Our Dedicated UK VPN IP service is a single IP address located in either the UK, this IP is not shared with any other users. The Dedicated IP service is ideal for maintaining a secure business environment or for anyone that wants to maintain the highest online security at all times.Our Dedicated US VPN IP service is a single, totally unique VPN IP address located in Tampa Florida, USA, this IP is not shared with any other users. The Dedicated IP service is ideal for maintaining a secure business environment or for anyone that wants to maintain the highest online security at all times.AIM - Zattoo - ITV - ABC - WiFi
FTP - SSH - HULU - BBCi - 4oD
FOX - Radio - SSL - Spotify
IE - Firefox - Chrome - Opera
Sea Monkey - Maxthon - Hotmail
Gmail - Outlook - Thunderbird
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Latest VPNUK News
New Server Launched - ITALY
We are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new server in a new country for VPNUK. Our First Italian server based in Milan is now Live and ready for clients to login to.
PayPal Subscription Issue
There have been a few reports of subscriptions being wrongly cancelled by PayPal this week. If this has happened or happens to you please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused by the PayPal system, your account will not be closed without us first notifying you.
Our system is programmed to automatically email all clients with one-off payments and cancelled subscriptions 24 hours before their accounts are due for renewal. The automated emails contain account information along with a link and instructions for how to renew the VPNUK account should you wish to do so.
If you ever have any account questions or problems renewing expired accounts please contact our Live Help team, we are available 7 days a week and can assist you with any problems you may be experiencing.
VPNUK Screencast Tutorials
We have recently started creating ScreenCast tutorials to our YouTube.com account. You can see them here: VPNUK Limited on YouTube
More ScreenCasts will be added over the coming week.
VPNUK on Facebook
After much persuasion we have finally got ourselves a Facebook page. You can join in the chat and comments here: VPNUK Facebook Page
Partner Program launch
It gives us great pleasure to inform our clients that the long awaited VPNUK Partner Program will be made available to all VPNUK clients shortly! The new Client CP will contain information on how to offer our service as a white label reseller or as an affiliate of VPNUK.
You will soon have the chance to provide our high quality VPN service as your own!
Client CP now under developement
The long awaited Client CP is now under developement, once complete, all clients will be able to perform many basic actions, including;
Password changes
Viewing of basic usage stats
Account renewals
Account modifications
Clients will also be able to switch between servers! With a click of a button VPNUK users will be able to switch between different servers and/or countries at any given time!!
OpenVPN pre-configured connection types
We have released a new build of the VPNUK pre-configured OpenVPN GUI. The latest build now offers automatic configuration of a TCP and/or UDP connection type during installation. Clients using an OpenVPN connection type on the VPNUK servers are no longer required to manually edit the config file and login details, everything is configured duing installation.
UK Server Updates
We are currently updating our entire UK network over to a new 1gbps backbone. Every UK based server that currently has a 100mbps connection will soon have 1gbps connection.
We are emailing account holders affected by the changes as the new servers are launched with all the information required.
Pre-configured OpenVPN 2.1.1 ready for download
We have a new pre-configured version of the latest OpenVPN release (2.1.1) ready for download.
Features include;
1.
Capabilities to save the login username and password
2. Pre-installed config files that only requires one edit to the destination server
3. Build includes both the x86 and x64 TAP drivers
Dedicated (Static) IP Prices Slashed
As of Wednesday 3rd March all new Dedicated (Static) IP accounts will be charged at just £9.99 for a single user, £16.00 for two users and £21.00 for three users.
Existing clients that already have a Dedicated IP account with us and wish to take advantage of the new pricing should modify their accounts.
Moneybookers payments no longer supported
As of Friday 26th February we are no longer able to offer Moneybookers as a payment option for VPNUK services. We apologise for this cease of payment option.
For those clients that do not wish to use the services of PayPal or Google Checkout we are currently looking into alternative payment methods.
Important changes to OpenVPN config
We have made an important change to our OpenVPN configuration which requires all clients using OpenVPN on our servers to edit the config file.
1. On line 4 change 'proto udp' to' proto tcp'
2. On line 7 change the port number '1194' to '443'
Clients connecting on Linux may also have to set the configuration to 'allow tcp connection' and 'custom port 443'
You can download the pre-configured config files for use with OpenVPN from HERE
50+ Servers with over 1500 IP's
With the introduction of Canada and our 2nd US Dedicated ip SERVER VPNUK now have over 50 servers in 8 countries with over 1500 IP's. As more and more people use the services of VPNUK more servers will be added.
OpenVPN now available on all Shared IP servers
We are pleased to announce that we have introduced an OpenVPN solution to all of the Shared IP servers that will run alongside and in conjunction with our existing VPN service. Your now have the choice of connecting to the existing VPN Tunnelling setup over PPTP and L2TP with ipsec or you can now use an OpenVPN setup. Configuration files and setup instructions will be added to the website over the coming week.
New Connection Assistant Software Release
A new build of our connection assistant software has been released with a number of significant changes to the previous version. Changes on our build 7.0.1 version include;
1. The software now has the options to startup when the computer is started and auto connect.
2. Auto Reconnect has been added.
3. PPP Options have been included, you are now able to select and de-select LCP extensions, Software Compression and Multilinkk options.
4. Our recommended security setting has been included.
5. The software now has a System Tray icon when running.
6. The software now remembers which server you last connected to when you restart the software.
As always, you can download the new version of our Connection Assistant software from here: http://www.vpnuk.info/vpnuk-connection-assistant.zip
Dynamic IP Pool on all UK Shared IP servers
All UK Shared IP servers now have a dynamic IP pool that is assigned to clients. A total of 16 unique IP addresses have been added to each server, these IP's are randomly assigned to clients upon login and remain as the users IP for the duration of the session.Internet connection cut between Europe, Asia and Africa
'This outage is like a severed artery'Millions of internet and telephone users across the Middle East and south Asia are struggling to get connections after damage to undersea cables linking Europe, Africa and Asia took down a major route for internet traffic.
As much as 70% of internet and telephone traffic between the continents has been affected by the outage, which was caused by damage to a string of cables that run under the Mediterranean between Italy and Egypt. The lines, which hit the Egyptian coast at Alexandria and go on to connect to Asia, were probably damaged either by a ship's anchor or a minor earthquake, according to officials. A repair vessel is expected to reach the damaged sector between Sicily and Tunisia by this evening.
Jonathan Wright, a director at telecoms company Interoute, said that the outage could have a devastating affect on business and communication around the world. "The potential impact of an outage of this size cannot be overestimated – it is like severing a major artery. Global internet connectivity is reliant on sub-sea cables connecting countries."
The incident comes less than a year after a similar outage brought a halt to communications between Europe, Africa and Asia. Those problems were believed to have been caused by anchors ripping through the same cables, and were exacerbated by simultaneous damage to lines through the Middle East.
As many as 75 million people were affected.
It is not yet clear whether today's outage is the same order of magnitude.
Despite widespread wireless internet and satellite connections, global communications still rely largely on the vast webs of fibre optic cables that cover the planet. The lines take years of planning to install.
The latest damage is to cables that are among the most vital information pipelines – and are responsible for the majority of all connectivity in the Middle East and south Asia.
According to Alan Mauldin, research director of communications analysis company TeleGeography, the problems in the region are only likely to be remedied by a series of new cables which are currently being planned. "Many new cable systems are slated to enter service between Europe and Egypt in the next few years," he said.
VPN Tunnel FREE Accounts
VPNUK are pleased to announce the introduction of FREE trial accounts for anyone wishing to try out our VPN Tunneling service before commiting to a new subscription. Our 20 minute Shared UK, US and ca IP VPN Tunnel accounts are available on request. The 20 minute test start as soon as you make the first connection. For more information and asscess details contact our LIVE HELP support team.
