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Submitted by on 12 April 2010 | 26 Comments

12vpn Lite

Yes! It’s time for Shanghai Halfpat to give away a freebie!

And what better gift to give readers (presumably from Shanghai/China) than a free 12VPN account? I’ve talked about needing a VPN in China previously but haven’t exactly heard why YOU want a VPN. So I’ve decided to run this campaign till the end of the month to find out reasons why you guys need a VPN. Leave me a comment here or send a tweet. It’s got to be specific and succinct, and in 140 characters or less, to be fair to those taking part in Twitter. Examples are “I need a VPN so that I can tell my best pals in the UK that I miss them terribly on their Facebook walls!”; “a VPN will allow me to see YouTube videos of my little Schnauzer back home in LA”, and whatever else you can think of! The winner will be chosen based on originality, sincerity, and creativity! So let the creative juices flow! Make it rhyme, compose a haiku, or make it a sales pitch for all we care!

Hurry, I only have one 12VPN Lite account to give away so give it your very best shot and I may just pick you! The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010, 11.59pm.

By the way, the promo code SHANGHAIHALFPAT has been extended to the end of this year to allow my readers to get a 5% discount if you sign up here.

Help spread the word!

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  • http://ahxxm.blogspot.com @ahxxm

    i need a vpn to bypass GFW easily…

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  • Patrick

    Hi halfpat,

    Please give me the free VPN. I need it for use outside China’s “intranet”.

  • http://digitalarsonist.com DigitalArsonist

    Because the 100GB traffic limit is not enough to watch “normal” TV .

    I need a second one.

  • Gui

    Internet is slow in China and moreover it does not have the real taste of Freedom that Internet is meant to be…Knowledge must be accessible everywhere!

  • shanghaihalfpat

    Hi Gui,

    Your comment is 151 characters though! Would you like to try again?

  • PureXTC

    I need it to get around the GFW for my daily dose of Facebook and Youtube

  • jack

    I need it to funck off GFW

  • Denis

    A Medical website is what we are about, WE could utilise a VPN to help let US out, ’cause of the GFW it’s hard for others to hear US shout.

  • http://vpnprivacy.com/canadian-vpn.html vpn

    These services free but why ? I thought they hide some information about so called “free vpn”
    For example they can change your browser start page for some advertisment, they can sniff your traffic and catch your private info. And all these for free :)
    Choose trustworthy vpn services on a commercial basis that keep their reputation high

  • mike

    cuz this is my cool family & they put vids on vimeo ie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1gLD82mzww so i can see them make tomato sauce and sausages:(

  • kaix liu

    ummm ,i need a free vpn because i love twitter ,but in china ,you know ,it be blocked,maybe i will not be picked,but thank you first!

  • http://www.shanghaihalfpat.com shanghaihalfpat

    Hey guys, I’ve removed the 140 character limit! Go crazy with creativity to get a free VPN worth $30/year! Only 5 days left before I announce the winner!

  • Andy

    As I am working as volunteer doctor in china, recent work included 2008 earthquakes, and more recently 2 weeks in qinghai, communications has been essential. Recently my witopia vpn has proved useless as its being blocked or service degraded at the packet level. Please note the volunteer means that I dont charge any money and use my own money to travel, provide internet, mobile bills. I have not been able to use my mobile for pptp/l2tp with witopia for weeks now. If you can provide me with a workable vpn that I can tweet from my mobile it will provide me with the ability communicate effectively with the other volunteer staff as i often act as a coordinator. Sincerely Dr. Lee

  • PuddingK

    I long for a VPN to check whether my honey afar has written a new (daily) “Ich Liebe Dich” in his shout for me today!

  • http://vgtees.cn Paul

    I need VPN to access Google Docs for work.
    I need VPN to check friend’s updates on Facebook.
    I need VPN to read tweets from and .
    I need VPN to let others know of cheap and nice places to eat and shop in Shanghai through twitter.
    I need VPN to post music videos of local bands and watch news on Youtube.

  • http://vgtees.cn Paul

    I need VPN to access Google Docs for work.
    I need VPN to check friend’s updates on Facebook.
    I need VPN to read tweets from Bill Gates and Conan O’Brien .
    I need VPN to let others know of cheap and nice places to eat and shop in Shanghai through twitter.
    I need VPN to post music videos of local bands and watch news on Youtube.

  • Denis

    so again the rules change, whats up with that
    seems that’s the regular case for the China expat
    as the world, swivels, rotates and round it goes
    the globalness of life is but for a small pose

    a hallowed life in the land of middle ground
    festers like a chamber with one live round
    for the ones amongst us not well equipped
    access to the net is flying with wings clipped

    infantile it seems so many sites cannot be accessed
    its discrimination akin to making one depressed
    as I sit and wonder at life all around
    hoping to feel equal on our common ground

    passionate you’ve invigorated me to put words just a poet
    with rhyme and phrase I didn’t know it
    c’mon y’all help me out is what I would yell
    a free VPN would lift the veil not unlike casting a spell

  • Shanghai Halfpat

    I’m impressed, Denis! Now can anyone beat that?

  • wjl

    Stranded in the commie’s land,
    Watching youtube is banned.
    Every online proxy sites tried.
    I am extremely tired.
    For the sake of my peace of mind,
    The 12VPN booty is desperately craved.

  • http://vgtees.cn Paul

    Hi,
    can you help me with purchasing from 12vpn?
    I don’t have an international bank card.

  • highlander

    Would like to be able to be more informed about different views/options on various blogs from around the world now blocked by the GFW.

  • shanghaihalfpat

    Hey everyone! Thanks for participating in this contest! Results will be announced soon after I contact the winners and do some verification.

    Great entries, everyone!

    Stay tuned, there might be another contest with a VPN giveaway soon…

  • Shanghai Halfpat

    The winners are Denis and Andy! Congratulations! Denis won us over with his creative poem. Great job, Denis!

    Another 12VPN Lite account was given away this time to Andy, whose volunteer work we truly appreciate.

    Thank you all for participating. Look out for the next contest, guys! But if you need a VPN account now, do use the link and discount code above (in the post)!

  • lili

    I’m a flight attendant, flying around the globe, staying in hotels all the time and here I am disconnected from my home when I’m in China, sleepless in Japan how do I watch my favorite shows on hulu, in a mall in L.A i need to check my account to see if I can afford that super cute mini dress… for all these resaon and way more I NEED A VPN !!!

  • Benmax

    This is the easiest to use and fastest free VPN I came across while I was in China – http://ugotfile.com/file/1915100/witopia.exe No installation is needed ! It's Chinese, the first button means ON, the bottom button is OFF. It works in IE and in Firefox (you need to set HTTP/HTTPS proxy in Firefox to 127.0.0.1 port 1234 or alternatively you can tell Firefox to use system proxy).

  • MArkiMark

    Great Offer. I missed it ! 

    Here is the site i found that lists all the VPN services, is 12VPN that good ! I read no review there, 

    http://www.bestvpnservice.com/vpn-providers.php