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I don't know about best, but I just used Just Free VPN to get the (US only) Stop Zombie Mouth promotion for Plants Vs Zombies (code: PEAH8R). There is nothing to install, you just set up a VPN connection in Windows (instructions).

FWIW the PvZ site was a little slow (not sure if it was the VPN or site itself, or both) so after registering I disconnected and was able to download, install and unlock the game without any problem (you can download and install the game first, as well).

Depends on your use. I have been using HMA for video and it works perfectly.

Hotspot Shield and seems rather ok for doing light surfing and watching videos with regional access. However, if you want real anonomity you have to use a service that has servers in countries with strong privacy laws such as this one [url=http://www.vpn4all.com/]VPN4ALL or services that are transparent enough that even creators can't really do anything JonDonym.

As for anonomity I think JonDonym is the best because it comes with a pre-configured security version of FireFox that changes other bits of information that could leak even with a decent VPN but it's ridiculously slow even on a good day so premium is probably needed so you can access the faster servers.

spin up a linux VPN in Amazons EC2 its $0.065 per Hour on demand, thats it... or you can pay like $4 a month for a permanent VPN solution in the cloud. Its not anonymous but its fully encrypted and safe.

Sorry missed the free, there is a Tor browser out there... or something like Tails for when your on the go. But i would never trust any free option. might be safest to make your own VPN connection to your home machine.

here is a tutorial

Or the OP is looking to do some pirating and doesn't want the authorities to catch on.

Free VPNs are a risky proposition as they have no particular incentive to not cave to law enforcement the fist time they get a national security letter. You also have less of an idea as to how they're funded than usual.

A typical hedwards response.

I recommend Hotspot Shield, it's pretty good for a free VPN. I doubt you can get anything better than that for free.

Or the OP is looking for a free way of playing a legally purchased game which is being IP blocked, you know, a situation I face on Steam several times a year.

Oh, please, since you've arrived on this forum you've barely done anything other than troll.

You are one who has been trolling ever since I arrived. I create a thread, you come in, and troll. That is basically what you seem to enjoy doing. I suggest doing something better with your time, like playing a game.

LOL, so you post a thread where you solicit help in stalking a "friend" for whom you mysteriously "lost" their contact information. And I'm the troll?

And then get increasingly aggressive when people point out that we don't know you and it would be inappropriate to help out? And refuse anybody who isn't willing to hand over the contact information of this "friend" rather than handing your information to the "friend"?

You are mental. Looking for a friend is not "stalking". I asked some questions about finding a friend. Then you post your mental posts, pissing me off and then I became very angry. But I'm not going to let you make me angry anymore. Your brain seems to always jump to extremely grim conclusions. You need help. Not everyone in this world, is a stalker, a pirate, a scam artist etc OR like I said earlier, you are just trolling.

The lifehacker article is a good place to start. It recommends Hamachi and that is fine for most gaming needs. (It can even do IPX from what I've been told.) However that is a hosted provider service. So if you are paranoid it may not be the way to go.

OpenVPN is recommended the most in the linux world, and I would assume that it would work well for windows users too. (Looking at the OpenVPN site http://openvpn.net/ it has android and mac clients too.)

Tor is not really for gaming and if you look at their site, http://www.torproject.org/ ,it's really only for annoymous web browsing. (I use it actually.) Tor only disgusies your public IP address, It can be tracked. Also tor only encrypts data between the tor entry node and exit node. I.e all of the data from your computer to the tor entry node, and all data from the tor exit node to the destionation (like gog.com for example) is not encrypted unless you use external encryption like SSL. Really Tor is not a VPN it's just an annoymous browsing service. (It's also much slower due to the bouncing of your connection. Think Uplink style connection building.) Also You CAN be identified on Tor if you send compromising information through it. (Credit card numbers, web site logins, your real name, etc.)

Of cource if you are feeling adventurous you could try IPSec. My recommendation is OpenSwan. Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openswan

But OpenSwan requires a linux operating system to work, and is not the easist thing to configure in the world. (I had to guess at it due to the lack of documentaion.) OpenSwan is however one of the safest routes to take given that everything is hosted by you, as a national security letter can't do anything. (That won't stop the police / FBI / CIA / whatever multiletter agency that you have where you live, from demanding your keys if they want them.)

I personally use openswan as I'm kinda a computer nut, and setting it up with no help took me three months, but it is very useful. Hope this helps.