Plug one end of the router cable into the VPN box, the other into your ISPs router, plug in the power cable and wait for it to connect to the internet. If you're any experience with routers you'll already know the first steps. The Liberty Shield VPN Router arrives in a surprisingly small box, yet it still contains everything you need: router, power supply, a very short Ethernet cable (around 0.25m), a perspex stand and optional mounting screws, along with a little Quick Start guide and a card with an allocated login name and password. The contracts all seemed relatively straightforward, with no sneaky clauses to catch you out. It’s the usual stuff: don't do anything illegal, don't breach copyright, don't be a spammer – you know the deal. We browsed the rest of the small print, too, but didn't find anything unusual. It's not as significant when you're using the router, though, as you're unlikely to be switching locations very often the router will log into its default location when you turn it on, and many users will just leave it there. This goes a little further than many VPN providers, particularly by logging the choice of server. ".we may collect the following information: times when connected to our service, choice of server location, and the total amount of data transferred per day." There is some scope for session logging, as the official privacy policy goes on to explain: The Liberty Shield website makes some apparently definitive statements about privacy, including: "We never share your data with anyone and don’t log your website usage through our servers in any form." You must order the service and hand over your payment details, but the first 48 hours are free, and if you cancel in that time, you won't be charged.
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If you're unconvinced, Liberty Shield hopes to win you over with a 48-hour free trial. If you're not a networking expert, it might be worth paying extra to be sure you'll have quality help available whenever you need it. The website did warn that 'as a result of COVID-19 our response time may be slower than normal', though, and while we're skeptical of web reviews, reports on Trustpilot (opens in new tab) do generally praise Liberty Shield for its customer support. We've had mixed results from support, getting speedy responses in the past, but left waiting for more than a day during this review. This is open from 9am to 9pm, 7 days a week, and includes live chat, email and tickets. Liberty Shield points to its UK-based customer support as one advantage of the service. Or, looking at the totals, two years of protection costs $47.76 with Surfshark (opens in new tab), and £139.98 ($176.69) with Liberty Shield (plus the cost of the router). Private Internet Access' annual plan is less than half the price at $3.33, while Surfshark's two-year plan is an equivalent $1.99 a month.
Subscription prices start reasonably enough at £6.99 ($8.82) per month (opens in new tab), but if you've bought a router you'll want the annual plan (opens in new tab), and that's only very slightly discounted to £5.83 ($7.36.) The starting price is attractive at just $67.76 which includes your choice of power supply type (UK, EU, US) and two weeks of VPN access. Want to try one of Liberty Shield's VPN routers? Check out the website here (opens in new tab).This comes with five 10/100M/1000bps Ethernet ports dual band wifi supporting 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5Ghz 802.11a/n/ac PPTP, accelerated L2TP & OpenVPN encryption support (a big improvement since our last review), and USB storage for external storage or 4G/LTE modem. We're mostly interested here in the router, a customized version of the popular Microtik Hap AC2 box.
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Liberty Shield's Pre-Configured VPN Router Pro comes with five Ethernet ports, OpenVPN encryption support and more (Image credit: Liberty Shield)
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