Often that means taking your data (even the limited amount it may have) and running off to a third-party with it, which defeats the whole purpose of using a VPN to stay anonymous.īeyond this, free services also usually limit the number of devices you can connect, have really low data allowances each month, offer fewer server choices, among other limitations. A free VPN is appealing because it means that you have to pay nothing to use the service, and who doesn't love something for free, right? Well, when you aren't paying the service provider for its services, that means that the company is usually seeking that money from somewhere else because it needs it to stay in business.
