Hotspot Shield Basic is exactly that, basic. While its speeds are impressive for a free VPN service, it's limited by its lack of features, inconsistent messaging, and lackluster support capabilities.

Hotspot Shield is a private VPN service that will secure your wireless communications--for free. The fact that it's free is a major boon; however, you'll have to put up with some rather blatant ...

AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield has seen bursts of downloads after privacy concerns and global free-speech crackdowns, though the company has had to answer a few privacy questions of its own.