Keeping your IP address away from prying eyes is just as important as keeping your home address discretely to yourself.
Hide My IP is very similar in its looks and the way it works to a number of other IP protection tools. And at the same time it is very different in various ways. First, it supports a range of browsers much wider than that of many of its competitors. Thus, and contrary to what its lookalikes do, Chrome is fully supported, which means that nearly 80 % of all Internet users can benefit from its functionality right away. Besides, it also works with Opera, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and apparently also with Netscape, which covers the near totality of all Internet users. Secondly, it offers you specific settings to protect your DNS with DNSCrypt, provided that you subscribe to its Premium service.
You can choose your preferred IP location among a long list of countries and cities, which will become fully accessible once you have registered your copy. Until then, the program will assign you a fake IP from a limited list of locations, enough to check Hide My IP’s main functionality. You can also restrict the list voluntarily to US-based IPs and enable “Smart IP Rotation” and let the program sort it all out for you or set a number of minutes at which you want the program to rotate your fake IP according to your preferences. If so desired, the program can launch at startup and thus guarantee that your IP and your identity are protected at all times.
Hide My IP may look just as one more VPN utility, but, as mentioned, it does come with features that not many others can boast of. If in doubt, and considering that its price tag doesn’t differ much from that of its competitors, I’d certainly prefer to give this one a try instead.
Pros
- Supports all the most popular browsers
- Automatic IP rotation
- Can launch at startup
- Optional high-speed service
- Clears cookies on every IP change
- DNS protection
Cons
- IP locations are limited in the trial version
- Slows down your Internet browsing
Great software.
This is the best VPN software. They update every month adding fresh new proxies and new countries. Best service!
The software is answering all my needs: finds an IP in few seconds, I can select the locations manually, I can use Netflix, watch my favorite channel: BBC. I travel a lot and I can use my home IP for work purposes. I really like the new version because it is faster, more stable, has more locations (over 30). I highly recommend the product for those who are looking for a great value for money.