[Free VPN] VPN Steel

I have just recently come across a free VPN service called VPN Steel. You may find more info and get an account by going to http://www.vpnsteel.com. There's also a forum for it at http://www.vpnsteel.com/forum/index.php.

 

Well, it sure is lacking information

 

The IP is part of British Telecom Inc. out of Ireland, about as far as I could get.

 

Well, according to my research, the server is in North Carolina/New York. Also, Google detects me as being in Indonesia when I'm connected to the VPN server that's provided.

 

Zero3K seems to be the person who has posted the most questions on their forum. NO answers from any admin etc that i could see ? and only 10 members since early June ?

No privacy policy etc ?

Spelling mistakes still present ?



Used to be pay, but now free ?

No details of ownership etc ?

It all appears a bit of a cowboy operation, or "maybe" meant to, and doesn't give me a good feeling. I wouldn't be happy using it.

I'm wondering if VPN Steel = potentially VPN Steal

@ Zero3K

You've used it, so what's your opinion ? Apart from the fact i expect it's quite fast due to hardly any users

How did you get that ? as i got Toronto Canada via several USA datacenters. The Email Address is gmail

 

Well, its fast but has a tendancy to temporarily lag any downloads I'm doing (if they're bigger than a certain amount of MBs). I just started using it and posted those messages earlier today so there's still a chance that they'll get responded to and acted upon (hopefully in a couple of days).

 

My bad. I mistyped the address into RIPE Search, (1)78.18.17.41 instead of what it should have been.
whois.arin.net doesn't have direct links to RIPE in the results, unless noscript has prevented them from appearing.

http://www.vpnsteel.com/
178.18.17.41

http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-178-0-0-0-1
NetRange 178.0.0.0 - 178.255.255.255
CIDR 178.0.0.0/8
Name 178-RIPE
Handle NET-178-0-0-0-1
Parent
Net Type Allocated to RIPE NCC

http://www.db.ripe.net/whois

netname: Netriplex-USA-20100611
mnt-domains: MNT-FMAX
country: US
descr: Asheville, North Carolina
descr: United States
descr: Netriplex Datacenter
descr: FiberMax USA
org: ORG-FNB3-RIPE
country: US
admin-c: JBGG
tech-c: JBGG
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: MNT-FMAX
source: RIPE # Filtered

organisation: ORG-FNB3-RIPE
org-name: FiberMax Networks BV
org-type: LIR
address: FiberMax Networks
J Bergensen
11756 Borman Drive
63146 Saint Louis
UNITED STATES
phone: +3161713 1000
e-mail: admin@fibermax.nl

Is that a USA number or a number in Holland

Fibremax.nl is a structural cable manufacturer.
80.84.229.120

inetnum: 80.84.229.0 - 80.84.229.255
netname: NL-CUST-PROSERVE-ID-50
descr: ProServe Customer ID 50
descr: JDN Business Hosting
country: NL

Fibermax.nl Doesn't even have a website up yet.
178.18.22.10

I think this is an attempt to build a company through associative language.

Get your cables wound fresh daily at Fibremax, where all fibres are used to the max...

 

Webhosting Talk

 

Well, the admin ended up responding to my messages. So, it seems like it'll be made even better soon.

 

Domain registration details do not look right to me, under ICANN rules anyone registering a domain name with incomplete or fake details can have the domain taken away. Their address in particular is not listed and it should be.

Domain Name: vpnsteel.com
Expiry Date: 30-Jun-2011
Creation Date: 30-Jun-2010

Name servers:
ns1.active-dns.com
ns2.active-dns.com

Registrant Name: vpnsteel vpn
Registrant Company: home
Registrant Email Address: vpnsteel.com@gmail.com
Registrant Address: tbd
Registrant City: toronto
Registrant State/Region/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: M4B 1B3
Registrant Country: CA
Registrant Tel No: +1.4165671234
Registrant Fax No: +1.4165671234

 

Well, since more than 300 users have joined the service, Its no longer free. At least he's allowing the people that already have an account to still be able to use it for free .

 

There's a Facebook page for it at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Openvpn-service-free-from-wwwvpnsteelcom/135247106521490.

 

Actually, its still free. The user just has to renew the 30 days after they're up.

 

Here's a link to a Digg Article I made regarding it:

http://digg.com/news/technology/www_vpnsteel_com

 

I'll give ya an "A for effort"

 

The site now has the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy pages added.

 

www.vpnsteel.com is blocked by Sunbelt ClearCloud DNS...

 

Cheesy looking if you want to call that a site...

I mean come on, put up a dang CMS if you can't make a website to at least make something more professional...

I'd stay way clear of this!

In fact they used Zen Cart to build a site, LOL...

 

Well, what if the guy isn't that good at making a website? Btw, I don't think the site looks that bad. Its just very simplistic looking.

 

its a nice free vpn , its petty same ip kept in every time u log in ...

 

Hi Zero3K,

Are you in anyway connected to VPN Steel, financially, organization/marketing or in any other way?

I ask because I noticed that you write the same posts, the exact same posts about VPN Steel here on WildersSecurity but also on Digsby forum, on Slyck.com forum, on DSLreports.com forum and on Comodo's forum.

Are these exact copy/pasted posts out of sheer enthusiasm or what?

(Of ben jij gewoon Hussein van InventReal BV uit Rotjeknor?)

 

There are things called CMS (Content Management Systems), so this is just being sheer lazy, in fact which I am, but yet I can even manage to make a better looking site.

Why trust someone that can't even put out some effort to make a slight level of professionalism is what I say...

Besides in a situation like this you don't even know who you are dealing with and if it's really safe to use a service like this, when it looks like this...

Going to Joe's Car Garage down the street to get a tire changed is one thing, having some guy(s) get access to you and your IP is another...

 

He clearly has a very close relationship:

Twitter

Facebook

and a huge number of posts all over the Internet touting VPNSteel.

Back to the old saying --- honesty is the best policy.

 

Baserk: Well, I just wanted to help get the word out. I'm not making any money by posting about the service.

DasFox: You could contact the admin of the site to offer your help in making the site better lookinh.

 

Yeah I've been a bit harsh and I see you're on the forum there.

So here's some help to pass their way...

http://php.opensourcecms.com/ (In the link - All CMS Demos (270) - CMS / Portals (144) )