{"id":26452,"date":"2019-05-28T07:08:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T07:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comparakeet.com\/?page_id=26452"},"modified":"2019-08-14T06:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T06:44:52","slug":"hola-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comparakeet.com\/best-vpn-services\/hola-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Hola Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before anything else, it\u2019s important to know that Hola is unlike other traditional VPN services<\/strong>. Instead of relying on dedicated servers to reroute your web traffic, Hola has what it refers to as a community-powered VPN. Essentially, what this means is that users\u2019 traffic is rerouted through other users\u2019 internet connections. This provides the benefit of masking your IP address, thereby allowing you to access geo-restricted content. But it also means that your system\u2019s resources and internet connection are shared with the rest of the network<\/strong>. It\u2019s an interesting (and rather unsettling) approach, to say the least.<\/p>\n Here is a brief overview of Hola services:<\/p>\n Hola is free for non-commercial use<\/strong>. Private individuals can use Hola indefinitely and on any number of devices. Users get access to all the features the service provides without any restricting limitations. The biggest drawback is that using the free service opens up your device to be used as a \u2018peer\u2019 in their network<\/strong>. To put it simply, you don\u2019t pay with money, but with bandwidth and processing power. The only way to get around this is to purchase their premium service.<\/p>\n Hola Premium is advertised to come with several benefits. Upon further inspection however, it\u2019s clear that the premium service has no distinct edge over the free plan. The only real advantage of paying for Hola premium is the promise that you will never be used as a peer on their network. That, and a 30 day money-back guarantee.<\/p>\n Below are the payment plans for Hola Premium. Payment options include credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express) and PayPal.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Owned and Operated by<\/strong><\/td>\n Hola<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Year Launched<\/strong><\/td>\n 2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Base of Operations<\/strong><\/td>\n Israel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Operates in a Privacy-friendly Country?<\/strong><\/td>\n No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Logging Policy<\/strong><\/td>\n Keeps user logs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Encryption Used<\/strong><\/td>\n (unclear)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Servers Located in<\/strong><\/td>\n N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Plans and Pricing<\/h2>\n
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\n One Month<\/span><\/td>\n $5.00\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n One Year<\/span><\/td>\n $3.75\/mo ($45.00 billed)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>