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    • s3idgamer
      s3idgamer last edited by

      The VPN option is now missing on my machine some how

      You can enable it by going to Privacy in the browser

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      • red-wizard
        red-wizard last edited by

        If you click on the VPN button you will notice that it lists how much data you have sent through the VPN for the month.

        I feel confident asserting that once you pass a certain amount of traffic, your VPN access will go "unavailable" until a certain cooldown passes.

        I have two machines running Opera in front of me right now. The VPN service is functioning on one, but not the other. Same configuration, same IP... but different amounts of VPN data usage and thus (I believe) different rights to VPN access.

        I have no problem with a cooldown system on a free service, but I do think it ought to be made more clear what is going on rather than giving a message that implies a technical glitch.

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        • s3idgamer
          s3idgamer last edited by

          If you click on the VPN button you will notice that it lists how much data you have sent through the VPN for the month.
          I feel confident asserting that once you pass a certain amount of traffic, your VPN access will go "unavailable" until a certain cooldown passes.
          I have two machines running Opera in front of me right now. The VPN service is functioning on one, but not the other. Same configuration, same IP... but different amounts of VPN data usage and thus (I believe) different rights to VPN access.
          I have no problem with a cooldown system on a free service, but I do think it ought to be made more clear what is going on rather than giving a message that implies a technical glitch.

          Thats make sense, Im with you, they really need to do some notification about the "VPN" thing to the community.

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          • tiangb
            tiangb last edited by

            The VPN option is now missing on my machine some how

            You can enable it by going to Privacy in the browser

            the vpn option is gone.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              I feel confident asserting that once you pass a certain amount of traffic, your VPN access will go "unavailable" until a certain cooldown passes.

              Why if in the same place it says that you have unlimited VPN traffic?

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                the vpn option is gone.

                It's still there. What version of Opera are using?

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                • red-wizard
                  red-wizard last edited by

                  Why if in the same place it says that you have unlimited VPN traffic?

                  The word "Unlimited" in advertising has little connection to the word "unlimited" as found in a dictionary.

                  In advertising, "unlimited" really means that there are non-disclosed limits that, upon being reached, mark the one reaching them as acting in an "abnormal" or "non-intended" fashion.

                  I am speculating based on my experiences with the VPN and my knowledge that we live in a world of limits, not a world of magical unicorns and free lunches.

                  Someone from Opera is free to come and offer a more plausible explanation of the observed behavior, of course... 😛

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                  • tiangb
                    tiangb last edited by

                    the vpn option is gone.

                    It's still there. What version of Opera are using?

                    I'm using 41.0.2353.46

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                    • abusivefather
                      abusivefather last edited by

                      i thinks its overloaded not missing

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        The word "Unlimited" in advertising has little connection to the word "unlimited" as found in a dictionary.

                        OK, but we are not talking about and ad.

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                          I'm using 41.0.2353.46

                          And you can't see the option to enable VPN in Settings > Privacy and Security?

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