Why did I pay for FireFox VPN in the spring when it is free now?

Firefox VPN was always free. Though of course things do change and what once cost is now free and was is now free may cost :)

I think you may be referring to the Mozilla version.

They are different. The Firefox version is limited to one device and GB of download, the Mozilla can be placed on multiple devices.

You can search for more exact details on each

there are also queries on this issue you could find, for example

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1585310

Why did I pay for FireFox VPN in the spring when it is free now?

There is no paid version of the built-in VPN in desktop Firefox as there is the standalone subscription based Mozilla VPN app that is at https://vpn.mozilla.org

The built-in VPN has more limited features and only a 50GB data limit each month which will resume on September 1st. Also the built-in VPN feature in Firefox operates via a secure proxy network rather than a traditional, full-device virtual private network like the standalone Mozilla VPN app.

you can install the Mozilla VPN application on up to 5 devices and it protects the whole device and not just in the web browser like the built-in VPN in desktop Firefox does.

https://www.firefox.com/en-US/features/browser-with-built-in-vpn-secure-browsing/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/built-in-vpn/

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-mozilla-vpn-and-how-does-it-work https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozilla-vpn-faq