TunnelBear is headquartered in Canada, a country that is part of the Five Eyes. When requested from the government, the company will legally share a user's data like email address and the credit card holder's name.
| Jurisdiction |
Toronto |
| Dedicated/static IP |
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| Simultaneous Connections |
5 |
In the free version, one device is connected, with the “Unlimited” tariff, the number of devices increases to 5. Each member of the “Team” package can connect up to 5 devices.
Best to use for
While it can’t provide access to Netflix or oper the door to worldwide internet from China, TunnelBear guarantees complete traffic masking. Primarily, this concerns the absence of leaks of IP and DNS addresses.
| Works in China (stealth-servers ) |
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| Obfuscated servers |
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| Unblocks Netflix US |
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Pricing and Plans
After downloading TunnelBear, the user connects to a free tariff with 500 MB of traffic for a month and can get 1-2 GB for reposting or liking entries from developers on social networks.
| min price |
$4.17 |
| max price |
$9.99 |
| max discount |
58% |
| Money back days |
0 |
| Free Version Available |
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| BitCoin accepted |
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| No Credit Card Trials |
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Those needing a VPN for personal use should consider the "Unlimited" package for 1 month, 1-Year, or 3-Years. There is a “Team” tariff for business, although the cost depends on the number of connected people. There is no money-back guarantee available.
Privacy & Security
TunnelBear is a VPN without logs and a kill switch called VigilantBear. Traffic is encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption, SHA-256 secure hashing, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
| Integrated Kill Switch |
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| No Log Policy |
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| DNS leak protection |
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| Double VPN servers |
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| 256-Bit Strong Encryption |
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| Onion Over VPN |
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| Split Tunneling |
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Split tunneling is only available on the mobile version of the Android VPN client.
Servers and Speed
The TunnelBear network is continually expanding. Service servers are nested across 26 countries worldwide and have a built-in ad blocker, enhanced features for blocking infected emails, disabling Adobe Flash, and tracking spyware.
| Servers Number |
1800 |
| Servers in Countries |
23+ |
| Blocks Ads |
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| Bandwidth Caps |
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| p2p Torrenting |
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Officially, there is no support for P2P networks (no announcements yet), but file sharing via torrent is available.
Customer Support
Communication with technical support takes place through email after filling out an application on the official website. The reply time depends on the type of malfunction and the tariff (premium packages owners receive priority).
The business package comes with a dedicated account manager that drastically speeds up problem resolution.
TunnelBear has developed a VPN client version for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The installation file is available as a download from the official website of the service or app stores.
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| Chrome |
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| iOS |
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| Linux |
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| Windows |
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Currently, there are no hacked or modified versions of the service.
Browser Extensions
TunnelBear developers have released plugins for Google Chrome (compatible with some Chromium browsers), Mozilla Firefox, Opera. Extensions work without the main client.
Stefany Anderson
