随着互联网上威胁的数量和类型不断增加，您不能太安全。如今，大多数人都知道强烈建议使用互联网安全套件(security suite)，但是虽然这些应用程序可以防止病毒、恶意软件和黑客(malware and hackers)，但还有一些其他工具可以帮助我们保护隐私和个人信息的安全(information safe)。VPN 服务(VPN service)就是为此而设计的：让您在使用互联网的同时保持匿名和受保护，即使在不安全的WiFi网络上也是如此。F-Secure 是一家防病毒提供商(antivirus provider)，它还提供名为Freedome的(Freedome)VPN 服务(VPN service)。今天我们来看看它最新的Windows版本(Windows). 阅读此评论并了解它所提供的内容：
F-Secure Freedome 提供的服务
Freedome由总部位于赫尔辛基(Helsinki)的芬兰网络安全和隐私公司(cyber security and privacy company)F-Secure制造，该公司自 1988 年以来一直从事该业务，主要专注于企业级产品的企业市场。他们还为家庭用户提供了一系列安全应用程序，Freedome就是其中之一。很高兴知道芬兰(Finland)有非常严格的隐私法，因此芬兰公司提供的VPN 服务(VPN service)将不受某些国家适用的所谓“老大哥法”的约束。(Big Brother)
目前，Freedome提供三种不同的计划，它们之间的唯一区别是支持的设备数量。您可以为 3、5 或 7 台设备购买Freedome 订阅(Freedome subscription)，这意味着您可以在这么多设备上同时运行VPN 应用程序。(VPN application)所有计划都是 12 个月，因此您可以以每年 49.99 美元的价格获得三台设备的保护，或以每年 59.99 美元的价格获得五台设备的保护，而七台设备的保护每年的价格为 79.99 美元。
Freedome可在桌面和移动设备上使用，支持的操作系统范围包括Windows 7或更高版本、OS X 10.10或更高版本、iOS 9 或更高版本以及Android 4.0.3或更高版本。不幸的是，Freedome在(Freedome)Linux上不可用，也没有像其他一些竞争对手那样可以安装在您的路由器上的版本。
F-Secure提供的VPN 服务(VPN service)在全球范围内可用，不包括巴林(Bahrain)、伊朗(Iran)、科威特(Kuwait)、阿曼(Oman)、卡塔尔(Qatar)、沙特阿拉伯(Saudi Arabia)和阿拉伯联合酋长国(United Arab Emirates)。
所有订阅类型均包含无限流量；它们可以在没有帐户的情况下购买，提供完全的隐私（意味着您的任何流量都不会被记录），并带有跟踪和浏览保护以及跟踪器映射器(tracker mapper)。
您想在购买之前试用Freedome 服务(Freedome service)吗？F-Secure 提供Freedome 应用程序(Freedome application)的 5 天试用，没有任何限制。这应该足以检查提供的可用服务器、速度和其他功能。此外，他们还提供 30 天退款保证，因此即使您购买了订阅，您仍有一个月的时间来做决定。
至于全球覆盖范围，Freedome在许多国家都没有VPN服务器。(VPN)您可以连接到以下位置的VPN服务器：(VPN)德国(Germany)、比利时(Belgium)、捷克共和国(Czech Republic)、丹麦(Denmark)、芬兰(Finland)、法国(France)、爱尔兰(Ireland)、意大利(Italy)、挪威(Norway)、波兰(Poland)、西班牙(Spain)、瑞典(Sweden)、瑞士(Switzerland)、荷兰(Netherlands)、英国(United Kingdom)、香港(Hong Kong)、日本(Japan)、新加坡(Singapore)、加拿大(Canada)、墨西哥(Mexico)、美国(United) 和澳大利亚(Australia)。_ (States)如您所见，亚洲(Asia)几乎没有任何服务器，而非洲(Africa)则完全不在列表中，俄罗斯(Russia)也是如此。
因为我们正在谈论与隐私相关的服务，所以最好有可能以比特币支付订阅费用，(Bitcoins)这将使整个过程完全匿名，但不幸的是，您只能使用信用卡(credit card)支付，PayPal或电汇(PayPal or wire transfer)。
下载和安装
在Windows上下载和安装Freedome是一个简单的过程。首先(First)，您需要下载名为Freedome.exe的 38.7 MB 安装文件(download the 38.7 MB setup file)。
安装Freedome for Windows就像启动刚刚下载的可执行文件一样简单，按下开始免费试用(Start free trial )按钮，接受许可协议(license agreement)，然后等待安装向导(installation wizard)完成。值得一提的是，要安装Freedome，您需要管理员权限。
此外，为了使其正常运行，Freedome可能会要求您允许安装一组虚拟网络驱动程序 - Freedome TAP 驱动程序(Freedome TAP driver)。如果询问，请选择Yes以允许安装；否则，Freedome将无法工作。
请注意，如果您安装了其他VPN 软件(VPN software)，虚拟网络适配器可能会发生冲突，从而导致一个或两个VPN应用程序无法使用。建议在任何给定时间在您的Windows 计算机(Windows computer)上只安装一个VPN 客户端。(VPN client)
我们对 F-Secure Freedome 的第一印象是喜忧参半：该公司不提供很多 VPN 服务器，但涵盖了最重要的国家/地区。下载和安装过程很简单，但如果你想购买订阅，你不能用比特币支付。拥有 5 天试用期和 30 天退款保证也很棒，因此您可以决定是否要使用该应用程序。(Our first impression of F-Secure Freedome is mixed: the company doesn't offer many VPN servers, although the most important countries are covered. The downloading and installation procedure is simple, but if you want to buy a subscription, you cannot pay in Bitcoins. It's also great that you have a 5-day trial and a 30-day money back guarantee, so you can decide whether you want to use the application or not.)
在 Windows 上使用 Freedome VPN
启动应用程序后，您会看到其主窗口。您将看到一个简单而优雅的用户界面(user interface)，左侧是菜单，中间是最重要的信息。
如果您想快速连接到VPN 服务器(VPN server)，您需要做的就是按下窗口中间巨大的保护关闭(Protection OFF)按钮。
应用程序现在将显示连接正在进行中。
建立连接后，中央按钮将显示保护开启(Protection ON)。就是这样，您现在已连接到VPN 服务器(VPN server)并受到保护！如果要断开连接，只需再次按下按钮即可。
默认情况下，Freedome连接到离您的物理位置最近的VPN 服务器。(VPN server)这是一个不错的选择，如果您不需要连接到来自特定国家的服务器，而只需要保护。这个自动选择的服务器的位置在连接按钮(connection button)的正下方可见。
如果您想连接到特定的VPN 服务器(VPN server)，您可以单击预先选择的服务器的名称，“位置( Locations)”窗口将打开，所有可用的服务器都在左侧。单击您需要的，返回主窗口并连接(window and connect)。
Freedome 带有一个非常简单、优雅且易于使用的界面，它可以帮助您完成最常用的任务：连接到 VPN 服务器。自动服务器选择工作得很好，如果需要，选择不同的服务器也很容易。(Freedome comes with a very simple, elegant and easy to use interface, which helps you a lot in completing the most used task: connecting to a VPN server. The automatic server selection works just fine, and it's also easy to choose a different server if you have to.)
转到此评论的第二页，了解Freedome提供的附加功能以及它在我们的性能基准测试(performance benchmarks)中获得的结果。您还将看到我们对该产品的最终裁决。
Security for everyone - Reviewing F-Secure Freedome VPN
With the increasing numbers and types of threats on the internet, you just can't be tоo secυre. Nowadays mostly everyone knows thаt using an internet sеcurity suіte is highly recommended, but while these applications protect against viruses, malwarе and haсkers, there are some other tools that help us keep our priνacy and personal informatiоn safe. VPN services are made just for that: to let you use the іnternet while remaining anonymous and protected, even оn unsafe WiFi nеtworks. F-Secυre is an antivirus provider which also has a VРN service, called Freedome. Today we take a look at its latest verѕion for Windows. Read this review and learn what it has to offеr:
What F-Secure Freedome has to offer
Freedome is made by F-Secure, a Finnish cyber security and privacy company based in Helsinki, who have been in the business since 1988, focusing mostly on the corporate market with enterprise-grade offerings. They have a series of security applications for home users as well, and Freedome is one of them. It's good to know that Finland has very strict privacy laws, thus a VPN service offered by a Finnish company will not be subject to so-called "Big Brother laws" applicable in some countries.
Currently, Freedome is available in three different plans, the only difference between them being the number of devices supported. You can buy a Freedome subscription for 3, 5 or 7 devices, which means that you can run the VPN application simultaneously on this many devices. All plans are for 12 months, so you can get protection for three devices for $49.99 per year, or for five devices for $59.99 per year, while the protection of seven devices has a yearly price of $79.99.
Freedome is available on both desktop and mobile devices, the range of supported operating systems includes Windows 7 or later, OS X 10.10 or later, iOS 9 or later and Android 4.0.3 or later. Unfortunately, Freedome is not available on Linux, nor does it have a version that can be installed on your router, as some other competitors have.
The VPN service offered by F-Secure is available worldwide, excluding Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
All subscription types include unlimited traffic; they can be purchased without an account, offer complete privacy (meaning that none of your traffic is logged) and come with tracking and browsing protection and a tracker mapper.
Would you like to try the Freedome service before buying it? F-Secure offers a 5-day trial of the Freedome application, without any restrictions. This should be more than enough to check out the available servers, speeds and other features offered. Moreover, they also offer a 30-day money back guarantee, so even if you have purchased a subscription, you still have a month to make up your mind.
As for global coverage, Freedome doesn't have VPN servers in many countries. You can connect to VPN servers in the following locations: Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, United States, and Australia. As you can see, there are barely any servers in Asia, while Africa is completely missing from the list and so is Russia.
Because we are talking about a privacy-related service, it would be good to have the possibility to pay for a subscription in Bitcoins, which would make the whole process completely anonymous, but, unfortunately, you can only pay with a credit card, PayPal or wire transfer.
Download and installation
Downloading and installing Freedome on Windows is an easy process. First, you need to download the 38.7 MB setup file, called Freedome.exe.
Installing Freedome for Windows is as easy as launching the executable you have just downloaded, pressing the Start free trial button, accepting the license agreement, and waiting for the installation wizard to complete. It is worth mentioning that, to be able to install Freedome, you need administrative privileges.
Also, for it to function properly, Freedome might ask you to allow the installation of a set of virtual network drivers - Freedome TAP driver. If asked, choose Yes to allow the installation; otherwise, Freedome will not be able to work.
Note, that if you have other VPN software installed, the virtual network adapters might conflict, thus making one or both VPN applications unusable. It is recommended to have only a single VPN client installed on your Windows computer at any given time.
Our first impression of F-Secure Freedome is mixed: the company doesn't offer many VPN servers, although the most important countries are covered. The downloading and installation procedure is simple, but if you want to buy a subscription, you cannot pay in Bitcoins. It's also great that you have a 5-day trial and a 30-day money back guarantee, so you can decide whether you want to use the application or not.
Using Freedome VPN on Windows
Upon launching the application, you are greeted by its main window. You will see a straightforward and elegant user interface with a menu on the left and the most important information in the center.
If you want to quickly connect to a VPN server, all you need to do is press the huge Protection OFF button in the middle of the window.
The application will now show that the connection is in progress.
Once the connection has been established the central button will display Protection ON. That's it, you are now connected to a VPN server and protected! If you want to disconnect, you only have to press the button again.
By default, Freedome connects to the VPN server closest to your physical location. This a good choice, if you don't need to be connected to a server from a particular country, but only need protection. The location of this automatically selected server is visible right below the connection button.
If you want to connect to a particular VPN server, you can click the name of the pre-selected server, and the Locations window will open, with all the available servers on the left. Click the one you need, go back to the main window and connect.
Freedome comes with a very simple, elegant and easy to use interface, which helps you a lot in completing the most used task: connecting to a VPN server. The automatic server selection works just fine, and it's also easy to choose a different server if you have to.
Go to the second page of this review to learn about the additional features offered by Freedome and the results it obtained in our performance benchmarks. You will also see our final verdict for this product.
