By using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) account that we provide, you will be able to access the internet through a secure encrypted connection to our servers and bypass retrictions you are currently facing in your region.

First you would connect normally to the internet and then connect a second time to our server IP.

You get the freedom you deserve but also an anonymous safe and secure connection.

Our service will work with computers running Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X.

No additional software is required to use our service as we utilize the VPN software already in your operating system. Once you subscribe, we will send you all the information required to set up a connection to our servers.

Our service is compatable with most applications including but not limited to the following:

• Web Browsers
• e-mail applications
• Windows Messenger
• Skype.. VoIP
• ICQ
• Access to Blogs & Newsgroups
• ...... & Much More!

No special configuration is needed. All internet traffic is simply routed through our server.

(The use of file sharing networks (p2p) is not restricted as long as they are used legally).

Gamers who need a VPN account might have to purchase a dedicated IP in order to support port forwarding for incomming connections. This costs an extra $4/m.

We are not providing a calling service and therefor there are NO calling charges. You simply pay a monthly fee for access to the vpn server. 

We provide you the ability to use VoIP in order to make calls from your pc to a phone line with programs such as Skype that would otherwise not be possible due to restiction and bans by your ISP (Internet Service Provider)

Our VPN Service allows you to use the same internet service provider (ISP) you currently have and at the same time you remain anonymous in all your internet activities by routing your traffic through our servers via a secure encrypted tunnel, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) making it impossible for even your ISP to "spy" on you.

By using our service, whenever you visit a website, send email, chat, ICQ, AIM, IRC, FTP, Peer to Peer (P2P), make internet phone calls etc., your real IP address is not provided to the other people involved in the transaction. This is a tremendous preventive measure against hacking. Most hacking is based on using your real IP address, which the hacker won't be able to get. As a result we are infact acting as a firewall keeping you safe from any abuse.

Your internet provider retains a log file that shows the times your IP address was used and where it connected to. Some internet providers save these log files indefinitely and they may give these files to whoever asks with or without a court order and this would mean every website you visited and everything you did is no longer private... BUT when using a VPN with us, all that your ISP log would show is nothing other than an encrypted connection to a server. All internet traffic leaves one of our servers with the same external IP address. All the traffic from  many users becomes mingled together and inseparable should someone try to do it.

YES! Once you have subscribed and set up the VPN you will be able to use programs such as Skype to make calls from regions that have chosen to block VoIP. Also, the quality of sound may improve by using a VPN even when it is not blocked.

You have your User ID and Password now you need to:

1. Open up the Control Panel from the Start Menu
2. Double click 'Network Connections'
3. In the left menu click "Create new connection"
4. You will now see the New Connection Wizard . Press the Next > button
5. Now select the "Connect to the network at my workplace" item and press Next >
6. Now select the Virtual Private Network connection option and press Next >
7. It will ask you a company name - Enter Banana VPN.
8. You may now see a Public Network window, select Do not dial the initial connection  option and press Next >
9. It will now ask you for a Host name or IP address , enter IP provided to you in the email and press Next >
10. Now  check the box to add a connection to your desktop and press Finish .

You can also download the illustrated version in PDF here.

When using our VPN server you might not be able to send email through your ISPs mail server. Simply configure your email program to send through the following SMTP server: smtp.bananavpn.com