good. Looking at their help section wasn't too promising to me when they suggested just turn off the hardware firewall in your router. Screw that!

 

[litchie]

All your information on the VPN was informative.But I have a question if anybody that could answer it I've been playing a game called modern combat blackout 5 , after the update it doesn't work and what they're saying is that you have to a VPN in order to play the game(I was diricted to you tube on how to fix it.No luck. I had be a lot of money invested in the game but now it just kicks out I didn't know if there was anybody else that might be able to help me I have an LG G3.I tried a couple of different VPN'S to no avail, completely confused

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[vingjrchi]

All your information on the VPN was informative.But I have a question if anybody that could answer it I've been playing a game called modern combat blackout 5 , after the update it doesn't work and what they're saying is that you have to a VPN in order to play the game(I was diricted to you tube on how to fix it.No luck. I had be a lot of money invested in the game but now it just kicks out I didn't know if there was anybody else that might be able to help me I have an LG G3.I tried a couple of different VPN'S to no avail, completely confused

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I don't have an answer, but I have a Verizon LG V10 and LG GPAD and VPN doesn't work on either one on WiFi or Verizon network. However, my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Note 4 work with VPN using the same VPN applications. It looks like a LG problem.

 

[snowgr5]

I don't have an answer, but I have a Verizon LG V10 and LG GPAD and VPN doesn't work on either one on WiFi or Verizon network. However, my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Note 4 work with VPN using the same VPN applications. It looks like a LG problem.

There's actually a bug in Android 4.4 where VPN's do not work over Verizon 4g LTE network. I keep looking for fixes on the net but it's been 5 months now. The only fix I have found is to update the version of android. My phone is rooted. It's a Galaxy S5 so that means no over the air updates. I could flash another ROM to it, but it just doesn't seem worth it because I don't use it for work. There's a rumor that if you switch to 3g only it will work, but I haven't tried it. Anyway, that's my two cents worth.