Need techie advice on Hotspot Shield

It's an ad supported freeware app (you can configure your install to omit the toolbar) which creates a virtual private network and hides your IP address, which enables people like me who live outside of the US to watch Hulu and other blocked US content, which is why I'm thinking of installing this.

Download is here:

http://anchorfree.com/downloads/hotspot-shield/

Haven't found a ton of reviews on it and am concerned that it might cause problems with connecting to poker rooms. Thoughts? Experience?

hi...i just downloaded it.
i have vista...i logged onto ap and there was no problem for me...

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This should probably be must install for anyone that plays poker on a laptop at Wi-Fi hotspots, btw.

i do notice that i have to log in more often than normal...and can you see my ip adress right now? im using to check it out atm.

edit..also i scrolled down in this forum and noticed that it didnt show my name as being in here?....and i had just posted.....

it does show me as being here on the main page though....???

are you on the road a lot? the IP we get keeps moving around...CT, NY, TX...I don't know enough about this stuff

i wrote it down one day and later on that day i checked in again and the ip was different...

ok..can some one who does know contribute to this thread...??

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meh...the review searches I've done give me conflicting information about this...some people love it, some people report problems. I don't run a laptop or wireless for that matter so I don't need to worry about sidejacking, so i'm gonna pass on installing this just to access blocked content.

fuck..it stopped workin...so i deleted it..and that was my internet explorer....so i go back to this page to download it again..and it wont work...stupid...

I am running on Windows XP and have used it for over a year now and it works great for me. I would suggest for the few where it is not working to check for any new upgrades for it doesnt do it for it self just a suggestion :wink:

CG

so i just downloaded it again...i have no idea why it was workin earlier...it's workin now....although,its the "updated" version...