ZenMate

[Rex A. Butcher]

What ho one and all,

In response to another thread, it was suggested that I give ZenMate a try.

My understanding is that there is a free version, but I hve had no luck in finding it. The version that I tried, I had to register with my e-mail for a 30 day premium trial; now that has finished, I get regular messages asking me to pay up or the software will not work and it is not working.

Is there a basic, freeware version and if so, where do I find it?

Toddle pip

Rex

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It was me that recommended it and all I did was install the trial version, register with an email address and when the trial expired the lighter free version continued to work. I installed it over a year ago so perhaps they've changed the setup but from what I can see the free version should still continue to work. I do get a non obtrusive message asking to upgrade every few days but once I view that message and dismiss it the program continues to function.

What happens when you try to run it or go into settings?

[Rex A. Butcher]

Yeah, it worked well for the trial and I was a happy bunny. Now it starts with FF but nothing. If I click the icon, I am taken to the payment window to activate.

So I removed it and reinstalled; again, it starts but is doing nothing. Click the icon and am taken to the sign in to start the Premium trial page. When I use my e-mail address, I am of course told that it is already in use!

I thing the current 'free' on the ZenMate site relates to free download!

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Try uninstalling it and then adding it as an addon from here...

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...y-privacy-vpn/

[Rex A. Butcher]

Thanks for the link but htat is the page I have been suing. If I sign up, it tells me that the e-mail address is already taken. Of course it is; it's mine! Also, at the top it says 'Sigh up ofr free Premium trial.' That is wah I was on until the trial finished and now, zilch.

Guess they have changed the business model.

[Rex A. Butcher]

What is happening now; with ZM active as a FF add-on, every toime I fire up FF, it takes me to the ZM page to either register (see above) or log-in to my account. if I log-in, I am advised to up-grade to the Premium a/c. There is no option for a free, basic VPN.

Also, on the add-on page, ZM says amongst other things, " ZM is free, easy to install and use." Certainly the latter two are true but the first is only for a limited time.

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Perhaps they have changed how it works but you'd think that would affect others (me) too. Try contacting them
here [email protected] and see what they say.